After the 2024 National Football League regular season schedule is released, two National Football Conference teams and an American Football Conference squad will have the most evening games in their upcoming campaigns.
The 33rd Team NFL writer Ari Meirov tweeted that the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys have the most primetime games with six apiece. The Jets and the 49ers will start their season against each other at Levi's Stadium on September 9 at 8:20 p.m.
This game will mark Aaron Rodgers' return to his home state. In addition to the season opener, the Jets will have primetime games in Weeks 3 (vs. New England Patriots), 6 (vs. Buffalo Bills), 7 (at Pittsburgh Steelers), 9 (vs. Houston Texans), and 11 (vs. Indianapolis Colts).
Meanwhile, the 49ers will have additional primetime games against the Seattle Seahawks (Week 6), Dallas Cowboys (Week 8), Bills (Week 13), Los Angeles Rams (Week 15), and Detroit Lions (Week 17). The 49ers-Lions game will be a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game, which the 49ers won before heading to Super Bowl 58.
In addition to the 49ers, the Cowboys will also have primetime matches against the New York Giants (Week 4), Pittsburgh Steelers (Week 5), Houston Texans (Week 11), Cincinnati Bengals (Week 14), and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 16).
Here's Meirov's list of primetime games. The Carolina Panthers get none. Conversely, the Chiefs, Bills, Packers, Lions, Bengals, Ravens, Eagles, Dolphins, and Rams each have five primetime games.
Amount of primetime games by team:
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 16, 2024
6: NYJ, SF, DAL
5: KC, BUF, GB, DET, CIN, BAL, PHI, MIA, LAR
4: HOU, PIT, TB, SEA, ATL, CLE
3: NYG, CHI, LAC, NO
2: MIN, LV, WSH, DEN, JAX
1: IND, NE, ARZ, TEN
0: CAR
Reminder: Primetime for the NFL = game at night.
-Lance Fernandez