The 2024 NFL season is the 105th season of the

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(NFL). The season began on September 5, 2024, with reigning Super Bowl champion

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defeating

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in the

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. The regular season is set to end on January 5, 2025. The playoffs are then scheduled to start on January 11, and conclude with

Super Bowl LIX Super Bowl LIX is the planned championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2024 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.The ten-year ''Mercedes Benz'' S ...

, the league's championship game, at the

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New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

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, on February 9.

Player movement

The 2024 NFL league year and trading period started on March 13. On March 11, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2024 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2023 contracts and fewer than three accrued seasons of free agent credit. Teams were required to be under the salary cap using the "top 51" definition (in which the 51 highest paid-players on the team's payroll must have a combined salary cap). On March 13, clubs were allowed to contact and begin contract negotiations with players whose contracts had expired and thus became

unrestricted free agents In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...

Free agency

Free agency began on March 13, 2024. Notable players to change teams included: * Quarterbacks

Jacoby Brissett Jacoby Jajuan Brissett (born December 11, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Following a college football stint with Florida, he played at NC State and was selected in the th ...

(Washington to New England),

Kirk Cousins Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the team then known as the Washingto ...

(Minnesota to Atlanta),

Gardner Minshew Gardner Flint Minshew II (born May 16, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career at Northwest Mississippi, winning the NJCAA National Foot ...

(Indianapolis to Las Vegas), and

Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...

(Denver to Pittsburgh). * Running backs

Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley ( ; born February 9, 1997) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to entering the NFL in 2018, Barkley played college football at Penn State for three seasons gai ...

(New York Giants to Philadelphia),

Austin Ekeler Austin Ekeler ( ; born May 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Colorado Mountaineers and signed with the Chargers as an ...

(Los Angeles Chargers to Washington),

Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elijah Elliott (born July 22, 1995) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned second-team All-America honors in 2015. Ell ...

(New England to Dallas),

Derrick Henry Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. (born January 4, 1994) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). His imposing rushing game and larger stature than the average running back earned him the nickna ...

(Tennessee to Baltimore),

Josh Jacobs Joshua Jacobs (born February 11, 1998) is an American football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL ...

(Las Vegas to Green Bay), Aaron Jones (Green Bay to Minnesota),

Zack Moss Zaccheus Malik Moss (born December 15, 1997) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of t ...

(Indianapolis to Cincinnati),

Tony Pollard Tony Pollard may refer to: *Tony Pollard (archaeologist) (born 1965), British archaeologist *Tony Pollard (American football) Tony Randall Pollard (born April 30, 1997) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the Nati ...

(Dallas to Tennessee), Devin Singletary (Houston to New York Giants), and

D'Andre Swift D'Andre Tiyon Swift (born January 14, 1999) is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Lions with the third pick of the second r ...

(Philadelphia to Chicago) * Wide receivers

Odell Beckham Jr. Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Beckham played college football at LSU and was drafted by the N ...

(Baltimore to Miami),

Marquise Brown Marquise "Hollywood" Brown (born June 4, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at College of the Canyons and Oklahoma and was drafted by the Bal ...

(Arizona to Kansas City),

Gabe Davis Gabriel Davis (born April 1, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. E ...

(Buffalo to Jacksonville),

Darnell Mooney Darnell Mooney (born October 29, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane. High School career Darnell Mooney went to Gadsden City High Scho ...

(Chicago to Atlanta),

Calvin Ridley Calvin Orin Ridley (born December 20, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first r ...

(Jacksonville to Tennessee), and Mike Williams (Los Angeles Chargers to New York Jets) * Tight ends

Zach Ertz Zachary Adam Ertz (born November 10, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft and later won Super ...

(Detroit to Washington),

Gerald Everett Skarino Gerald Rashard Everett (born June 25, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Alabama, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in th ...

(Los Angeles Chargers to Chicago),

Hayden Hurst Hayden Randle Hurst (born August 24, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round ...

(Carolina to Los Angeles Chargers), and

Jonnu Smith Jonnu Andre Smith (born August 22, 1995) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at FIU and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the ...

(Atlanta to Miami) * Offensive linemen

Trent Brown Trenton Jacoby Brown (born April 13, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Military College and Florida, and was drafted by the ...

(New England to Cincinnati),

Lloyd Cushenberry Lloyd Cushenberry III (born November 22, 1997) is an American football center for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU. Early life and high school Cushenberry grew up in Carville, Louisiana ...

(Denver to Tennessee), Robert Hunt (Miami to Carolina),

Jonah Jackson Jonah Jackson (born February 5, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and Rutgers. Early life and high school Jackson grew up in Media, ...

(Detroit to Los Angeles Rams),

Damien Lewis Damien Lewis may refer to: * Damien Lewis (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Damien Lewis (filmmaker) (born 1966), British author and filmmaker See also * Damian Lewis (born 1971), English actor * Damion Lewis (bor ...

(Seattle to Carolina),

Tyron Smith Tyron Jerrar Smith (born December 12, 1990) is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC where he won the Morris Trophy, recognizing the best offens ...

(Dallas to New York Jets), Jonah Williams (Cincinnati to Arizona), and

Kevin Zeitler Kevin Zeitler ( ; born March 8, 1990) is an American football guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Cinc ...

(Baltimore to Detroit) * Defensive linemen

Arik Armstead Arik Armstead (born November 15, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 201 ...

(San Francisco to Jacksonville),

Calais Campbell Calais Mark Campbell ( ; born September 1, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second rou ...

(Atlanta to Miami),

Danielle Hunter Danielle Hunter ( ; born October 29, 1994) is a Jamaican-born American football outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU. He was drafted in the third round, 88th over ...

(Minnesota to Houston),

Sheldon Rankins Sheldon Taylor Rankins (born April 2, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville. He was drafted in the first round (12th overall) by th ...

(Houston to Cincinnati),

D. J. Reader David Vernon "D. J." Reader Jr. (born July 1, 1994) is an American football nose tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. He previously played for the Houston Texans and Cinci ...

(Cincinnati to Detroit),

Christian Wilkins Christian Wilkins (born December 20, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2019 ...

(Miami to Las Vegas), and

Chase Young Chase Young (born April 14, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Maryland, he played college football at Ohio State University for the Buckeyes. During ...

(San Francisco to New Orleans) * Linebackers

Jadeveon Clowney Jadeveon Davarus Clowney ( ; born February 14, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina, where he won the Ted Hendricks Award, and ...

(Baltimore to Carolina),

Jonathan Greenard Jonathan Raymond Greenard (born May 25, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville and Florida. Early life and high school career Greenard g ...

(Houston to Minnesota),

Bryce Huff Bryce Huff (born April 17, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis. Early years Huff grew up in Opelika, Alabama, where he spent most ...

(New York Jets to Philadelphia),

Eric Kendricks Eric-Nathan Marvin Kendricks (born February 29, 1992) is an American football middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. As a senior in 2014, he won the ...

(Los Angeles Chargers to Dallas),

Patrick Queen Patrick Queen (born August 13, 1999) is an American football inside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU Tigers football, LSU and was drafted 28th overall by the Ravens in t ...

(Baltimore to Pittsburgh), and

Bobby Wagner Bobby Joseph Wagner (born June 27, 1990) is an American football inside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State, and was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draf ...

(Seattle to Washington) * Defensive backs

Jamal Adams Jamal Lee Adams (born October 17, 1995) is an American football strong safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, and was drafted sixth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the New Yo ...

(Seattle to Tennessee),

Chidobe Awuzie Chidobe Richard Awuzie (born May 24, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played college foo ...

(Cincinnati to Tennessee).

Kevin Byard Kevin Leon Byard Jr. (born August 17, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round o ...

(Philadelphia to Chicago),

Quandre Diggs Quandre Diggs (born January 22, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2015 N ...

(Seattle to Tennessee),

Kendall Fuller Kendall Christopher Fuller (born February 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Washington Commanders ...

(Washington to Miami),

C. J. Gardner-Johnson Chauncey "C.J." Gardner-Johnson ( Gardner Jr.; born December 20, 1997) is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida and was drafted by the New ...

(Detroit to Philadelphia),

Stephon Gilmore Stephon Stiles Gilmore (born September 19, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected 10th overall by the Buffalo Bills ...

(Dallas to Minnesota),

Marcus Maye Marcus Maye (born March 9, 1993) is an American football free safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the New York Jets. He played college football at Florida. Maye is a native of Melbou ...

(New Orleans to Miami),

Xavier McKinney Xavier Alshon McKinney (born August 9, 1999) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama ...

(New York Giants to Green Bay),

Jordan Poyer Jordan Lynn-Baxter Poyer (born April 25, 1991) is an American football strong safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State, where he was named a consensus All-American. Poyer w ...

(Buffalo to Miami), Justin Simmons (Denver to Atlanta), and

Tre'Davious White Tre'Davious White Sr. (born January 16, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, where he was a consensus All-American as a senior in 2016. He was ...

(Buffalo to Los Angeles Rams) * Punters Cameron Johnston (Houston to Pittsburgh) and

Tommy Townsend Thomas Townsend (born November 12, 1996) is an American football punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He went to high school at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida. He played his freshman year ...

(Kansas City to Houston)

Trades

The following notable trades were made during the 2024 league year: * March 13: New England traded QB

Mac Jones Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones (born September 5, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he set the NCAA season records for passer ...

to Jacksonville in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round selection. * March 13: Cincinnati traded RB

Joe Mixon Joseph Tyler Mixon (born July 24, 1996) is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a first-team All-Big 12, and was selected by t ...

to Houston in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round selection. * March 13: Carolina traded LB Brian Burns and a 2024 fifth-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for 2024 second- and fifth-round selections, and a 2025 conditional fifth-round selection. * March 13: Pittsburgh traded WR

Diontae Johnson Diontae Lamarcus Johnson (born July 5, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo and was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of th ...

and a 2024 seventh-round selection to Carolina in exchange for CB Donte Jackson and a 2024 sixth-round selection. * March 13: Tampa Bay traded CB

Carlton Davis Carlton Davis III (born December 31, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second round of the ...

, and 2024 and 2025 sixth-round selections to Detroit in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection. * March 13: Baltimore traded OT

Morgan Moses Morgan Moses (born March 3, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of ...

and a 2024 fourth-round selection (No. 134) to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2024 fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 113 and 185). * March 14: The Los Angeles Chargers traded WR

Keenan Allen Keenan Alexander Allen (born April 27, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California before leaving after his junior year. He was drafte ...

to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round selection. * March 14: Washington traded QB

Sam Howell Sam Howell (born September 16, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, setting school records for most touchdown passes in a s ...

and 2024 fourth- and sixth-round selections to Seattle in exchange for 2024 third- and fifth-round selections. * March 14: Atlanta traded QB

Desmond Ridder Desmond Ridder (born August 31, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati, where he was twice-named AAC Offensive Player of the Year before ...

to Arizona in exchange for WR

Rondale Moore Rondale DaSean Moore (born June 9, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue, and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the ...

. * March 15: Pittsburgh traded QB

Kenny Pickett Kenneth Shane Pickett (born June 6, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden A ...

and a 2024 fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection and two 2025 seventh-round selections. * March 22: Kansas City traded CB

L'Jarius Sneed L'Jarius Sneed (born January 21, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth-round (138th ov ...

and a 2024 seventh-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection. * March 29: Philadelphia traded LB

Haason Reddick Haason Samir Reddick (born September 22, 1994) is an American football outside linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the f ...

to the New York Jets in exchange for a conditional 2026 third-round selection. * April 3: Buffalo traded WR

Stefon Diggs Stefon Marsean Diggs (born November 29, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round ...

, a 2024 sixth-round selection (No. 189 overall), and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Houston in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection. * August 9: Minnesota traded CB Andrew Booth Jr. to Dallas in exchange for CB

Nahshon Wright Nahshon Wright ( ; born September 23, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State. Early years Wright attended James Logan High School, where ...

. * August 14: New England traded LB

Matthew Judon Matthew Judon (born August 15, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grand Valley State, where he set the Division II record for sacks, and wa ...

to Atlanta in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection. * August 22: Washington traded WR

Jahan Dotson Jahan Waltè Dotson ( ; born March 22, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Commanders in the first r ...

and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection and two 2025 seventh-round selections. * August 22: Carolina traded LB Michael Barrett to Seattle in exchange for CB Mike Jackson.

Retirements

Notable retirements * DT

Fletcher Cox Fletcher Cox (born December 13, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State, and was drafted by the Eagles in the first roun ...

– Six-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro (one first-team, three second-team), and

Super Bowl LII Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Confere ...

champion. Played for Philadelphia during his entire 12-year career. * DT

Aaron Donald Aaron Charles Donald (born May 23, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he received unanimous All-American honors, and wa ...

– Ten-time Pro Bowler, eight-time first-team All-Pro, three-time

Defensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course of a season. Many sports leagues award this type of award. League awards for Defensive Player o ...

(2017, 2018, and 2020), 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year, and

Super Bowl LVI Super Bowl LVI was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2021 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams defeated the American Football Conference ...

champion. Played for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams during his entire 10-year career. * QB

Nick Foles Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draf ...

– One-time Pro Bowler and

champion and MVP. Played for Philadelphia, the St. Louis Rams, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Chicago, and Indianapolis during his 11-year career. * CB

Chris Harris Jr. Christopher Harris Jr. (born June 18, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free age ...

– Four-time Pro Bowler, three-time All-Pro (one first-team, two second-team), and

Super Bowl 50 Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) ...

champion. Played for Denver, the Los Angeles Chargers, and New Orleans during his 12-year career. * C

Jason Kelce Jason Daniel Kelce (; born November 5, 1987) is an American football center for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at ...

– Seven-time Pro Bowler, six-time first-team All-Pro, and

champion. Played for Philadelphia during his entire 13-year career. * QB Matt Ryan – Four-time Pro Bowler, one-time first-team All-Pro, 2008 Offensive Rookie of the Year, 2016 Offensive Player of the Year, and 2016 NFL MVP. Played for Atlanta and Indianapolis during his 15-year career. * WR

Matthew Slater Matthew Wilson Slater (born September 9, 1985) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, where he received ...

– Ten-time Pro Bowler, eight-time All-Pro (five first-team, three second-team) as a special teams player, and three-time Super Bowl champion ( XLIX, LI, and LIII). Played for New England during his entire 16-year career. Other retirements

Draft

The

2024 NFL draft The 2024 NFL Draft will be the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held in Detroit, Michigan. Host city Detroit was chosen as the host city on March 28 ...

took place around

Campus Martius Park Campus Martius Park ( ') is a re-established park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the fire of 1805, Campus Martius (from the Latin for ''Field of Mars'', where Roman heroes walked) was the focal point of Judge Augustus Woodward's plans to ...

and

Hart Plaza Philip A. Hart Plaza, in downtown Detroit, is a city plaza along the Detroit River. It is located more or less on the site at which Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac landed in 1701 when he founded ''Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit'', t ...

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

, on April 25–27.

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

had the first selection via a trade from

Carolina Carolina may refer to: Geography * The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina ** North Carolina, a U.S. state ** South Carolina, a U.S. state * Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712 * Carolina, Alabama, a town in ...

, who posted the league's worst record in 2023. Chicago selected

USC USC most often refers to: * University of South Carolina, a public research university ** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses ** South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program * University of ...

quarterback

Caleb Williams Caleb Williams (born November 18, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the USC Trojans. Williams played for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021 before transferring to USC as a sophomore in 2022, where he won several player of the year awards, i ...

2024 deaths

Pro Football Hall of Fame members

;

Larry Allen Larry Christopher Allen Sr. (born November 27, 1971) is an American former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Sonoma State a ...

: Allen played 14 seasons in the NFL as an offensive guard with the

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divis ...

and

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler, seven-time All-Pro (six first-team, one second-team),

Super Bowl XXX Super Bowl XXX was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

champion, and was selected to the 1990s and

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NFL All-Decade teams and

NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team The National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team was voted on by a panel consisting of media members, former players and league personnel in 2019 to honor the greatest players of the first 100 years of the National Football League (NFL ...

. He died on June 2, age 52. ; Jimmy E. Johnson: Johnson played 16 seasons in the NFL as a cornerback with the

, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a five-time Pro Bowler, eight-time All-Pro (four first-team, four second-team), and won the

George Halas Award The George Halas Award is given by the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) to a National Football League (NFL) player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. The award is named for George Halas, a charter memb ...

in 1972. He died on May 9, age 86. ;

Jim Otto James Edwin Otto (born January 5, 1938) is an American former professional football player who played as a center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He played colleg ...

: Otto played 15 seasons in the AFL and NFL as a center with the

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, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980. He was a nine-time AFL All-Star and three-time Pro Bowler, 12-time All-Pro or All-AFL (nine first-team All-AFL, one first-team All-Pro, second-team All-Pro, and second-team All-AFL), was selected to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team and the AFL All-Time Team, and was a 1967 AFL Champion. He died on May 19, age 86. ; Joe Schmidt: Schmidt played 13 seasons in the NFL as a linebacker with the

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, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973. He was a 10-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro (eight first-team, two second-team), two-time NFL champion ( 1953 and

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), and was selected to the

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and

. He also served as head coach of the Lions for six seasons. He died on September 11, age 92. ;

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: Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL as a running back with the

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and the

, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985. He was a five-time Pro Bowler, five-time first-team All-Pro, and the 1973

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and

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. He was also a four time NFL rushing yards leader (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976), two time NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1973, 1975), and the NFL scoring leader in 1975. He was also the first player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season. He died on April 10, age 76.

Active personnel

; Khyree Jackson: Jackson was a rookie cornerback for

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, selected in the 4th round of the

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. He died on July 6, age 24, in a car accident. ;

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: D'Alessandris was the offensive line coach for

since 2017. He died on August 24, age 70.

Rule changes

The following rule changes for the 2024 season were approved at the NFL Owners' Meeting on March 25–26: * The hip-drop tackle, in which a player "grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms" and "unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner's leg(s) at or below the knee," was made illegal, penalized as a personal foul (15 yards) and automatic first down if committed by the defense. * Coaches will receive a third challenge if either of their first two challenges are upheld. Previously, both challenges needed to be successful to receive a third challenge. * Major fouls committed by the offense will be enforced if both teams commit a foul on a play that results in a change of possession. Previously, major fouls committed by the offense were ignored in that situation. * The following rule changes for kickoffs will be in place for this season on a one-year trial basis, subject to renewal in 2025: ** While the kickoff will still be taken from the kicking team's 35-yard line, all players from the kicking team except the kicker must line up at the receiving team's 40-yard line. ** The receiving team must have at least nine players in the "set-up zone" (the area between its own 35- and 30-yard lines) and may have a maximum of two returners. ** Except for the kicker and the returners, no player on either team may move until the ball touches either the ground or a receiving team player. The kicker must also not cross midfield until those other players are allowed to move. ** The kick must land in the "landing zone", between the 20-yard line and the end zone. If it lands short of the 20-yard line, it will be treated like a kickoff out-of-bounds and the receiving team will then get the ball at its 40-yard line. ** If the kick sails into or beyond the end zone for a touchback, the receiving team will get the ball at its 30-yard line. ** If the kick bounces into the end zone for a touchback, the receiving team will get the ball at its 20-yard line. **No fair catch or signal is allowed. Officials will blow the play dead. **During the fourth quarter, the trailing team may choose to attempt an onside kick using the pre-2024 kickoff formation. If an onside kick goes beyond the receiving team's setup zone untouched, the receiving team will gain possession at the kicking team's 20 yard line. * Rulings of passer down by contact or out of bounds before throwing a pass were made reviewable. * Replay reviews when there is "clear and obvious visual evidence" that the game clock expired before the snap were authorized. *The

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was moved from the Tuesday following Week 8 to the Tuesday following Week 9.

Preseason

The majority of

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were opened on July 24. The preseason began on August 1 with the

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, in which

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(represented in the 2024 Hall of Fame class by

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, and

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) defeated

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(represented by

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Regular season

The season is being played over an 18-week schedule, beginning on September 5. Each of the league's 32 teams plays 17 games, with one

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. The regular season is then scheduled to end on January 5, 2025; all games during the final weekend will be intra-division games, as it has been since . 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. The division pairings for 2024 are as follows: Highlights of the 2024 season are planned to include the following: *

: The season began with the Kickoff Game on September 5, 2024, with

at defending

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champion

. Kansas City won the game. *

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: Five International Series games are on the 2024 schedule. The first game was Green Bay at

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on September 6 at

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, Brazil, which became the first NFL regular season game held in South America. Philadelphia won the game. Three games are also planned to be held in

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, with the New York Jets at

on October 6 at

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Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the c ...

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on October 13 at Tottenham, and

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at Jacksonville on October 20 at

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. The fifth game will be

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on November 10. *

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: Three Thanksgiving Day games are planned to be held on November 28, with Chicago at

and the New York Giants at

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in the traditional afternoon doubleheader, and a primetime game (

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at Green Bay). Another game,

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, is also scheduled on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving. *

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: Christmas Day, December 25, lands on a Wednesday. This will be the first time that the league will stage Wednesday Christmas games, with two scheduled: Kansas City at

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and Baltimore at

Flexible scheduling rules

As part of current media agreements, this will be the second season that the league's flexible scheduling system includes ''

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'' games, and increased the amount of cross-flexing (switching) of Sunday afternoon games between

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and

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. After no Thursday games were flexed in 2023, flexible scheduling rules continue for ''

Thursday Night Football ''Thursday Night Football'' (often abbreviated as ''TNF'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:15 Eastern Time (8:20 prior to 20 ...

'' this season on a trial basis. In 2024, any ''Monday Night Football'' game is allowed to be flexed between weeks 12 and 17, provided that the league announces its rescheduling no later than 12 days before the contests. For ''

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'', no more than two games could be flexed between weeks 5 and 10, while any game between weeks 11 to 17 could be flexed; the league was required to give weeks 5 to 13 ''SNF'' games a 12-day notice, and weeks 14 to 17 a 6-day notice. For ''Thursday Night Football'', only two games can be flexed between weeks 14 and 17, teams are not allowed play two away Thursday games during the season, the same team can not be flexed into ''TNF'' both times, and the league is required to give a 28-day notice. CBS and Fox are still able to protect games from being moved, whether from a change to another network or a change of the Sunday afternoon time slot. When the initial season schedule was created, the two networks selected a limited amount of games involving a specific number of teams from their respective conference. Otherwise every game can be initially scheduled on any network regardless of conference. After the season started, the two networks were allowed to protect one game each week from getting flexed.

Scheduling changes

Week 17: Five games have been set aside to potentially be moved into a tripleheader on Saturday, December 28:

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–

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–

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–

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, Indianapolis–

, and

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–

. Three of those games will be moved to Saturday at 1:00, 4:30 and 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time Week 18: All Week 18 games are initially listed with a kickoff time of "TBD". Two games with playoff implications are planned to be moved to a Saturday, January 4, doubleheader at 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. ET on

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and

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. Another game with playoff implications will be selected as the final ''

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'' game at 8:20 p.m. ET. All remaining games will then be scheduled on Sunday afternoon at either 1:00 or 4:25 p.m. ET on either

Regular season standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

The 2024 playoffs are scheduled to begin with the wild-card round, with three wild-card games played in each conference. Wild Card Weekend is planned for January 11–13, 2025. In the Divisional round, scheduled for January 18–19, the top seed in the conference will play the lowest remaining seed and the other two remaining teams will play each other. The winners of those games will advance to the Conference Championship games scheduled for January 26.

is scheduled for February 9 at the

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Records, milestones, and notable statistics

Week 1 *

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tied the record for most games with multiple passing and rushing touchdowns, with four. He shares the record with

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. *

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set the record for gross punt average in a game (minimum four punts), with 64.5 yards. The previous record of 63.6 yards was held by

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. *

Lamar Jackson Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his s ...

passed

for the third-most career rushing yards for a quarterback.

Awards

Players of the Week/Month

The following were named the top performers during the 2024 season:

Head coaching and front office changes

Head coaches

Front office

Stadiums

*On February 28,

announced that FedEx ended its naming rights agreement for what was FedExField two years before the scheduled end of the agreement. The team used the temporary name of Commanders Field for the stadium while seeking a new sponsor. On August 27, Northwest Federal Credit Union announced they reached a deal with the Commanders in which the stadium would be renamed Northwest Stadium. *On September 3,

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announced a partnership with

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including naming rights to the former Cleveland Browns Stadium. The stadium's name was changed to Huntington Bank Field.

Uniforms

Uniform changes

added orange pants into its uniform rotation for the first time in franchise history on August 12. The pants will be paired with Cincinnati's orange alternate jersey and primary helmet during the team's season opener. *

announced that the team would be returning to white facemasks full time beginning with the 2024 season after featuring them for one game in each of the previous two seasons. Cleveland previously wore white facemasks from 1975-2005. *

unveiled new uniforms on April 22—the team's first uniform change since

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. The primary logo and color scheme was retained. Denver implemented an additional throwback alternate uniform based on the team's 1977 "Orange Crush" design. *

unveiled new uniforms on April 18. The set features updated block numbers, nameplate typeface and shoulder striping across all three designs. The color scheme has been updated to a brighter shade of the team's "Honolulu blue". A black uniform will serve as Detroit's alternate while their throwback uniform was retained as their second alternate. *

revealed four new uniforms on April 23, replacing the set used by the franchise since its inception. A new shade of "H-Town Blue" was incorporated on an alternate design. The original primary logo was retained and a secondary "H" logo was implemented. *

introduced a throwback uniform based on their original 1990s uniform. *

unveiled a new alternate "Winter Warrior" set on June 6. The jersey is white with purple numbers accented by a silver outline. The pants are white with purple and silver stripes. It is the first Vikings jersey that will not include gold. * The

introduced a throwback design to commemorate the team's 100th season on May 17. The "Century Red" uniforms implement design elements from several of the team's early seasons. This set replaces the throwback-inspired white uniforms first used during the NFL's "

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" program. * The New York Jets replaced their current designs with a new set that utilizes the team's legacy white throwback as its base template and updated their logos to accommodate the change. Green and black versions of the uniform were unveiled on April 15. The team unveiled "The Classic" on July 22, a design based on their uniforms worn during

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. *

will now have the updated wordmark from 2022 introduced to their uniforms. *

added gold pants back to its uniform rotation for the first time since 2018.

Alternate helmets

In April 2024, the NFL modified its uniform rule to allow for a third helmet option. The four teams that underwent a re-design process prior to the season, as noted above, have been offered a third helmet option, and it will be available to all teams starting in . These alternate helmets can be paired with a team's throwback or alternate uniform; if it is with the throwback uniform, the helmet colors and designs must be historically compatible. *

revealed an alternate "Purple Rising" helmet that will be worn with their color rush uniforms. The helmet is purple and features a forward-facing Raven logo with a gold facemask. *

added a third "Legacy Blue" helmet to accompany their throwback uniform. *

replaced the decals on their Honolulu blue helmet with a black version of the primary team logo and striping. The helmet will be accompanied with the team's black alternate uniform. * Green Bay introduced a white helmet that will be paired with their all-white uniform configuration. *

's alternate "H-Town Blue" uniform features the team's new "H" secondary logo as its primary helmet decal. The team's red alternate helmet was modified to include new decals that feature the team logo's horns on either side. *

introduced a white alternate helmet, which they announced would be worn for one game. *

's "Winter Warrior" uniform will feature a new white alternate helmet. The helmet's logo outline, stripe and facemask are silver. * The

introduced a "Century Red" throwback helmet commemorating their 100th season in existence. It features winged red decals on the team's default blue shell. * The New York Jets reintroduced its white shell helmet for the aforementioned "The Classic" throwback uniform.

Media

National

Linear television

This is the second season under 11-year U.S. media rights agreements with

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, and

along with its Spanish counterparts

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, and

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. Under these linear television rights: * Sunday afternoon games are split between CBS and Fox. Both networks will continue to carry the Sunday afternoon AFC and NFC packages, respectively. When the initial schedule was created, CBS and Fox were able to specify a limited amount of games involving teams from their respective conference that they want to air, but otherwise the league was free to schedule games regardless of conference. Each network is scheduled to air ten doubleheaders, with both networks airing one on Weeks 15 and 18. On Thanksgiving, CBS will have the early Detroit game and Fox the late Dallas game. Fox will also have an additional Saturday afternoon game on December 21. CBS also has the option of producing alternative broadcasts of select games on

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. * NBC will continue to air ''

'', the

, and the primetime Thanksgiving game. NBC will also air an additional Saturday afternoon game on December 21. Due to NBC's coverage of the

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, this season's

instead aired as an ESPN/ABC simulcast. * ESPN will continue to produce ''

'' and the doubleheader on the last Saturday of the season. Four ''MNF'' games and the Saturday doubleheader will be ESPN/ABC simulcasts. Three weeks will feature two ''MNF'' games split between ABC and ESPN. On April 10, 2024, ESPN signed a contract extension with

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to produce the alternative ''

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'' on

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on selected Mondays through 2034. *

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will air four International Series and three late-season Saturday games.

Streaming

* This is the third year of a 12-year deal with

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and

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to exclusively stream ''

''. This is also the second season that Prime Video/Twitch will stream the game on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

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has an agreement with Amazon to distribute Thursday Night Football games to business establishments. *

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simulcasts NBC's games. The platform will also exclusively stream the NFL International Series game in Brazil (its second season in a six-year deal) . Peacock's exclusive game will be distribute to business establishments via Peacock Sports Pass on EverPass Media. *

ESPN+ ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

simulcast all games on ABC, including games being simulcast on ESPN. The platform will also exclusively stream the second game of a ''Monday Night Football'' doubleheader on October 21. ESPN+'s exclusive games will be distributed to business establishments via the ESPN+ for Business package on DirecTV. *

Paramount+ Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Med ...

will simulcast in market and national CBS games. *

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...

will exclusively stream two Christmas games this season as part of a new three-year deal. It will also stream at least one game each the next two seasons. * This will be the second season out of a seven year deal that the

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out-of-market sports package will stream on

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, as well as on YouTube's Primetime Channels service as a standalone subscription option.

and EverPass Media will also distribute NFL Sunday Ticket to business establishments. * The league's streaming service

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will continue to live stream in-market regular season and postseason games on mobile devices only, radio broadcasts for all games, most out-of-market preseason games and a live stream of NFL Network on its base tier, and replays of games along with a live stream of

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on its premium tier.

Postseason

All four broadcast partners will air at least one Wild Card round game, with CBS and Fox airing a AFC and NFC Wild Card game, respectively. NBC will air the Sunday night game under the fourth year of its seven-year deal. ESPN/ABC will broadcast the Monday night Wild Card game, its fourth in a five-year deal. CBS will air a second game in the wild card round as part of its rotation with Fox and NBC; one of CBS' Wild Card games will have an alternative broadcast on Nickelodeon. Amazon Prime Video will exclusively air a Wild Card playoff game for the first time during the 2024 season (it previously simulcast one CBS Wild Card playoff games on the platform in the 2021 and 2022 seasons), purchasing the rights to the game that was aired exclusively by Peacock last season. This will be the second season that all four broadcast television partners air one divisional playoff game per season (ESPN/ABC, Fox, CBS, and NBC). Fox will televise

in the annual rotation of Super Bowl broadcasters.

Personnel changes

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is set to begin his broadcasting career as Fox's lead color commentator, joining

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. Brady will replace Greg Olsen, who is now paired with

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on the #2 team. Other changes saw

Daryl Johnston Daryl Peter "Moose" Johnston (born February 10, 1966) is a former fullback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Syracuse University. He was the General Manager of the San Antonio Commanders of ...

move to the #5 team with

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joining

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on the #3 team, and

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assigned to the #6 team with

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. The #4 team of

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and

Jonathan Vilma Jonathan Polynice Vilma (born April 16, 1982) is a former American football linebacker and current Fox NFL analyst. He played college football at the University of Miami, winning a National Championship in 2001. He went on to be drafted by the ...

remains intact, but

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replaced

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as that team's sideline reporter. Longtime CBS analysts

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and

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departed the network after 26 and 22 years, respectively. They will be replaced on ''

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'' by

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and Matt Ryan. Ryan, who previously worked with

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and

Tiki Barber Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (; born April 7, 1975) is an American former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. ...

on the #4 team, was replaced by

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on that team.

Most watched regular season games

* DH = doubleheader; MNF =

; SNF =

* TV networks include corresponding Spanish network broadcasts through

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, and

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. * For regional windows (such as Late DH), viewership figures include across all regional games on the indicated network and timeslot (for single games this includes games aired in both the early and late slots). Percentage under "Window" refers to proportion of U.S. media markets that received the indicated featured game.

References

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