NFL Schedule Reveal: Scott Hanson breaks down early, late RedZone windows
Wednesday was one step closer to NFL football. It was schedule release day, meaning fans found out when their teams would be playing this season so they can plan their tailgates – and NFL RedZone viewing – appropriately.
It’s safe to say Scott Hanson is ready to go.
Hanson broke down the schedule for each week from his perspective. Remember, the seven hours of commercial-free football comes with two windows: one early, and one late. Now that the full schedule is out, Hanson knows what games will be in each window.
Week 8 looks to be Hanson’s busiest week on the RedZone set with 13 total games, but a more even split between the two windows. There are eight games in the early slate that day and five in the late window, headlined by Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles taking on Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals.
NFL Week 1 to feature intriguing matchups
The 2024 NFL season will kick off Sept. 5 when the Super Bowl LVIII-winning Kansas City Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens in a highly anticipated matchup to start the year. Baltimore is 1-3 against the Chiefs with quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes under center. Last time the Chiefs and Ravens were face-to-face, Kansas City won 17-10 and advanced to the championship game against the San Francisco 49ers.
But one of the more interesting games of Week 1 features a reunion in Atlanta.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will open the 2024 season against the Atlanta Falcons, meaning new head coach Arthur Smith will immediately face his old team. Smith spent the last three years as the Falcons’ head coach, amassing a 21-30 record before his firing after the 2023 season. He then latched on with the Steelers, where he’ll now work with a quarterback room of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields after some major moves this offseason.
Smith spoke about his tenure in Atlanta after taking over in Pittsburgh earlier this offseason, pointing out the need to build the roster from scratch during his time at the helm.
“It was a unique situation, essentially rebuilding a team” Smith said, via Falcon Report’s Daniel Flick. “There were some good lessons learned. It was a tough lesson, but it’ll help me here, especially with some of the young players here that we have, and how you fit the offense and try to play to those guys’ strengths.”