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Vikings TE TJ Hockenson might not be ready for Week 1

Vikings TE TJ Hockenson might not be ready for Week 1

Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson provided an update on his surgically repaired right knee Friday, indicating he's made good progress but has a long way to go.

Hockenson, the eighth overall pick by the Detroit Lions in 2019, suffered ACL and MCL damage in a Week 16 loss to Detroit and had surgery delayed until Jan. 29 because of swelling.

"They (the team) haven't really put a timeline on it," Hockenson said this week via NFL Media. "We're just kinda taking it day by day, week by week. There's just so many variables that you can go through in this process.

"I'm doing really good right now. We're attacking each process. I'm attacking each one and it's been awesome. The progression has been incredible."

NFL.com speculated Hockenson might miss the season's first few weeks but the two-time Pro Bowler might be ready to take the team flight to London for a Week 5 matchup with the New York Jets.

Traded to Minnesota by the Lions during the 2022 season, Hockenson had 60 catches, three of them touchdowns, for 519 yards in those 10 games with the Vikings.

He became a major component of the Minnesota offense last season, with 95 receptions for 960 yards, scoring five touchdowns in 15 games before his season was cut short.

Hockenson's four-year, $66 million contract runs through 2027.

The team signed veteran tight end Robert Tonyan on Thursday.

Cowboys, Texans road favorites Week 1

Cowboys, Texans road favorites Week 1

More than three months before Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season, the Cowboys and Texans are among the early-line favorites on the first Sunday of the regular season.

Dallas is a two-point favorite at Cleveland and the Texans are giving a point at Indianapolis.

Circa Sports published its Week 1 lines on Friday afternoon with the Cincinnati Bengals leading the way as the largest favorite -- nine points over the New England Patriots. The Buffalo Bills (-7.5) are the only other team giving more than five points in the opener.

The first game of the regular season, Super Bowl ring night at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, has the Chiefs set at 2.5-point favorites over the Baltimore Ravens.

A rematch of the NFC divisional playoffs in Detroit between the Lions and Rams features the highest projected point total at 50.5.

The full lineup for Week 1 with odds and point totals (over-under) from Circa Sports:

Thursday, Sept. 5

Baltimore at Kansas City (-2.5, 47.5)

Friday, Sept. 6 (Brazil)

Green Bay vs Philadelphia (-1, 48.5)

Sunday, Sept. 8

Jacksonville at Miami (-3, 49)

Pittsburgh at Atlanta (-2.5, 43)

Minnesota at NYG (-1.5, 41)

Carolina at New Orleans (-5, 40)

New England at Cincinnati (-9, 42.5)

Tennessee at Chicago (-4.5, 43.5)

Arizona at Buffalo (-7.5, 48)

Houston (-1, 48) at Indianapolis

Las Vegas at LA Chargers (-3.5, 43)

Washington at Tampa Bay (-4, 41.5)

Denver at Seattle (-5, 41)

Dallas (-2, 44) at Cleveland

LA Rams at Detroit (-3.5, 50.5)

Monday, Sept. 9

NY Jets at San Francisco (-5, 44.5)

Netflix, NFL unwrap football for Christmas through 2026

Netflix, NFL unwrap football for Christmas through 2026

Treading further into territory once reserved for NBA broadcasts, the NFL plans to continue airing games on Christmas Day beyond the 2024 doubleheader on Netflix announced on Wednesday.

NFL Vice President of Media Hans Schroeder said Thursday the league already has outlined plans for Christmas games in 2025 and 2026. Since Christmas is on a Saturday in 2027, it's a near certainty regular-season games will be played that day, too.

"Amazon will have their traditional Thursday night game in primetime on Christmas on Thursday next year, and we'll have another game on Netflix in the afternoon," Schroeder said on a conference call discussing the league schedule for the 2024 season released Wednesday.

"Netflix will have a game on Friday the year after that (2026). We'll use how we think about '25 to form how we go into '26."

With Christmas falling on a Wednesday in 2024, the four teams involved were scheduled for Saturday games the week before to emulate the Saturday-to-Thursday game week schedule.

Traditionally, the NBA is the only game competing for airtime with a scarce sports broadcast schedule on Christmas Day. After ratings showed sincere interest from fans in Christmas games in 2023, the NFL claims it decided to commit to more in future seasons.

All three games had more than 27 million viewers according to Nielsen, ratings that piqued the interest of the NFL. The games were peeled out of the full network broadcast agreements and Netflix reportedly bid $75 million for each of its three holiday games.

VP of Broadcast Mike North said the NFL "wasn't thinking about" scheduling on Christmas 2024 at this time last year.

"When you saw the viewership numbers for Christmas for the tripleheader last year, and the tripleheader the year before -- I think it's four of the last five years that we've played on Christmas -- the fans have spoken," North said. "They want the games there and our broadcast partners want the games there."

Falcons release OLB Ade Ogundeji

Falcons release OLB Ade Ogundeji

The Atlanta Falcons released outside linebacker Ade Ogundeji on Thursday.

Ogundeji, 25, recorded 75 tackles, three sacks and one fumble recovery in 32 career games (27 starts) in his first two seasons with the Falcons. He was selected by Atlanta in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame.

Ogundeji injured his foot during training camp last August, landed on injured reserve and sat out the 2023 season.

Jaguars sign DBs Terrell Edmunds, Tre Flowers

Jaguars sign DBs Terrell Edmunds, Tre Flowers

The Jacksonville Jaguars added three players on defense Thursday, signing defensive backs Terrell Edmunds and Tre Flowers, as well as linebacker Ty Summers.

The Jaguars also waived linebacker Dequan Jackson and cut ties with wide receiver Wayne Ruby on a injury settlement.

Edmunds, 27, was a first-round draft pick in 2018 and played his first five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before splitting time with the Tennessee Titans and Philadelphia Eagles in 2023.

In 95 career games (79 starts), Edmunds has 458 tackles, six interceptions and 28 passes defended.

Flowers, 28, has 283 tackles with four interceptions and 22 passes defended in 90 games (44 starts) over six seasons for the Seattle Seahawks (2018-21), Cincinnati Bengals (2021-22) and Atlanta Falcons (2023).

Summers, 28, has 60 tackles in 67 games (one start) for the Green Bay Packers (2019-21) and New Orleans Saints (2022-23), while also playing three games for the Jaguars in 2022.

Vikings sign veteran TE Robert Tonyan

Vikings sign veteran TE Robert Tonyan

The Minnesota Vikings announced the signing of veteran tight end Robert Tonyan on Thursday.

Tonyan, 30, caught 11 passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns in 17 games (six starts) for the Chicago Bears in 2023.

He previously played for the Green Bay Packers (2018-22) and spent time with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017, giving him a sweep of the NFC North by joining the Vikings.

Tonyan has 148 career catches for 1,549 yards and 17 touchdowns in 85 games (24 starts). His 11 touchdown grabs in 2020 tied for fifth in the NFL.

Minnesota waived undrafted rookie linebacker Donovan Manuel to make room for Tonyan on the 90-man roster.

He joins a tight ends room that includes two-time Pro Bowler T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver, Johnny Mundt, Nick Muse, Trey Knox and Sammis Reyes.

Report: Pats sign C David Andrews through 2025

Report: Pats sign C David Andrews through 2025

The New England Patriots and center David Andrews agreed to an extension through 2025, ESPN reported Thursday.

He will earn a base salary of $12 million in each of the next two seasons, with a max value of $13 million, plus a total of $8 million fully guaranteed, per the report.

Andrews, 31, has won two Super Bowl rings since joining the Patriots as an undrafted rookie out of Georgia in 2015.

He has started 117 of his 120 regular-season games for New England, including all 17 contests last season. He also has 10 starts in 12 playoff games.

Hall of Fame Game returns to ABC

Hall of Fame Game returns to ABC

The 2024 Hall of Fame Game will be broadcast on Aug. 1 by ABC and ESPN.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Thursday this will be the first time ESPN has aired the game. It's sister network, ABC, had rights to the Hall of Fame Game from 1971-2005.

This year's preseason game in Canton, Ohio, will feature the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.

ESPN's "Monday Night Football" crew of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters will call the game.

Aikman, the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-2000, was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2006.

Lions QB Jared Goff: 'More fired up than ever'

Lions QB Jared Goff: 'More fired up than ever'

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff made his goals clear on Thursday, the day the team announced his signing to a contract extension through the 2028 season.

"I'm more driven and more fired up than ever to go even harder and put the pedal to the metal even more to bring a Super Bowl to the city and that's what's most important," Goff said.

The team didn't disclose financial terms, but multiple outlets reported the four-year extension was for $212 million with $170 million guaranteed.

Goff, acquired in the 2021 trade that sent veteran QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams, is entering his fourth season as the starter in Detroit. In 48 regular season games with the Lions, he has completed 66.5 percent of his passes for 12,258 yards with 78 touchdowns and 27 interceptions -- resulting in a 96.5 passer rating.

Among NFL QBs last season, he was first in passing first downs (227), second in passing yards (4,575), second in 20-yard completions (69) and tied for third in 300-yard games (five).

Detroit finished 12-5 last season and won its first division title in 30 years. The Lions posted playoff victories over the Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and held a 24-7 halftime lead before falling 34-31 to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

The Rams selected Goff with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Goff's reported $53 million annual average value ranks second in the NFL behind Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who has a $55 million AAV. Burrow signed a five-year, $275 million deal last September.

NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule

NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule

NFL week-by-week 2024 schedule. All times ET.

Week 1

Thursday, Sept. 5

8:20 p.m., Baltimore at Kansas City

Friday, Sept. 6

8:15 p.m., Green Bay at Philadelphia

Sunday, Sept. 8

1 p.m., Tennessee at Chicago

1 p.m., Arizona at Buffalo

1 p.m., Pittsburgh at Atlanta

1 p.m., New England at Cincinnati

1 p.m., Minnesota at N.Y. Giants

1 p.m., Houston at Indianapolis

1 p.m., Jacksonville at Miami

1 p.m., Carolina at New Orleans

4:05 p.m., Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers

4:05 p.m., Denver at Seattle

4:25 p.m., Washington at Tampa Bay

4:25 p.m., Dallas at Cleveland

8:20 p.m., L.A. Rams at Detroit

Monday, Sept. 9

8:15 p.m., N.Y. Jets at San Francisco

Week 2

Thursday, Sept. 12

8:15 p.m., Buffalo at Miami

Sunday, Sept. 15

1 p.m., New Orleans at Dallas

1 p.m., Tampa Bay at Detroit

1 p.m., Indianapolis at Green Bay

1 p.m., Cleveland at Jacksonville

1 p.m., San Francisco at Minnesota

1 p.m., Seattle at New England

1 p.m., N.Y. Jets at Tennessee

1 p.m., N.Y. Giants at Washington

1 p.m., Las Vegas at Baltimore

1 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Carolina

4:05 p.m., L.A. Rams at Arizona

4:25 p.m., Pittsburgh at Denver

4:25 p.m., Cincinnati at Kansas City

8:20 p.m., Chicago at Houston

Monday, Sept. 16

8:15 p.m., Atlanta at Philadelphia

Week 3

Thursday, Sept. 19

8:15 p.m., New England at N.Y. Jets

Sunday, Sept. 22

1 p.m., N.Y. Giants at Cleveland

1 p.m., Green Bay at Tennessee

1 p.m., Denver at Tampa Bay

1 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Pittsburgh

1 p.m., Philadelphia at New Orleans

1 p.m., Houston at Minnesota

1 p.m., Chicago at Indianapolis

4:05 p.m., Carolina at Las Vegas

4:05 p.m., Miami at Seattle

4:25 p.m., San Francisco at L.A. Rams

4:25 p.m., Baltimore at Dallas

4:25 p.m., Detroit at Arizona

8:20 p.m., Kansas City at Atlanta

Monday, Sept. 23

7:30 p.m., Jacksonville at Buffalo

8:15 p.m., Washington at Cincinnati

Week 4

Thursday, Sept. 26

8:15 p.m., Dallas at N.Y. Giants

Sunday, Sept. 29

1 p.m., New Orleans at Atlanta

1 p.m., Philadelphia at Tampa Bay

1 p.m., Denver at N.Y. Jets

1 p.m., Pittsburgh at Indianapolis

1 p.m., Jacksonville at Houston

1 p.m., Minnesota at Green Bay

1 p.m., L.A. Rams at Chicago

1 p.m., Cincinnati at Carolina

4:05 p.m., New England at San Francisco

4:05 p.m., Washington at Arizona

4:25 p.m., Cleveland at Las Vegas

4:25 p.m., Kansas City at L.A. Chargers

8:20 p.m., Buffalo at Baltimore

Monday, Sept. 30

7:30 p.m., Tennessee at Miami

8:15 p.m., Seattle at Detroit

Week 5

Thursday, Oct. 3

8:15 p.m., Tampa Bay at Atlanta

Sunday, Oct. 6

9:30 a.m., N.Y. Jets at Minnesota

1 p.m., Buffalo at Houston

1 p.m., Indianapolis at Jacksonville

1 p.m., Baltimore at Cincinnati

1 p.m., Carolina at Chicago

1 p.m., Miami at New England

1 p.m., Cleveland at Washington

4:05 p.m., Las Vegas at Denver

4:05 p.m., Arizona at San Francisco

4:25 p.m., Green Bay at L.A. Rams

4:25 p.m., N.Y. Giants at Seattle

8:20 p.m., Dallas at Pittsburgh

Monday, Oct. 7

8:15 p.m., New Orleans at Kansas City

Bye week: Detroit, Tennessee, Philadelphia, L.A. Chargers

Week 6

Thursday, Oct. 10

8:15 p.m., San Francisco at Seattle

Sunday, Oct. 13

9:30 a.m., Jacksonville at Chicago

1 p.m., Houston at New England

1 p.m., Tampa Bay at New Orleans

1 p.m., Arizona at Green Bay

1 p.m., Washington at Baltimore

1 p.m., Cleveland at Philadelphia

1 p.m., Indianapolis at Tennessee

4:05 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Denver

4:05 p.m., Pittsburgh at Las Vegas

4:25 p.m., Atlanta at Carolina

4:25 p.m., Detroit at Dallas

8:20 p.m., Cincinnati at N.Y. Giants

Monday, Oct. 14

8:15 p.m., Buffalo at N.Y. Jets

Bye week: Kansas City, L.A. Rams, Miami, Minnesota

Week 7

Thursday, Oct. 17

8:15 p.m., Denver at New Orleans

Sunday, Oct. 20

9:30 a.m., New England at Jacksonville

1 p.m., Cincinnati at Cleveland

1 p.m., Houston at Green Bay

1 p.m., Miami at Indianapolis

1 p.m., Tennessee at Buffalo

1 p.m., Seattle at Atlanta

1 p.m., Detroit at Minnesota

1 p.m., Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants

4:05 p.m., Las Vegas at L.A. Rams

4:05 p.m., Carolina at Washington

4:25 p.m., Kansas City at San Francisco

8:20 p.m., N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh

Monday, Oct. 21

8:15 p.m., Baltimore at Tampa Bay

9 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Arizona

Bye week: Chicago, Dallas

Week 8

Thursday, Oct. 24

8:15 p.m., Minnesota at L.A. Rams

Sunday, Oct. 27

1 p.m., Baltimore at Cleveland

1 p.m., Chicago at Washington

1 p.m., Atlanta at Tampa Bay

1 p.m., N.Y. Jets at New England

1 p.m., Arizona at Miami

1 p.m., Green Bay at Jacksonville

1 p.m., Indianapolis at Houston

1 p.m., Tennessee at Detroit

4:05 p.m., Buffalo at Seattle

4:05 p.m., New Orleans at L.A. Chargers

4:25 p.m., Kansas City at Las Vegas

4:25 p.m., Carolina at Denver

4:25 p.m., Philadelphia at Cincinnati

8:20 p.m., Dallas at San Francisco

Monday, Oct. 28

8:15 p.m., N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh

Week 9

Thursday, Oct. 31

8:15 p.m., Houston at N.Y. Jets

Sunday, Nov. 3

1 p.m., Dallas at Atlanta

1 p.m., New England at Tennessee

1 p.m., Washington at N.Y. Giants

1 p.m., Indianapolis at Minnesota

1 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Cleveland

1 p.m., Denver at Baltimore

1 p.m., Miami at Buffalo

1 p.m., New Orleans at Carolina

1 p.m., Las Vegas at Cincinnati

4:05 p.m., Chicago at Arizona

4:25 p.m., L.A. Rams at Seattle

4:25 p.m., Detroit at Green Bay

8:20 p.m., Jacksonville at Philadelphia

Monday, Nov. 4

8:15 p.m., Tampa Bay at Kansas City

Bye week: Pittsburgh, San Francisco

Week 10

Thursday, Nov. 7

8:15 p.m., Cincinnati at Baltimore

Sunday, Nov. 10

9:30 a.m., N.Y. Giants at Carolina

1 p.m., Minnesota at Jacksonville

1 p.m., Denver at Kansas City

1 p.m., Atlanta at New Orleans

1 p.m., Pittsburgh at Washington

1 p.m., Buffalo at Indianapolis

1 p.m., New England at Chicago

1 p.m., San Francisco at Tampa Bay

4:05 p.m., Tennessee at L.A. Chargers

4:25 p.m., N.Y. Jets at Arizona

4:25 p.m., Philadelphia at Dallas

8:20 p.m., Detroit at Houston

Monday, Nov. 11

8:15 p.m., Miami at L.A. Rams

Bye week: Cleveland, Green Bay, Las Vegas, Seattle

Week 11

Thursday, Nov. 14

8:15 p.m., Washington at Philadelphia

Sunday, Nov. 17

1 p.m., Jacksonville at Detroit

1 p.m., Las Vegas at Miami

1 p.m., L.A. Rams at New England

1 p.m., Cleveland at New Orleans

1 p.m., Green Bay at Chicago

1 p.m., Baltimore at Pittsburgh

1 p.m., Minnesota at Tennessee

4:05 p.m., Atlanta at Denver

4:05 p.m., Seattle at San Francisco

4:25 p.m., Kansas City at Buffalo

4:25 p.m., Cincinnati at L.A. Chargers

8:20 p.m., Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets

Monday, Nov. 18

8:15 p.m., Houston at Dallas

Bye week: N.Y. Giants, Arizona, Tampa Bay, Carolina

Week 12

Thursday, Nov. 21

8:15 p.m., Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Sunday, Nov. 24

1 p.m., Minnesota at Chicago

1 p.m., Tennessee at Houston

1 p.m., Detroit at Indianapolis

1 p.m., New England at Miami

1 p.m., Kansas City at Carolina

1 p.m., Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants

1 p.m., Dallas at Washington

4:05 p.m., Denver at Las Vegas

4:25 p.m., San Francisco at Green Bay

4:25 p.m., Arizona at Seattle

8:20 p.m., Philadelphia at L.A. Rams

Monday, Nov. 25

8:15 p.m., Baltimore at L.A. Chargers

Bye week: Atlanta, Buffalo, Cincinnati, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville

Week 13

Thursday, Nov. 28

12:30 p.m., Chicago at Detroit

4:30 p.m., N.Y. Giants at Dallas

8:20 p.m., Miami at Green Bay

Friday, Nov. 29

3 p.m., Las Vegas at Kansas City

Sunday, Dec. 1

1 p.m., Houston at Jacksonville

1 p.m., Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

1 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Atlanta

1 p.m., Arizona at Minnesota

1 p.m., Tennessee at Washington

1 p.m., Seattle at N.Y. Jets

1 p.m., Indianapolis at New England

4:05 p.m., Tampa Bay at Carolina

4:05 p.m., L.A. Rams at New Orleans

4:25 p.m., Philadelphia at Baltimore

8:20 p.m., San Francisco at Buffalo

Monday, Dec. 2

8:15 p.m., Cleveland at Denver

Week 14

Thursday, Dec. 5

8:15 p.m., Green Bay at Detroit

Sunday, Dec. 8

1 p.m., Atlanta at Minnesota

1 p.m., New Orleans at N.Y. Giants

1 p.m., Carolina at Philadelphia

1 p.m., Cleveland at Pittsburgh

1 p.m., N.Y. Jets at Miami

1 p.m., Las Vegas at Tampa Bay

1 p.m., Jacksonville at Tennessee

4:05 p.m., Seattle at Arizona

4:25 p.m., Buffalo at L.A. Rams

4:25 p.m., Chicago at San Francisco

8:20 p.m., L.A. Chargers at Kansas City

Monday, Dec. 9

8:15 p.m., Cincinnati at Dallas

Bye week: Denver, Indianapolis, New England, Washington, Baltimore, Houston

Week 15

Thursday, Dec. 12

8:15 p.m., L.A. Rams at San Francisco

Sunday, Dec. 15

1 p.m., Dallas at Carolina

1 p.m., Cincinnati at Tennessee

1 p.m., Baltimore at N.Y. Giants

1 p.m., Washington at New Orleans

1 p.m., N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville

1 p.m., Miami at Houston

1 p.m., Kansas City at Cleveland

4:25 p.m., New England at Arizona

4:25 p.m., Pittsburgh at Philadelphia

4:25 p.m., Tampa Bay at L.A. Chargers

4:25 p.m., Buffalo at Detroit

4:25 p.m., Indianapolis at Denver

8:20 p.m., Green Bay at Seattle

Monday, Dec. 16

8 p.m., Chicago at Minnesota

8:30 p.m., Atlanta at Las Vegas

Week 16

Thursday, Dec. 19

8:15 p.m., Cleveland at Cincinnati

Saturday, Dec. 21

1 p.m., Houston at Kansas City

4:30 p.m., Pittsburgh at Baltimore

Sunday, Dec. 22

1 p.m., Detroit at Chicago

1 p.m., Arizona at Carolina

1 p.m., New England at Buffalo

1 p.m., N.Y. Giants at Atlanta

1 p.m., Tennessee at Indianapolis

1 p.m., Philadelphia at Washington

1 p.m., L.A. Rams at N.Y. Jets

4:05 p.m., Denver at L.A. Chargers

4:05 p.m., Minnesota at Seattle

4:25 p.m., Jacksonville at Las Vegas

4:25 p.m., San Francisco at Miami

8:20 p.m., Tampa Bay at Dallas

Monday, Dec. 23

8:15 p.m., New Orleans at Green Bay

Week 17

Wednesday, Dec. 25

1 p.m., Kansas City at Pittsburgh

4:30 p.m., Baltimore at Houston

Thursday, Dec. 26

8:15 p.m., Seattle at Chicago

Sunday, Dec. 29

Time TBA, L.A. Chargers at New England

Time TBA, Arizona at L.A. Rams

Time TBA, Denver at Cincinnati

Time TBA, Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants

Time TBA, Atlanta at Washington

1 p.m., Carolina at Tampa Bay

1 p.m., Las Vegas at New Orleans

1 p.m., Green Bay at Minnesota

1 p.m., Tennessee at Jacksonville

1 p.m., N.Y. Jets at Buffalo

4:25 p.m., Dallas at Philadelphia

8:20 p.m., Miami at Cleveland

Monday, Dec. 30

8:15 p.m., Detroit at San Francisco

Week 18

Sunday, January 5

Time TBA, San Francisco at Arizona

Time TBA, Houston at Tennessee

Time TBA, Cleveland at Baltimore

Time TBA, Washington at Dallas

Time TBA, Kansas City at Denver

Time TBA, Minnesota at Detroit

Time TBA, Chicago at Green Bay

Time TBA, Jacksonville at Indianapolis

Time TBA, Seattle at L.A. Rams

Time TBA, L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas

Time TBA, Buffalo at New England

Time TBA, Miami at N.Y. Jets

Time TBA, N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia

Time TBA, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

Time TBA, New Orleans at Tampa Bay

Time TBA, Carolina at Atlanta

NFL team-by-team 2024 schedules

NFL team-by-team 2024 schedules

NFL team-by-team 2024 schedules. All times ET.

Arizona Cardinals 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Washington Commanders, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 6, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 21 (Mon), vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 9 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Chicago Bears, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. New York Jets, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Los Angeles Rams, time TBA

Jan. 5, vs. San Francisco 49ers, time TBA

Atlanta Falcons 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 16 (Mon), at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Oct. 3 (Thu), vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Carolina Panthers, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Dec. 16 (Mon), at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Washington Commanders, time TBA

Jan. 5, vs. Carolina Panthers, time TBA

Baltimore Ravens 2024 Schedule

Sept. 5 (Thu), at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Oct. 21 (Mon), at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.

Nov. 7 (Thu), vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 25 (Mon), at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 15, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Dec. 21 (Sat), vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 25 (Wed), at Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Cleveland Browns, time TBA

Buffalo Bills 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.

Sept. 12 (Thu), at Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 23 (Mon), vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Oct. 14 (Mon), at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, at New England Patriots, time TBA

Carolina Panthers 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Washington Commanders, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. New York Giants, 9:30 am

Nov. 24, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Atlanta Falcons, time TBA

Chicago Bears 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 9:30 am

Oct. 27, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 (Thu), at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 8, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 16 (Mon), at Minnesota Vikings, 8 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.

Dec. 26 (Thu), vs. Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Green Bay Packers, time TBA

Cincinnati Bengals 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 23 (Mon), vs. Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.

Nov. 7 (Thu), at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 9 (Mon), at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 19 (Thu), vs. Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Denver Broncos, time TBA

Jan. 5, at Pittsburgh Steelers, time TBA

Cleveland Browns 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Nov. 21 (Thu), vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 2 (Mon), at Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.

Dec. 19 (Thu), at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Baltimore Ravens, time TBA

Dallas Cowboys 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 26 (Thu), at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 27, at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 18 (Mon), vs. Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 (Thu), vs. New York Giants, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 9 (Mon), vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Washington Commanders, time TBA

Denver Broncos 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, at New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 17 (Thu), at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 2 (Mon), vs. Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Cincinnati Bengals, time TBA

Jan. 5, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, time TBA

Detroit Lions 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 30 (Mon), vs. Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 (Thu), vs. Chicago Bears, 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 5 (Thu), vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Dec. 30 (Mon), at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Minnesota Vikings, time TBA

Green Bay Packers 2024 Schedule

Sept. 6 (Fri), at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 28 (Thu), vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 5 (Thu), at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 23 (Mon), vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Chicago Bears, time TBA

Houston Texans 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Oct. 31 (Thu), at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Detroit Lions, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 18 (Mon), at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Dec. 21 (Sat), at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.

Dec. 25 (Wed), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Tennessee Titans, time TBA

Indianapolis Colts 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at New York Jets, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, at New York Giants, time TBA

Jan. 5, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, time TBA

Jacksonville Jaguars 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Sept. 23 (Mon), at Buffalo Bills, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Chicago Bears, 9:30 am

Oct. 20, vs. New England Patriots, 9:30 am

Oct. 27, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Indianapolis Colts, time TBA

Kansas City Chiefs 2024 Schedule

Sept. 5 (Thu), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 7 (Mon), vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 20, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 4 (Mon), vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 29 (Fri), vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 3 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Dec. 21 (Sat), vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 25 (Wed), at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Denver Broncos, time TBA

Las Vegas Raiders 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 29 (Fri), at Kansas City Chiefs, 3 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 16 (Mon), vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 29, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, time TBA

Los Angeles Chargers 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 21 (Mon), at Arizona Cardinals, 9 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Tennessee Titans, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 25 (Mon), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 29, at New England Patriots, time TBA

Jan. 5, at Las Vegas Raiders, time TBA

Los Angeles Rams 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Detroit Lions, 8:20 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 24 (Thu), vs. Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 11 (Mon), vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 17, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 1, at New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 12 (Thu), at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 22, at New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Arizona Cardinals, time TBA

Jan. 5, vs. Seattle Seahawks, time TBA

Miami Dolphins 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Sept. 12 (Thu), vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 30 (Mon), vs. Tennessee Titans, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 6, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Nov. 11 (Mon), at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 (Thu), at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Cleveland Browns, 8:20 p.m.

Jan. 5, at New York Jets, time TBA

Minnesota Vikings 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. New York Jets, 9:30 am

Oct. 20, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.

Oct. 24 (Thu), at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Dec. 16 (Mon), vs. Chicago Bears, 8 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Detroit Lions, time TBA

New England Patriots 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.

Sept. 19 (Thu), at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 29, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 9:30 am

Oct. 27, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, time TBA

Jan. 5, vs. Buffalo Bills, time TBA

New Orleans Saints 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Oct. 7 (Mon), at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 17 (Thu), vs. Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 3, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 8, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Dec. 23 (Mon), at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, time TBA

New York Giants 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Sept. 26 (Thu), vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

Oct. 28 (Mon), at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Carolina Panthers, 9:30 am

Nov. 24, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 (Thu), at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Indianapolis Colts, time TBA

Jan. 5, at Philadelphia Eagles, time TBA

New York Jets 2024 Schedule

Sept. 9 (Mon), at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Sept. 19 (Thu), vs. New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, at Minnesota Vikings, 9:30 am

Oct. 14 (Mon), vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 27, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Oct. 31 (Thu), vs. Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Miami Dolphins, time TBA

Philadelphia Eagles 2024 Schedule

Sept. 6 (Fri), vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 16 (Mon), vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 22, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 14 (Thu), vs. Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Baltimore Ravens, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. New York Giants, time TBA

Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. New York Jets, 8:20 p.m.

Oct. 28 (Mon), vs. New York Giants, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Nov. 21 (Thu), at Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 21 (Sat), at Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 25 (Wed), vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, time TBA

San Francisco 49ers 2024 Schedule

Sept. 9 (Mon), vs. New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. New England Patriots, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 10 (Thu), at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 12 (Thu), vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 30 (Mon), vs. Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Arizona Cardinals, time TBA

Seattle Seahawks 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 15, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:05 p.m.

Sept. 30 (Mon), at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. New York Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Oct. 10 (Thu), vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.

Nov. 17, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 1, at New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 26 (Thu), at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 5, at Los Angeles Rams, time TBA

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, vs. Washington Commanders, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 15, at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.

Sept. 29, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

Oct. 3 (Thu), at Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 13, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Oct. 21 (Mon), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.

Nov. 4 (Mon), at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. New Orleans Saints, time TBA

Tennessee Titans 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.

Sept. 22, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.

Sept. 30 (Mon), at Miami Dolphins, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 13, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27, at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Nov. 17, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.

Nov. 24, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5, vs. Houston Texans, time TBA

Washington Commanders 2024 Schedule

Sept. 8, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m.

Sept. 15, vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Sept. 23 (Mon), at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 29, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 6, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.

Oct. 13, at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.

Oct. 20, vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 27, vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.

Nov. 3, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Nov. 10, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.

Nov. 14 (Thu), at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 24, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.

Dec. 1, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.

Dec. 15, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.

Dec. 22, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.

Dec. 29, vs. Atlanta Falcons, time TBA

Jan. 5, at Dallas Cowboys, time TBA

NFL schedule gives Chiefs, Jets major exposure

NFL schedule gives Chiefs, Jets major exposure

The Kansas City Chiefs will open the season with a difficult one-two punch as they seek their third Super Bowl championship in a row.

The NFL released its full regular-season schedule on Wednesday night, when the Chiefs got a full look at the challenges in store for them in 2024. They will face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL's "Kickoff Game" on Sept. 5, and one week later they will play a Cincinnati Bengals team that has beaten them in six of the past eight regular-season meetings.

Plenty of other tests await the Chiefs, such as a road contest on Oct. 20 against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of last season's Super Bowl.

In other highlights from the schedule release, Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets learned that they will be in prime time six times this season. The Jets' national slate includes a Week 1 matchup against the 49ers on "Monday Night Football," another Monday night matchup in Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills, and a Week 9 game against the Houston Texans on Amazon's Thursday night schedule.

Rodgers and the Jets also will travel to London, where they will kick off against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The league's international schedule includes four other matchups. The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will face off on Sept. 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in what will be the NFL's first regular-season game to be played in South America.

Two more London games feature the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. the Chicago Bears on Oct. 13 and the New England Patriots vs. the Jaguars on Oct. 20, and the final international game showcases the New York Giants vs. the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 10 in Munich, Germany.

The NFL again will play three games on Thanksgiving. The action starts with No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams and the Bears visiting the Detroit Lions, and it continues with a midafternoon matchup between the Giants and Dallas Cowboys. The nightcap features the Miami Dolphins at Green Bay.

One day later, on "Black Friday," the Las Vegas Raiders will visit Kansas City. This marks the second year that the NFL has broadcast a game on the day after Thanksgiving.

On Dec. 8, Kirk Cousins will visit a familiar environment when his Atlanta Falcons travel to play the Vikings. Cousins left Minnesota during free agency in the offseason to sign with the Falcons, who guaranteed him $100 million and surprised him weeks later by selecting fellow quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with their first-round draft pick.

The schedule also includes a pair of games on Christmas Day, a Wednesday, that will air on Netflix -- a first-time broadcast partnership for the NFL. The streaming service will feature the Chiefs vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Ravens vs. the Texans.

"We couldn't be more excited to be the first professional sports league to partner with Netflix to bring live games to fans around the world," said Hans Schroeder, NFL's executive vice president of media distribution.

Report: Steelers DT Cameron Heyward to skip OTAs amid contract issue

Report: Steelers DT Cameron Heyward to skip OTAs amid contract issue

Pittsburgh Steelers standout defensive lineman Cameron Heyward is not at voluntary workouts and is planning to skip organized team activities during the offseason as he eyes a contract extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Heyward, entering the final year of his current contract (four years, $65.6 million), is a three-time All-Pro and the 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. He has played in 194 career games (159 starts) across 13 seasons with Pittsburgh, recording 647 tackles and 80.5 sacks.

Heyward, who turned 35 on May 6, played only 11 games last season because of a Week 1 groin injury but is "healthy again," according to the report. Heyward finished with 33 tackles and two sacks during the 2023 campaign.

The No. 31 overall selection by the Steelers in the 2011 draft, Heyward has been named to six Pro Bowls.

Pittsburgh's season ended with a wild-card-round loss to the Buffalo Bills. At that time, Heyward revealed his plan to continue playing.

"I've just got to get healthy first," he told reporters in January. "We talk about coming back from injury, I was told at the time it was a 12-week process, and we came back in six weeks."

Amid turmoil, Jeff Fisher to lead Arena Football League

Amid turmoil, Jeff Fisher to lead Arena Football League

Former NFL coach Jeff Fisher has been named interim commissioner of the Arena Football League.

Fisher is taking the place of Lee Hutton, who didn't have the support of team owners as the league attempted to reboot after four dormant seasons. He exited the job on Tuesday.

The AFL began the season on April 27 with 16 teams. Since then, four franchises have either folded or pulled out of the league for the rest of the season. Two more have been moved to inactive status.

One of the remaining teams is the Nashville Kats, where Fisher is the president of football operations. He will remain in that job, The Tennessean reported.

Fisher, 66, previously was the head coach of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans (1994-2010) and St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams (2012-16).

"Months ago when I decided to help return the Nashville Kats and arena football to the Music City, I did so because of my affection for Nashville and wanting to give back to the community that has been a blessing to me and my family over the years," Fisher said in a news release. "We are now three weeks into the season and the league needs help and I agreed to help the league. I am honored the owners collective have confidence in me to lead them."

The AFL dates to 1987 and was in business until 2008. It returned in 2010, then filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2019 and was discontinued before the 2020 season.

G6 Sports Investment Group now operates the league.

NFL's top 25 games of 2024

NFL's top 25 games of 2024

Christmas Day for NFL marketing and ticket sales departments finally arrived Wednesday with the release of the 2024 season schedule.

24. Cardinals at Jets, TBD: We're grabbing our popcorn for one matchup, and one matchup alone: Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner. Top five draft picks likely to be near the top of the pecking order at their position for a decade.

23. Colts at Patriots, TBD: Drake Maye, the No. 3 pick in the 2024 draft, meet Anthony Richardson, drafted fourth overall in 2023. Indianapolis appeared to have a hit on its hands before Richardson was shut down to undergo shoulder surgery. If he can stay healthy and Maye isn't relegated to clipboard duty behind former Colts starter Jacoby Brissett, we're eager to make early evaluations of purported franchise QBs.

22. Jaguars at Eagles, TBD: Young QBs and strong pass rush are common bonds, sure, but the plotline we're looking at is the reception for Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson. He played for the Eagles (1999) but was essentially a coach-in-training for Donovan McNabb, then served as an assistant for Andy Reid and came back from a stint in KC for a five-year run that included a Super Bowl.

21. Bears at Texans, TBD: The Bears also get a meeting with the Carolina Panthers for the second consecutive season. With all due respect to Panthers 2023 No. 1 pick Bryce Young, the top rookie quarterback last season was Houston's C.J. Stroud. His numbers would have been the best ever single-season passing total for a Bears QB (4,108 to Erik Kramer's team record of 3,803). Stroud had 26 TD passes including the playoffs despite missing time with a concussion). The Bears hitched their wagon to No. 1 pick Caleb Williams with the rookie carrying massive talent - and expectations - in Year 1.

20. Vikings at Giants, TBD: All of the QB uncertainty one can handle on the undercard, LSU products Justin Jefferson (Vikings) and Malik Nabers (Giants) in the main event.

19. 49ers at Seahawks, TBD: Maybe you overlooked it. There's not a chance Brock Purdy did. He knows new Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald's defense - that of the Ravens - had him seeing ghosts in a five-interception laugher on Christmas Night last season. Macdonald's new club has a bunch of cross-training chess pieces determined to unseat the 49ers from the NFC West perch.

18. Jets at 49ers, Sept. 9: Week 1 on "Monday Night Football" is a familiar refrain for the Jets, who are hoping Aaron Rodgers has some magic left following a season-ending injury four snaps into his first start with the team in 2023. Rodgers is local - Chico, Calif., Butte JC and Cal - and went 6-3 against the 49ers with the Packers. Now 40 years old, he'll try to tip the scales toward the Jets, who are 3-11 all-time in the series with San Francisco. Jets head coach Robert Saleh has known 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan since breaking into the NFL as a low-level assistant with the Texans 15 years ago and was defensive coordinator on his staff before taking over with the Jets.

17. Cowboys at Commanders, TBD: Dan Quinn gets his second chance as a head coach in Washington and to be the champ in the NFC East, he'll have to take down his previous employer and boss, the Cowboys and Mike McCarthy. Given the amount of time Quinn spent with McCarthy and Dak Prescott, don't discount the level of concern the Cowboys have entering two games with Washington.

16. Eagles vs. Packers (Brazil), Sept. 6: The youngest roster in the NFL last season belonged to the Packers, and nobody can fault what Green Bay did in the offseason. Head coach Matt LaFleur debuts his offense with Josh Jacobs at running back and a new-look defense. It'll also be a big reveal game for the Eagles, unleashing their own big-ticket offseason item, Saquon Barkley, and a number of new faces on defense.

15. Falcons at Vikings, TBD: Welcome back, Kirk Cousins, congratulations on finding a team that didn't want to invest in a young quarterback to insure its $100M guarantee to a 35-year-old starter coming off an Achilles injury. Oops. Cousins could be hailed or hated for bailing on the Vikings in free agency following 50 regular-season wins in six seasons of Skol-ing.

14. Ravens at Chargers, TBD: Los Angeles and new hire Jim Harbaugh welcome John Harbaugh and the Ravens with entertainment expected to be rich before, during and after a matchup of AFC heavyweights. John Harbaugh won the last meeting and survived a brief power outage at the Super Bowl in New Orleans to take home the Lombardi and deal Jim's 49ers a painful defeat.

13. Steelers at Broncos, Week 2: Revenge games bring out the spirit and emotion you might not otherwise find in games that don't include Mike Tomlin. Pittsburgh picked up Russell Wilson after he was scrapped at a cost north of $80 million to Denver by second-year head coach Sean Payton. Payton, of course, is still in town and brought in a rookie, Oregon's Bo Nix, to train in the system that helped make Drew Brees a legend. Don't look now, but Pittsburgh had a sneaky excellent offseason while the Broncos shed leaders and linchpins on both sides of the ball (Wilson, Justin Simmons, Jerry Jeudy). If reunions are your thing, Payton also heads back to New Orleans this season.

12. Jets at Bills, Week 17: We know they'll get an earlier go at each other on "Monday Night Football" In October, but let's give the season time to breath and Aaron Rodgers time to round back into form. He'll be recently removed from his 41st birthday but should know the names of all of his wide receivers, a task Josh Allen might need more time to complete.

11. Ravens at Cowboys, TBD: Dak Prescott was great at home last season and Dallas fortified the offensive line through the draft. Whether new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has an answer for mobile quarterbacks - namely Lamar Jackson - might be the hot-button issue for the Cowboys. Baltimore's No. 1-ranked defense in 2023 also traveled well last season, battering Brock Purdy, Trevor Lawrence and Justin Herbert and limiting those three teams to a combined 36 points in Ravens' road wins.

10. 49ers at Packers, Nov. 24: Week 12 and the start of a pivotal, NFC-dominated, primetime featured stretch for Green Bay with nighttime marquee matchups at Detroit (Week 14) and Seattle (Week 15) ahead. Jordan Love's two interceptions stopped the Packers short of an upset at San Francisco in the divisional playoffs in January.

9. Texans at Cowboys, TBD: C.J. Stroud appears to be special and the Texans made sure his supporting cast wouldn't be a reason for a sophomore slump. But one warning: only the Bills and Patriots have a more difficult schedule based on 2023 results and offseason moves. Among the appealing underlying matchups: Houston wide receiver Stefon Diggs vs. Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs.

8. Bears at Packers, Jan. 5: The Week 18 finale was meaningful for Green Bay last season, and Jordan Love guided the Packers into the postseason to sweep the Bears and continue the trend Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers started. No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams makes his first foray into the likely frozen tundra. Will the Bears be playing for more than a spoiler token?

7. Dolphins at 49ers, TBD: It was Dec. 4, 2022, and far more meaningful than we knew at the time when a seventh-round rookie - 49ers QB Brock Purdy - made his first career start with two TD passes in a 33-17 home win over the Miami Dolphins. Back to the scene come the Dolphins with former 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel a solid bet to share some unknown intel about old boss Kyle Shanahan in the game week buildup.

6. Ravens at Chiefs, Sept. 5: Had this one been bumped back a couple months to multiply the meaningfulness in the standings and AFC playoff picture, it had an angle on a top three game of the 2024 regular season. Lamar Jackson vs. Patrick Mahomes remains must-see for all the right reasons.

5. 49ers at Bills, Dec. 4: The week-after-Thanksgiving primetime game on Sunday of Week 13 should be meaningful for teams with Super Bowl aspirations.

4. Rams at Lions, TBD: Two franchises on schedule to combine for more than $350 million in deposits into Jared Goff's bank account are back at it with Detroit out to duplicate their playoff win in January over one-time Lions QB Matthew Stafford.

3. Ravens at Eagles, TBD: Star power on display? Check-check. Potential Super Bowl preview? Sure thing. Saquon Barkley (Eagles) and Derrick Henry (Ravens) add firepower to a pair of offenses with explosive potential.

2. Lions at 49ers, TBD: Other than tackle eligible, think of another phrase that could spike Dan Campbell's temperature more than "at San Francisco." Didn't think so. The Lions were halfway to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl leading the 49ers handily in the NFC Championship but coughed up a 17-point lead and bowed out of the playoffs in a 34-31 defeat instead. If Campbell circled this game on the schedule in ink, we're guessing you can't read it.

1. (tie) Chiefs at 49ers, TBD: Familiar enough to be rivals, the Chiefs left with the jewels in recent games that really mattered between teams with a combined 50-18 record the past two regular seasons. San Francisco took a lashing from the Chiefs, 44-23, at home in Oct. 23 before the dawning of the Brock Purdy era.

1. (tie) Bengals at Chiefs, TBD: Don't forget Joe Burrow, he's more than the highest-paid player in 2024. The Bengals quarterback is 3-1 against the Chiefs but was sidelined with a broken wrist when the teams played in 2023. Don't look for a warm reception in Kansas City, where fans aren't soon to forget Burrow's boys calling the Chiefs' stadium "Burrow-head" based on his success at the home of Patrick Mahomes.

Giants to make 'Hard Knocks' debut

Giants to make 'Hard Knocks' debut

The New York Giants will make their "Hard Knocks" debut this year on the long-running HBO docuseries, the network announced Wednesday.

"Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants" will premiere on July 2. The Giants are preparing for their 100th season.

The franchise opting to take part in this series is a headline unto itself. After all, co-owner John Mara made his stance crystal clear to the New York Daily News back in 2010.

"That announcement will come," Mara said at the time, "when I'm next to my father in the Gates of Heaven cemetery."

Well, Mara is still alive and "Hard Knocks" is calling as the Giants prepare for their centennial season.

This five-part series marks the first time "Hard Knocks" has chronicled a team throughout the offseason, including free agency and the draft. The series previously has documented NFL training camps, the preseason and regular season.

"We are beyond thrilled that the New York Giants have opened their doors to the Hard Knocks cameras for the first time ever," HBO executives Nancy Abraham, Bentley Weiner and Lisa Heller said in a statement. "The NFL offseason is a fascinating period that we've always wanted to explore and we can't wait to show football fans everywhere what NFL Films has been capturing behind the scenes at the team's headquarters."

Netflix to broadcast NFL's Christmas Day games

Netflix to broadcast NFL's Christmas Day games

As the streaming service pointed out with Wednesday's announcement, you can't spell Netflix without NFL.

Netflix has landed a three-year deal to serve as the exclusive host for two Dec. 25 games in 2024 and at least one game on the holiday in both 2025 and 2026.

"There are no live annual events, sports or otherwise, that compare with the audiences NFL football attracts," Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria said. "We're so excited that the NFL's Christmas Day games will be only on Netflix."

The 2024 Christmas Day lineup will be announced with the NFL's full schedule release on Wednesday night.

"We couldn't be more excited to be the first professional sports league to partner with Netflix to bring live games to fans around the world," said Hans Schroeder, the NFL's executive vice president of media distribution.

"The NFL on Christmas has become a tradition and to partner with Netflix, a service whose biggest day of the year is typically this holiday, is the perfect combination to grow this event globally for NFL fans."

Netflix has had a partnership with the NFL for the past couple of years, starting with the hit series "Quarterback" in 2023. This summer, "Receiver" will chronicle the on- and off-field adventures of five of the league's best pass-catchers during the 2023 season: Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Amon-Ra St. Brown.

NFL International Series: Jaguars play 2, No. 1 pick in London

NFL International Series: Jaguars play 2, No. 1 pick in London

Sao Paolo to London to Munich, the NFL International Series dots the world map with games in three countries featuring two appearances by the Jacksonville Jaguars and an England visit for No. 1 pick Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.

The NFL released the international portion of its schedule Wednesday morning with the full 2024 schedule due out later in the day.

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets play the Minnesota Vikings in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Oct. 6, a Week 5 matchup that marks Rodgers' second career NFL game overseas.

One week later, the Jaguars and Bears are at the same location in Jacksonville's 12th international game. The Bears chose Williams at the top of the 2024 draft to pilot the rebuilt offense with weapons aplenty, including new additions Keenan Allen (via trade from the Los Angeles Chargers) and No. 9 overall pick Rome Odunze at wide receiver.

Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 pick in 2021, is 3-1 in international games. He'll be packing for two weeks because the team extends its England visit through Week 6 to play the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 20. It could be another duel with a rookie quarterback. The Patriots are under new management with Jerod Mayo at head coach and drafted quarterback Drake Maye third overall in April.

Germany is hot to the final international series game of the season on Nov. 10 pitting the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants.

A Friday night Week 1 affair in South America was confirmed by the league weeks earlier with the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles meeting in Corinthians Arena in Brazil on Sept. 6.

Kirk Cousins takes field with Falcons, moving past injury, draft shocker

Kirk Cousins takes field with Falcons, moving past injury, draft shocker

Healing from a season-ending injury and Achilles surgery, Kirk Cousins has lost interest in the draft night conversation centered around the Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick.

"Always going to be competition in this league, and you've always got to go out and earn it," Cousins said after team workouts Tuesday. "I'm going to control what I can control and also understand there's a lot that you don't control. I learned a long time ago that you've got to focus on what you can control."

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris projected Cousins would be ready for training camp based on assessment made by the Atlanta medical team and training staff.

Cousins, who turns 36 in August, had surgery Nov. 1 for a torn Achilles tendon. He shared rehab routines and recovery and healing tips with former NFC North rival Aaron Rodgers, who was weeks ahead of Cousins' timeline working back from the same injury.

When Cousins first met with media after signing a four-year deal to leave the Vikings, he intimated discussions with the Falcons' training staff took place before he signed a mere two hours into NFL free agency on March 13. The league launched a tampering investigation that is ongoing, but Cousins dismissed any suggestions of wrongdoing as "innocent" on Tuesday.

Cousins, injured in Week 8 last season, was on the field with teammates on Tuesday and said he felt better than expected.

"It's coming along really well. Today I felt the best I've felt," he said. "I wasn't sure when I stood here in March -- and I had just gotten here -- how much I'd be able to do at practice, but today I felt I was able to do everything I would have normally done. That's big for that stuff I talked about initially: building continuity, getting shared history together ... excited to see how fast we can heal from here."

An interview on the "Bussin' With the Boys" podcast earlier Tuesday framed the Penix draft conundrum a different way, touching on whether he has any animosity for the rookie.

"I don't think there can be; I don't think it's helpful," Cousins said in the interview. "We're trying to win a Super Bowl and it's hard enough. Let's all be on the same page and let's try to go win a Super Bowl."

Cousins spent six seasons with the Vikings and played for Washington the first six years of his career. The former Michigan State quarterback has some idea what Penix is experiencing. He was drafted to be a backup to No. 2 overall pick Robert Griffin III, four rounds later in the same draft.

He reportedly spurned Minnesota's bid to bring him back in free agency because he learned the Vikings were keen on drafting one of the six quarterbacks selected in the first round last month. The draft surprise came when Atlanta invested its top pick on a quarterback.

Cousins replayed his perspective of the draft-day conversation he had with the Falcons, who called when they were on the clock to inform him Penix was their pick.

"I think you're reminded again that there are things you control and there's a lot of things you don't control," Cousins told the "Bussin' With the Boys" podcast. "So let's deal in reality and recognize that fact and then be a steward not an owner."

Jason Kelce joins ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown' crew

Jason Kelce joins ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown' crew

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce made his latest roster move official, joining the ESPN family on Tuesday.

Kelce, who retired in March after 13 NFL seasons, will be part of the "Monday Night Countdown" crew.

"Turns out, it was a short retirement! I'm excited to join ESPN, and particularly the Monday Night Countdown team," said Kelce, 36. "ESPN was a consistent presence in our household growing up and the network helped shape who I am and my love of all sports. To now appear on that same screen is a full circle moment. And, I mean it's freaking Monday Night Football! and I'm ready for some football."

Kelce joins Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, Marcus Spears, Adam Schefter and Michelle Beisner-Buck on the team.

Kelce's services were also reportedly sought by CBS, NBC and Amazon.

Drafted in the sixth round (191st overall) in 2011, Kelce became a Super Bowl LII champion and one of the most durable, decorated and respected centers in NFL history -- and one of the league's most passionate players.

The six-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowl selection started 205 games for the Eagles, including the postseason.

Kelce is the older brother of Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce. The siblings have a popular podcast called "New Heights."