2024 NFL season

The 2024 NFL league year and trading period started on March 13. On March 11, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2024 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2023 contracts and fewer than three accrued seasons of free agent credit. Teams were required to be under the salary cap using the "top 51" definition (in which the 51 highest paid-players on the team's payroll must have a combined salary cap). On March 13, clubs were allowed to contact and begin contract negotiations with players whose contracts had expired and thus became unrestricted free agents.^[2]

Free agency began on March 13, 2024.^[2] Notable players to change teams included:

• Quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett (Washington to New England), Kirk Cousins (Minnesota to Atlanta), Gardner Minshew (Indianapolis to Las Vegas), and Russell Wilson (Denver to Pittsburgh).
• Running backs Saquon Barkley (New York Giants to Philadelphia), Austin Ekeler (Los Angeles Chargers to Washington), Ezekiel Elliott (New England to Dallas), Derrick Henry (Tennessee to Baltimore), Josh Jacobs (Las Vegas to Green Bay), Aaron Jones (Green Bay to Minnesota), Zack Moss (Indianapolis to Cincinnati), Tony Pollard (Dallas to Tennessee), Devin Singletary (Houston to New York Giants), and D'Andre Swift (Philadelphia to Chicago)
• Wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. (Baltimore to Miami), Marquise Brown (Arizona to Kansas City), Gabe Davis (Buffalo to Jacksonville), Darnell Mooney (Chicago to Atlanta), Calvin Ridley (Jacksonville to Tennessee), and Mike Williams (Los Angeles Chargers to New York Jets)
• Tight ends Zach Ertz (Detroit to Washington), Gerald Everett (Los Angeles Chargers to Chicago), Hayden Hurst (Carolina to Los Angeles Chargers), and Jonnu Smith (Atlanta to Miami)
• Offensive linemen Trent Brown (New England to Cincinnati), Lloyd Cushenberry (Denver to Tennessee), Robert Hunt (Miami to Carolina), Jonah Jackson (Detroit to Los Angeles Rams), Damien Lewis (Seattle to Carolina), Tyron Smith (Dallas to New York Jets), Jonah Williams (Cincinnati to Arizona), and Kevin Zeitler (Baltimore to Detroit)
• Defensive linemen Arik Armstead (San Francisco to Jacksonville), Calais Campbell (Atlanta to Miami), Danielle Hunter (Minnesota to Houston), Sheldon Rankins (Houston to Cincinnati), D. J. Reader (Cincinnati to Detroit), Christian Wilkins (Miami to Las Vegas), and Chase Young (San Francisco to New Orleans)
• Linebackers Jadeveon Clowney (Baltimore to Carolina), Jonathan Greenard (Houston to Minnesota), Bryce Huff (New York Jets to Philadelphia), Eric Kendricks (Los Angeles Chargers to Dallas), Patrick Queen (Baltimore to Pittsburgh), and Bobby Wagner (Seattle to Washington)
• Defensive backs Jamal Adams (Seattle to Tennessee), Chidobe Awuzie (Cincinnati to Tennessee). Kevin Byard (Philadelphia to Chicago), Quandre Diggs (Seattle to Tennessee), Kendall Fuller (Washington to Miami), C. J. Gardner-Johnson (Detroit to Philadelphia), Stephon Gilmore (Dallas to Minnesota), Marcus Maye (New Orleans to Miami), Xavier McKinney (New York Giants to Green Bay), Jordan Poyer (Buffalo to Miami), Justin Simmons (Denver to Atlanta), and Tre'Davious White (Buffalo to Los Angeles Rams)
• Punters Cameron Johnston (Houston to Pittsburgh) and Tommy Townsend (Kansas City to Houston)

The following notable trades were made during the 2024 league year:

• March 13: New England traded QB Mac Jones to Jacksonville in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round selection.^[3]
• March 13: Cincinnati traded RB Joe Mixon to Houston in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round selection.^[4]
• March 13: Carolina traded LB Brian Burns and a 2024 fifth-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for 2024 second- and fifth-round selections, and a 2025 conditional fifth-round selection.^[5]
• March 13: Pittsburgh traded WR Diontae Johnson and a 2024 seventh-round selection to Carolina in exchange for CB Donte Jackson and a 2024 sixth-round selection.^[6]
• March 13: Tampa Bay traded CB Carlton Davis, and 2024 and 2025 sixth-round selections to Detroit in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection.^[7]
• March 13: Baltimore traded OT Morgan Moses and a 2024 fourth-round selection (No. 134) to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2024 fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 113 and 185).^[8]
• March 14: The Los Angeles Chargers traded WR Keenan Allen to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round selection.^[9]
• March 14: Washington traded QB Sam Howell and 2024 fourth- and sixth-round selections to Seattle in exchange for 2024 third- and fifth-round selections.^[10]
• March 14: Atlanta traded QB Desmond Ridder to Arizona in exchange for WR Rondale Moore.^[11]
• March 15: Pittsburgh traded QB Kenny Pickett and a 2024 fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection and two 2025 seventh-round selections.^[12]
• March 22: Kansas City traded CB L'Jarius Sneed and a 2024 seventh-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection.^[13]
• March 29: Philadelphia traded LB Haason Reddick to the New York Jets in exchange for a conditional 2026 third-round selection, that could become a second-round selection based on Reddick's performance.^[14]
• April 3: Buffalo traded WR Stefon Diggs, a 2024 sixth-round selection (No. 189 overall), and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Houston in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection.^[15][16]
• August 9: Minnesota traded CB Andrew Booth Jr. to Dallas in exchange for CB Nahshon Wright.^[17][18]
• August 14: New England traded LB Matthew Judon to Atlanta in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection.^[19]
• August 22: Washington traded WR Jahan Dotson and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection and two 2025 seventh-round selections.^[20]
• August 22: Carolina traded LB Michael Barrett to Seattle in exchange for CB Mike Jackson.^[21]
• October 15: Las Vegas traded WR Davante Adams to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection which can become a second round selection based on Adams’ performance.^[22]
• October 15: Cleveland traded WR Amari Cooper and 2025 sixth-round selection to Buffalo for a 2025 third- and 2026 seventh-round selection.^[23]
• October 24: Tennessee traded WR DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection which can become a fourth-round selection based on Hopkins’ performance.^[24]
• October 29: Carolina traded WR Diontae Johnson and a 2025 sixth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection.^[25]
• November 5: The Los Angeles Rams traded CB Tre'Davious White and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round selection.^[26]
• November 5: New Orleans traded CB Marshon Lattimore and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Washington in exchange for 2025 third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections.^[27]
• November 5: Cleveland traded LB Za'Darius Smith and a 2026 seventh-round selection to Detroit in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection and a 2026 sixth-round selection.^[28]

Notable retirements

• DT Fletcher Cox – Six-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro (one first-team, three second-team), and Super Bowl LII champion. Played for Philadelphia during his entire 12-year career.^[29]
• DT Aaron Donald – Ten-time Pro Bowler, eight-time first-team All-Pro, three-time Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018, and 2020), 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Super Bowl LVI champion. Played for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams during his entire 10-year career.^[30]
• QB Nick Foles – One-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl LII champion and MVP. Played for Philadelphia, the St. Louis Rams, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Chicago, and Indianapolis during his 11-year career.^[31]
• CB Chris Harris Jr. – Four-time Pro Bowler, three-time All-Pro (one first-team, two second-team), and Super Bowl 50 champion. Played for Denver, the Los Angeles Chargers, and New Orleans during his 12-year career.^[32]
• C Jason Kelce – Seven-time Pro Bowler, six-time first-team All-Pro, and Super Bowl LII champion. Played for Philadelphia during his entire 13-year career.^[33]
• QB Matt Ryan – Four-time Pro Bowler, one-time first-team All-Pro, 2008 Offensive Rookie of the Year, 2016 Offensive Player of the Year, and 2016 NFL MVP. Played for Atlanta and Indianapolis during his 15-year career.^[34]
• WR Matthew Slater – Ten-time Pro Bowler, eight-time All-Pro (five first-team, three second-team) as a special teams player, and three-time Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, and LIII). Played for New England during his entire 16-year career.^[35]

Other retirements

The 2024 NFL draft took place around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27.^[83] Chicago held the first selection via a trade from Carolina, who posted the league's worst record in 2023, and selected quarterback Caleb Williams. Five other quarterbacks—Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr., J. J. McCarthy, and Bo Nix—would be taken in the first round, tying the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history.

Larry Allen

Allen played 14 seasons in the NFL as an offensive guard with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler, seven-time All-Pro (six first-team, one second-team), Super Bowl XXX champion, and was selected to the 1990s and 2000s NFL All-Decade teams and NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. He died on June 2, age 52.^[84]

Jimmy E. Johnson

Johnson played 16 seasons in the NFL as a cornerback with the San Francisco 49ers, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a five-time Pro Bowler, eight-time All-Pro (four first-team, four second-team), and won the George Halas Award in 1972. He died on May 9, age 86.^[85]

Jim Otto

Otto played 15 seasons in the AFL and NFL as a center with the Oakland Raiders, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980. He was a nine-time AFL All-Star and three-time Pro Bowler, 12-time All-Pro or All-AFL (nine first-team All-AFL, one first-team All-Pro, second-team All-Pro, and second-team All-AFL), was selected to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team and the AFL All-Time Team, and was a 1967 AFL Champion. He died on May 19, age 86.^[86]

Joe Schmidt

Schmidt played 13 seasons in the NFL as a linebacker with the Detroit Lions, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973. He was a 10-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro (eight first-team, two second-team), two-time NFL champion (1953 and 1957), and was selected to the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team and NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. He also served as head coach of the Lions for six seasons. He died on September 11, age 92.^[87]

Billy Shaw

Shaw played nine seasons in the AFL a guard with the Buffalo Bills, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999. He was an eight-time AFL All-Star and seven-time All-AFL (five first-team, two second-team), two-time AFL champion (1964 and 1965), and was selected to the AFL All-Time Team. He died on October 4, age 85.^[88]

O. J. Simpson

Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL as a running back with the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985. He was a five-time Pro Bowler, five-time first-team All-Pro, and the 1973 NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. He was also a four time NFL rushing yards leader (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976), two time NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1973, 1975), and the NFL scoring leader in 1975. He was also the first player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season. He died on April 10, age 76.^[89]

Khyree Jackson

Jackson was a rookie cornerback for Minnesota. He died on July 6, age 24, in a car accident.^[90][91]

Joe D'Alessandris

D'Alessandris was the offensive line coach for Baltimore since 2017. He died on August 24, age 70.^[92]

The following rule changes for the 2024 season were approved at the NFL Owners' Meeting on March 25–26:^[93]

• The hip-drop tackle, in which a player "grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms" and "unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner's leg(s) at or below the knee," was made illegal, penalized as a personal foul (15 yards) and automatic first down if committed by the defense.
• Coaches will receive a third challenge if either of their first two challenges are upheld. Previously, both challenges needed to be successful to receive a third challenge.
• Major fouls committed by the offense will be enforced if both teams commit a foul on a play that results in a change of possession. Previously, major fouls committed by the offense were ignored in that situation.
• The following rule changes for kickoffs will be in place for this season on a one-year trial basis, subject to renewal in 2025:^[94]
  • While the kickoff will still be taken from the kicking team's 35-yard line, all players from the kicking team except the kicker must line up at the receiving team's 40-yard line.
  • The receiving team must have at least nine players in the "set-up zone" (the area between its own 35- and 30-yard lines) and may have a maximum of two returners.
  • Except for the kicker and the returners, no player on either team may move until the ball touches either the ground or a receiving team player. The kicker must also not cross midfield until those other players are allowed to move.
  • The kick must land in the "landing zone", between the 20-yard line and the end zone. If it lands short of the 20-yard line, it will be treated like a kickoff out-of-bounds and the receiving team will then get the ball at its 40-yard line.
  • If the kick sails into or beyond the end zone for a touchback, the receiving team will get the ball at its 30-yard line.
  • If the kick bounces into the end zone for a touchback, the receiving team will get the ball at its 20-yard line.
  • No fair catch or signal is allowed. Officials will blow the play dead.
  • During the fourth quarter, the trailing team may choose to attempt an onside kick using the pre-2024 kickoff formation. If an onside kick goes beyond the receiving team's setup zone untouched, the receiving team will gain possession at the kicking team's 20 yard line.
• A tee may now be used on a free kick following a safety.
• Rulings of passer down by contact or out of bounds before throwing a pass were made reviewable.
• Replay reviews when there is "clear and obvious visual evidence" that the game clock expired before the snap were authorized.
• The trade deadline was moved from the Tuesday following Week 8 to the Tuesday following Week 9.^[95]

The majority of training camps were opened on July 24. The preseason began on August 1 with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, in which the Chicago Bears (represented in the 2024 Hall of Fame class by Devin Hester, Steve McMichael, and Julius Peppers) defeated the Houston Texans (represented by Andre Johnson).^[96]

The season is being played over an 18-week schedule, beginning on September 5. Each of the league's 32 teams plays 17 games, with one bye week. The regular season is then scheduled to end on January 5, 2025; all games during the final weekend will be intra-division games, as it has been since 2010.^[2]

Each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice, one game against each of the four teams from a division in its own conference, one game against each of the four teams from a division in the other conference, one game against each of the remaining two teams in its conference that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season (e.g., the team that finished fourth in its division would play all three other teams in its conference that also finished fourth in their divisions), and one game against a team in another division in the other conference that also finished in the same position in their respective division the previous season.^[97]

The division pairings for 2024 are as follows:^[97]

Highlights of the 2024 season are planned to include the following:^[98]

• NFL Kickoff Game: The season began with the Kickoff Game on September 5, 2024, with Baltimore at defending Super Bowl LVIII champion Kansas City. Kansas City won the game.^[99]
• NFL International Series: Five International Series games are on the 2024 schedule. The first game was Green Bay at Philadelphia on September 6 at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil, which became the first NFL regular season game held in South America.^[100][101] Philadelphia won the game. Three games were also held in London, England, with the New York Jets at Minnesota on October 6 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jacksonville at Chicago on October 13 at Tottenham, and New England at Jacksonville on October 20 at Wembley Stadium. The fifth game will be New York Giants at Carolina at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on November 10.^[102][103]
• Thanksgiving: Three Thanksgiving Day games are planned to be held on November 28, with Chicago at Detroit and the New York Giants at Dallas in the traditional afternoon doubleheader, and a primetime game (Miami at Green Bay). Another game, Las Vegas at Kansas City, is also scheduled on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving.^[104][105]
• Christmas: Christmas Day, December 25, lands on a Wednesday. This will be the first time that the league will stage Wednesday Christmas games, with two scheduled: Kansas City at Pittsburgh and Baltimore at Houston.^[106][107]

This was the second season that the league's flexible scheduling system includes Monday Night Football games and increased the amount of cross-flexing (switching) of Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox.^{[108][109][110]}

After no Thursday games were flexed in 2023, flexible scheduling rules continue for Thursday Night Football this season on a trial basis.^[111]

In 2024, any Monday Night Football game is allowed to be flexed between weeks 12 and 17, provided that the league announces its rescheduling no later than 12 days before the contests. For Sunday Night Football, no more than two games could be flexed between weeks 5 and 10, while any game between weeks 11 to 17 could be flexed; the league was required to give weeks 5 to 13 SNF games a 12-day notice, and weeks 14 to 17 a 6-day notice.^[112][113] For Thursday Night Football, only two games can be flexed between weeks 14 and 17, teams are not allowed play two away Thursday games during the season, the same team can not be flexed into TNF both times, and the league is required to give a 28-day notice.^[111]

CBS and Fox are still able to protect games from being moved, whether from a change to another network or a change of the Sunday afternoon time slot. When the initial season schedule was created, the two networks selected a limited number of games involving a specific number of teams from their respective conference. Otherwise every game can be initially scheduled on any network regardless of conference.^[114] After the season started, the two networks were allowed to protect one game each week from getting flexed.^[109]

Week 8: The Philadelphia–Cincinnati game was moved from 4:25 p.m. ET to 1:00 p.m. ET, trading time slots with the Chicago–Washington game; both games remaining on CBS.^[115]

Week 9: The Indianapolis–Minnesota game, originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS, was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Jacksonville–Philadelphia game, which was moved to 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS.^[116]

Week 11: The Cincinnati–Los Angeles Chargers game, originally scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, was flexed into NBC Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET, replacing the originally scheduled Indianapolis–New York Jets game, which was moved to 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.

Week 17: Five games have been set aside to potentially be moved into a tripleheader on Saturday, December 28: Arizona–Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta–Washington, Denver–Cincinnati, Indianapolis–New York Giants, and Los Angeles Chargers–New England. Three of those games will be moved to Saturday at 1:00, 4:30 and 8:15 p.m. ET.^[117]

Week 18: All Week 18 games are listed with a kickoff time of "TBD" (these games will be decided after the Sunday games of Week 17 are complete). Two games with playoff implications are planned to be moved to a Saturday, January 4, doubleheader at 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN. Another game with playoff implications will be selected as the final NBC Sunday Night Football game at 8:20 p.m. ET. All remaining games will then be scheduled on Sunday afternoon at either 1:00 or 4:25 p.m. ET on either CBS or Fox.^[118]

The playoffs are scheduled to begin with the wild-card round, with three wild-card games played in each conference. Wild Card Weekend is planned for January 11–13, 2025. In the Divisional round, scheduled for January 18–19, the top seed in the conference will play the lowest remaining seed and the other two remaining teams will play each other. The winners of those games will advance to the Conference Championship games scheduled for January 26. Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2]

Week 1

• Josh Allen tied the record for most games with multiple passing and rushing touchdowns, with four. He shares the record with Steve Young.^[119]
• Ryan Rehkow set the record for gross punt average in a game (minimum four punts), with 64.5 yards. The previous record of 63.6 yards was held by A. J. Cole III.^[120]
• Lamar Jackson passed Russell Wilson for the third-most career rushing yards for a quarterback.^[121]

Week 2

• Braelon Allen tied the record for becoming the youngest player to score a touchdown from scrimmage, at age 20 years, 239 days. He shares the record with Arnie Herber.^[122]
• Allen also set the record for becoming the youngest player to score multiple touchdowns in a game.^[123]
• Justin Jefferson tied the record for most games with at least 100 receiving yards in a player's first five seasons, with 30. He shares the record with Randy Moss.^[123]
• Brock Bowers set the record for most receptions and receiving yards in a tight end's first two games of his career, with 15 and 156 respectively.^[124][125]
• The Green Bay Packers became the first NFL franchise to have 800 wins.^[126]

Week 3

• Aaron Rodgers became the sixth quarterback to win 150 starts.^[127]
• Matthew Stafford passed Eli Manning for tenth place in career pass completions.^[128]
• Malik Nabers set the record for becoming the youngest wide receiver to have multiple touchdowns in a game, at 21 years, 56 days of age. The previous record of 21 years, 73 days was held by Mike Evans.^[129]
• Nabers also became the first player with at least 20 receptions, 250 receiving yards, and three touchdowns in his first three career games.^[129]
• Patrick Mahomes set the record for most wins in a quarterback's first 100 starts, ultimately with 78. The previous record of 76 was shared by Tom Brady and Roger Staubach.^[129]
• Jayden Daniels set the record for highest completion percentage for a rookie in a game (minimum 20 attempts), completing 91.3% of his passes. The previous record of 88.9% was held by Dak Prescott.^[130]
• The Washington–Cincinnati game was the first game to have no turnovers or punts since 1940.^[130]

Week 4

• Matthew Stafford passed Eli Manning for tenth place in career passing yards.^[131]
• Bobby Wagner passed Zach Thomas for fourth place in career tackles.^[132]
• Malik Nabers became the third player in the Super Bowl era to have at least 30 receptions in his first four games, joining Puka Nacua and Anquan Boldin.^[133]
• Sam Darnold became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to win and have at least two passing touchdowns in each of his first four games with a new team.^[134]
• Bo Nix became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to win a game with a yards per pass attempt average lower than 2.5 (minimum 25 attempts).^[134]
• Jayden Daniels set the record for highest completion percentage in four consecutive games, with 82.1% (minimum 100 attempts). The previous record of 81.8% was held by Peyton Manning.^[135]
• Jared Goff set the record for most completed passes in a game without an incomplete pass, with 18. The previous record of 10 was held by Kurt Warner.^[136]
• Goff also set the record for most passing yards in a game without an incomplete pass, with 292. The previous record of 179 was held by Frank Filchock.^[136]

Week 5

• Aaron Rodgers became the ninth player to have 60,000 passing yards.^[137]
• Jayden Daniels became the first rookie to have at least 1,000 passing yards and 250 rushing yards in his first five games.^[138]
• T. J. Watt joined his brother J. J. Watt to become the first set of brothers to have at least 100 sacks each.^[139]
• Maxx Crosby became the fourth player to have at least one sack in ten consecutive games against a single opponent, doing so against the Denver Broncos.^[140]
• Xavier McKinney became the first player since 1970 to intercept a pass in each of his first five games.^[140]

Week 6

• Deebo Samuel became the first wide receiver to have at least 20 receiving touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns.^[141]
• Lamar Jackson passed Cam Newton for the second-most career rushing yards for a quarterback.^[142]
• Derrick Henry became the fourth player since 1950 to have at least 20 games with at least 100 rushing yards and multiple touchdowns, joining Jim Brown, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Emmitt Smith.^[143]
• Drake Maye became the first quarterback since 1950 to have at least three passing touchdowns and lead his team in rushing yards in his first career start.^[143]

Week 7

• Brock Bowers set the record for most receptions in a tight end's first seven games of his career, with 47. The previous record of 42 was held by Keith Jackson.^[144]
• Mike Evans became the 11th player to reach 100 touchdown receptions.^[145]

Week 8

• Matthew Stafford passed Dan Marino for ninth place in career pass completions.^[146]
• Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player to reach 30,000 passing yards, doing so in 103 games. The previous record of 109 games was held by Stafford.^[147]

Week 9

• Derek Carr became the first starting quarterback to have lost to 31 different NFL teams.^[148]
• Matthew Stafford became the ninth player to have 5,000 career pass completions.^{[citation needed]}
• Stafford also passed Dan Marino for second place in game-winning touchdowns in final two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime.^[149]
• Derrick Henry became the 10th player to reach 100 rushing touchdowns.^[150]
• Henry also became the third player to have at least ten rushing touchdowns in seven straight seasons, joining Adrian Peterson and LaDainian Tomlinson.^[151]
• Lamar Jackson set the record for most career games with a perfect passer rating (minimum 15 attempts per game), with four. Jackson shared the previous record of three with four other players.^[151]
• Jared Goff set the Super Bowl era record for highest completion percentage in a six-game stretch (minimum 100 attempts), at 82.8%. The previous record of 78.3% was held by Peyton Manning.^[151]
• Goff also set the Super Bowl era record for highest passer rating in a six-game stretch (minimum 100 attempts), at 140.1. The previous record of 138.1 was held by Brock Purdy.^[151]
• Kamren Kinchens tied the record for the longest non-special teams touchdown by a rookie, with a 103-yard interception return. He shares the record with Pete Barnum.^[151]

Week 10

• Ja'Marr Chase set the record for most receiving yards against a single opponent in a season, with 457 in two games against Baltimore. The previous record of 428 yards was held by Art Powell.^[152]
• Chase also became the first player to have multiple games with at least 250 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.^[153]

The following were named the top performers during the season:

• On February 28, Washington announced that FedEx ended its naming rights agreement for what was FedExField two years before the scheduled end of the agreement.^[196][197] The team used the temporary name of Commanders Field before announcing a sponsorship with Northwest Federal Credit Union on August 27, in which the stadium was renamed Northwest Stadium.^[198]
• On September 3, Cleveland announced a partnership with Huntington Bank in which the former Cleveland Browns Stadium was renamed Huntington Bank Field.^[199]

• Cincinnati added orange pants into its uniform rotation for the first time in franchise history. The pants are paired with Cincinnati's orange alternate jersey and primary helmet during the team's season opener.^[200]
• Cleveland announced that the team would be returning to white facemasks full time beginning with the 2024 season after featuring them for one game in each of the previous two seasons. Cleveland previously wore white facemasks from 1975 to 2005.^[201]
• Denver unveiled new uniforms on April 22—the team's first uniform change since 1997. The primary logo and color scheme were retained.^[202] Denver implemented an additional throwback alternate uniform based on the team's 1977 "Orange Crush" design.^[203]
• Detroit unveiled new uniforms on April 18.^[204] The set features updated block numbers, nameplate typeface, and shoulder striping across all three designs. The color scheme was updated to a brighter shade of the team's "Honolulu blue".^[205] A black uniform serves as Detroit's alternate while their throwback uniform was retained as their second alternate.^[206][207]
• Houston revealed four new uniforms on April 23, replacing the set used by the franchise since its inception. A new shade of "H-Town Blue" was incorporated on an alternate design. The original primary logo was retained and a secondary "H" logo was implemented.^{[208][209][210][211]}
• Jacksonville introduced a throwback uniform based on their original 1990s uniform.^[212][213]
• Minnesota unveiled a new alternate "Winter Warrior" set on June 6. The jersey is white with purple numbers accented by a silver outline. The pants are white with purple and silver stripes. It is the first Vikings jersey that does not include gold.^[214]
• The New York Giants introduced a throwback design to commemorate the team's 100th season on May 17. The "Century Red" uniforms implement design elements from several of the team's early seasons.^[215] This set replaces the throwback-inspired white uniforms first used during the NFL's "Color Rush" program.^[216]
• The New York Jets replaced their current designs with a new set that utilizes the team's legacy white throwback as its base template and updated their logos to accommodate the change. Green and black versions of the uniform were unveiled on April 15.^[217][218] The team unveiled "The Classic" on July 22, a design based on their uniforms worn during Super Bowl III.^[219]
• Philadelphia added the updated wordmark from 2022 to their uniforms.^[220]
• Washington added gold pants to its home uniform for the first time since 2018.^[221]

In April 2024, the NFL modified its uniform rule to allow for a third helmet option. The four teams that underwent a re-design process prior to the season, as noted above, have been offered a third helmet option, and it will be available to all teams starting in 2025. These alternate helmets can be paired with a team's throwback or alternate uniform; if it is with the throwback uniform, the helmet colors and designs must be historically compatible.^[222]

• Baltimore revealed an alternate "Purple Rising" helmet for their all-purple uniforms. The helmet is purple and features a forward-facing Raven logo with a gold facemask.^[223]
• Denver added a third "Legacy Blue" helmet to accompany their throwback uniform.^[224]
• Detroit replaced the decals on their Honolulu blue helmet with a black version of the primary team logo and striping. The helmet was accompanied with the team's black alternate uniform.^[225]
• Green Bay introduced a white helmet to their all-white uniform configuration.^[226]
• Houston's alternate "H-Town Blue" uniform features the team's new "H" secondary logo as its primary helmet decal. The team's red alternate helmet was modified to include new decals that feature the team logo's horns on either side.^[210]
• Jacksonville introduced a white alternate helmet, which they announced would be worn for one game.^[227]
• Minnesota's "Winter Warrior" uniform features a new white alternate helmet. The helmet's logo outline, stripe and facemask are silver.^[228]
• The New York Giants introduced a "Century Red" throwback helmet commemorating their 100th season in existence. It features winged red decals on the team's default blue shell.^[215]
• The New York Jets reintroduced its white shell helmet for the aforementioned "The Classic" throwback uniform.^[229]

• Carolina wore a patch that commemorated the 30th season of the franchise.^[230]
• Jacksonville wore a patch that commemorated the 30th season of the franchise.^[231]
• Las Vegas wore a patch that commemorated the 65th season of the franchise.^[232]
• The New York Giants wore a patch that commemorated the 100th season of the franchise.^[233]

This is the second season under 11-year U.S. media rights agreements with CBS, Fox, NBC, and ESPN/ABC along with its Spanish counterparts ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, and Telemundo Deportes.^[108] Under these linear television rights:

• Sunday afternoon games are split between CBS and Fox. Both networks continued to carry the Sunday afternoon AFC and NFC packages, respectively. When the initial schedule was created, CBS and Fox were able to specify a limited number of games involving teams from their respective conference that they want to air, but otherwise the league was free to schedule games regardless of conference.^[234] Each network is scheduled to air ten doubleheaders, with both networks airing one on Weeks 15 and 18.^[235][236] On Thanksgiving, CBS will have the early Detroit game and Fox the late Dallas game.^[108] Fox will also have an additional Saturday afternoon game on December 21.^[237] CBS also has the option of producing alternative broadcasts of select games on Nickelodeon.^[108]
• NBC continued to air Sunday Night Football, the NFL Kickoff Game, and the primetime Thanksgiving game.^[108] NBC will also air an additional Saturday afternoon game on December 21.^[237] Due to NBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics, this season's Pro Football Hall of Fame Game instead aired as an ESPN/ABC simulcast.^[238]
• ESPN continued to produce Monday Night Football and the doubleheader on the last Saturday of the season. Originally, four MNF games and the Saturday doubleheader were set to be ESPN/ABC simulcasts. On October 11, 2024, it was announced that ABC picked up simulcasts of six additional MNF games, bringing the ESPN/ABC simulcast total to twelve. Three weeks will feature two MNF games split between ABC and ESPN.^{[108][239][240][241]} On April 10, 2024, ESPN signed a contract extension with Omaha Productions to produce the alternative Manningcast on ESPN2 on selected Mondays through 2034.^[242]
• NFL Network will air four International Series and three late-season Saturday games.

• This is the third year of a 12-year deal with Amazon Prime Video and Twitch to exclusively stream Thursday Night Football.^[243] This is also the second season that Prime Video and Twitch will stream the game on the Friday after Thanksgiving.^[104] DirecTV has an agreement with Amazon to distribute Thursday Night Football games to business establishments.^[244]
• Peacock simulcasts NBC's games.^[108] The platform also exclusively stream the NFL International Series game in Brazil (its second season in a six-year deal).^[245][246] Peacock's exclusive game was distribute to business establishments via Peacock Sports Pass on EverPass Media.^[247]
• ESPN+ simulcast select games on ABC, including games being simulcast on ESPN, as well as select Manningcasts.^[108] The platform also exclusively streamed the second game of a split Monday Night Football doubleheader on October 21 with ABC and ESPN airing the other game.^[248] ESPN+'s exclusive games will be distributed to business establishments via the ESPN+ for Business package on DirecTV.^[249] On December 9, ESPN+ and Disney+ will stream an alternate Monday Night Football broadcast that will use the league's player tracking data to render a live animated version of the game portrayed by characters from The Simpsons.^[250]
• Paramount+ simulcast in market and national CBS games.^[108]
• Netflix will stream two Christmas games this season as part of a new three-year deal. It will also stream at least one game each the next two seasons.^[251]
• This will be the second season out of a seven-year deal that the NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market sports package will stream on YouTube TV, as well as on YouTube's Primetime Channels service as a standalone subscription option.^[252] DirecTV and EverPass Media will also distribute NFL Sunday Ticket to business establishments.^{[253][254][255]}
• The league's streaming service NFL+ continued to live stream in-market regular season and postseason games on mobile devices only, radio broadcasts for all games, most out-of-market preseason games and a live stream of NFL Network on its base tier, and replays of games along with a live stream of NFL RedZone on its premium tier.^[256]

All four broadcast partners will air at least one Wild Card round game, with CBS and Fox airing an AFC and NFC Wild Card game, respectively. NBC will air the Sunday night game under the fourth year of its seven-year deal.^{[257][258][259]} ESPN/ABC will broadcast the Monday night Wild Card game, its fourth in a five-year deal.^[260][261] CBS will air a second game in the wild card round as part of its rotation with Fox and NBC; one of CBS' Wild Card games will have an alternative broadcast on Nickelodeon.^[262]

Amazon Prime Video will exclusively air a Wild Card playoff game for the first time during the 2024 season (it previously simulcast one CBS Wild Card playoff games on the platform in the 2021 and 2022 seasons), purchasing the rights to the game that was aired exclusively by Peacock last season.^[263][264]

This will be the second season that all four broadcast television partners air one divisional playoff game per season (ESPN/ABC, Fox, CBS, and NBC).^[265]

Fox will televise Super Bowl LIX in the annual rotation of Super Bowl broadcasters.^[266]

Tom Brady began his broadcasting career as Fox's lead color commentator, working alongside Kevin Burkhardt. Brady replaced Greg Olsen, who joined Joe Davis on the #2 team.^[267] Other changes saw Daryl Johnston move to the #5 team with Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez joining Adam Amin on the #3 team, and Mark Schlereth assigned to the #6 team with Chris Myers.^[268] The #4 team of Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma remains intact, but Megan Olivi replaced Shannon Spake as that team's sideline reporter.^[269][270]

Longtime CBS analysts Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason departed the network after 26 and 22 years, respectively. They were replaced on The NFL Today by J. J. Watt and Matt Ryan.^[271] Ryan, who previously worked with Andrew Catalon and Tiki Barber on the #4 team, was replaced by Jason McCourty on that team.^[272]

All times Eastern.

• DH = doubleheader; MNF = Monday Night Football; SNF = Sunday Night Football
• TV networks include corresponding Spanish network broadcasts through Telemundo, Universo, ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, and SAP.
• For regional windows (such as Late DH), viewership figures include across all regional games on the indicated network and timeslot (for single games this includes games aired in both the early and late slots). Percentage under "Window" refers to proportion of U.S. media markets that received the indicated featured game.