Coming off a Super Bowl appearance, the 49ers were certain to be in the national spotlight again during the 2024 NFL season.
That much was made clear Wednesday, when the NFL announced its entire 2024 regular-season schedule.
The 49ers are scheduled to appear two times apiece on NBC’s "Sunday Night Football," ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" and Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football." San Francisco's six scheduled prime-time games include Thursday matchups against the NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams.
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The 49ers’ most noteworthy road games are scheduled for back-to-back Sundays when they travel to Green Bay for a Nov. 24 game against the Packers at Lambeau Field, followed by a Dec. 1 trip to face the Buffalo Bills for their second "Sunday Night Football" appearance.
Those games -- especially in Buffalo for an 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff -- have the potential for cold or inclement weather.
The 49ers’ first Sunday night game will take place Oct. 27 against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. The teams met on "Sunday Night Football" last season, too, and the 49ers came away with a 42-10 victory.
As previously announced, the 49ers will open the season on Monday night, Sept. 9, against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets at Levi’s Stadium. They are scheduled to return to the Monday night stage in Week 17 (Dec. 30), when they will play host to the Detroit Lions.
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The late-season showdown is a repeat of the NFC Championship Game, also at Levi’s Stadium, in which the 49ers rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit for a 34-31 victory to advance to the Super Bowl.
The 49ers will have another shot at the Kansas City Chiefs this season, in Week 7. The teams are scheduled to square off on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Levi’s Stadium, with kickoff set for 1:25 p.m. PT.
Kansas City is coming off three Super Bowl titles in five years, two of which came against San Francisco. The Chiefs earned the Lombardi Trophy in February with a 25-22 overtime win over the 49ers in Las Vegas.
San Francisco has the advantage of a long week leading into the game against Kansas City. The 49ers’ Week 6 game is slated for Thursday, Oct. 10, at Seattle.
The 49ers will have another Thursday night game later in the season when the Los Angeles Rams come to Santa Clara on Dec. 12.
The NFL has a flexible scheduling system in place, in which the league can change the Sunday night game up to two times from Weeks 5 to 10 and at any point for the remainder of the season. The Monday night games are subject to being changed from Weeks 12 to 17.
The 49ers’ final regular-season game at the Arizona Cardinals, like all games in Week 18, is subject to be played either Saturday, Jan. 4, or Sunday, Jan. 5. But because the 49ers will play Monday night in Week 17, it seems unlikely they would be tabbed for a Saturday game.
Here is the 49ers' full 2024 schedule, including the three preseason games:
Preseason
Aug. 10: at Tennessee Titans, 4 p.m. PT (KPIX 5)
Aug. 18: vs. New Orleans Saints, 5 p.m. PT (FOX)
Aug. 23: at Las Vegas Raiders, 7 p.m. PT (KPIX 5)
Regular season
Week 1: Monday, Sept. 9, vs N.Y. Jets, 5:15 p.m. PT (ESPN)
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 15, at Minnesota Vikings, 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 22, at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 29, vs. New England Patriots, 1:05 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 6, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1:05 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 6: Thursday, Oct. 10, at Seattle Seahawks, 5:15 p.m. PT (Prime Video)
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 20, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1:25 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 27, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 5:20 p.m. PT (NBC)
Week 9: Bye week
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 10, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 17, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1:05 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 24, at Green Bay Packers, 1:25 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 1, at Buffalo Bills, 5:20 p.m. PT (NBC)
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 8, vs. Chicago Bears, 1:25 p.m. PT (FOX)
Week 15: Thursday, Dec. 12, vs. L.A. Rams, 5:15 p.m. PT (Prime Video)
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 22, at Miami Dolphins, 1:25 p.m. PT (CBS)
Week 17: Monday, Dec. 30, vs. Detroit Lions, 5:15 p.m. PT (ESPN)
Week 18: Saturday, Jan. 4 or Sunday, Jan. 5, at Arizona Cardinals, TBD
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