The NFL preseason is over, and fans are already clamoring for the regular season to get underway. Before we start thinking about potential playoff and Super Bowl-contending teams, let’s take a look at the Week 1 schedule for opening weekend and highlight some of the biggest matchups.
NFL Week 1 Schedule: When Is Week 1 in the NFL?
The first NFL game will be played on Thursday night, Sept. 7, 2023. Then, an entire 14-game slate will be played on Sunday, with the last Week 1 game on Monday. Here is the NFL’s opening weekend lineup.
Thursday Night Football | Sept. 7
- Detroit Lions at Kansas City
NBC | 8:20 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 10 | Week 1
- Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
FOX | 1 p.m. ET - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
CBS | 1 p.m. ET - Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
CBS | 1 p.m. ET - Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts
FOX | 1 p.m. ET - San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers
FOX | 1 p.m. ET - Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints
CBS | 1 p.m. ET - Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders
FOX | 1 p.m. ET - Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
CBS | 1 p.m. ET - Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots
CBS | 4:25 p.m. ET - Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos
CBS | 4:25 p.m. ET - Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers
CBS | 4:25 p.m. ET - Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
FOX | 4:25 p.m. ET - Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
FOX | 4:25 p.m. ET
Sunday Night Football
- Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
NBC | 8:20 p.m. ET
Monday Night Football | Sept. 11
- Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
ESPN | 8:15 p.m. ET
NFL Week 1 Schedule Packed With Exciting Games
Obviously, some of the crown jewels of the first week of the 2023 NFL season will play in prime time. The Thursday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions should be the perfect way to start the year.
Two high-powered offenses dueling it out under the bright lights. Patrick Mahomes looking to defend the team’s Super Bowl victory against a young, scrappy Lions team looking to make a name for themselves.
On Sunday, the daytime slate has a couple of divisional games that should be fun to watch. The Carolina Panthers will face NFC South foes, the Atlanta Falcons.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Bryce Young, will start his first regular-season game and will play against the Falcons’ young QB Desmond Ridder. More importantly, though, will be the debut of Atlanta’s first-round pick, running back Bijan Robinson.
Meanwhile, the New England Patriots have already announced that their home game will be in honor of Tom Brady as they celebrate the numerous championships he brought to the city.
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“The greatest player in the history of the game played right here in Foxborough, and I’m happy to tell you … I invited him back to come here and be with us at the opening game,” team owner Robert Kraft told Good Morning Football in May.
NFL’s Week 1 schedule and opening weekend comes to an end with Monday Night Football, and did the schedule makers give us a good one? Aaron Rodgers, now a New York Jet, will host the defending AFC East champion Buffalo Bills. Will Rodgers shine when the lights are the brightest? Or will Josh Allen and crew put a damper on the veteran QB’s first game as a Jet?