There are no international matches for the Lions
The Detroit Lions won’t have to leave the country to defend their NFC North title — the division’s only team that won’t play internationally this fall.
The NFL announced its full schedule of international tournaments on Thursday morning. The Minnesota Vikings will host the New York Jets in London on October 6, the Chicago Bears will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in London a week later, and the Jaguars will remain the home team on October 20 for a game against New England. Patriots.
The Carolina Panthers will also host the New York Giants on November 8 in Germany.
Previously, the league announced its first-ever game in Brazil, a Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup on Friday of Week 1 of the NFL season.
The Lions have not played internationally since going to London in back-to-back years in 2014-15.
Not surprisingly, they survived a trip abroad this year. The NFL has previously announced the host teams for all of its international games, and division games rarely go overseas.
However, Lions president Rod Wood said in March, when the team announced it had acquired international marketing rights in Germany, that the Lions would head overseas again at some point soon.
“We’ll be playing a game I suppose in the next year or two, we’re kind of late,” he said. “I think if we were in Germany when we had to give up a home game, being in that market would probably increase our chance of playing a game there.”
NFL schedule release coming today
It may seem like the NFL season ended not long ago, but it’s already time to look forward to the 2024-25 roster.
All 32 teams will learn the 17-game regular season schedule Wednesday night during the schedule release. The NFL will have its usual challenges of Sunday games each week, as well as three time slots (Thursday night, Sunday night and Monday night), international games and even Christmas games, which falls on a Wednesday this year. However, some games are being announced before the full schedule is released Wednesday night.
The Detroit Lions’ 17 opponents have been determined since the end of the 2023 season, which includes nine home games and eight on the road, but the standings have not yet been announced. The Lions were a prime-time darling in 2023 and are expected to have more opportunities in 2024 after winning the NFC North and reaching the conference championship game last season, energizing a large and rabid fan base.
The NFL season begins on the first Thursday after Labor Day, September 5, and the first full slate of games is scheduled for Sunday, September 8. The opener includes last year’s Super Bowl winners, the Kansas City Chiefs, who will face the Baltimore Ravens in a rematch for the AFC Championship to start the NFL season.
Below is an FAQ with everything you need to know about the NFL schedule release, with live updates from NFL newscasts and reporters below. And check back with the Free Press Lions page throughout Thursday for our live updates, with more Lions leaks and confirmations coming, as well as analysis and game predictions once we get the schedule.
When will the NFL schedule be released?
the The full 272-game schedule will be revealed Officially on Wednesday at 8pm on NFL Network, ESPN2, NFL+, the NFL App and YouTube.
So far, a few Week 1 and 2 games have been announced, including the season opener in Kansas City between the Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens and the first Monday Night Football game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.
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NFL schedule rumors and leaks
- Week 1, September 5: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens, Thursday Night Football.
- Week 1, Sept. 6: Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Friday in Brazil.
- Week 1, September 8: Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns.
- Week 1, September 9: New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers, Monday Night Football.
- Week 2, September 12: Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, Thursday Night Football.
- Week 2, September 15: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs.
2024 NFL schedule changes
The NFL made some sweeping changes to scheduling in 2023, such as removing the requirement for each team to have a prime-time game, increasing doubleheaders and Monday night scheduling options, adding more holiday-specific games and removing some ties between television networks and specific conferences for matchups. Sunday.
This year, the changes aren’t as prominent, but there are some noteworthy tweaks that should increase the volume of football during the week.
Friday night football: A night after opening the season, the NFL will debut a Friday night game during Week 1. The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers will face each other in Sao Paulo, Brazil – The first-ever NFL game in South America – on Friday, September 6. The match will be played during the typical window for high school football across the country on Friday nights in the first of five international matches this season.
Christmas games: Move, NBA. The Football League is looking to dominate the entire holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The NFL will have a Christmas doubleheader This season, building on last season’s triple success on December 25. Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year, which means the NFL will play games on six of the seven days of the week this season (sorry, Tuesday). In the past, the NFL typically only played games on Christmas or Christmas Eve when the holiday aligned with the schedule on the calendar.
Short week double: Teams can appear on Amazon Prime Video’s TNF more than once or do so Short shifts several times in their schedule this chapter. Previously, teams could not play two “short week” games before a rule change approved by the owners in March 2023.
Where are the 2024 NFL international games?
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The NFL has five games outside the United States scheduled in 2024: three in England, one in Germany and one in Brazil for the first time ever. As of now, here are the five domestic teams that will host international games, all of which are NFC since it’s an even-numbered year. Match times and opponents will be revealed when the full schedule is released.
- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers, Week 1, Sao Paulo
- Chicago Bears, London
- Minnesota Vikings, London
- Jacksonville Jaguars, London
- Carolina Panthers, Munich
Who are the Detroit Lions’ opponents in 2024?
The Lions face a tough schedule on paper after finishing 12-5, winning the NFC North and reaching the NFC Championship game in 2023. Detroit will play a first-place schedule plus the six games against the improved NFC North and cross-division games with the NFC West and AFC South. The crossover games will be against first-place teams from the NFC East (Cowboys), NFC South (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and AFC East (Bills) next season.
The Lions have nine home games and eight road games and will retain each home game because they have not been announced as the home team in an international match. Detroit plays eight games against seven teams that reached the playoffs in 2023.
Here are the Lions’ opponents, both at home and abroad:
*Denotes 2023 playoff team
Detroit Lions 2024 home opponents
chicago, *Green Bay, Minnesota, Jacksonville, *Los Angeles Rams, Seattle, Tennessee, *buffalo, *Tampa Bay.
Detroit Lions 2024 away opponents
chicago, *Green Bay, Minnesota, Arizona, *houston, indianapolis, *San Francisco, *Dallas.
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