When's the 2024 NFL schedule released? Date, time, when season starts
The NFL is a 12-month machine.
Free agency opens the offseason in March. The draft is in April. The full 18-week, 272-game regular season schedule will be revealed at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15.
It'll be the latest schedule release date in more than 35 years.
Here's what we know about the 2024 NFL schedule release date.
When is the NFL schedule release date?
NFL teams were informed in a memo from the league that the 2024 schedule will be released on Wednesday, May 15, according to Sports Business Journal reporter Ben Fischer. NFL teams had been expecting the schedule to be released Thursday, May 9 and a reason for the delay was not mentioned in the memo.
The home and away opponents for each team have already been determined but the league has generated hoopla around announcing the full upcoming season schedule. The NFL builds anticipation by waiting to announce a date for the release and teams now produce viral social media videos for the extravaganza.
What day of the week is the NFL schedule announced?
It will be Wednesday this year.
The NFL has held its schedule release on a Thursday in each of the last four years.
When was last year's NFL schedule released?
The 2023 schedule was released on May 11, 2023. Here were the dates of the last five schedule releases.
2023: Thursday, May 11
2022: Thursday, May 12
2021: Thursday, May 13
2020: Thursday, May 7
2019: Wednesday, April 17
What time is the NFL schedule released?
The schedule release will begin at 8 p.m.
Are any games leaked or announced earlier in the day?
Last year the NFL released specifics for the international games, a Black Friday game and select individual games on multiple networks and shows, including NFL Network, Amazon, Fox & Friends, CBS Mornings, Today Show and Good Morning America.
How to watch the NFL schedule release
The NFL Network and NFL+ will air the NFL Schedule Release show. Additional coverage and analysis is on ESPN2.
When does the NFL season start?
The Kansas City Chiefs will host the NFL kickoff game on Thursday, Sept. 5. Their opponent hasn't been announced.
Are any other 2024 NFL games announced?
The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Green Bay Packers in Brazil in Week 1 on Friday, Sept. 6. The game will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock.
A Christmas doubleheader on a Wednesday
The NFL will play not one, but two rare Wednesday games. The league is playing on a Wednesday for the third time in 75 years with a Christmas doubleheader.
2024 NFL international games
The home teams for international games are:
London: Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings
Germany: Carolina Panthers
Brazil: Philadelphia Eagles
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: 2024 NFL schedule release announced: Date, time, when season starts
