Finally, the 2023-2024 NFL season will kick off with NFL Week 1. The journey to the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada begins this coming September 7th, as the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, host the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead Stadium in the traditional Thursday Night Football Kick-Off.
From there, a total of 285 games will be played, including the regular season (272 games) and playoffs (13 games including the Super Bowl).
During this journey, we will witness powerhouse teams asserting their dominance and their status as title contenders, as well as those teams that surprise on the coveted gridiron of American sports.
The first Sunday Night Football will feature two prominent franchises. At MetLife Stadium, the New York Giants will host the five-time Super Bowl champions, the Dallas Cowboys.
Monday Night Football will stay in New York but with the team with the longest active Super Bowl drought. The New York Jets will host their neighbors, the Buffalo Bills, also at MetLife Stadium.
We’re just a little way from Kick-Off, and of course, at SportBettingAI, you won’t miss any details of each NFL game.
NFL Week 1 Games
Here are the full games for NFL Week 1:
| DATE | AWAY | HOME | STADIUM | EST | SCORE |
| 9/7/2023 | LIONS | CHIEFS | ARROWHEAD STADIUM | 7:20 PM | 21-20 |
| 9/10/2023 | PANTHERS | FALCONS | MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM | 12:00 PM | 10-24 |
| 9/10/2023 | TEXANS | RAVENS | M&T BANK STADIUM | 12:00 PM | 9-25 |
| 9/10/2023 | BENGALS | BROWNS | CLEVELAND BROWNS STADIUM | 12:00 PM | 3-24 |
| 9/10/2023 | JAGUARS | COLTS | LUCAS OIL STADIUM | 12:00 PM | 31-21 |
| 9/10/2023 | BUCCANEERS | VIKINGS | U.S. BANK STADIUM | 12:00 PM | 31-21 |
| 9/10/2023 | TITANS | SAINTS | CAESARS SUPERDOME | 12:00 PM | 20-17 |
| 9/10/2023 | 49ERS | STEELERS | ACRISURE STADIUM | 12:00 PM | 30-7 |
| 9/10/2023 | CARDINALS | COMMANDERS | FEDEX FIELD | 12:00 PM | 16-20 |
| 9/10/2023 | PACKERS | BEARS | SOLDIER FIELD | 3:25 PM | 38-20 |
| 9/10/2023 | RAIDERS | BRONCOS | EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH | 3:25 PM | 17-16 |
| 9/10/2023 | DOLPHINS | CHARGERS | SoFI STADIUM | 3:25 PM | 36-34 |
| 9/10/2023 | EAGLES | PATRIOTS | GILLETTE STADIUM | 3:25 PM | 25-20 |
| 9/10/2023 | RAMS | SEAHAWKS | LUMEN FIELD | 3:25 PM | 30-13 |
| 9/10/2023 | COWBOYS | GIANTS | METLIFE STADIUM | 7:20 PM | 40-0 |
| 9/11/2023 | BILLS | JETS | METLIFE STADIUM | 7:15 PM | 16-22 |
Week 1 Thursday Night Football
The most anticipated Kick-Off in the United States will take place in Kansas, where the current NFL champions, led by superstar Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Wizards, will face the Detroit Lions.
The previous season was uneven for both teams. For Kansas, it was another great season, culminating in winning the Holy Grail, against the best record in the league, the Philadelphia Eagles. As for Detroit, they had one of the most impressive comebacks in recent NFL history, but with an adverse outcome.
In their 14-game history, Kansas holds the advantage with 9 wins to Detroit’s 5, who, by the way, haven’t won at Arrowhead since that close 7-6 game on October 23rd, 1988.
Week 1 Sunday Night Football
Sunday Night Football will kick off in this 2023 season with a true classic. At the MetLife Stadium, the four-time Super Bowl champions, the New York Giants, will host the Dallas Cowboys.
The previous season for both had a very similar outcome. Both managed to secure spots in the Wild Card. However, their journey ended in the Divisional Round against the top two NFC teams of that year: Philadelphia and San Francisco.
In their 122-game history, Dallas has 73 victories, while the Giants have 46 wins, with only 2 ties. As a noteworthy point, New York has not defeated Dallas as the home team since the 23-19 game on January 3rd, 2021.
Week 1 Monday Night Football
The first Monday Night Football will be played in the Big Apple. The MetLife Stadium, which will also host the first Sunday Night Football of the season, will witness one of the great rivalries in the NFL’s East: the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills.
In the previous season, the teams had contrasting fates. Buffalo made it to the Divisional Round; after a fantastic regular season, they fell at home to the Cincinnati Bengals, once again ending the dream of reaching a Super Bowl. On the other hand, the Jets, for the twelfth consecutive time, did not advance to the Playoffs.
The history between the two is even. Out of 125 games, Buffalo won 68, while the Jets emerged victorious on 57 occasions. As an additional note, in the last five games, the Jets only defeated the Bills once, in that 20-17 match on November 6th, 2022.
