The USFL returns this weekend, giving fans an opportunity to watch professional football games during the NFL offseason. It marks the third time in the last four years that a spring football league will attempt to complete an entire season.

The whole 2022 USFL regular-season schedule will be played in Birmingham, Alabama. Following the 10-game season, the playoffs are set to take place at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

The USFL features eight teams, each of which includes a 38-player roster and a seven-player practice squad. The teams are separated into the North division and the South division.

The top two teams in each division will advance to the playoffs. The single-elimination semifinals are scheduled for June 25. The two winners will meet in the USFL Championship Game on July 3.

A few of the USFL rules differ from the NFL. Instead of only being able to kick an extra point or go for a two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown, teams have the option of attempting a one, two or three-point try. In order to get three points, teams have to score from the 10-yard line in one attempt.

USFL teams kick-off from the 25-yard line compared to the 35-yard line in the NFL. In order to regain possession when they have to kick-off, teams can try an onside kick or attempt to convert a fourth-and-12 from their own 33-yard line.

Here’s a look at the complete USFL schedule for the 2022 season. Start times and TV channels beyond Week 3 have yet to be determined.

Week 1 (April 16-17)

New Jersey Generals at Birmingham Stallions, April 16, 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX, NBC, Peacock)

Houston Gamblers at Michigan Panthers, April 17, noon ET (NBC, Peacock)

Philadelphia Stars vs. New Orleans Breakers, April 17, 4 p.m. ET (USA)

Tampa Bay Bandits at Pittsburgh Maulers, April 17, 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

Week 2 (April 22-24)

Michigan Panthers at New Jersey Generals, April 22, 8 p.m. ET (USA)

Pittsburgh Maulers at Philadelphia Stars, April 23, noon ET (FOX)

Birmingham Stallions at Houston Gamblers, April 23, 7 p.m. ET (FS1)

New Orleans Breakers at Tampa Bay Bandits, April 24, 3 p.m. ET (NBC)

Week 3 (April 30-May 1)

Pittsburgh Maulers at Michigan Panthers, April 30, 4 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tampa Bay Bandits at Houston Gamblers, April 30, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)

Birmingham Stallions at New Orleans Breakers, May 1, 2:30 p.m. ET (USA)

New Jersey Generals at Philadelphia Stars, May 1, 8 p.m. ET (Peacock)

Week 4 (May 6-8)

New Jersey Generals at Pittsburgh Maulers

Houston Gamblers at New Orleans Breakers

Philadelphia Stars at Michigan Panthers

Tampa Bay Bandits at Birmingham Stallions

Week 5 (May 13-15)

Birmingham Stallions at Philadelphia Stars

Michigan Panthers at Tampa Bay Bandits

New Orleans Breakers at New Jersey Generals

Pittsburgh Maulers at Houston Gamblers

Week 6 (May 21-22)

Houston Gamblers at New Jersey Generals

Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions

Pittsburgh Maulers at New Orleans Breakers

Tampa Bay Bandits at Philadelphia Stars

Week 7 (May 28-29)

Birmingham Stallions at Pittsburgh Maulers

New Jersey Generals at Tampa Bay Bandits

New Orleans Breakers at Michigan Panthers

Philadelphia Stars at Houston Gamblers

Week 8 (June 3-5)

Houston Gamblers at Tampa Bay Bandits

Michigan Panthers at Philadelphia Stars

New Orleans Breakers at Birmingham Stallions

Pittsburgh Maulers at New Jersey Generals

Week 9 (June 11-12)

Houston Gamblers at Birmingham Stallions

New Jersey Generals at Michigan Panthers

Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers

Tampa Bay Bandits at New Orleans Breakers

Week 10 (June 18-19)

Birmingham Stallions at Tampa Bay Bandits

Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers

New Orleans Breakers at Houston Gamblers

Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals

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Jordan Ta'amu #8 of the Detroit Lions warms up prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on August 21, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Joe Sargent/Getty Images
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