Broncos' Full 2023 Regular-Season Schedule Revealed
On Thursday night, the Denver Broncos unveiled their 2023 regular-season schedule. We've known for months which opponents the Broncos will be facing, but we learned the specific order in which head coach Sean Payton will be competing to return this team to competitive relevance.
- Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
- Week 2: vs. Washington Commanders
- Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
- Week 4: at Chicago Bears
- Week 5: vs. New York Jets
- Week 6: at Kansas City Chiefs (TNF primetime)
- Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers
- Week 8: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 9: Bye
- Week 10: at Buffalo Bills (MNF primetime)
- Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings (SNF primetime)
- Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns
- Week 13: at Houston Texans
- Week 14: at Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 15: at Detroit Lions
- Week 16: vs. New England Patriots (SNF primetime)
- Week 17: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 18: at Las Vegas Raiders
Analysis
All in all, the schedule shaped up in a very favorable way for the Broncos, relative to the collection of 2023 opponents. And the NFL seems to be buying what Payton is selling, awarding Denver with four primetime games this season.
The Broncos will have a viable shot at hitting the ground running in the first quarter of the season with four consecutive games that are very winnable. If it goes well, the Broncos will have built up a nice head of steam and some confidence to face what is a much stiffer challenge in the second quarter of the season, with a matchup with Aaron Rodgers and two vs. Patrick Mahomes and company.
Then Denver gets its bye, which, fortuitously, comes smack-dab in the middle of the season in Week 9. From there, it's again a relatively favorable third quarter of the season, with the exception being Week 10 at Buffalo.
It all serves to put the Broncos in a nice position to compete for the playoffs down the stretch, with two matchups with the Chargers, the Lions, Patriots, and Raiders to close out the season. The final five games of the schedule include three divisional matchups, which could prove crucial in the AFC playoff arithmetic.
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