AFC North teams face toughest strength of schedule in 2024 NFL season; NFC South has easiest slate

The NFL will unveil the league's 272-game 2024 schedule tonight at 5:00 p.m. PT. It is common for select week-to-week opponent matchups to leak before the official announcement. I've created this tracker to collect those leaks as the official schedule release time approaches. As usual, the San Francisco 49ers will face each NFC West team twice. They will also play against the division champions from the NFC East, NFC South, and AFC West: the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Kansas City Chiefs, respectively. The 49ers-Chiefs game will be a rematch of Super Bowl 58. Additionally, the Niners are scheduled to play every team from the AFC East and the NFC North. RELATED:

Keeping with the trend of announcing the schedule in May, the NFL officially announced that it will release the entire league schedule for the 2024 season on Wednesday, May 15, at 5:00 p.m. PT. This will include the San Francisco 49ers' full slate of 17 regular-season games. Live primetime coverage on NFL Network, NFL.com, the NFL app, and NFL+ will cover the schedule release. ESPN will also have a two-hour primetime special highlighting the release of the 2024 regular season schedule on Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and simulcast on ESPN+. Earlier today, it was announced the NFL Kickoff game on Thursday, September 5, will feature a rematch of last year's AFC Championship Game when the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs host

The NFL revealed its 272-game 2024 regular-season schedule on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. PT. NFL Kickoff Weekend will commence on Thursday, September 5. The season will culminate with Super Bowl 59 on February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The San Francisco 49ers open their regular season at home against the New York Jets on "Monday Night Football." Their first road game comes during Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings, with the team slated to participate in six prime-time matchups this year. For the third consecutive season, the Niners' bye week will take place during Week 9. San Francisco's opponents combined for a 146-143 record last season. The .505 winning percentage by opponents

Start speadin' the news. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets visit Levi's Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers' season opener, a September 9th nationally televised Monday night game. In the season's most anticipated game, the Niners host the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on October 20 in the reprisal of February's Super Bowl. San Francisco will play six primetime games, two each on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday night. Monday Night Matchup The Monday night season opener features the return of Rodgers—who played only four snaps last year before getting injured. A healthy Rogers elevates New York to an instant postseason contender. San Francisco's final home game of the season will be against the