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Regular season
The season was played over an 18-week schedule, beginning on September 5, 2024, and ending on January 5, 2025. Each of the league's 32 teams played 17 games, with one bye week.[2]
Each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice, one game against each of the four teams from a division in its own conference, one game against each of the four teams from a division in the other conference, one game against each of the remaining two teams in its conference that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season (e.g., the team that finished fourth in its division would play all three other teams in its conference that also finished fourth in their divisions), and one game against a team in another division in the other conference that also finished in the same position in their respective division the previous season.[99]
The division pairings for 2024 were:[99]
Four intra-conference games
AFC East vs AFC South
AFC North vs AFC West
NFC East vs NFC South
NFC North vs NFC West
Four interconference games
AFC East vs NFC West
AFC North vs NFC East
AFC South vs NFC North
AFC West vs NFC South Interconference game by 2023 position
AFC East at NFC North
AFC North at NFC South
AFC South at NFC East
AFC West at NFC West
Highlights of the 2024 season included the following:[100]
• NFL Kickoff Game: The season began with the Kickoff Game on September 5, 2024, with Baltimore at defending Super Bowl LVIII champion Kansas City. Kansas City won the game.[101]
• NFL International Series: Five International Series games were on the 2024 schedule. The first game was Green Bay at Philadelphia on September 6 at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil, which was the first NFL regular season game held in South America.[102][103] Three games were also held in London, England, with the New York Jets at Minnesota on October 6 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jacksonville at Chicago on October 13 at Tottenham, and New England at Jacksonville on October 20 at Wembley Stadium. The fifth game was the New York Giants at Carolina at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on November 10.[104][105] Philadelphia, Minnesota, Chicago, Jacksonville, and Carolina won the games.
• Thanksgiving: Three Thanksgiving Day games were held on November 28, with Chicago at Detroit and the New York Giants at Dallas in the traditional afternoon doubleheader, and Miami at Green Bay in the primetime game.[106] Detroit, Dallas, and Green Bay won the games.
• Christmas: Two Christmas games were held on December 25, with Kansas City at Pittsburgh and Baltimore at Houston.[107][108] Kansas City and Baltimore won the games.
Scheduling changes
This was the second season that the league's flexible scheduling system included Monday Night Football games and increased the amount of cross-flexing (switching) of Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox.[109][110][111]
Week 8:
• The Philadelphia–Cincinnati game was moved from 4:25 p.m. ET to 1:00 p.m. ET, trading time slots with the Chicago–Washington game; both games remaining on CBS.[112]
Week 9:
• The Indianapolis–Minnesota game, originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS, was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Jacksonville–Philadelphia game, which was moved to 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.[113]
Week 11:
• The Cincinnati–Los Angeles Chargers game, originally scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Indianapolis–New York Jets game, which was moved to 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
Week 16:
• The Denver–Los Angeles Chargers game, originally scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET on Fox, was flexed into Thursday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video, replacing the originally scheduled Cleveland–Cincinnati game, which was moved to 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday on CBS, though it was originally going to be on Fox before being cross-flexed.[114] Although this required Denver to play a second away Thursday game, which is above the league's limit of one per season, Denver agreed to the change.[115]
• The New England–Buffalo game was also moved from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. ET, remaining on CBS.[116]
Week 17:
• Three games were played on Saturday, December 28, on the NFL Network: Los Angeles Chargers–New England at 1:00 p.m. ET, Denver–Cincinnati at 4:30 p.m. ET, and Arizona–Los Angeles Rams at 8:15 p.m. ET.[117]
• The Atlanta–Washington game was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Miami–Cleveland game, which was moved to 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.[118]
• The Green Bay–Minnesota game was moved from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. ET, trading time slots with the Dallas–Philadelphia game; both games remaining on Fox.[119]
Week 18:
• All Week 18 games were initially listed with a kickoff time of "TBD"[120] and the schedule was released on December 29 after the Sunday games of Week 17 were completed.[121]
• Two games were selected for the Saturday doubleheader on ESPN and ABC: Cleveland–Baltimore at 4:30 p.m. ET and Cincinnati–Pittsburgh at 8:15 p.m. ET.
• The Minnesota–Detroit game, which decided the NFC North champion and the top-seed in the NFC, was selected as the final NBC Sunday Night Football game at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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The season was played over an 18-week schedule, beginning on September 5, 2024, and ending on January 5, 2025. Each of the league's 32 teams played 17 games, with one bye week.[2]
Each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice, one game against each of the four teams from a division in its own conference, one game against each of the four teams from a division in the other conference, one game against each of the remaining two teams in its conference that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season (e.g., the team that finished fourth in its division would play all three other teams in its conference that also finished fourth in their divisions), and one game against a team in another division in the other conference that also finished in the same position in their respective division the previous season.[99]
The division pairings for 2024 were:[99]
Four intra-conference games
AFC East vs AFC South
AFC North vs AFC West
NFC East vs NFC South
NFC North vs NFC West
Four interconference games
AFC East vs NFC West
AFC North vs NFC East
AFC South vs NFC North
AFC West vs NFC South Interconference game by 2023 position
AFC East at NFC North
AFC North at NFC South
AFC South at NFC East
AFC West at NFC West
Highlights of the 2024 season included the following:[100]
• NFL Kickoff Game: The season began with the Kickoff Game on September 5, 2024, with Baltimore at defending Super Bowl LVIII champion Kansas City. Kansas City won the game.[101]
• NFL International Series: Five International Series games were on the 2024 schedule. The first game was Green Bay at Philadelphia on September 6 at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil, which was the first NFL regular season game held in South America.[102][103] Three games were also held in London, England, with the New York Jets at Minnesota on October 6 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jacksonville at Chicago on October 13 at Tottenham, and New England at Jacksonville on October 20 at Wembley Stadium. The fifth game was the New York Giants at Carolina at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on November 10.[104][105] Philadelphia, Minnesota, Chicago, Jacksonville, and Carolina won the games.
• Thanksgiving: Three Thanksgiving Day games were held on November 28, with Chicago at Detroit and the New York Giants at Dallas in the traditional afternoon doubleheader, and Miami at Green Bay in the primetime game.[106] Detroit, Dallas, and Green Bay won the games.
• Christmas: Two Christmas games were held on December 25, with Kansas City at Pittsburgh and Baltimore at Houston.[107][108] Kansas City and Baltimore won the games.
Scheduling changes
This was the second season that the league's flexible scheduling system included Monday Night Football games and increased the amount of cross-flexing (switching) of Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox.[109][110][111]
Week 8:
• The Philadelphia–Cincinnati game was moved from 4:25 p.m. ET to 1:00 p.m. ET, trading time slots with the Chicago–Washington game; both games remaining on CBS.[112]
Week 9:
• The Indianapolis–Minnesota game, originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS, was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Jacksonville–Philadelphia game, which was moved to 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.[113]
Week 11:
• The Cincinnati–Los Angeles Chargers game, originally scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Indianapolis–New York Jets game, which was moved to 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
Week 16:
• The Denver–Los Angeles Chargers game, originally scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET on Fox, was flexed into Thursday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video, replacing the originally scheduled Cleveland–Cincinnati game, which was moved to 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday on CBS, though it was originally going to be on Fox before being cross-flexed.[114] Although this required Denver to play a second away Thursday game, which is above the league's limit of one per season, Denver agreed to the change.[115]
• The New England–Buffalo game was also moved from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. ET, remaining on CBS.[116]
Week 17:
• Three games were played on Saturday, December 28, on the NFL Network: Los Angeles Chargers–New England at 1:00 p.m. ET, Denver–Cincinnati at 4:30 p.m. ET, and Arizona–Los Angeles Rams at 8:15 p.m. ET.[117]
• The Atlanta–Washington game was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Miami–Cleveland game, which was moved to 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.[118]
• The Green Bay–Minnesota game was moved from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:25 p.m. ET, trading time slots with the Dallas–Philadelphia game; both games remaining on Fox.[119]
Week 18:
• All Week 18 games were initially listed with a kickoff time of "TBD"[120] and the schedule was released on December 29 after the Sunday games of Week 17 were completed.[121]
• Two games were selected for the Saturday doubleheader on ESPN and ABC: Cleveland–Baltimore at 4:30 p.m. ET and Cincinnati–Pittsburgh at 8:15 p.m. ET.
• The Minnesota–Detroit game, which decided the NFC North champion and the top-seed in the NFC, was selected as the final NBC Sunday Night Football game at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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**2024 NFL Regular Season Overview**
The 2024 NFL Regular Season ran from September 5 to January 5, featuring an 18-week schedule. Each of the 32 teams played 17 games, with one bye week. The scheduling structure included:
- **Intra-Division Games:** Teams faced their own division rivals twice.
- **Intra-Conference Games:** Teams played one game against each of the four teams from a division in their own conference.
- **Interconference Games:** Teams had matchups against one division in the opposite conference.
- **Position-Based Matchups:** Teams faced others that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season.
**Division Pairings for 2024:**
- **Intra-Conference Games:**
- AFC East vs. AFC South
- AFC North vs. AFC West
- NFC East vs. NFC South
- NFC North vs. NFC West
- **Interconference Games:**
- AFC East vs. AFC West
- AFC North vs. AFC East
- AFC South vs. NFC North
- AFC West vs. NFC South
**Highlights of the Season:**
1. **Kickoff Game:** The season began on September 5 with defending Super Bowl LVIII champion Kansas City defeating Baltimore.
2. **NFL International Series:** Five games included:
- Green Bay vs. Philadelphia in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Three London games: Jets vs. Vikings, Jaguars vs. Bears, and Patriots vs. Jaguars.
- Giants vs. Panthers in Munich, Germany.
3. **Thanksgiving Games:** Featured Chicago at Detroit, Giants at Dallas, and Miami at Green Bay; all home teams won.
4. **Christmas Games:** Kansas City beat Pittsburgh, and Baltimore defeated Houston.
**Scheduling Changes:**
- The flexible scheduling system included Monday Night Football and cross-flexing between CBS and Fox.
**Key Flexed Matches:**
- **Week 8:** Philadelphia-Cincinnati (moved to 1:00 p.m. ET).
- **Week 9:** Indianapolis-Minnesota into Sunday Night Football.
- **Week 11:** Cincinnati-Chargers into Sunday Night Football.
- **Week 16:** Denver-Chargers moved to Thursday Night Football; required Denver to play a second away Thursday game.
- **Week 17:** Included a Saturday doubleheader and flexed games, such as Atlanta-Washington into Sunday Night Football.
- **Week 18:** Cleveland-Baltimore and Cincinnati-Pittsburgh set for Saturday; Minnesota-Detroit selected as the final Sunday Night Football game.
This summary captures the essential details of the 2024 NFL season, highlighting key matchups, scheduling particulars, and significant events throughout the year.
The 2024 NFL Regular Season ran from September 5 to January 5, featuring an 18-week schedule. Each of the 32 teams played 17 games, with one bye week. The scheduling structure included:
- **Intra-Division Games:** Teams faced their own division rivals twice.
- **Intra-Conference Games:** Teams played one game against each of the four teams from a division in their own conference.
- **Interconference Games:** Teams had matchups against one division in the opposite conference.
- **Position-Based Matchups:** Teams faced others that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season.
**Division Pairings for 2024:**
- **Intra-Conference Games:**
- AFC East vs. AFC South
- AFC North vs. AFC West
- NFC East vs. NFC South
- NFC North vs. NFC West
- **Interconference Games:**
- AFC East vs. AFC West
- AFC North vs. AFC East
- AFC South vs. NFC North
- AFC West vs. NFC South
**Highlights of the Season:**
1. **Kickoff Game:** The season began on September 5 with defending Super Bowl LVIII champion Kansas City defeating Baltimore.
2. **NFL International Series:** Five games included:
- Green Bay vs. Philadelphia in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Three London games: Jets vs. Vikings, Jaguars vs. Bears, and Patriots vs. Jaguars.
- Giants vs. Panthers in Munich, Germany.
3. **Thanksgiving Games:** Featured Chicago at Detroit, Giants at Dallas, and Miami at Green Bay; all home teams won.
4. **Christmas Games:** Kansas City beat Pittsburgh, and Baltimore defeated Houston.
**Scheduling Changes:**
- The flexible scheduling system included Monday Night Football and cross-flexing between CBS and Fox.
**Key Flexed Matches:**
- **Week 8:** Philadelphia-Cincinnati (moved to 1:00 p.m. ET).
- **Week 9:** Indianapolis-Minnesota into Sunday Night Football.
- **Week 11:** Cincinnati-Chargers into Sunday Night Football.
- **Week 16:** Denver-Chargers moved to Thursday Night Football; required Denver to play a second away Thursday game.
- **Week 17:** Included a Saturday doubleheader and flexed games, such as Atlanta-Washington into Sunday Night Football.
- **Week 18:** Cleveland-Baltimore and Cincinnati-Pittsburgh set for Saturday; Minnesota-Detroit selected as the final Sunday Night Football game.
This summary captures the essential details of the 2024 NFL season, highlighting key matchups, scheduling particulars, and significant events throughout the year.