2024 - NFL Calendar of Events & Important Dates

We also know several other key facts about the 2024 schedule, and you can check those out below:

Chiefs will face Ravens in Thursday night opener.

The defending Super Bowl champion gets to host the first game of the year, and for the second straight year that game will be played in Kansas City. The 2024 opener will feature the Chiefs facing the Baltimore Ravens. It will be a rematch of January's AFC Championship, which the Chiefs won 17-10.


NFL set to play in Brazil for the first time.

Not only are their four European games on the schedule this year, but the NFL has scheduled a game in Brazil for the first time. The Eagles will be the home team for a Week 1 game against the Packers that will stream exclusively on Peacock on Friday, Sept. 6


International series will also feature games in London and Munich.

The NFL will be playing four games in Europe this year with three games in London and one game in Germany. For the slate of games in England, the Bears, Vikings and Jaguars will each serve as the home team in one game. As for the game in Germany, the Panthers will serve as the home team for the NFL's second regular-season game ever in Munich.


Christmas doubleheader that will make history.

For just the third time in 75 years, the NFL will be playing on a Wednesday this year and that will be happening because Christmas falls on a Wednesday in 2024. The NFL will be giving us a doubleheader on Dec. 25.