2024 NFL schedule: Super Bowl rematch, Bills-Chiefs, Rams-Lions highlight best games
The 2024 Super Bowl is in the books and now every NFL fanbase can focus on the offseason. Before the 2024 NFL season begins Aug. 1 with the Hall of Fame Game, there's plenty of key events to focus on including the NFL Draft and free agency.
But once the dust settles, the 2024 NFL regular season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 5. That first matchup will feature the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, as it did in the 2023 season. The NFL's already released a matchup list for the 2024 NFL schedule outlining which teams will face off in 2024. Specific dates and times are not yet set, just the opponents.
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The 17-game season means that AFC teams will play eight home games and nine road games; NFC teams will play nine matchups at home and eight on the road.
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Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers
This is the second year in a row that Kansas City will play a rematch of their latest Super Bowl. The Eagles triumphed at home against them in 2023. Can the 49ers avenge their Super Bowl loss at home, too?
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Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
A budding playoff rivalry continues in the regular season for the fifth year in a row. The Bills have won the last three regular season matchups and this will be the first one of those matchups at home since 2020. That 2020 game was the first time Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes played each other.
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
More playoff rematches for the Chiefs sees them hosting a rematch of the 2024 AFC championship game. Lamar Jackson's now tied with Mahomes in MVP awards and the Ravens are one of the Chiefs' biggest threats in 2024.
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
Arguably the biggest matchup of the 2024 NFL playoffs' wild card weekend will see a sequel in the 2024 regular season in Detroit once again. Though the stakes will likely be lower, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's returning to his home for more than a decade once again.
Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints
Sean Payton heads to New Orleans for the first time as an opposing coach to take on a franchise he coached to arguably its greatest heights. Both teams have plenty of questions to answer this offseason but this will be a must-watch for Payton's return.
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Which NFL team has the toughest 2024 schedule?
Using 2023 regular season win-loss records, the Cleveland Browns have the toughest schedule with an opponent win percentage of 0.547. The AFC North rounds out the top three with the Ravens (0.536) and Pittsburgh Steelers (0.533) close behind thanks to all four AFC North teams finishing with a winning record. No other division reached that in 2023.
The NFC South was the only division without a double-digit win team in 2023 and featured the worst team in the league: the 2-15 Carolina Panthers. Because of that, the Atlanta Falcons and Saints are tied for the easiest schedule with an opponent win percentage of 0.453.
Here's a look at every team's opponents and their strength of schedule based on 2023 regular season win percentage:
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AFC East 2024 schedule
In 2024, AFC East teams play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the AFC South and NFC West. They'll each play one team from the AFC West, AFC North, and NFC North corresponding to how they finished in 2023 (e.g. the AFC East's second-place Miami Dolphins play the AFC West's second-place Las Vegas Raiders).
Buffalo Bills
Strength of schedule: 0.516 (sixth-toughest in the league)
- Home: Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Chiefs, Cardinals, 49ers
- Away: Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, Texans, Colts, Ravens, Rams, Seahawks, Lions
Miami Dolphins
Strength of schedule: 0.488 (24th)
- Home: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Jaguars, Titans, Raiders, Cardinals, 49ers
- Away: Bills, Jets, Patriots, Texans, Colts, Browns, Rams, Seahawks, Packers
New York Jets
Strength of schedule: 0.505 (12th)
- Home: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Texans, Colts, Broncos, Rams, Seahawks
- Away: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Steelers, Cardinals, 49ers, Vikings
New England Patriots
Strength of schedule: 0.512 (eighth)
- Home: Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Texans, Colts, Chargers, Rams, Seahawks
- Away: Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Steelers, Cardinals, 49ers, Bears
AFC North 2024 schedule
In 2024, AFC North teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the NFC East and AFC West. They'll also play one team each from the AFC East, AFC South, and NFC South corresponding to their 2023 standing.
Baltimore Ravens
Strength of schedule: 0.536 (second)
- Home: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Broncos, Raiders, Bills, Eagles, Commanders
- Away: Bengals, Browns, Steelers, Texans, Chiefs, Chargers, Texans, Cowboys, Giants, Panthers
Cleveland Browns
Strength of schedule: 0.547 (first)
- Home: Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Giants
- Away: Bengals, Ravens, Steelers, Raiders, Broncos, Jaguars, Eagles, Commanders, Saints
Pittsburgh Steelers
Strength of schedule: 0.533 (third)
- Home: Bengals, Ravens, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Jets, Giants, Cowboys
- Away: Bengals, Ravens, Browns, Broncos, Raiders, Colts, Eagles, Commanders, Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals
Strength of schedule: 0.502 (16th)
- Home: Steelers, Ravens, Browns, Broncos, Raiders, Patriots, Eagles, Commanders
- Away: Steelers, Ravens, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Titans, Giants, Cowboys, Panthers
AFC South 2024 schedule
In 2024, AFC South teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the AFC East and NFC North. They'll also play one team each from the NFC East, AFC West, and AFC North corresponding to their 2023 standing.
Houston Texans
Strength of schedule: 0.526 (fourth)
- Home: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Bills, Dolphins, Ravens, Bears, Lions
- Away: Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Chiefs, Packers, Vikings, Cowboys
Jacksonville Jaguars
Strength of schedule: 0.512 (eighth)
- Home: Texans, Colts, Titans, Patriots, Jets, Packers, Vikings, Browns
- Away: Texans, Colts, Titans, Dolphins, Raiders, Bills, Eagles, Bears, Lions
Indianapolis Colts
Strength of schedule: 0.491 (21st)
- Home: Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Dolphins, Bills, Steelers, Lions, Bears
- Away: Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Jets, Patriots, Broncos, Giants, Packers, Vikings
Tennessee Titans
Strength of schedule: 0.491 (21st)
- Home: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Patriots, Jets, Bengals, Packers, Vikings
- Away: Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Dolphins, Bills, Chargers, Bears, Lions, Commanders
AFC West 2024 schedule
In 2024, AFC West teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the AFC North and NFC South. They'll also play one team each from the NFC West, AFC South, and AFC East corresponding to their 2023 standing.
Kansas City Chiefs
Strength of schedule: 0.502 (16th)
- Home: Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Texans, Saints, Buccaneers
- Away: Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, Steelers, Browns, Bills, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers
Las Vegas Raiders
Strength of schedule: 0.512 (eighth)
- Home: Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Browns, Steelers, Jaguars, Falcons, Panthers
- Away: Chiefs, Chargers, Broncos, Ravens, Bengals, Dolphins, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams
Denver Broncos
Strength of schedule: 0.495 (20th)
- Home: Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Browns, Steelers, Colts, Falcons, Panthers
- Away: Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Jets, Saints, Buccaneers, Seahawks
Los Angeles Chargers
Strength of schedule: 0.478 (27th)
- Home: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Titans
- Away: Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Falcons, Panthers, Cardinals
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NFC East 2024 schedule
In 2024, NFC East teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the AFC North and NFC South. They'll also play one team each from the NFC West, NFC South, and AFC South corresponding to their 2023 standing.
Dallas Cowboys
Strength of schedule: 0.505 (12th)
- Home: Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Saints, Buccaneers, Lions, Ravens, Bengals, Texans
- Away: Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers, Browns, Steelers
Philadelphia Eagles
Strength of schedule: 0.491 (21st)
- Home: Giants, Cowboys, Commanders, Panthers, Falcons, Packers, Steelers, Browns, Jaguars
- Away: Giants, Cowboys, Commanders, Rams, Saints, Buccaneers, Bengals, Ravens
New York Giants
Strength of schedule: 0.516 (sixth)
- Home: Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Saints, Buccaneers, Vikings, Ravens, Bengals, Colts
- Away: Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Panthers, Falcons, Seahawks, Steelers, Browns
Washington Commanders
Strength of schedule: 0.502 (16th)
- Home: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Falcons, Panthers, Bears, Browns, Steelers, Titans
- Away: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Saints, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Bengals, Ravens
NFC North 2024 schedule
In 2024, NFC North teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the NFC West and AFC South. They'll also play one team each from the NFC East, NFC South, and AFC East corresponding to their 2023 standing.
Detroit Lions
Strength of schedule: 0.509 (11th)
- Home: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Buccaneers, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, Bills
- Away: Bears, Packers, Vikings, Cowboys, Cardinals, 49ers, Texans, Colts
Green Bay Packers
Strength of schedule: 0.526 (fourth)
- Home: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Saints, Colts, Texans, Dolphins
- Away: Bears, Lions, Vikings, Eagles, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans
Minnesota Vikings
Strength of schedule: 0.502 (16th)
- Home: Bears, Lions, Packers, Cardinals, 49ers, Falcons, Texans, Colts, Jets
- Away: Bears, Lions, Packers, Rams, Seahawks, Giants, Jaguars, Titans
Chicago Bears
Strength of schedule: 0.467 (29th)
- Home: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Panthers, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Titans, Patriots
- Away: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Cardinals, 49ers, Commanders, Texans, Colts
NFC South 2024 schedule
In 2024, NFC South teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the NFC East and AFC West. They'll also play one team each from the NFC North, NFC West, and AFC North corresponding to their 2023 standing.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Strength of schedule: 0.478 (27th)
- Home: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Eagles, 49ers, Commanders, Ravens, Broncos, Raiders
- Away: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Cowboys, Giants, Lions, Chiefs, Chargers
New Orleans Saints
Strength of schedule: 0.453 (31st)
- Home: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Eagles, Commanders, Rams, Broncos, Raiders, Browns
- Away: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Cowboys, Giants, Packers, Chiefs, Chargers
Atlanta Falcons
Strength of schedule: 0.453 (31st)
- Home: Bears, Lions, Packers, Cardinals, 49ers, Falcons, Texans, Colts, Jets
- Away: Bears, Lions, Packers, Rams, Seahawks, Giants, Jaguars, Titans
Carolina Panthers
Strength of schedule: 0.467 (29th)
- Home: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, Cardinals, Chiefs, Chargers, Bengals
- Away: Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Eagles, Commanders, Bears, Broncos, Raiders
NFC West 2024 schedule
In 2024, NFC West teams will play each other twice as well as all of the teams in the NFC North and AFC East. They'll also play one team each from the NFC South, NFC East, and AFC West corresponding to their 2023 standing.
San Francisco 49ers
Strength of schedule: 0.505 (12th)
- Home: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Cowboys, Jets, Patriots, Chiefs
- Away: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Bills
Los Angeles Rams
Strength of schedule: 0.505 (12th)
- Home: 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders
- Away: 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Eagles, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders
Seattle Seahawks
Strength of schedule: 0.488 (24th)
- Home: Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Packers, Vikings, Giants, Dolphins, Bills, Broncos
- Away: Rams, Cardinals, 49ers, Bears, Lions, Falcons, Patriots, Jets
Arizona Cardinals
Strength of schedule: 0.488 (24th)
- Home: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Commanders, Patriots, Jets, Chargers
- Away: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Commanders, Patriots, Jets, Chargers
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