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The full schedule of fixtures has been announced for the 2024 NFL season, with the Kansas City Chiefs looking to create history.
In February the Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five years and their second straight NFL title.
They became the first team to achieve that feat since the New England Patriots in 2004 and 2005, but no team has won three Super Bowls in a row.
The NFL teased the 2024 schedule by revealing some fixtures before Wednesday’s full rollout.
Now quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his Chiefs team-mates know exactly who and when they will play as they aim to reach Super Bowl 59.
When does the NFL season start?
The season will begin on the first full weekend of September and, as is tradition, the Super Bowl champions open the new season that Thursday.
That means the Chiefs will host the Baltimore Ravens on 5 September in a repeat of last year’s AFC Championship game – effectively one of the Super Bowl semi-finals.
The NFL will play its first game in Brazil on 6 September before a full programme on 8 September.
The regular season lasts 18 weeks, with each team playing 17 games, and ends on 5 January 2025.
The Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, who contested last season’s Super Bowl, will meet on 20 October.
What are the NFL’s Thanksgiving and Christmas Day games?
Football is a big part of the holidays in the US, and the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys have long since hosted games on Thanksgiving.
This year it falls on 28 November, and the Lions host the Chicago Bears before the Cowboys welcome the New York Giants.
The Thanksgiving triple-header will be rounded off by the Green Bay Packers hosting the Miami Dolphins.
Last season featured the NFL’s first game on Black Friday, and it returns this season, with the Las Vegas Raiders visiting divisional rivals Kansas City.
The Chiefs are also part of Christmas Day’s double-header as they visit the Pittsburgh Steelers before the Houston Texans host the Ravens.
Who is playing in the NFL London games?
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Publish date : 2024-05-16 15:54:01
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