The NFL considered more than 26,000 factors when building their 2024 regular-season schedule.
Competitive fairness, prime-time allocation, stadium availability and more dictated what ultimately became the chosen combination of more than a quadrillion options, per league data.
“It's an incredibly challenging puzzle,” NFL executive vice president and chief operating officer Hans Schroeder said. “You're thinking about competitive equality, how we solve for all our media partners, team elements, travel, how we solve for more windows and more continents as we play more.
"Most importantly, how do we create the best schedule for our fans?