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Where the Buffalo Bills rank in primetime games during the 2024 NFL season

Where the Buffalo Bills rank in primetime games during the 2024 NFL season

The Buffalo Bills – a team that has been competitive for much of its recent past thanks mainly to the presence of supernatural quarterback Josh Allen – have long been a draw in prime time, and it seems that trend will continue through the 2024 NFL season.

The league released its full 2024 regular season slate Wednesday evening, revealing the dates and times of every game throughout the upcoming campaign. The release contained information regarding each primetime game – television networks believe Buffalo is poised to be a toss-up once again, as the team is scheduled to compete in five primetime contests listen.

This is the second-highest total in the league, tied with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs; the Bills play prime-time games against the bottom three teams on this list.

The most prime-time games scheduled by any team this year are six, a total shared by the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets (the Bills will play the latter two at prime time this season). Dallas and San Francisco make sense: The Cowboys are “America’s Team” and a perennial ratings favorite, while the 49ers have been to the NFC Championship Game in four of the last five seasons. The Jets, however, are a bit more of a headache; yes, New York City is the biggest media outlet in the country, and Gang Green appears to be competitive if quarterback Aaron Rodgers can return to form, but this is an Everest-sized event. if which threatens a 40-year-old man who has just suffered a serious injury to his Achilles tendon.

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Buffalo’s five prime-time games in 2024 represent a slight decrease from the seven in the 2023 NFL season. Here is a little more information about each competition:

Buffalo’s first post-game week of the season is short, as they will face the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in the first Thursday Night Football match of the season. The Bills avoid the famous Florida sun by playing in prime time.

The Bills’ second primetime game of the year is also their second home game. They will host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football during week 3; the team has struggled against Jacksonville in the recent past, losing their last two meetings.

Another short week for the Bills. Buffalo will face reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens under the bright lights of M&T Bank Stadium in Week 4. Sunday Night Football.

This start of the season Monday Night Football The game could have long-standing ramifications on the division standings if quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns to form.

The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers travel to Orchard Park to take on the Bills. Sunday Night Football in week 13. Allen will face his “hometown” team in his new home.