The NFL unveiled its 2023 schedule Thursday night, including confirming that Aaron Rodgers will make his New York Jets debut on the first Monday night of the campaign, September 11, when the Buffalo Bills visit MetLife Stadium.
For audiences in the New York area, this will be their first opportunity to see the four-time NFL Most Outstanding Player honoree in action in his new uniform; Rodgers was traded by the Green Bay Packers to the Jets in April.
Champions of the last Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs will begin the defense of their crown by hosting the Detroit Lions on September 7 in the evening. Among the other duels already announced, there is the one pitting two great rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, in a clash on Sunday evening in the fifth week of the campaign.
In Europe, the Jacksonville Jaguars will play back-to-back in London, taking on the Atlanta Falcons and Bills in Weeks 4 and 5. A Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans clash is also on the cards. schedule in the English capital on October 15, while the Chiefs will play against the Miami Dolphins on November 5 in Frankfurt. The same city will host the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts seven days later.
For the Falcons, it will be to watch if the Quebecer Matthew Bergeron will be in uniform for the first game of the season. This will take place on September 10 against the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.