The first game to take place in 2024 will be the finale of the 2023 regular season for the (10-6) Kansas City Chiefs and the (5-11) Los Angeles Chargers. The AFC West foes will kick off inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, at 3:25 PM Arrowhead time.
The Chiefs have the AFC's No. 3 seed clinched, meaning quarterback Patrick Mahomes and other starters will not take the field. Veteran Blane Gabbert will start instead, looking for his first win as a starter since 2018.
He will face a Chargers team that fired head coach Brandon Staley after an embarrassing 63-21 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders three weeks ago.