How to Watch Every NFL Week 1 Game: Full Schedule, TV Channels and Live Stream Options

It's yet here: The authoritative commencement to the NFL 2024 regular season.

We've had an aggravated preseason, which began with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, where the Chicago Bears had a constrictive pb versus the Houston Texans with a last people of 21-17. After a sensation of what this play could person successful store with 3 weeks of preseason games, we're adjacent much excited to get the 2024 NFL regular play started.

The archetypal NFL crippled of the play is simply a showdown betwixt the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs connected Thursday. Week 1 doesn't extremity there. Fans volition person a accidental to ticker 14 much games, including an planetary crippled betwixt the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles successful São Paulo, Brazil. One of the easiest ways to drawback astir of the enactment is with a subscription to NFL+

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The preseason gave shot fans a glimpse of the toughest teams of the season, but week 1 is wherever we genuinely spot what these athletes are bringing to the table. Rookies — similar the Bears' Caleb Williams, the Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels and the Patriots' Drake Maye — volition get to beryllium themselves connected the field. Predicted apical players for the twelvemonth see Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes, Cleveland Browns antiaircraft subordinate Myles Garrett and the 49ers violative tackle Trent Williams. Of course, apical picks could bust, leaving country for sleepers to look — each the amusive comes with really watching to find out.

If you've been waiting each summertime for the nonrecreational American shot games to begin, here's everything to cognize astir watching week 1 games of the NFL regular season, including the streaming schedule, matchups, dates and more.

When does the 2024 NFL regular play begin?

The archetypal crippled of the NFL regular play takes spot connected Thursday, September 5, 2024, with the NFL Kickoff crippled betwixt the Ravens and Chiefs — a rematch of past year's AFC title game.

How to ticker week 1 NFL regular play games without cable

The immense bulk of the 2024 NFL regular play games volition beryllium disposable to ticker connected the NFL Network and NFL+. Select play games volition aerial connected FOX, CBS and NBC and Friday nighttime games volition watercourse connected Peacock. Beginning connected week 2, viewers tin find the Thursday Night Games unrecorded connected Prime Video. 

NFL+

You tin drawback respective of the 2024 NFL regular play enactment with an NFL+ subscription. You'll get entree to games airing connected the NFL Network. You tin ticker in-market games connected NFL+ on your TV, but out-of-market games volition lone beryllium disposable to watercourse via your smartphone oregon tablet.

Sling TV

For NFL games connected FOX, NBC and the NFL Network, 1 of the champion ways to ticker without cablegram is done a unrecorded TV streaming subscription to Sling TV. Right now, determination is a Sling TV deal offering 50% disconnected your archetypal period of immoderate tier  — bringing the Blue Plan with your section ABC, NBC and NFL Network down to conscionable $22.50. 

FuboTV

With Fubo's sports-focused live TV streaming service, you'll person entree to NBC, CBS, FOX and the NFL Network to ticker the NFL regular play games. FuboTV comes with 1,000 hours of unreality DVR retention and a seven-day escaped trial. 

Hulu + Live TV

You tin besides unrecorded watercourse week 1 of the NFL regular play connected Hulu + Live TV. The streamer gives users entree to CBS, FOX, NBC and the NFL Network. Stream the games oregon ticker on-demand whenever and wherever you want. Subscriptions commencement astatine $77 a period and determination is besides a three-day escaped trial. The work besides bundles ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu's on-demand catalog with your subscription.

Peacock

Sunday night shot games airing connected NBC volition besides watercourse unrecorded connected Peacock. For week one, alternatively of Sunday night, Peacock volition beryllium airing the NFL First Friday crippled betwixt the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. Users tin besides unrecorded watercourse the archetypal crippled of the play connected Peacock.

Prime Video

While you won't request it for week one, Amazon's streaming service, Prime Video, volition erstwhile again beryllium the location to Thursday Night Football. Prime members successful the U.S. tin ticker Thursday Night Football connected Prime Video for nary further fees. 

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The NFL 2024 Regular Season Week 1 Game Schedule

Here are the upcoming crippled times for week 1 of the NFL regular season, including wherever the games volition air.

NFL Regular Season Week 1 Schedule

Thursday, September 5, 2024
Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs astatine 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Friday, September 6, 2024
Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles successful São Paulo, Brazil astatine 8:15 p.m. ET (Peacock)

Sunday, September 8, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
Arizona Cardinals vs. Buffalo Bills astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Tennessee Titans vs. Chicago Bears astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
New England Patriots vs. Cincinnati Bengals astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants astatine 1:00 p.m. ET (FOX)
Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers astatine 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks astatine 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns astatine 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)
Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions astatine 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, September 9, 2024
New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers astatine 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN)

Key dates for the 2024 NFL season

Here are each the important dates shot fans volition privation to people successful their calendar for the upcoming NFL regular season.

September 5: First Week of Regular Season Games
September 5-6 and September 8-9: Kickoff Weekend
September 6: NFL International Game astatine Corinthians Arena successful Brazil (Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles)
October 6: NFL International Game astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London (New York Jets vs. Minnesota Vikings)
October 13: NFL International Game astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London (Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears)
October 15-16: Fall League Meeting
October 20: NFL International Game astatine Wembley Stadium successful London (New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
November 10: NFL International Game astatine Allianz Arena successful Germany (New York Giants vs. Carolina Panthers)
December 10-11: Special League Meeting
January 11-13: Super Wild Card Weekend
January 30: East-West Shrine Bowl
February 1: Senior Bowl
February 2: Pro Bowl Games
February 9: Super Bowl LIX astatine Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans
February 24 to March 3: NFL Scouting Combine

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