The Giants and Lions will kick off an NFC battle at MetLife Stadium in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL preseason on Thursday.
The Giants will begin life without Saquon Barkley, forging ahead with stud rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers as well as free-agent acquisition Devin Singletary. Coach Brian Daboll will be hoping Daniel Jones can stay healthy and New York can get back into the playoffs after a tough-luck 2023 season.
Jared Goff and the Lions, meanwhile, are coming off a massive season in which they went 12-5 and nearly punched their ticket to the Super Bowl. Detroit lost 34-31 to the 49ers in the NFC title game, and an A-plus showing in free agency and the draft has them among the class of the NFL once again this season.
The Giants have four Super Bowl titles, two under Bill Parcells and two under Tom Coughlin, but they're just 1-1 in the playoffs since Eli Manning retired. New York will be looking to bounce back after a tough year of injuries in 2023, an unfortunate follow-up to a 9-7-1 season and playoff berth in 2022.
The Lions have never won it all, but they enjoyed their best postseason in franchise history last year and look poised to take the league by storm again in 2024. With Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta and Aidan Hutchinson, four of the best young players in the NFL, the sky is the limit.
This marks the first preseason game for both teams, so expect to see many rookies get playing time. Roster-cut decisions come quickly, so these exhibition games will play a large part in who makes or misses each team's final 53-man roster.
Giants vs. Lions radio station
- Channel: SiriusXM Channel 88
- Date: Thursday, Aug. 8
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Venue: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ
Listen to Giants vs. Lions out of MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands — and every game of the 2024 NFL season — live on SiriusXM. The radio broadcast for this preseason exhibition will be featured on channel 88.
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NFL schedule 2024
Check out the 272-game NFL slate below.
Week 1 kicks off with the Chiefs vs. Ravens on Sept. 5 on NBC from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Chiefs are attempting to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive titles.
The full NFL schedule is available here.
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