The 2024 NFL season kicks off on Thursday evening because the reigning back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs welcome the Baltimore Ravens into city for a matchup between two of the league’s finest groups.
Learn extra: Recent History May Favor Ravens to Beat Chiefs in NFL Season Opener
This yr’s opening weekend is the largest kickoff weekend ever, because the Philadelphia Eagles and Inexperienced Bay Packers will play on Friday evening in Brazil, the first-ever common season recreation in South America.
Learn extra: NFL Taking Extra Precaution Ahead of First-Ever Game in Brazil
Then, after Sunday’s 13 video games, the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers conclude the Week 1 slate with a Monday Evening Soccer matchup between two potential powerhouses.
As Week 1 is lastly right here, it is time for the primary version of Newsweek Sports activities’ NFL Energy Rankings. This is the place each staff stands coming into Week 1 of the 2024 season.
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1. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (Week 1 matchup: vs. Baltimore Ravens)
2. San Francisco 49ers (Week 1 matchup: vs. New York Jets)
3. Baltimore Ravens (Week 1 matchup: at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs)
4. Detroit Lions (Week 1 matchup: vs. Los Angeles Rams)
5. Philadelphia Eagles (Week 1 matchup: vs. Inexperienced Bay Packers)
6. Houston Texans (Week 1 matchup: at Indianapolis Colts)
7. Dallas Cowboys (Week 1 matchup: at Cleveland Browns)
8. Cincinnati Bengals (Week 1 matchup: vs. New England Patriots)
9. Miami Dolphins (Week 1 matchup: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
10. New York Jets (Week 1 matchup: at San Francisco 49ers)
11. Inexperienced Bay Packers (Week 1 matchup: at Philadelphia Eagles)
12. Buffalo Payments (Week 1 matchup: vs. Arizona Cardinals)
13. Atlanta Falcons (Week 1 matchup: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers)
14. Los Angeles Rams (Week 1 matchup: at Detroit Lions)
15. Cleveland Browns (Week 1 matchup: vs. Dallas Cowboys)
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 1 matchup: vs. Washington Commanders)
17. Chicago Bears (Week 1 matchup: vs. Tennessee Titans)
18. Pittsburgh Steelers (Week 1 matchup: at Atlanta Falcons)
19. Seattle Seahawks (Week 1 matchup: vs. Denver Broncos)
20. Arizona Cardinals (Week 1 matchup: at Buffalo Payments)
21. Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 1 matchup: at Miami Dolphins)
22. New Orleans Saints (Week 1 matchup: vs. Carolina Panthers)
23. Indianapolis Colts (Week 1 matchup: vs. Houston Texans)
24. Los Angeles Chargers (Week 1 matchup: vs. Las Vegas Raiders)
25. Tennessee Titans (Week 1 matchup: at Chicago Bears)
26. Denver Broncos (Week 1 matchup: at Seattle Seahawks)
27. Las Vegas Raiders (Week 1 matchup: at Los Angeles Chargers)
28. Minnesota Vikings (Week 1 matchup: at New York Giants)
29. New York Giants (Week 1 matchup: vs. Minnesota Vikings)
30. Washington Commanders (Week 1 matchup: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
31. Carolina Panthers (Week 1 matchup: at New Orleans Saints)
32. New England Patriots (Week 1 matchup: at Cincinnati Bengals)
Extra information: Predicting Team Records, Division Winners, and Playoff Teams for 2024 NFL Season
