NFL could be sending a Week 1 game to Brazil as part of the 2024 schedule, per report

The NFL’s Week 1 schedule could have a totally different look in 2024 and that’s because the league is considering the possibility of doing some things that it’s never done before. 

The big one is that the NFL might schedule an international game for the opening week of the season for the first time ever. According to NBC Sports, the NFL is mulling over the possibility of putting a game in Brazil in Week 1. 

Although it might not happen in the opening week, the South American country will definitely be hosting a game in 2024 after the NFL’s 32 owners voted last week to approve Brazil as a host country. The game will be played in the city of São Paulo at the Corinthians Arena, which served as a venue for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games. 

With the game being played so far away — São Paulo would be a 10 to 13 hour flight for most NFL teams — the league is also considering implementing another new change for Week 1: There might be a game played on Friday or Saturday. 

According to NBC, if the NFL does decide to let Brazil host a game in Week 1, there’s a chance the game could be played on a Thursday as part of an opening night doubleheader. 

The NFL also has the option of putting the game on a Friday or Saturday this year, which doesn’t always happen. Under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, the league isn’t allowed to televise any games on Friday or Saturday from the second weekend in September through the second weekend in December (Those two days have been earmarked for high school and college football). 

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2023-12-19 18:20:52

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