We’re two days away from the NFL schedule officially being released for 2024 – and the leaks have begun to trickle out.
On Monday morning, the NFL announced that the 2024 season will kick off Thursday, Sept. 5 with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs facing the Baltimore Ravens. The game will start at 8:20 p.m. EST and air on NBC.
The matchup is a rematch of the 2023 AFC Championship Game and features a pair of MVP quarterbacks in the form of Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.
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The news represents the start of a likely buildup toward this week’s full schedule release. The entire NFL schedule will be announced at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday night during a special broadcast on NFL Network.
The full schedule will In recent years, the NFL has turned the release into a primetime event during what is normally the doldrums of the league calender.
The NFL has typically leaked out select games ahead of the official announcement. Monday morning’s news is likely the first ripple in an upcoming wave of news from the league.
While we wait for the New England Patriots schedule to come out, keep an eye out for more primetime games, national broadcasts and international games to be leaked out ahead of the Wednesday night schedule release.
