2024 NFL Schedule Release: Date, when does the season start?
The 2024 NFL offseason continues to chug right along. Up next is the 2024 NFL Draft and not shortly after that will be the NFL schedule release for 2024. Stay up to date with everything you need to know about the 2024 NFL Schedule release below:
When is the 2024 NFL Schedule Release?
We don’t know exactly when the NFL will announce the 2024 regular season schedule yet, but we can make some educated guesses based on past releases.
Based on past release dates, NFL fans can expect to see 2024 NFL season dates in early May, typically on a Thursday. Perhaps Thursday, May 9 might be the best guess at the NFL Schedule Release date.
Past NFL Schedule Release Dates2023 – May 112022 – May 122021 – May 122020 – May 72019 – April 172018 – April 192017 – April 202016 – April 142015 – April 212014 – April 232013 – April 182012 – April 172011 – April 192010 – April 202009 – April 142008 – April 152007 – April 112006 – April 62005 – April 13When does the 2024 NFL Season start?
While we don’t know much about the 2024 NFL season yet, we do know that the Week 1 opening game will feature the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at home on Thursday, September 5.
Week 1 will also feature this season’s first international game, as the Philadelphia Eagles will host a game against the Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, September 6.
How is the NFL schedule determined?
The NFL has detailed rules about how the schedule comes together. Check out the specifics below:
Each team plays 17 regular season games. Each team receives a bye week.Teams alternate seasons where they host nine regular season games and one preseason game or eight regular season games and two preseason games.Each team has six games against divisional opponents – two against each team, one at home and one on the road.Each team has four games against teams from a division within its conference – two games at home and two on the road.Each team has four games against teams from a division in the other conference – two games at home and two on the road.Each team has two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference – one game at home and one on the road. Matchups are based on division ranking from the previous season.The 17th game for each team is an additional game against a non-conference opponent from a division that the team is not scheduled to play. Matchups are based on division ranking from the previous season.2024 NFL Schedule Opponents
While NFL teams don’t know the exact dates and times of their games yet, they do their opponents. Below is a list of who each team will be playing this season, home and away:
AFC East
Buffalo Bills
Home: Patriots, Dolphins, Jets, Jaguars, Titans, Chiefs, Cardinals, 49ersAway: Patriots, Dolphins, Jets, Texans, Colts, Ravens, Rams, Seahawks, Lions
Miami Dolphins
Home: Bills, Patriots, Jets, Jaguars, Titans, Raiders, Cardinals, 49ersAway: Bills, Patriots, Jets, Texans, Colts, Browns, Rams, Seahawks, Packers
New England Patriots
Home: Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Texans, Colts, Chargers, Rams, SeahawksAway: Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Bengals, Titans, Jaguars, 49ers, Cardinals, Bears
New York Jets
Home: Patriots, Dolphins, Bills, Texans, Colts, Broncos, Rams, SeahawksAway: Patriots, Dolphins, Bills, Jaguars, Titans, Steelers, Cardinals, 49ers, Vikings
AFC South
Houston Texans
Home: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Bills, Dolphins, Ravens, Bears, LionsAway: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Chiefs, Packers, Vikings, Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
Home: Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Dolphins, Bills, Steelers, Lions, BearsAway: Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Broncos, Giants, Packers, Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars
Home: Texans, Colts, Titans, Patriots, Jets, Packers, Vikings, BrownsAway: Texans, Colts, Titans, Dolphins, Raiders, Bills, Eagles, Bears, Lions
Tennessee Titans
Home: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Patriots, Jets, Bengals, Packers, VikingsAway: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Dolphins, Bills, Chargers, Bears, Lions, Commanders
AFC North
Baltimore Ravens
Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Broncos, Raiders, Bills, Eagles, CommandersAway: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Texans, Cowboys, Giants, Buccaneers
Cincinnati Bengals
Home: Ravens, Browns, Steelers, Broncos, Raiders, Patriots, Eagles, CommandersAway: Ravens, Browns, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Titans, Cowboys, Giants, Panthers
Cleveland Browns
Home: Steelers, Bengals, Ravens, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Cowboys, GiantsAway: Steelers, Bengals, Ravens, Broncos, Raiders, Jaguars, Eagles, Commanders, Saints
Pittsburgh Steelers
Home: Ravens, Bengals, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Jets, Giants, CowboysAway: Ravens, Bengals, Browns, Broncos, Raiders, Colts, Eagles, Commanders, Falcons
AFC West
Denver Broncos
Home: Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Browns, Steelers, Colts, Falcons, PanthersAway: Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Jets, Saints, Buccaneers, Seahawks
Las Vegas Raiders
Home: Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Browns, Steelers, Jaguars, Falcons, PanthersAway: Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Ravens, Bengals, Dolphins, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams
Los Angeles Chargers
Home: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, TitansAway: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Falcons, Panthers, Cardinals
Kansas City Chiefs
Home: Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Texans, Saints, BuccaneersAway: Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, Steelers, Browns, Bills, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys
Home: Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Saints, Buccaneers, Lions, Ravens, Bengals, TexansAway: Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers, Browns, Steelers
New York Giants
Home: Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Saints, Buccaneers, Vikings, Ravens, Bengals, ColtsAway: Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Panthers, Falcons, Seahawks, Steelers, Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
Home: Giants, Cowboys, Commanders, Panthers, Falcons, Packers, Steelers, Browns, JaguarsAway: Giants, Cowboys, Commanders, Rams, Saints, Buccaneers, Bengals, Ravens
Washington Commanders
Home: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Falcons, Panthers, Bears, Browns, Steelers, TitansAway: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Saints, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Bengals, Ravens
NFC North
Chicago Bears
Home: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Panthers, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, PatriotsAway: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Commanders, Texans, Colts
Detroit Lions
Home: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Buccaneers, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, BillsAway: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Cowboys, Cardinals, 49ers, Texans, Colts
Green Bay Packers
Home: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Saints, Colts, Texans, DolphinsAway: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Eagles, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans
Minnesota Vikings
Home: Bears, Lions, Packers, Cardinals, 49ers, Falcons, Texans, Colts, JetsAway: Bears, Lions, Packers, Rams, Seahawks, Giants, Jaguars, Titans
NFC South
Atlanta Falcons
Home: Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, Seahawks, Chiefs, Chargers, SteelersAway: Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers, Commanders, Eagles, Vikings, Broncos, Raiders
Carolina Panthers
Home: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, Cardinals, Chiefs, Chargers, BengalsAway: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Eagles, Commanders, Bears, Broncos, Raiders
New Orleans Saints
Home: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Eagles, Commanders, Rams, Broncos, Raiders, BrownsAway: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Cowboys, Giants, Packers, Chiefs, Chargers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Home: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Eagles, 49ers, Commanders, Ravens, Broncos, RaidersAway: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Cowboys, Giants, Lions, Chiefs, Chargers
NFC West
Arizona Cardinals
Home: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Commanders, Patriots, Jets, ChargersAway: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Panthers, Dolphins, Bills
Los Angeles Rams
Home: 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, RaidersAway: 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Lions, Bears, Saints, Patriots, Jets
San Francisco 49ers
Home: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Cowboys, Jets, Patriots, ChiefsAway: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Bills
Seattle Seahawks
Home: Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Packers, Vikings, Giants, Dolphins, Bills, BroncosAway: Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Bears, Lions, Falcons, Patriots, Jets
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