The Kansas City Chiefs will begin the 2023 NFL season with a game against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7 at Arrowhead Stadium in the traditional Thursday prime time season opener for the defending Super Bowl champions.
The Chiefs will play six prime time games, including a rematch of their Super Bowl LVII win over the Philadelphia Eagles on a Monday night in Week 11 at Arrowhead.
The Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals will play a rematch of the last two AFC Championship Games on New Year’s Eve in Week 17, also at Arrowhead. The teams each won one of the conference title games, the Bengals in overtime in 2021 and the Chiefs on a late field goal last season.
Last season’s NFC Championship Game game participants, the Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, will meet one another in Week 13 in Philadelphia. The Eagles knocked quarterback Brock Purdy out of the conference title game on their way to a dominant 31-7 win. Purdy had elbow surgery in the offseason, but should be ready by the time the teams meet again.
The New York Jets and new quarterback Aaron Rodgers will open their season on Monday night at home against the Buffalo Bills— and will play four additional prime time games, including a Sunday night home game against the Chiefs in Week 4.
The top two picks in the recent draft, quarterbacks Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud, are scheduled to meet in Week 8 when the Carolina Panthers play the Houston Texans in Charlotte.
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The 2023 schedule features a tripleheader on Christmas Day, a Monday, beginning with the Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City. Following are games between the New York Giants and Eagles in Philadelphia and the Baltimore Ravens and 49ers in San Francisco.
The Thanksgiving tripleheader features three division games. It begins with Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers visiting the Lions. The Dallas Cowboys then host the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks host the 49ers in prime time.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are scheduled to play on Sunday night (in Week 15 at home against the Ravens) for the first time in 15 years and on Monday night (in Week 13 at home against the Bengals) for the first time in 12 years. Both are the longest streaks in the NFL.
