Buffalo Bills 2023 NFL Schedule: Primetime and AFC East Divisional Games

Buffalo Bills 2023 NFL Schedule: Primetime and AFC East Divisional Games

Joel Reyes
updated at May 12, 2023 at 3:59 PM
  • The Buffalo Bills will have six primetime games in the 2023 NFL season
  • They open the season against Aaron Rodgers and the Jets on Monday Night Football
  • The Bills will face the defending champion Chiefs on December 10 after a bye week 

The Buffalo Bills’ 2023 schedule has finally been released.

Bills Mafia will be glad to learn that Buffalo has been given six primetime games this season. 

Here’s what is in store for the Bills this year.

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bills Schedule, NFL, NFL schedule, Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers
Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on October 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. Image: Cooper Neill
Source: Getty Images

September 11: at New York Jets (MNF)

TV: ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ (8:15 PM ET)

Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ click on "Recommended for you" and enjoy!

The Buffalo Bills will be tested immediately as they will face the Aaron Rodgers-led New York Jets in their season opener.

The Bills’ opening game will be shown across America, with Monday Night Football providing coverage of Rodgers’ debut as a Jet.

Josh Allen will look to spoil Rodgers’ party. He has a 6-3 record against the Jets in his career.

September 17: Las Vegas Raiders

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET)

The Bills and the Raiders last faced each other in 2020, with Buffalo recording a 30-23 win.

A lot has changed since that encounter, with Las Vegas making a quarterback change this season.

The Raiders have moved on from Derek Carr, replacing him with former Pats and 49ers QB, Jimmy Garoppolo.

September 24: at Washington Commanders

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET)

The Bills have won eight of their last nine games against Washington, including each of their previous two meetings.

Allen starred in Buffalo’s last win against Washington, passing for 358 yards and four touchdowns in the Bills’ 43-21 victory on September 26, 2021.

October 1: Miami Dolphins 

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET)

The Bills will fancy their chances in Week 4 when they host the Dolphins in an important AFC East clash. Buffalo has won its last seven home games against Miami dating back to 2017.

October 8: Jacksonville Jaguars 

TV: NFL Network (9:30 AM ET)

The Bills will travel to London in Week 5 to face Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars. They lost 9-6 to Jacksonville in their last meeting on November 7, 2021.

The two teams have faced each other in London before. The Bills and the Jaguars locked horns at Wembley Stadium in 2015, with Jacksonville emerging as 34-31 victors.

October 15: New York Giants (SNF) 

TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET)

The Bills’ second primetime game of the season will come in Week 6 when they host Daniel Jones and the rest of the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.

Allen has faced the Giants once before, with that lone meeting coming in 2019. He completed 19 of 30 passes for 253 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions in Buffalo’s 28-14 win.

October 22: at New England Patriots

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET)

The Bills have dominated their matchup against the Patriots since Tom Brady left New England in 2020.

They have won six of their last seven games against the Pats, including each of their last four meetings.

Buffalo defeated New England 24-10 in their last meeting at Foxborough on December 1, 2022.

October 26: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TNF)

TV: PRIME VIDEO (8:15 PM ET)

The Bills’ third primetime game of the season will come in Week 8 when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.

The Bills lost their last meeting against the Bucs in an overtime thriller in 2021, but they had to contend with old nemesis Tom Brady in that contest.

Allen made history in that 33-27 loss, becoming the fourth player in NFL history to pass for over 300 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game, per ESPN.

Expect Buffalo to dominate against Tampa Bay with Brady now retired.  

November 5: at Cincinnati Bengals (SNF)

TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET) 

The Bills will have another primetime game in Week 9. They will go to Cincinnati to face the Bengals on Sunday Night Football.

This is a rematch of their AFC Divisional playoff encounter last January, a game in which the Bills lost 27-10.

Allen struggled in that postseason game, passing for 254 yards and no touchdowns with one interception.

November 13: Denver Broncos (MNF) 

TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET)

The Bills’ fifth primetime game of the season will come in Week 10 when they host Russell Wilson and the rest of the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.

Allen is 2-0 in his career against Denver. He completed 28 of 40 passes for 359 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills’ last win against the Broncos.  

November 19: New York Jets  

TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET)

The Bills host Rodgers and the Jets in a mouth-watering divisional clash in Week 11. They have won their last three home games against Gang Green dating back to 2020.   

November 26: at Philadelphia Eagles

TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET) 

The Bills will be tested in Week 12 as they will face the reigning NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles on the road.

The Bills have lost their previous two meetings against the Eagles, with their last matchup coming in 2019.

December 3: Bye (Week 13)

December 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET)

The Bills will be tested right after their bye week, as they will face the reigning Super Bowl champs on the road.

The Bills have won their last two games against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in the regular season.

Sandwiched between those two wins is Buffalo’s gut-wrenching 42-36 overtime loss to Kansas City in the AFC Divisional round.   

December 17: Dallas Cowboys 

TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET)

The Bills have won their last two meetings against the Cowboys, dating back to 2015.

Allen has faced Dallas once before, with that lone meeting coming in 2019.

He completed 19 of 24 passes for 231 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions in Buffalo’s 26-15 win against Dallas.

December 23: at Los Angeles Chargers 

Stream: Peacock (8:00 PM ET)

Two of the league’s best young quarterbacks will lock horns in Week 16 as the Bills and Chargers square off at SoFi Stadium.

Allen and Justin Herbert have never faced each other in an NFL game, so this showdown between these talented signal-callers will be highly anticipated.

December 31: New England Patriots 

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET)

A key divisional matchup awaits the Bills in Week 17 as they host the New England Patriots in a mouth-watering AFC East clash.  

The Pats have not fared well in Buffalo recently, losing their last two road games against the Bills, including a heavy 47-17 defeat in the playoffs back in 2022.

January 6/7: at Miami Dolphins

TV: TBD 

The Bills end their 2023 regular season with a trip to Miami. They lost 21-19 to the Dolphins in their last meeting at Hard Rock Stadium on September 25, 2022.

Chiefs win Super Bowl again

Sports Brief recently reported on the Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVII.

Patrick Mahomes starred for Kansas City in the championship game.

He completed 21 of 27 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns.

Authors
Joel Reyes photo
Joel Reyes
Joel Reyes is a sports editor at Sportsbrief.com with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of the Philippines. He has eight years of work experience in sports writing.