Top 10 things to know about the Bills 2023 schedule

Everyone knew that both the defending Super Bowl as well as the NFC Champions were on Buffalo’s schedule this season. But expecting to see the Bills playing them in back-to-back games was probably not a popular thought, especially with both games on the road.

Buffalo is at Philadelphia in Week 12, followed by a bye week, and then at Kansas City in Week 14.

The good news is Buffalo has won each of their last three regular season meeting with the Chiefs in Arrowhead including last season’s thrilling 24-20 win with Dawson Knox catching what would be the game-winning touchdown and Taron Johnson sealing the victory with a late interception.

Buffalo hasn’t played in Philadelphia since the 2015 season, a game in which the Eagles prevailed 23-20. So, it will mark the first homecoming as an NFL head coach for Sean McDermott, who spent most of his grade school years in Lansdale, PA.

Buffalo’s bye week comes very late this season. Their Week 13 bye comes right in between the aforementioned Philadelphia and Kansas City road dates on Dec. 3rd.

It matches the latest bye week the Bills have ever had. The Bills last had a bye in Week 13 during the 1999 season.

Outside of traveling to London, Buffalo’s road schedule is pretty tame in the first half of the season. In fact, the team won’t travel out of the Eastern time zone until December.

But the Bills’ three-longest road trips will take place on their last three away games. Buffalo’s final three regular season road dates are at Kansas City in Week 14 (1,828 air miles round trip), at Los Angeles in Week 16 (4,386 air miles) and at Miami in Week 18 (2,332 air miles).

The Bills will log the 15th highest total of air miles in the league this season with a figure of just over 19,000 miles (19,028) covering 18 time zones.

As difficult as some stretches of Buffalo’s 2023 schedule might be, the NFL schedule makers…