2024 NFL Season Update Key Highlights Include Rule Changes International Games and Playoff Schedule

### 2024 NFL Season Recap: Key Highlights and Updates

The 2024 NFL season, the league's 105th, kicked off on September 5, 2024, with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Kickoff Game.

#### Regular Season and Schedule
- The regular season is scheduled to run until January 5, 2025, with the playoffs starting on January 11, 2025.
- The season includes several notable matchups, such as the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans in Week 17.

#### International Games
- This season features five International Series games. The first game was held in São Paulo, Brazil, where the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers. Other international games include the New York Jets vs. Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears, New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Giants vs. Carolina Panthers in Munich, Germany.

#### Thanksgiving Games
- On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, fans can look forward to three games: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, and a primetime game featuring the Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers. An additional game, Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs, is scheduled for the Friday after Thanksgiving.

#### Rule Changes
- Several rule changes have been implemented for the 2024 season. These include allowing the use of a tee on free kicks following a safety, making rulings of passer down by contact or out of bounds before throwing a pass reviewable, and authorizing replay reviews for clear and obvious visual evidence that the game clock expired before the snap. Additionally, the trade deadline has been moved from the Tuesday following Week 8 to the Tuesday following Week 9.

#### Current Standings
- As of Week 6, division leaders include the Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West), Houston Texans (AFC South), Baltimore Ravens (AFC North), and Buffalo Bills (AFC East). The Pittsburgh Steelers are among the wild card contenders.

#### Player and Team News
- Notable player updates include Aaron Rodgers returning from injury to play for the New York Jets, Ed Oliver of the Buffalo Bills ruled out due to a hamstring injury, and Evan Engram of the Jacksonville Jaguars trending towards playing after a leg injury.
- Team roster moves include the Denver Broncos activating rookie Audric Estime and placing Josh Reynolds and Luke Wattenberg on IR, and the New York Giants placing Kayvon Thibodeaux on IR with a wrist injury.

#### Upcoming Events
- The playoffs will commence on January 11, 2025, with the Super Wild Card Weekend, followed by the Divisional Playoff Games on January 18-19, and the AFC & NFC Championship Games on January 26, 2025. Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for February 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This season promises to be filled with exciting matchups, international games, and significant rule changes, keeping both casual and die-hard fans engaged throughout.

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