NFL Schedule Release 2023: Live Tracker on What We Know Before Thursday’s Unveiling, including Chiefs-Eagles matchup

Here’s a running list on every leaked game, team schedules, dates and more.

Author:
Matt Verderame
Updated:
May 11, 2023
Original:
May 10, 2023

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Once upon a time, the NFL schedule was something quietly released. It was a footnote, something people learned about in preview magazines on newsstands.

Over the years, the schedule release has become one of the league’s biggest dates. We already know which teams are going to play against each other and where those games will be played. What we don’t know is the dates for each game and which teams will populate the Sunday night, Monday night and Thursday night slates.

However, thanks to some league-sanctioned leaks, we now know a few things. Come Week 1, the Chiefs will begin their title defense at Arrowhead Stadium, welcoming in the Lions. Then, on the opening Monday night tilt, it’s the Jets and Bills at MetLife Stadium.

Below, we’ll keep track of all the breaking news before the schedule is officially announced at 8 p.m. ET. Here are the reliable leaks, followed by subsequent analysis.

49ers

Week 5: The Niners and Cowboys will meet on Sunday Night Football, with Dallas heading to the Bay Area.

Week 13: San Francisco will have its rematch of the NFC Championship Game on Dec. 3, drawing a late-afternoon tilt with the Eagles in Philadelphia.

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Bears

Week 1: The Bears open their season at home against the Packers.
Week 5: Chicago travels to the nation’s capital for a Thursday night tilt against Washington, per JP Finlay of NBC Sports.

Bengals

Week 6: The Bengals catch the Seahawks on the road and off Seattle’s bye week.
Week 12: Cincinnati draws the Steelers after Thanksgiving at Paycor Stadium.
Week 16: The Bengals take on Pittsburgh in the rematch, this time on the road.
Week 17: Cincinnati makes a late-season trip to face the Chiefs. This marks the third consecutive year the Bengals will visit Arrowhead Stadium, including the postseason.

Bills

Week 1: The Bills open on Monday Night Football, taking on the Jets at MetLife Stadium.
Week 5: Buffalo will host the Jaguars on Oct. 8 at Tottenham Hotspur.
Week 6: The Bills return from Europe to host Brian Daboll and the Giants.

Browns

Week 2: The Browns visit the Steel City on Monday night to take on Pittsburgh.
Week 8: Cleveland goes to Seattle to face Geno Smith and the Seahawks.
Week 11: The Browns welcome in the Steelers for a November clash, per Andrew Fillipponi.

Buccaneers

Week 15: The Buccaneers visit their old NFC Central rivals in the Packers.

Broncos

Week 7: Jordan Love and the Packers will visit the Mile High City.

Cardinals

Week 1: The Cardinals open on the East Coast, visiting the Commanders.
Week 2: Arizona hosts the Giants on Sunday.

Chargers

Week 9: Los Angeles visits Aaron Rodgers and the Jets on Monday night, per Brian Costello of the N.Y. Post.
Week 11: The Chargers visit Green Bay for an interconference tilt.

Chiefs

Week 1: The Chiefs begin their quest to repeat on Thursday, Sept. 7, against the Lions at home.
Week 2: Kansas City will visit the Jaguars in their home opener, per Mia O’Brien.
Week 4: A trip to MetLife Stadium sees the Chiefs visit the Jets on Sunday night, per the New York Post.
Week 9: Kansas City will host the Dolphins in Germany on Nov. 5. This will mark the first time Tyreek Hill faces his old team.
Week 11: It’s the Chiefs and Eagles on Monday night at Arrowhead, reliving the classic in February, per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Week 13: The Chiefs will travel to Green Bay for a Sunday Night Football matchup against the Packers.
Week 16: Patrick Mahomes and Co. welcome the Raiders into Arrowhead on Christmas Day.
Week 17: The Chiefs will host the Bengals on New Year’s Eve, marking the first regular-season tilt in Kansas City between Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow.

Colts

Week 10: Anthony Richardson and Indy head to Germany in November as the road team, taking on the Patriots.

Commanders

Week 1: Washington opens at home against the Cardinals, per 980 The Fan.
Week 5: The Commanders draw a home primetime game, facing the Bears on Thursday night.
Week 7: Washington welcomes the Giants for an NFC East battle.
Week 11: It’s a rematch one month later with the Giants, this time in New Jersey.
Week 12: The Commanders visit the Cowboys on Thanksgiving afternoon, per JP Finlay of NBC Sports.
Week 16: Washington goes to New York for the second time in five weeks, this time to play the Jets, per NBC Sports.
Week 18: An NFC East clash ends the regular season with Dallas coming to play the Commanders, according to JP Finlay.

Cowboys

Week 1: The Cowboys will open up on the road, facing the Giants on Sunday night.
Week 2: Dallas sees the other New York team to open its home slate with the Jets coming to town, per the New York Post.
Week 5: Dallas will have an NFC divisional rematch, taking on the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday Night Football.
Week 10: Dak Prescott welcomes the Giants to Dallas for a rematch between the two.
Week 11: In their last game before Thanksgiving, it’s the Panthers in Carolina, per Joe Person of The Athletic.
Week 12: It’s the Cowboys hosting the Commanders on Thanksgiving.
Week 18: The regular season closes with Dallas visiting Washington.

Dolphins

Week 2: The Dolphins will visit the Patriots on Sunday night, per The Score.
Week 5: Tua Tagovalioa welcomes in Daniel Jones and the Giants.
Week 9: Miami gets to avoid Arrowhead Stadium, instead playing the Chiefs in Germany.

Week 12: The Dolphins are once again on the road in a nationally-televised slot, this time facing the Jets on Black Friday.

Eagles

Week 1: Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia will open their season at New England, facing the Patriots, per the Boston Herald.
Week 11: Philadelphia visits the Chiefs on Monday night for the highly anticipated rematch.
Week 13: The Eagles will host the 49ers at 4:25 p.m. ET to kick off their December slate.
Week 15: It’s the Seahawks and Eagles at Lumen Field in mid-December.
Week 16: Philadelphia plays host to the Giants on Christmas Day, a matchup of two playoff teams from a year ago. The Eagles blasted New York in the Divisional round, 38-7.
Week 18: Only two weeks later, the Giants and Eagles meet again, this time up the Turnpike.

Falcons

Week 2: Atlanta welcomes in Green Bay.
Week 4: The Falcons draw into the league’s international rotation this year, playing the Jaguars in London.
Week 12: One of the NFL’s best rivalries renews when the Saints visit Atlanta, per NOLA.com.
Week 18: New Orleans will host the rematch with the Falcons to end the regular season.

Giants

Here’s the entire Giants schedule.

Jaguars

Week 2: Jacksonville will get an AFC divisional rematch with the Chiefs in their home opener.
Week 4: The Jaguars will host the Falcons to kick off the NFL’s international slate, playing a home game against Atlanta in London.
Week 5: Jacksonville will play a second consecutive international game against the Bills at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This counts as a road date for the Jaguars.

Jets

Week 1: The Jets get the primetime treatment to begin the season, opening against the Bills on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.
Week 2: New York travels to play the Cowboys on a short week.
Week 3: Here come the Patriots, giving us Bill Belichick against Rodgers, per the New York Post.
Week 4: Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes finally meet, as the Jets host the Chiefs on Sunday night.
Week 8: It’s the Snoopy Bowl, with the Jets technically visiting the Giants.
Week 9: New York welcomes in the Chargers for a Monday night affair.
Week 12: The Jets have one of their primetime games on Black Friday, welcoming in the Dolphins to East Rutherford.
Week 16: New York will host the Commanders on Christmas Eve.

Lions

Week 1: Detroit opens the season on Thursday night, taking on the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Week 2: The Lions begin their home slate against the Seahawks.
Week 4: The Lions find themselves in another road, primetime game, this one against the Packers on Thursday night.
Week 12: Jared Goff and the Lions will host the Packers on Thanksgiving Day.

Packers

Want a leak? Here’s the entire Packers schedule.

Panthers

Week 2: Bryce Young goes under the lights against the Saints on Monday night, according to Joe Person of The Athletic.
Week 11: The Cowboys make a visit to Charlotte for an NFC battle.
Week 16: Carolina will host the Packers as the holidays arrive, playing on Christmas Eve.

Patriots

Week 1: The Eagles come to Foxborough for a season-opening clash with the Patriots.
Week 2: The Patriots will continue an early homestand on Sunday night against the Dolphins.
Week 3: New England’s first road game of 2023 will feature a trip to the Jets.
Week 10: New England will host the Colts in Germany, giving up a home date in a year when the AFC has nine of them.
Week 12: Mac Jones and Daniel Jones meet at MetLife Stadium with the Patriots visiting the Giants.

Raiders

Week 5: The Packers will visit Las Vegas for a Monday night tilt.
Week 9: It’s the Giants coming to Las Vegas for an interconference matchup.
Week 16: Las Vegas visits the Chiefs on Christmas Day.

Rams

Week 1: It’s Los Angeles and Seattle at Lumen Field to kick off the 2023 season.
Week 7: Kenny Pickett and the Steelers come to SoFi Stadium.
Week 9: The Rams head to Wisconsin to take on the Packers.
Week 17: Los Angeles heads across the country to battle the Giants on New Year’s Eve.

Ravens

Week 6: The Ravens will play across the pond, taking on the Titans in October as the road team.

Saints

Week 2: New Orleans goes on the road in primetime, facing the Panthers on Monday night.
Week 3: The Saints will be on hand for the Packers’ home opener.
Week 12: Derek Carr and the Saints visit the Falcons in Atlanta.
Week 15: New Orleans will host the Giants in what could be an important NFC battle.
Week 18: The regular season ends with the Saints hosting the Falcons, per Jeff Duncan.

Seahawks

Week 1: The Seahawks will open the season at home against the Rams, per Corbin K. Smith.
Week 2: Seattle will go on the road to face the Lions in Detroit's home opener.
Week 4: Seattle comes across the country to visit the Giants.
Week 6: The Seahawks emerge from their bye week to host the Bengals.
Week 8: Seattle welcomes in the Browns in an interconference affair.
Week 12: The Seahawks are hosting the 49ers on Thanksgiving night.
Week 17: A late-season matchup between the Seahawks and Steelers could be critical for both teams.

Steelers

Here’s the entire Steelers schedule, per Andrew Fillipponi.

Texans

Week 4: Houston will play host to the Steelers.

Titans

Week 6: Tennessee will lose one of its nine home dates this year, playing the Ravens in England.

Vikings

Week 8: Minnesota will visit the Packers on Sunday afternoon.

Week 17: The Vikings have a late-season primetime affair at U.S. Bank Stadium, squaring off against the Packers on Sunday Night Football.

International games

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence — Lawrence and the Jaguars will play consecutive games in England, the first NFL team to do so.
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Weeks 4 and 5: The Jaguars will play in England consecutively, first hosting the Falcons and then visiting the Bills.

Week 6: The Ravens and Titans will meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Tennessee being the home team.

Week 9: The Dolphins and Chiefs will square off in Germany on Nov. 5, marking each team’s first visit to the country.

Week 10: It’ll be the Colts and Patriots playing the second game in Frankfort, with New England as the designated home team. This will conclude the international games in 2023.

Holiday games

Week 12: The Lions host the Packers on Thanksgiving.
Week 12: The first Black Friday game will be the Dolphins and Jets at MetLife Stadium.
Week 12: Dallas has the Commanders coming to town on Thanksgiving afternoon.
Week 12: The 49ers and Seahawks are the Thanksgiving nightcap.
Week 16: The Eagles host the Giants 4:30 p.m. ET Christmas Day.
Week 16: The Chiefs welcome the Raiders to Arrowhead Stadium at 1 p.m. ET Christmas Day.

Thursday Night Football

Week 1: The Chiefs and Lions will open the regular season at Arrowhead Stadium.
Week 3: San Francisco hosts the Giants in a game between two NFC playoff teams from a year ago.
Week 4: The Packers and Lions tangle in Green Bay, recalling last year’s pivotal Week 18 affair.
Week 5: The Bears visit the Commanders.

Sunday Night Football

Week 1: The Giants host the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium.
Week 2: It’s the Patriots and Dolphins in Foxborough for an early season divisional clash.
Week 4: The Jets host the Chiefs in an AFC showdown.
Week 5: The 49ers welcome the Cowboys to the East Bay.
Week 13: In a rematch of Super Bowl I, the Chiefs take on the Packers at Lambeau Field.
Week 17: Minnesota will host Green Bay in an NFC North battle.

Monday Night Football

Week 1: The Bills will visit Rodgers and the Jets to kick off the MNF lineup.
Week 2: Carolina will host the Saints in a primetime game for rookie quarterback Bryce Young.
Week 5: It’s the Packers and Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in early October.
Week 9: The Chargers visit the Jets at MetLife Stadium.
Week 11: It’s a Super Bowl LVII rematch with the Chiefs hosting the Eagles.
Week 14: The Giants will host the Packers in what could be a game rife with playoff implications.