Aaron Rodgers' New York Jets, Chicago Bears and New England Patriots to play in London as New York Giants head to Munich; Giants face Carolina Panthers as NFL plays in Germany for third successive season
Thursday 16 May 2024 09:51, UK
The Kansas City Chiefs will open the 2024/25 NFL 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 with the Chiefs set to face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL's kick-off game on September 5, before they play the Cincinnati Bengals team, a side that has beaten them in six of the past eight regular-season meetings.
See the 2024 NFL schedule here
Plenty of other tests await the Chiefs, such as a road contest on October 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 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 September 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 October 13 and the New England Patriots vs the Jaguars on October 20, and the final international game showcases the New York Giants vs the Carolina Panthers on November 10 in Munich, Germany.
The NFL again will play three games on Thanksgiving, beginning with No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams and the Bears visiting the Detroit Lions, and it continues with a matchup between the Giants and Dallas Cowboys. The night game features the Miami Dolphins at the Green Bay Packers.
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 December 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, with the Chiefs vs the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Ravens vs the Texans.
Week 1
Thursday Sept. 5
Baltimore @ Kansas City
Friday September 6
Green Bay @ Philadelphia (in Brazil)
Sunday September 8
Tennessee @ Chicago
Arizona @ Buffalo
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta
New England @ Cincinnati
Minnesota @ N.Y. Giants
Houston @ Indianapolis
Jacksonville @ Miami
Carolina @ New Orleans
Las Vegas @ L.A. Chargers
Denver @ Seattle
Washington @ Tampa Bay
Dallas @ Cleveland
L.A. Rams @ Detroit
Monday September 9
N.Y. Jets @ San Francisco
Week 2
Thursday September 12
Buffalo @ Miami
Sunday September 15
New Orleans @ Dallas
Tampa Bay @ Detroit
Indianapolis @ Green Bay
Cleveland @ Jacksonville
San Francisco @ Minnesota
Seattle @ New England
N.Y. Jets @ Tennessee
N.Y. Giants @ Washington
Las Vegas @ Baltimore
L.A. Chargers @ Carolina
L.A. Rams @ Arizona
Pittsburgh @ Denver
Cincinnati @ Kansas City
Chicago @ Houston
Monday September 16
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Week 17 (Christmas week)
Wednesday December 25
Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
Baltimore @ Houston
Thursday December 26
Seattle @ Chicago
Sunday December 29
L.A. Chargers @ New England
Arizona @ L.A. Rams
Denver @ Cincinnati
Indianapolis @ N.Y. Giants
Atlanta @ Washington
Carolina @ Tampa Bay
Las Vegas @ New Orleans
Green Bay @ Minnesota
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo
Dallas @ Philadelphia
Miami @ Cleveland
Monday December 30
Detroit @ San Francisco
Week 18
Sunday January 5
San Francisco @ Arizona
Houston @ Tennessee
Cleveland @ Baltimore
Washington @ Dallas
Kansas City @ Denver
Minnesota @ Detroit
Chicago @ Green Bay
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis
Seattle @ L.A. Rams
L.A. Chargers @ Las Vegas
Buffalo @ New England
Miami @ N.Y. Jets
N.Y. Giants @ Philadelphia
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
New Orleans @ Tampa Bay
Carolina @ Atlanta
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