Sunday Night Football Schedule 2024

Opening game of 2024 Sunday Night Football features the Los Angeles Rams against the Detroit Lions

The Sunday Night Football schedule for the 2024–25 NFL season is finally out, with the officialNFL schedulereleased on May 15, 2024. As fans are eagerly waiting for the new season to get underway, which is still quite a few months away, they can start planning their Sunday night schedules as early as May.

Sunday Night Football is one of the best ways for fans to relax and enjoy the games as the weekend comes to an end. As a result, theNFLtries to keep as many key games as they can which is not only beneficial for the fans but also helps with revenue. Furthermore, it also concludes the long list of games that have taken place throughout the day at various times all over the country.

Sunday Night Football TV Channel

With Sundays being the day when the majority of the games are played throughout the week, there are three broadcasting partners who split the games. All of the day games are split between FOX and CBS who get the lion’s share of the games in the week.

Having said that, Sunday Night Football (SNF) belongs completely to NBC and its streaming service Peacock. Generally, Sunday games for FOX and CBS are decided as per the following criteria:

1. AFC team games broadcast rights belong to CBS
2. NFC team games broadcast rights belong to FOX
3. Interconference games meaning AFC teams vs NFC teams broadcast rights are given to the away team’s network. (Meaning, if the away team belongs to the AFC, then CBS will broadcast the game, and vice-versa).

The upside for NBC is that Sunday Night Football is considered a primetime slot and that gives the channel exclusive rights to host these games for the entire duration of the NFL season.

Sunday Night Football Kickoff Time

Sunday Night Football kickoff time is generally 8:20 p.m. Eastern time, live on NBC and its streaming platform Peacock which provides viewers more than one option to watch the games. As this is a prime time slot, there is little to no change in the time of the games for the entirety of the NFL season.

However, it is worth noting that despite the fact that the 2024 Sunday Night Football schedule is out, a few of these games may get flexed depending on how the NFL sees fit. Therefore, it is important to keep an eye out on games that may be potentially flexed especially towards the mid to later stages of the season.

Sunday Night Football Key Matchups

With the Sunday Night Football schedule being announced on May 15, 2024, we now have the full slate of games at our disposal. Even though almost every game in the prime time slot is worthy of hype around it, there are a few that stand out more than the others. Some of the interesting and key matchups on SNF are as follows:

Week 1 - Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions

Sunday Night Football is set to get off with a bang for the 2024-25 NFL season as theDetroit Lionsplay host to theLos Angeles Rams. This is a rematch of the previous season’s NFC Wild Card round, in which the Lions edged out the Rams 24-23.

As theRamslook to start off their new season with a win, revenge will also be on their minds. Furthermore, this matchup will be yet another duel betweenMatthew StaffordandJared Goffwho were exchanged by the two teams back in 2021.

Week 2 - Chicago Bears at Houston Texans

Had theChicago Bearsnot drafted Caleb Williams with the number one overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, then this game may not have even been on SNF. However, the Bears did that and also put several key pieces together for Williams to thrive with.

This makes their game against theHouston Texansvery interesting as on one hand we have last season’s offensive rookie of the year inC.J. Stroudand his high-flying Texans team and on the other hand, we have the much-raved-about Caleb Williams who everyone is dying to see in the NFL.

Week 4 - Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens

The week 4 matchup on SNF sees theBuffalo Billsvisit theBaltimore Ravens. While it is difficult to say just how good the Bills will be this season after having lost key players, especially in the receiving department,Josh Allenis still a very good quarterback who can rally his teammates whenever required.

On the other side of the ball will be the reigning NFL MVP inLamar Jacksonand hisRavensteam which performed admirably last season. This game promises to be a great duel, provided the new Bills roster can rise to the challenge.

Week 8 - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers

An intense rivalry whenever these two NFC teams meet is none other than theDallas Cowboysand theSan Francisco 49ers. These two teams have a whole lot of history that goes way back. The Cowboys, in 2024 will be looking to get the better of the 49ers as last season’s match was a complete blowout in favor of theBrock Purdyled 49ers. And according to the Cowboys owner, the team is supposed to be “All In” this year so it will be interesting to see how well they play against one of the better teams in the league.

Week 14 - Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs

Another intense but divisional match will be the week 14 encounter between theLos Angeles Chargersand theKansas City Chiefs. This is also one of the older rivalries in the NFL. The Chiefs have been dominating the Chargers over the past few seasons but this year with Jim Harbaugh as their coach, Kansas City may be in for a surprise.

In any case, any game featuring the likes ofPatrick MahomesandTravis Kelceis bound to be a prime-time game, but with the division on the line, this game may become more important especially as it is towards the latter stages of the regular season.

Also Read aboutMonday Night Football&Thursday Night Football.