2024 NFL Schedule: League announces slate of five international games

The NFL has announced its five international games for the 2024 season, and here they all are.

The NFL is planning five different games for the 2024 regular season in its international slate, and the league announced all five on Wednesday morning. The entire schedule will be announced at 8:00 p.m. ET Wednesday evening.

This season’s slate of International Games will begin in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday night of Week 1 of the regular season. The Green Bay Packers will take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, Sept. 6 at 8:15 PM ET.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off the league’s return to Europe on Sunday, Oct. 6, as they play the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — the only purpose-built NFL stadium outside of the U.S.

The following Sunday, Oct. 13, also at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Chicago Bears will play the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The London focus then shifts to Wembley Stadium as the Jaguars take on the New England Patriots on Sunday, Oct. 20.  This is the second time Jacksonville will play back-to-back games in the U.K., marking the team’s 12th and 13th regular season games in London.

The Carolina Panthers will play the New York Giants in Munich at Allianz Arena — Home of FC Bayern Munich on Sunday, Nov. 10 as part of the NFL’s commitment to playing regular season games in Germany.

“We are delighted to announce these exciting matchups across London and Munich, in addition to the historic first game in São Paulo, Brazil, to complete the 2024 International Games slate,” said NFL Executive Vice President, Club Business, Major Events & International Peter O’Reilly. “As the league and its 32 teams continue to prioritize international growth, we look forward to building on the incredible fan experiences seen in Europe while taking the game to new fans in South America.”

2024 NFL season opens with epic Kansas City Chiefs-Baltimore Ravens rematch

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens will open the 2024 NFL regular season on NBC’s Thursday Night Football.

We won’t know the full scale of the 2024 regular season NFL schedule until it’s all released on Wednesday evening (and all the spoilers before), but we now know that the 2024 season will begin on Thursday, September 5, and the season opener will feature the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs.

The last time these two teams faced off, it was the 2023 AFC Championship game, which the Chiefs won, 17-10, to advance to Super Bowl LVIII and their eventual victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Inexplicably, and against a Chiefs defense that had been somewhat vulnerable against the run, Ravens head coach Todd Monken called just six runs in which the ball was handed off to his running backs. Lamar Jackson ran the ball eight times for 54 yards, and there were two handoffs to receiver Zay Flowers, but most were quite surprised by the difference in philosophy in this game. Especially against a Kansas City defense that ranked 27th in DVOA against the run.

Ravens had better start running the ball if they want to advance to the Super Bowl