NFL Friday Night Lights From Brazil To Kick Off 2024 Season On Sept. 6 With Eagles

Four nights of the NFL in five days with the first game in Brazil will highlight the opening of the 2024 season, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at his annual pre-Super Bowl address Monday night in Las Vegas.

The Philadelphia Eagles will host an opponent to be named later. The game is Friday, Sept. 6, at 49,205-seat Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, a city of more than 12 million on the east coast of Brazil in South America. It's a 12-hour flight from Philly. It will be the NFL's first Friday night game on an opening weekend since the Los Angeles Rams beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 34-13, to open their season in the LA Coliseum on Sept. 18, 1970.

The kickoff time is also TBA. Brazil time is two hours ahead of eastern time in the United States.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts throws a pass. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

"We're going to do it on our kick-off weekend, which is an unusual approach and different than we've ever done," Goodell said. "We're excited.  We think it's going to be a huge hit. This is giving us an ability to access more fans, not just here in the states, but on a global basis."

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The NFL season will open on the mainland on Thursday, Sept. 5 with Sunday afternoon and night games and Monday night games to follow.

"We are just incredibly enthusiastic about our growth on a global basis," Goodell said. "We are convinced we can become a global sport in the near future. Our ownership has committed to allow more games to be played on an annual basis on a global basis."

The NFL has been playing games in London since 2007 and had three there last season, along with two in Frankfurt, Germany.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions at a pre-Super Bowl press conference Monday night in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

"We are excited about the fans' reaction and our media partners'," Goodell said. "This is a great opportunity for the league."

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Corinthians Arena is home to the Corinthians soccer team in Sao Paulo and hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

"The Eagles' organization is honored to be selected to play in the first-ever NFL game in South America," Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in an NFL release earlier Monday. "We embrace the opportunity to grow our fan base around the world and bring Eagles football to the 38 million sports fans in Brazil."