The Los Angeles Chargers have already reshaped their roster in the image of their new head coach.
With the 2024 NFL draft in the rearview, the team will quickly shift to preparing for the 2024 NFL season. Chargers rookie minicamp is set for May 10-12, and later in the month, voluntary OTAs will begin. There's also the NFL's schedule release, which will get fans ready for the upcoming era of L.A. football.
So, let's not waste any more time and review everything we know about the Chargers' 2024 schedule.
During the 2024 NFL draft, the NFL teased that the upcoming schedule release would happen in May, but they neglected to reveal an exact date. Over the past few years, it has come out in the middle of May. It was released on May 12, 2022, and May 11, 2023. This year, it could come on Thursday, May 9, or Thursday, May 16.
Once that comes out, we will update this with the Chargers' exact schedule.
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Chiefs @ Chargers: So-Fi Stadium opened in September of 2020 and the Chargers still haven't beaten the Chiefs at home. You have to go back to San Diego to find the last time a win against K.C. at home happened.
Raiders @ Chargers: Former Chargers GM Tom Telesco is now in charge of the roster in Las Vegas. It's an added layer to an already prominent AFC West rivalry.
You can bet the matchup between John Harbaugh's Ravens and Jim Harbaugh's Chargers will be played in prime time. You can also assume that one of the games against the Chiefs will be a primetime game.
The Cardinals and Browns could be sneaky-good options for potential primetime matchups. They're very appealing when you consider the quarterback matchups with Kyler Murray and Deshaun Watson.
.There is a good chance that the Chargers could open up Week 1 against the reigning Super Bowl champions on Thursday, Sept. 5. The Titans, Patriots and Panthers are all good options, too as they've all got new head coaches.
A Week 18 game against the Steelers could be fun and meaningful as both teams vie to make the AFC playoffs.
Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis ranks teams' strength of schedule based on Juice (Vegas' projected win totals for the upcoming season). At the time of this publication, it doesn't reflect Vegas' updated, post-draft totals and I'll update this once the information becomes available. Regardless, Sharp has the Chargers' SOS as the second-easiest in the NFL.
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