The leaks are over, the 2023 NFL schedule has been released!
Now that we have the full 272-game regular season schedule, here are a few highlights:
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Now that the schedule is out, we'll be breaking down each team's slate of games below.
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Aaron Rodgers is going to need to get off to a hot start in New York because the Jets have a brutal stretch to open the season. Not only do they face the Bills in Week 1, but then they play the Cowboys followed by a Patriots team they can't ever seem to beat. After that, they get the Chiefs in Week 4. The Jets do get three straight games at home in December, but that might not help them if they're already out of the playoff race.
The Patriots get their first two games at home, but that might not help because those games are against the Eagles and Dolphins. The Patriots also have to play the Chiefs, Bills and Aaron Rodgers' Jets over the final four weeks of the season. This might not be a great year for New England.
The Dolphins haven't historically played well in cold weather, so they must love what the NFL did for them. Over the final five weeks of the season, the Dolphins will get to play FOUR games at home in Miami (They only road game is at Baltimore). Although the ending is nice, the same can't be said for the front end of their schedule, which includes three road games in the first four weeks.
Let's move to the AFC East. The Bills close the season with five of six games against teams that made the playoffs last year, which could make things rough down the stretch for Buffalo.
On the other hand, they do get a huge advantage for two of their biggest games: They get 10 days off before facing the Bengals in Week 9 and they get a bye before facing the Chiefs in Week 14.
On the Ravens' end, things could get ugly starting in Week 11. Starting then, they'll be closing out the season with six games in seven weeks against teams that finished last season with a winning record (Bengals, Chargers, Jaguars, 49ers, Dolphins, Steelers). On the other hand, starting in Week 6, the Ravens will go through a span will they only play one road game in a six-week period, which John Harbaugh will probably like.
The Browns season could be over before it starts and that's because they play three divisional games in the first four weeks of the season, so they won't be able to afford a slow start. One positive thing for the Browns is that they get three of their final four games at home.
If you look at the Steelers schedule, they have to play three of their final four games on the road and their only home game in that span is against the Bengals. That could be a brutal stretch. The good news for the Steelers is that they do get a stretch of three straight home games starting in Week 8.
Let's move to the AFC North. Starting in Week 3, the Bengals get to play three consecutive games against teams that combined to go 16-35 last season (Rams, Titans, Cardinals) with all three feeling very winnable. Of course, they might want to win those games because things get ugly after that with consecutive games against the Seahawks, 49ers and Bills.
It's not going to be easy for the Jaguars to defend their AFC South title. Starting in Week 13, they have to play three straight games against teams from the AFC North, which could get ugly. The one thing the Jags should like is that they could get off to a fast start with three of their first four games against the Colts, Texans and Falcons.
The Texans have a chance to get off to a hot start in 2023 and that's because six of their first seven opponents didn't make the playoffs last year. One thing Texans fans might not like is that this team didn't get a single primetime game. Not even Deshaun Watson's return to Houston on Christmas Eve was attractive enough to put in primetime.
Let's head to Indy. Not only do the Colts get four of five games at home in October, but they also close the season with two straight games at home. The Colts might have one of the friendliest schedules in the NFL.
Let's move to the AFC South and the Titans. Starting with Thanksgiving weekend, the Titans get to play five of their final seven games at home. Mike Vrabel will probably like that, but he probably won't like the three-game road trip they have starting in Week 9.
Sean Payton will have a chance to get off to a quick start in Denver thanks to the fact the Broncos open with two straight games at home. However, Payton probably not going to love that Denver has a three-game roadtrip in starting in Week 13 where they'll be playing in three different time zones (at Texans, at Chargers, at Lions)
On the Raiders' end, they play three of their first four games on the road, including a cross-country trip to Buffalo in Week 2. However, the Raiders should love the fact that they'll only be leaving Las Vegas once between Oct. 31 and Dec. 24.
Let's stay in the AFC West and look at the Chargers. Considering how often we see players on this team get injured, they're probably not going to love the early bye (Week 5). The Chargers also don't have a single stretch where they play home games in consecutive weeks.
Chargers should like the fact that they get four of their final five games against division rivals, so they can make run down the stretch if they need to.
Let's start with the defending Super Bowl champions. One thing the Chiefs will love is that they only play one road game between Oct. 9 and Nov. 25.
One hittng they might not like is that they have to play a Week 5 road game in Minnesota, before turning around and playing a Thursday game against the Broncos in Week 6. Not a lot to complain about if you're a Chiefs fan though
Once the schedule is released, I'll be going through each team's slate of games and instantly reacting with one thing I like about their schedule and one thing I don't like.
WE HAVE JUST 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE 2023 NFL SCHEDULE IS RELEASED.
Remember, if you want to see a full list of every game that has leaked out so far, all you have to do is click here. That will take you to a week-by-week look of every leak.
Just 15 minutes until the schedule comes out and we've got one more leak! It looks like the Dolphins' schedule is now out. Brutal start to the season with three of four on the road.
Nothing is confirmed until the schedule is released, but this is expected to be the Thanksgiving slate of games:
Thursday, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving)
With the release of the schedule just 30 minutes away, now seems like a good time to share the full Week 1 schedule, so let's do it:
Thursday, Sept. 7
Sunday, Sept. 10
Monday, Sept. 11
Based on their leaked schedule, the Jets will play four of five games at home from Week 12 thru 15:
Week 12: Dolphins at Jets (Black Friday)
Week 13: Falcons at Jets
Week 14: Texans at Jets
Week 15: Jets at Dolphins
Week 16: Commanders at Jets
With 45 minutes to go until the schedule release, the Jets entire schedule has been leaked. They'll be playing in the final Thursday night game of the season against the Browns on Dec. 28.
The NFL will be trying something new in Week 16: On Saturday, Dec. 23, the Bills will be facing the Chargers in a game that will exclusively stream on NBC's Peacock (It will be the only NFL game that Saturday).
With NBC getting the game on its streaming service, the Sunday night game will move to NFL Network (NBC was likely willing to give up the SNF game because it likely won't get huge ratings since it's on Christmas Eve).
Start the countdown: WE HAVE JUST SEVENTY MINUTES UNTIL THE 2023 NFL SCHEDULE IS RELEASED.
Remember, if you want to see a full list of every game that has leaked out so far, all you have to do is click here. That will take you to a week-by-week look of every leak.
We haven't seen very many Titans' updates today, but we have one right now. If this leak is correct, that means Week 14 will be an MNF doubleheader (Packers at Giants would be the other game)
Looking at that leaked Steelers schedule, I think you have to love two things if you're a Steelers fan: First two games at home plus Steelers only leave home once between Oct. 2 and Nov. 18. During that six-week span, they play four of five games at home and also have a bye.
The Steelers entire schedule has been leaked. I repeat, the Steelers entire schedule has been leaked!
You want more Cowboys? Let's keep talking about the Cowboys. It looks like they'll be hosting the Patriots in Week 4 (Oct. 1)
