The 2023 NFL schedule is officially here. The league announced all 272 regular-season matchups Thursday, and the opening week of action is chock-full of marquee contests, with the upstart Lions set to visit the reigning champion Chiefs to start all the action.
Which of the 16 different Week 1 games deserve the utmost attention? We’re glad you asked. Here, we’ve ranked every single 2023 season opener, including Detroit’s surprising debut to kick off the entire schedule:
Date: Sunday, Sept. 10 | Time: 1 p.m. ET | TV: Fox
Unless Kyler Murray makes miraculous strides in his injury recovery, Colt McCoy is set to captain an overhauled Cardinals team against an annually middling Ron Rivera squad that’s counting on former fifth-rounder Sam Howell as its new signal-caller. Not exactly a recipe for fireworks.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 10 | Time: 4:25 p.m. ET | TV: Fox
Yes, it’s a divisional rivalry, and Seattle should have the weapons to be explosive again. But the Rams are admittedly in transition, and we don’t know how Matthew Stafford’s arm will hold up coming off multiple injuries. Los Angeles’ once-vaunted defense is also a shell of its former self.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 10 | Time: 1 p.m. ET | TV: CBS
Is there a scenario where Baker Mayfield leads a stunning upset in Minneapolis, taking over for Tom Brady? Sure. But these are two recent contenders who spent most of the offseason trying to save or shed money. At least Justin Jefferson against Todd Bowles’ “D” should be interesting.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 10 | Time: 1 p.m. ET | TV: Fox
This isn’t a knock on No. 1 pick Bryce Young, who’s actually got a solid setup in Carolina. But it’s hard to get too amped about a pair of teams who’ve gone a 26-42 the last two years. Atlanta was busy this offseason, but Arthur Smith still runs an old-fashioned, run-first offense with an unknown at QB.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 10 | Time: 4:25 p.m. ET | TV: CBS
Russell Wilson as a Sean Payton reclamation project carries some legitimate intrigue, but this otherwise profiles as an uglier, lower-scoring affair with Jimmy Garoppolo and Josh McDaniels’ Patriots-turned-Raiders on the other side.
Date: Sunday, Sept. 10 | Time: 1 p.m. ET | TV: CBS
Another matchup between old-school teams who’d rather be physical than explosive, this one should draw eyes for the mere fact that Derek Carr will wear a non-Raiders uniform for the first time in 10…
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