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Sox: Three in 8th Is Enough

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ST. PETERSBURG – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – The Boston Red Sox scored three runs over the eighth and ninth innings en route to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in Florida Jarren Duran and Reese McGuire both homered as Boston took the first two games of the three-game series, giving the Red Sox their first series win at Tropicana Field since 2019.

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Boston got to Rays reliever Jason Adam (2-1) for two decisive runs in the eighth inning, which began with Ceddanne Rafaela singling and stealing second before scoring on Wilyer Abreu’s base hit into center.

Abreu was later tagged out overrunning second base on a steal, but Duran soon swiped home as part of a double steal with Rafael Devers, who had been intentionally walked. Devers’ six-game home run streak ended on Tuesday.

McGuire then homered to right-center in the ninth to close the scoring.

Greg Weissert (2-1) earned the win, and Kenley Jansen worked around a leadoff double in the ninth for his eighth save.

Isaac Paredes went 3-for-4 with both Tampa Bay RBIs.

The Rays recorded just three hits after the first inning.

After being shut out in Monday’s series opener, the Rays came out swinging and scored two runs during a four-hit first inning to take the lead. Josh Lowe’s leadoff single and a Randy Arozarena double set the table for Paredes to drive home both runners with a single.

The Red Sox got right back in the game on Vaughn Grissom’s run-scoring single in the second.

Boston starter Cooper Criswell settled in after the shaky start, allowing two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out six.

After Jose Siri led off the home half of the second with a single, Criswell retired nine straight batters before walking Alex Jackson with one out in the fifth.

Criswell’s fine work allowed the Red Sox to come back and tie the game when Duran launched a solo homer to center in the sixth.

Tampa Bay starter Zack Littell struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings, allowing only three hits and two runs. He walked one.

–Field Level Media

Pacers vs. Celtics: Whole Lotta Offense

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BOSTON – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – Based on past performance, it’s unlikely that generating good offense will be a problem for either team when the Indiana Pacers visit the Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night.

Sixth-seeded Indiana led the NBA in scoring during the regular season, when it averaged 123.3 points per game. Top-seeded Boston averaged 120.6 points per contest in the regular season, which ranked No. 2.

The Pacers shot 67.1 percent from the field — an NBA playoff record — when they beat the host New York Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals Sunday. Tyrese Haliburton led the way with a 26-point performance.

“I’m just proud of this group,” Indiana’s Myles Turner said. “This is the most special group I’ve been around since I’ve been here. We all play for each other. There’s no ego. When you have guys who can score 15-plus points every single night — seven, eight guys — there can be a lot of ego involved with that, and we were able to nip that in the bud a lot early in the season.

“And obviously having Pascal (Siakam) coming here midway through the season, adding his leadership and everything he’s able to provide for us offensively and defensively has been huge. … We’re not done yet.”

Haliburton averaged a team-high 20.1 points per game during the regular season, but Siakam is the team’s leading scorer in the playoffs (21.2). The Pacers have scored at least 140 points 11 times this season.

“I think it’s just the old-school way of thinking that you can’t play this fast in the playoffs, but I think opportunistically you can do it,” Haliburton said. “I think if we’re able to get stops, of course we can.”

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown do most of the heavy lifting on the offensive end for the Celtics. Through 10 playoff games Tatum is averaging 24.3 points and 10.4 rebounds. Brown is averaging 23.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in the postseason.

“We understand what we can do individually,” Tatum said. “Each night just kind of presents different challenges and being ready and up for the task to do whatever is needed because both of us are capable on the basketball court to do literally everything.”

Indiana dispatched the Milwaukee Bucks in the opening round before it eliminated New York. Boston advanced by defeating the Miami Heat in the first round and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals. Each series went five games.

The Celtics will likely be without center Kristaps Porzingis, who will reportedly miss at least the first two games of the series with a calf injury. Porzingis was injured during Game 4 of Boston’s series against Miami. The Celtics have a 5-1 record in the playoffs when Porzingis hasn’t played.

“You know that he wants to play,” Boston’s Jrue Holiday said. “You know that he wants to get out there and play with his teammates, but then seeing him out there and seeing him working has been good. And honestly just hope that he recovers fast so that we can get him back out there.”

Boston won three of five meetings against Indiana during the regular season.

“Really excited to get back out there and play,” Holiday said. “Seems like we’ve been off for a while, so excited to get out there Game 1, kind of get it started.”

–Field Level Media

Red Sox and Rays Meet Again

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TAMPA-ST.PETE – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – The Tampa Bay Rays will play an 11th straight game against an American League East foe on Monday evening when they open a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox in Florida.

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The Rays are a combined 6-4 against the New York Yankees, Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays in the 10-game stretch. They took three of four last week from the Red Sox and have had the upper hand over the past five-plus seasons against Boston.

Manager Kevin Cash’s squad sports a 57-31 mark against the Red Sox since 2019, although Boston claimed the most important triumphs when it won three of four games in the 2021 AL Division Series.

Last week in their first matchups between the teams in 2024, Tampa Bay overcame an awful gaffe before posting a series win. With two outs and Jason Adam trying to close a series-clinching win, the reliever yielded a walk to Rob Refsnyder and a single to Rafael Devers, prompting a mound visit from Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder.

However, the Rays were out of visits — a fact noted on the Fenway Park scoreboard — and Adam was removed for swingman Erasmo Ramirez, who prevented further embarrassment by getting a game-ending comebacker.

“Hundred percent on me. I let the mound visits slip in my mind,” Cash said. “I screwed up, and I’m glad that it didn’t cost us a ballgame.”

With left-handed reliever Colin Poche (back) on the injured list, the Rays made a trade Saturday for southpaw Richard Lovelady. He specializes in retiring left-handed hitters, with a .235 career average against him.

Garrett Cleavinger currently is the only bullpen option from that side.

Tampa Bay’s seven-game road trip ended on a sour note as the Blue Jays topped the Rays 5-2 on Sunday.

Isaac Paredes homered with two outs in the ninth to keep the Rays from being blanked for the second time this season as Tampa Bay lost for the first time in the past five games.

“Awesome, we’re rolling,” said catcher Ben Rortvedt, who had one of his team’s four hits. “We didn’t end the road trip the way we should have, but we feel good.”

Boston snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday by way of six excellent innings of one-hit, one-run ball from starter Nick Pivetta and homers from Tyler O’Neill and Devers in an 11-3 win at the St. Louis Cardinals.

O’Neill, a former Cardinals player, rocked a 439-foot shot in the first inning. Devers stepped up in the sixth, tying Bobby Dalbec’s franchise record with a homer in his fifth straight game.

“Pretty special weekend for me and my family,” O’Neill told The Roku Channel. “Circled this one on the calendar for a long time coming.”

Monday’s meeting will be a rematch between Tanner Houck and Taj Bradley, who squared off Wednesday in the Rays’ 4-3 victory.

Houck (3.15, 2.17 ERA) allowed three runs, only one earned, and five hits in 5 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts en route to dropping his fourth straight decision.

Across 58 innings, the right-hander has allowed 14 earned runs and 48 hits. He has surrendered one home run, and his 1.02 WHIP and .219 batting average against are elite.

In six career appearances (four starts) against the Rays, Houck is 0-4 with a 5.91 ERA.

Bradley (1-1, 2.45 ERA) won Wednesday’s game with five innings of two-run ball on four hits with six strikeouts.

The right-hander is 3-0 with a 4.20 ERA in three career starts against the Red Sox.

–Field Level Media

TL’s Sunday Sports Notes | May 19

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While We’re Young (Ideas) Looks at World Hockey & NHL

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By TERRY LYONS, Editor-in-Chief Digital Sports Desk

BOSTON – Ice hockey fans have much to anticipate in the month ahead. Even though fans of the Boston Bruins are disappointed in the Bs elimination from the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the talented Florida Panthers. Let’s face facts. Florida was the better team, outplaying the Bruins and the Rangers outplayed a good Carolina Hurricanes club to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.

The Floridians and the New York Rangers are sure to play an entertaining series for the right to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. That series faces-off May 22-24 at Madison Square Garden where the Rangers’ fans will make The Garden rock to ensure the Broadway Blues maintain valuable home-ice advantage.

Out West, the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Knights were eliminated in the first round by the Dallas Stars who just defeated a powerful Colorado Avalanche team. In doing so, the hopes of a Denver-based playoff finals party were dashed just as they were for the fans of Boston. The Nuggets and Celtics, respectively, remain active in the NBA while Dallas and New York hold on to hope for the two sport playoff party.

Of course, both Vancouver and Edmonton (Canucks lead 3-2 going into Saturday’s late night Game 6) can spoil the Dallas Stars’ chances. Regardless, it’s exciting times for the best in-person sporting event on the planet – the Stanley Cup Playoffs – especially if overtime is involved.

The Conference Finals will play-out by June 3 when there’s a Game 7 scheduled for Florida vs New York at The Garden, a game that will most likely be necessary considering the overall depth of the two teams and the hot goalkeeping of the Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky and the Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin. The two Russians are atop the league leaders with Bobrovsky amongst the three finalists for Vezina Trophy honors (along with Thatcher Demko of Vancouver and Connor Hellebuyck of Winnipeg which used to be Lose-a-Peg before Hellebuyck came along). The Stanley Cup Final will be played in the first two weeks of June.

That brings us to the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation’s Men’s World Championship, ongoing in the Czech Republic with the medal round scheduled for the wonderful city of Prague. The tournament is five games into the preliminary round now with the gold medal game scheduled for May 26.

Currently, Switzerland and Canada lead Group A while Sweden and Germany lead Group B. Two additional teams will join from each group to form the quarterfinals which are scheduled for May 23 in Prague and Ostrava.

You’d think the IIHF might take a look at the NHL schedule and shift their dates a bit, but that hasn’t been the case for decades. Some NHLers gradually join their national teams as their respective NHL clubs are eliminated but the scheduling system is flawed.

HERE NOW, “A” NOTE: Just when you think you’ve seen/heard everything in sports, there’s always something so bizarre that comes along that you just can’t believe it. This week’s PGA Championship falls into that category and it so sadly begins with the unthinkable.

A security guard, working the Valhalla Golf course grounds in his retirement, was struck by a shuttle bus and killed in the early morning hours before the second round of the PGA Championship in Louisville. The guard was identified as John Mills and the Mills family released a photo and statement that read, “he was enjoying his time at Valhalla while working security. He liked to stay busy in retirement. We love him and will miss him.”

With the Louisville Police on high alert and traffic backed up as the accident scene was being processed, Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1 golfer, was driving to the course entrance in order to practice before his morning tee time. As has been widely reported (even the lead story on the Nightly News), Scheffler misunderstood traffic directions of an officer and drove past before being stopped by other officers. Scheffler then proceeded to move his vehicle, apparently catching the police off guard and allegedly coming in contact with another officer who was reportedly knocked to the ground.

An ESPN reporter happened to be on the scene and took video of Scheffler being arrested by officers and walked to an awaiting squad car, with one member of the local police warning the reporter to back-off, saying, “he’s going to jail now and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

“This morning we were devastated to learn that a worker with one of our vendors was tragically struck and killed by a shuttle bus outside Valhalla Golf Club. This is heartbreaking to all of us involved with the PGA Championship. We extend our sincere condolences to their family and loved ones,” noted the PGA of America in a statement.

“The police officer then began to scream at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs,” wrote ESPN’s John Darlington with his eye witness account.

Scheffler was booked into Louisville Metro Corrections shortly before 7:30am, but later released. At around 9:50am, PGA officials released a statement from Scheffler, who said he never intended to disregard police instructions and called the situation a “big misunderstanding.” He also expressed condolences to the family of the man killed.

“Of course, all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who passed away in the earlier accident this morning. It truly puts everything in perspective,” read the statement.

Scheffler was charged with felony assault, along with criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic – all misdemeanor charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

After being released on his own recognizance and driven to the course, Scheffler easily made his 10:00am tee-time and carded a second round (66), three shots behind halfway lead Xander Schauffele.

There was some local criticism of the way the case was handled. “A man drags a cop with his vehicle and hospitalizes him. He’s arrested … charged with a felony … and then immediately released so he can make his tee time? Did I get that right?” said Ricky L. Jones, a University of Louisville professor of pan-African studies.

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Mystik Dan Prays for Rain

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BALTIMORE – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – Already aided when the morning-line favorite was scratched from the Preakness this week, Mystik Dan’s stable is praying for rain. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan slid into the favorite slot when Muth, a winner by six lengths over third-place Mystik Dan in the Arkansas Derby, spiked a fever on his second day at Pimlico and bowed out of the second leg of the Triple Crown.

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Now trainer Kenny McPeek and former jockey Robby Albarado are running the champion in fair conditions in Baltimore wondering if wet weather in the weekend forecast might also bend the odds further in Mystik Dan’s favor.

“I’m doing a rain dance all this week,” Albarado said. “I’m not saying he has to take a racetrack with him, but we know he gets over it well.”

Albarado, now a jockey agent, compared the running style on a sloppy track of Mystik Dan to 2007 Preakness winner Curlin.

“He feels good on all tracks, but there’s something about this that he just gets over (mud and sloppy courses) easy,” Albarado said. “On a muddy track, Curlin would just maul them. He got over it like glass … like an ice skater. This horse is similar getting over it the same type of way. It’s definitely not a disadvantage for him.”

Brian Hernandez Jr., a friend of Albarado, will be back aboard Mystik Dan on Saturday after winning at Churchill Downs in a photo finish. He spent Thursday at Churchill Downs working out Kentucky Oaks winner Thorpedo Anna. He also was in attendance across town at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club.

The Derby weekend sweep wasn’t the first of its kind for McPeek and Hernandez Jr. They pulled the double at Oaklawn with Mystik Dan sprinting far ahead of the field on a rain-soaked track to claim the Southwest Stakes by eight lengths on Feb. 3.

Justify, a Baffert-trained horse, was the last to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2018.

Two other Derby entries are in the Preakness field: fourth-place finisher Catching Freedom and Just Steel, who ran 17th.

–Field Level Media

Panthers Send Bruins to Early Summer

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BOSTON – Florida’s Gustav Forsling’s rebound goal with 1:33 left in regulation lifted the visiting Panthers to a 2-1, series-clinching win over the host Bruins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday.

Anton Lundell had his initial shot stopped by Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman (26 saves), but from the left side Forsling slipped the loose puck inside the near post for the deciding goal.

Lundell finished with a goal and an assist after scoring the tying tally at 12:44 of the second, helping the Panthers to their sixth straight playoff win at TD Garden.

Pavel Zacha scored Boston’s lone goal.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves for Florida, including nine in the third period.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand returned to the lineup following a two-game absence due to an upper-body injury.

After the Bruins were unable to clear a shot blocked by Jake DeBrusk, Lundell picked up a loose puck in the slot and unleashed a dart to beat Swayman and tie the game at 12:44 of the middle frame.

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A rollercoaster first period saw the Bruins post the first four shots on goal before a span of 14:11 without one, but Zacha buried the opening goal — the first of his 25-game playoff career — with 52.8 seconds left to make it 1-0.

DeBrusk continued his strong playmaking run with a dish off the neutral zone wall to spring Zacha for the breakaway, which he brought to his backhand and slipped under the crossbar.

Bobrovsky came up with several key saves in the second period that allowed his Panthers to tie the game, including denying Justin Brazeau’s one-timer on the same shift as Lundell’s goal.

Florida looked to take a 2-1 lead in the opening minute of the third. Brandon Montour took a slapper from the right point that Swayman initially thought beat him through the five-hole, but the Boston netminder had the puck behind his pads after it clanked off the post.

Bobrovsky made another important stop eight minutes into the final frame, holding both posts to keep out Charlie McAvoy’s driving attempt to the crease.

Neither team could cash in on a power-play attempt late in the third period, which included 22 overlapping seconds of 4-on-4.

–Field Level Media

Red Sox Face Cards for 3-Game Set

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ST. LOUIS – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – After losing three of their past four games at home, the Boston Red Sox will try to regroup on their six-game road swing. That journey begins when they open a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

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The Red Sox are coming off a 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night in one their best offensive games of the month. Jarren Duran (3-for-5, homer, two doubles, two runs) and Rafael Devers (2-for-4, homer, two runs) led the attack. Devers has hit a homer in consecutive games while Duran is 5-for-8 with four doubles and three runs in his past two outings.

But since May 2, the Red Sox have scored three or fewer runs nine times. They went 4-9 during that period to fall further off the pace in the American League East.

The Red Sox will open the series with starting pitcher Brayan Bello (4-1, 3.13 ERA), who came off the 15-day injured list to earn a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in his most recent start. He allowed those two runs on four hits over five innings while striking out one and walking two.

“For his first one coming out of the IL? Good,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “Gave us five, two runs. So now he’ll be ready for the next one.”

Right lat tightness had knocked Bello out of the starting rotation for a few turns.

“Feels good to be back, feels good to help the team win and also it feels good that a lot of good things are happening for us right now,” Bello told reporters through the team interpreter. “A lot of guys are coming back, so it feels really nice.”

This will be his first career appearance against the Cardinals, who have lost 10 of their past 14 games.

St. Louis will counter with starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (2-2, 3.67). He received a pair of no-decisions over his past two starts, allowing five runs (four earned) on 10 hits in 11 innings.

Gibson struck out 11 and walked six in those games. He didn’t receive much in terms of run support, which has been a persistent problem for St. Louis this season.

During their 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, the Cardinals were 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. They went 11-for-73 while posting a 3-4 record on their trip against the Milwaukee Brewers and Angels.

Still, St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said he believes his team is in a better place ahead of this Boston series after taking two of three from the Angels.

“Road trip started in a bad way,” Marmol said Wednesday in Anaheim Calif. “Look at how those first games, especially that second game in Milwaukee (an 11-2 loss last Friday). They weren’t good at all. The third game (a 5-3 loss last Saturday) I actually felt like we got beat. We didn’t beat ourselves. And that was the turning point for how the rest of the series went in Milwaukee and how the first two games went here. Feel good going back home. Really do.

“We’re in a much better spot. All areas of the game look like they’re supposed to right now. The offense is starting to click. And that’s what we’ve been missing. It feels right.”

Gibson is 4-4 with a 3.41 ERA in 10 career starts against the Red Sox.

–Field Level Media

NFL Releases 2024 Schedule

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NEW YORK – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – The Kansas City Chiefs will open the season with a difficult one-two punch as they seek their third Super Bowl championship in a row.

The NFL released its full regular-season schedule on Wednesday night, when the Chiefs got a full look at the challenges in store for them in 2024. They will face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL’s “Kickoff Game” on Sept. 5, and one week later they will play a Cincinnati Bengals team that has beaten them in six of the past eight regular-season meetings.

Plenty of other tests await the Chiefs, such as a road contest on Oct. 20 against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of last season’s Super Bowl.

In other highlights from the schedule release, Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets learned that they will be in prime time six times this season. The Jets’ national slate includes a Week 1 matchup against the 49ers on “Monday Night Football,” another Monday night matchup in Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills, and a Week 9 game against the Houston Texans on Amazon’s Thursday night schedule.

Rodgers and the Jets also will travel to London, where they will kick off against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The league’s international schedule includes four other matchups. The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will face off on Sept. 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in what will be the NFL’s first regular-season game to be played in South America.

Two more London games feature the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. the Chicago Bears on Oct. 13 and the New England Patriots vs. the Jaguars on Oct. 20, and the final international game showcases the New York Giants vs. the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 10 in Munich, Germany.

The NFL again will play three games on Thanksgiving. The action starts with No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams and the Bears visiting the Detroit Lions, and it continues with a midafternoon matchup between the Giants and Dallas Cowboys. The nightcap features the Miami Dolphins at Green Bay.

One day later, on “Black Friday,” the Las Vegas Raiders will visit Kansas City. This marks the second year that the NFL has broadcast a game on the day after Thanksgiving.

On Dec. 8, Kirk Cousins will visit a familiar environment when his Atlanta Falcons travel to play the Vikings. Cousins left Minnesota during free agency in the offseason to sign with the Falcons, who guaranteed him $100 million and surprised him weeks later by selecting fellow quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with their first-round draft pick.

The schedule also includes a pair of games on Christmas Day, a Wednesday, that will air on Netflix — a first-time broadcast partnership for the NFL. The streaming service will feature the Chiefs vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Ravens vs. the Texans.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be the first professional sports league to partner with Netflix to bring live games to fans around the world,” said Hans Schroeder, NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution.

–Field Level Media

 

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NFL Team-by-Team Schedules

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NFL team-by-team 2024 schedules. All times ET

Arizona Cardinals 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Washington Commanders, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 6, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 21 (Mon), vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 9 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Chicago Bears, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. New York Jets, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Los Angeles Rams, time TBA
Jan. 5, vs. San Francisco 49ers, time TBA

Atlanta Falcons 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 16 (Mon), at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Oct. 3 (Thu), vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Carolina Panthers, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Dec. 16 (Mon), at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Washington Commanders, time TBA
Jan. 5, vs. Carolina Panthers, time TBA

Baltimore Ravens 2024 Schedule
Sept. 5 (Thu), at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Oct. 21 (Mon), at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.
Nov. 7 (Thu), vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 25 (Mon), at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 15, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Dec. 21 (Sat), vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 25 (Wed), at Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Cleveland Browns, time TBA

Buffalo Bills 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.
Sept. 12 (Thu), at Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 23 (Mon), vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Oct. 14 (Mon), at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, at New England Patriots, time TBA

Carolina Panthers 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Washington Commanders, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. New York Giants, 9:30 am
Nov. 24, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Atlanta Falcons, time TBA

Chicago Bears 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 9:30 am
Oct. 27, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Thu), at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 16 (Mon), at Minnesota Vikings, 8 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Dec. 26 (Thu), vs. Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Green Bay Packers, time TBA

Cincinnati Bengals 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 23 (Mon), vs. Wash Commanders, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.
Nov. 7 (Thu), at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 9 (Mon), at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 (Thu), vs. Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Denver Broncos, time TBA
Jan. 5, at Pittsburgh Steelers, time TBA

Cleveland Browns 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Nov. 21 (Thu), vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Mon), at Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 (Thu), at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Baltimore Ravens, time TBA

Dallas Cowboys 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 26 (Thu), at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 27, at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 18 (Mon), vs. Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Thu), vs. New York Giants, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 (Mon), vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Washington Commanders, time TBA

Denver Broncos 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 17 (Thu), at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 2 (Mon), vs. Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Cincinnati Bengals, time TBA
Jan. 5, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, time TBA

Detroit Lions 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 30 (Mon), vs. Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Thu), vs. Chicago Bears, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 (Thu), vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Dec. 30 (Mon), at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Minnesota Vikings, time TBA

Green Bay Packers 2024 Schedule
Sept. 6 (Fri), at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Thu), vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 5 (Thu), at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 23 (Mon), vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Chicago Bears, time TBA

Houston Texans 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Oct. 31 (Thu), at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Detroit Lions, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 18 (Mon), at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Dec. 21 (Sat), at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.
Dec. 25 (Wed), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Tennessee Titans, time TBA

Indianapolis Colts 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at New York Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, at New York Giants, time TBA
Jan. 5, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, time TBA

Jacksonville Jaguars 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Sept. 23 (Mon), at Buffalo Bills, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Chicago Bears, 9:30 am
Oct. 20, vs. New England Patriots, 9:30 am
Oct. 27, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Indianapolis Colts, time TBA

Kansas City Chiefs 2024 Schedule
Sept. 5 (Thu), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 7 (Mon), vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 20, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 4 (Mon), vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 29 (Fri), vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 3 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Dec. 21 (Sat), vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 25 (Wed), at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Denver Broncos, time TBA

Las Vegas Raiders 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 29 (Fri), at Kansas City Chiefs, 3 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 16 (Mon), vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 29, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, time TBA

Los Angeles Chargers 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 21 (Mon), at Arizona Cardinals, 9 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Tennessee Titans, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 25 (Mon), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 29, at New England Patriots, time TBA
Jan. 5, at Las Vegas Raiders, time TBA

Los Angeles Rams 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Detroit Lions, 8:20 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 24 (Thu), vs. Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 11 (Mon), vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 17, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 1, at New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 12 (Thu), at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 22, at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Arizona Cardinals, time TBA
Jan. 5, vs. Seattle Seahawks, time TBA

Miami Dolphins 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Sept. 12 (Thu), vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 30 (Mon), vs. Tennessee Titans, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 6, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Nov. 11 (Mon), at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Thu), at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Cleveland Browns, 8:20 p.m.
Jan. 5, at New York Jets, time TBA

Minnesota Vikings 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. New York Jets, 9:30 am
Oct. 20, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Oct. 24 (Thu), at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Dec. 16 (Mon), vs. Chicago Bears, 8 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Detroit Lions, time TBA

New England Patriots 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.
Sept. 19 (Thu), at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 29, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 9:30 am
Oct. 27, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, time TBA
Jan. 5, vs. Buffalo Bills, time TBA

New Orleans Saints 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Oct. 7 (Mon), at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 17 (Thu), vs. Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 3, at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 8, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Dec. 23 (Mon), at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, time TBA

New York Giants 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Sept. 26 (Thu), vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
Oct. 28 (Mon), at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Carolina Panthers, 9:30 am
Nov. 24, vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 (Thu), at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Indianapolis Colts, time TBA
Jan. 5, at Philadelphia Eagles, time TBA

New York Jets 2024 Schedule
Sept. 9 (Mon), at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Sept. 19 (Thu), vs. New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Minnesota Vikings, 9:30 am
Oct. 14 (Mon), vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 27, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Oct. 31 (Thu), vs. Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Miami Dolphins, time TBA

Philadelphia Eagles 2024 Schedule
Sept. 6 (Fri), vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 16 (Mon), vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 22, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 14 (Thu), vs. Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Baltimore Ravens, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. New York Giants, time TBA

Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. New York Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 28 (Mon), vs. New York Giants, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Nov. 21 (Thu), at Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 21 (Sat), at Baltimore Ravens, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 25 (Wed), vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, time TBA

San Francisco 49ers 2024 Schedule
Sept. 9 (Mon), vs. New York Jets, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. New England Patriots, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 10 (Thu), at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 12 (Thu), vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 30 (Mon), vs. Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Arizona Cardinals, time TBA

Seattle Seahawks 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 15, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:05 p.m.
Sept. 30 (Mon), at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. New York Giants, 4:25 p.m.
Oct. 10 (Thu), vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Nov. 17, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 1, at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 26 (Thu), at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m.
Jan. 5, at Los Angeles Rams, time TBA

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, vs. Washington Commanders, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
Oct. 3 (Thu), at Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 13, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Oct. 21 (Mon), vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Nov. 4 (Mon), at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. New Orleans Saints, time TBA

Tennessee Titans 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 30 (Mon), at Miami Dolphins, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 13, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 17, vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.
Nov. 24, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m.
Dec. 8, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5, vs. Houston Texans, time TBA

Washington Commanders 2024 Schedule
Sept. 8, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m.
Sept. 15, vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Sept. 23 (Mon), at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 6, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20, vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 27, vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Nov. 10, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.
Nov. 14 (Thu), at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 24, vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Dec. 1, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 15, at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Dec. 22, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, vs. Atlanta Falcons, time TBA
Jan. 5, at Dallas Cowboys, time TBA

Celtics Eliminate Cavaliers

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BOSTON – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – Boston’s center Al Horford had 22 points and 15 rebounds as the host Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals by handing the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers a 113-98 loss in Game 5 of a semifinal series on Wednesday night.

Top-seeded Boston won the best-of-seven series 4-1. The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight season and for the sixth time in the past eight years.

Jayson Tatum added 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Boston. The Celtics led by just three points early in the fourth quarter but extended the lead to 14, 101-87, on a Tatum 3-pointer with 6:45 to play. The Cavaliers didn’t threaten after that.

It was a skeleton crew that took the court for Cleveland, which played without star guard Donovan Mitchell (calf), center Jarrett Allen (rib) and guard Caris LeVert (knee).

The calf injury also caused Mitchell to miss Cleveland’s 109-102 loss in Game 4 on Monday night. Allen didn’t play in the series, and LeVert was coming off a 19-point performance in Game 4.

Evan Mobley had a game-high 33 points and seven rebounds for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers. He made 15 of his 24 field-goal attempts.

Cleveland received a season-high 25 points from Marcus Morris Sr., who made 5 of 6 3-point attempts.

It was 28-28 after one quarter. Cleveland used an 18-6 run to take a 46-40 lead in the second quarter, but Boston responded with a 13-2 spurt that put the Celtics in front 53-48. Boston had a 58-52 lead at halftime.

The Celtics had a 69-57 advantage with 8:41 remaining in the third quarter after a Horford 3-pointer capped an 11-0 run. Cleveland kept fighting back, however, and was within seven points, 85-78, at the end of three quarters.

Cleveland failed to score 100 points in eight of its 12 playoff games.

–Field Level Media