2024 NFL season

2024 National Football League season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05) – January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05)
Playoffs
Start dateJanuary 11, 2025 (2025-01-11)
AFC ChampionsKansas City Chiefs
NFC ChampionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Super Bowl LIX
DateFebruary 9, 2025
SiteCaesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Pro Bowl
DateFebruary 2, 2025
SiteCamping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

The 2024 NFL season was the 105th season of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on September 5, 2024, with Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs winning against Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Kickoff Game. And the regular season ended on January 5, 2025. The playoffs began on January 11, 2025, and ended with Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl against the two time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs 40-22.

Regular season standings

Division

Conference

Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 15 2 0 .882 5–1 10–2 .488 .463 L1
2 Buffalo Bills East 13 4 0 .765 5–1 9–3 .467 .448 L1
3 Baltimore Ravens North 12 5 0 .706 4–2 8–4 .529 .525 W4
4 Houston Texans South 10 7 0 .588 5–1 8–4 .481 .376 W1
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 8–4 .467 .348 W3
6[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 7 0 .588 3–3 7–5 .502 .453 L4
7[a] Denver Broncos West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 6–6 .502 .394 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 Cincinnati Bengals North 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .478 .314 W5
9[b] Indianapolis Colts South 8 9 0 .471 3–3 7–5 .457 .309 W1
10[b] Miami Dolphins East 8 9 0 .471 3–3 6–6 .419 .294 L1
11 New York Jets East 5 12 0 .294 2–4 5–7 .495 .341 W1
12[c] Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .478 .265 L1
13[c][d] New England Patriots East 4 13 0 .235 2–4 3–9 .471 .471 W1
14[c][d] Las Vegas Raiders West 4 13 0 .235 0–6 3–9 .540 .353 L1
15[e] Cleveland Browns North 3 14 0 .176 2–4 3–9 .536 .510 L6
16[e] Tennessee Titans South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .522 .431 L6
Seed Team Division W L T PCT Win-Loss record within their division CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Detroit Lions North 15 2 0 .882 6-0 11-1 .564 .342 W3
2 Philadelphia Eagles East 14 3 0 .824 5-1 9-3 .453 .424 W2
3 Tampa Bay South 10 7 0 .588 4-2 8-4 .502 .465 W2
4 Los Angeles Rams West 10 7 0 .588 4-2 6-6 .505 .441 L1
Wild Cards
5 Minnesota Vikings North 14 3 0 .824 4-2 9-3 .474 .408 L1
6 Washington Commanders East 12 5 0 .706 4-2 9-3 .436 .385 W5
7 Green Bay Packers North 11 6 0 .647 1-5 6-6 .533 .412 L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 Seattle Seahawks West 10 7 0 .588 4-2 6-6 .498 .424 W2
9 Atlanta Falcons South 8 9 9 .471 4-2 7-5 .519 .426 W1
10 Arizona Cardinals West 8 9 0 .471 3-3 4-8 .536 .404 W1
11 Dallas Cowboys East 7 10 0 .412 3-3 5-7 .522 .387 L2
12 San Francisco 49ers West 6 11 0 .353 1-5 4-8 .564 .402 L4
13 Chicago Bears North 5 12 0 .294 2-4 4-8 .498 .329 W1
14 Carolina Panthers South 5 12 0 .294 2-4 4-8 .498 .329 W1
15 New Orleans Saints South 5 12 0 .294 2-4 4-8 .505 .306 L4
16 New York Giants East 3 14 0 .176 0-6 1-11 .554 .412 L1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Pittsburgh clinched the #6 seed over Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jacksonville finished ahead of New England and Las Vegas based on conference record. (Jacksonville 4–8 to New England 3–9 to Las Vegas 3–9)
  4. 4.0 4.1 New England finished ahead of Las Vegas based on strength of victory. (New England .471 to Las Vegas .353)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on strength of victory. (Cleveland .510 to Tennessee .431)
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Bracket

Jan 11 – M&T Bank Stadium Jan 19 – Highmark Stadium
6 Pittsburgh 14
3 Baltimore 28
3 Baltimore 25
Jan 26 – Arrowhead Stadium
Jan 12 – Highmark Stadium 2 Buffalo 27
AFC
7 Denver 7 2 Buffalo 29
Jan 18 – Arrowhead Stadium
2 Buffalo 31 1 Kansas City 32
AFC Championship
Jan 11 – NRG Stadium 4 Houston 14
1 Kansas City 23
5 LA Chargers 12
Divisional playoffs Feb 9 – Caesars Superdome
4 Houston 32
Wild Card playoffs
A1 Kansas City 22
Jan 12 – Raymond James Stadium Jan 18 – Ford Field N2 Philadelphia 40
Super Bowl LIX
6 Washington 23
3 Tampa Bay 20
6 Washington 45
Jan 26 – Lincoln Financial Field
Jan 13 – State Farm Stadium[a] 1 Detroit 31
NFC
5 Minnesota 9 6 Washington 23
Jan 19 – Lincoln Financial Field
4 LA Rams 27 2 Philadelphia 55
NFC Championship
Jan 12 – Lincoln Financial Field 4 LA Rams 22
2 Philadelphia 28
7 Green Bay 10
2 Philadelphia 22
  1. The Wild Card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams was moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, due to the then-ongoing wildfires in California.