NFL Kickoff Game information: 2023 matchup, history, records, FAQ
Following a busy offseason in which a seven-time Super Bowl champion retired, a four-time MVP was traded and three superstar quarterbacks joined the $50 million club, the 2023 NFL season is finally on the horizon. Will Aaron Rodgers lead the Jets to their first playoff appearance since 2010? How will the Jordan Love era begin in Green Bay? Have the stars aligned for Mike McCarthy's Cowboys? Can the Kansas City Chiefs become the first franchise to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the 2003-04 Patriots?
As has become tradition, the reigning champs will host the NFL Kickoff game to open the season. Here's everything you need to know about this year's Kickoff Game:
The 2023 NFL season officially begins with the Kickoff Game on Thursday, Sept. 7.
The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, the reigning NFL AP Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl LVII MVP, looks to maintain success in Kansas City as Andy Reid's squad tries to become the first franchise to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the 2003-04 Patriots. Detroit's revitalization was prompted by the hiring of head coach Dan Campbell two years ago; the Lions have since formed into an intriguing young team headed by QB Jared Goff, who welcomes dynamic rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs into the fold.
Lions-Chiefs is scheduled to kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Lions-Chiefs will be broadcast live on NBC.
Yes. Lions-Chiefs will be streamed live on Peacock and on NFL+ on mobile and tablet devices.
Lions-Chiefs takes place at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. It will be the 22nd Kickoff Game in the tradition's history -- and the second hosted by the Kansas City Chiefs.
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