New to the NFL? Right here is your fast information because the 2024 season will get below method on the highway to Tremendous Bowl LIX…
Who gained the Tremendous Bowl final time?
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs enter the brand new season as reigning back-to-back Tremendous Bowl champions after February’s 25-22 additional time victory in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers, having crushed the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 the earlier season.
Andy Reid’s aspect have now performed in 4 of the final 5 Tremendous Bowls as they give the impression of being to turn out to be the primary group in historical past to win three in a row.
The place is the Tremendous Bowl being held?
Tremendous Bowl LIX will happen on the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday February 9, 2025. It should mark the eleventh time the Tremendous Bowl has taken place in New Orleans, the newest being in 2013.
Who has gained probably the most Tremendous Bowl titles?
The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have every gained the Tremendous Bowl six instances, tied for first in NFL historical past forward of the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys with 5 apiece.
Eight groups have appeared within the Tremendous Bowl with out but profitable one, together with the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Payments, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals.
The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans, in the meantime, have by no means reached the Tremendous Bowl.
Are there video games within the UK this season?
London has hosted 36 regular-season video games since worldwide video games started in 2007, with all 32 groups having visited no less than as soon as.
The league returns for 3 extra video games in 2024, with the Jacksonville Jaguars set to play within the UK for 2 consecutive weeks for the second season in a row whereas Aaron Rodgers leads the New York Jets out in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings and No 1 Draft choose Caleb Williams involves city with the Chicago Bears.
Week One will even see the NFL stage a regular-season sport in Brazil for the primary time when the Inexperienced Bay Packers meet the Philadelphia Eagles, earlier than enjoying in Germany for the third successive 12 months because the Carolina Panthers host the New York Giants.
2024 Worldwide Video games:
- Inexperienced Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles, Corinthians Area, September 6
- New York Jets @ Minnesota Vikings, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, October 6
- Jacksonville Jaguars @ Chicago Bears, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, October 13
- New England Patriots @ Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium, October 20
- New York Giants @ Carolina Panthers, Allianz Area, November 10
Are there NFL video games at Christmas?
As is custom, the NFL will play three video games on November 28 to mark Thanksgiving when the Bears go to the Detroit Lions adopted by the Giants on the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins on the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
There’ll then be two video games on Christmas Day as Patrick Mahomes and the champion Chiefs hit the highway to face the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier than Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens meet CJ Stroud’s Houston Texans.
All Thanksgiving and Christmas Day video games will probably be reside on Sky Sports activities.
How is the NFL divided into groups?
The 32 groups are divided into two conferences: the Nationwide Soccer Convention (NFC) and the American Soccer Convention (AFC).
The NFC and AFC are then additional divided by areas to comprise 4 divisions with 4 groups every:
NFC North – Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
NFC East – Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders
NFC South – Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West – Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks
AFC North – Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC East – Buffalo Payments, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets
AFC South – Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
AFC West – Denver Broncos, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers
Which gamers starred final 12 months?
Listed here are the person award winners within the 2023 season:
- MVP: Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens
- Offensive Participant of the 12 months: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers
- Defensive Participant of the 12 months: Myles Garrett, EDGE, Cleveland Browns
- Coach of the 12 months: Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
- Offensive Rookie of the 12 months: CJ Stroud, QB, Houston Texans
- Defensive Rookie of the 12 months: Will Anderson Jr, EDGE, Houston Texans
- Comeback Participant of the 12 months: Joe Flacco, QB, Cleveland Browns
- Rookie of the 12 months: CJ Stroud, QB, Houston Texans
- Tremendous Bowl MVP: Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
Listed here are the person stats leaders within the 2023 season:
- Scoring chief: Brandon Aubrey, Okay, Dallas Cowboys – 157 factors
- Touchdowns: Raheem Mostert, RB, Miami Dolphins/Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers – 21
- Sacks: TJ Watt, EDGE, Pittsburgh Steelers – 19
- Speeding yards: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers – 1,459 yards
- Passing yards: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins – 4,624 yards
- Passing touchdowns: Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys – 36
- Passer ranking: Brock Purdy, QB, San Francisco 49ers – 113.0
- Catches: CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys – 135
- Receiving yards: Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins – 1,799 yards
- Tackles: Bobby Wagner, LB, Seattle Seahawks – 183
- Interceptions: DaRon Bland, CB, Dallas Cowboys – 9
How do you rating factors?
Groups should journey a minimal of 10 yards with the ball each time their offense has place, getting 4 makes an attempt to take action, in any other case the ball robotically turns over to the opposition.
If they’re profitable in operating or passing their method down the sector to attain a landing, they rating six factors, with the choice to increase that to seven or eight with both an ‘additional level’ kick by the goalposts or a ‘two-point conversion’, which is actually an try to attain one other landing from two yards out of the endzone.
If a group fails to make it to the endzone, they will look so as to add three factors to their rating by making an attempt a ‘area objective’, which is one other try at kicking the ball between the goalposts.
If a area objective will not be potential, the group will usually the punt the ball again to the opposition deep in their very own half.
How do the playoffs work?
On the finish of the season, the groups with the very best report in every of the 4 divisions per convention, together with the three groups with the next-best information in every convention (‘wildcard’ groups), qualify for the playoffs.
This implies a complete of 14 groups – seven from every convention – progress from the common season on the highway to the Tremendous Bowl, with every seeded accordingly primarily based on their win-loss information to find out who they face within the playoffs.
Wild Card weekend: The wildcard groups which qualify are robotically seeded fifth, sixth and seventh in every convention and are drawn to play on the highway in opposition to the 4th, third and 2nd-seeded groups, respectively, whereas the No 1-ranked sides obtain byes.
Divisional spherical: The No 1 seed in every convention then hosts the lowest-ranked group left after Wild Card weekend, with the remaining two groups in every convention going through off – the very best different seed left internet hosting the competition.
Convention Championship: Subsequent up, the 2 remaining groups in every convention play in opposition to one another – the higher-ranked seed having residence benefit – to find out the respective champions of the NFC and the AFC and, subsequently, the 2 groups who will compete within the Tremendous Bowl.
Tips on how to watch the 2024 NFL season?
Be sure to tune in to Sky Sports activities NFL each Sunday at 6pm for the primary sport of our triple-header of reside motion. The night’s leisure additionally contains NFL Redzone motion hosted by Scott Hanson, in addition to Sunday Evening Soccer to spherical off the night time.
Sky Sports activities will broadcast two unique reside video games each Sunday all through the common season within the 6pm and 9pm slots, whereas additionally exhibiting each Thursday Evening, Sunday Evening and Monday Evening match-up in addition to the Thanksgiving and Christmas Day fixtures.
The Sky Sports activities NFL channel will proceed to point out the same old NFL Community favourites, together with Good Morning Soccer, Professional Soccer Discuss and Whole Entry.
Here’s what to stay up for in Week One and Two reside on Sky:
Week 1:
Thursday September 5 – Baltimore Ravens @ Kansas Metropolis Chiefs – reside from 1.20am Friday morning
Friday September 6 – Inexperienced Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles – reside from 1.15am Saturday morning
Sunday September 8 – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Atlanta Falcons – reside from 6pm
Sunday September 8 – Dallas Cowboys @ Cleveland Browns – reside from 9.25pm
Sunday September 8 – Los Angeles Rams @ Detroit Lions – reside from 1.20am Monday morning
Monday September 9 – New York Jets @ San Francisco 49ers – reside from 1.15am Tuesday morning
Week 2:
Thursday September 12 – Buffalo Payments @ Miami Dolphins – reside from 1.15am Friday morning
Sunday September 15 – San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings – reside from 6pm
Sunday September 15 – Cincinnati Bengals @ Kansas Metropolis Chiefs – reside from 9.25pm
Sunday September 15 – Chicago Bears @ Houston Texans – reside from 1.20am Monday morning
Monday September 16 – Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles – reside from 1.15am Tuesday morning
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