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2023 NFL season

January 01, 1970

This article is about the 2023 National Football League season in the United States. For the National Football League season that ended in 2023, see 2022 NFL season. For the Gaelic football season in Ireland, see 2023 National Football League (Ireland).

The 2023 NFL season was the 104th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 7, 2023, with defending Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City losing to Detroit in the NFL Kickoff Game, and ended on January 7, 2024.

2023 NFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 7, 2023 (2023-09-07) – January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)
Playoffs
Start dateJanuary 13, 2024 (2024-01-13)
AFC ChampionsKansas City Chiefs
NFC ChampionsSan Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl LVIII
DateFebruary 11, 2024
SiteAllegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsKansas City Chiefs
Pro Bowl
DateFebruary 4, 2024
SiteCamping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Patriots
Bills
Dolphins
Jets
Bengals
Ravens
Steelers
Browns
Colts
Titans
Jaguars
Texans
Broncos
Chiefs
Raiders
Chargers
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AFC teams: West, North, South, East
Cowboys
Giants
Eagles
Commanders
Bears
Lions
Packers
Vikings
Falcons
Panthers
Saints
Buccaneers
Cardinals
Rams
Seahawks
49ers
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NFC teams: West, North, South, East

The playoffs started on January 13 and concluded with Super Bowl LVIII, the league's championship game, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on February 11. Kansas City defeated San Francisco to become the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

This was the first season since 1935 in which every team in a division (in this case the AFC North) finished with a winning record.

Player movement edit

The 2023 NFL league year and trading period began on March 15. On March 13, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2023 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2022 contracts and fewer than three accrued seasons of free agent credit. Teams were required to be under the salary cap using the "top 51" definition (in which the 51 highest paid-players on the team's payroll must have a combined salary cap). On March 15, clubs were allowed to contact and begin contract negotiations with players whose contracts had expired and thus became unrestricted free agents.

  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Free agency edit

Free agency began on March 15.[1] Notable players to change teams included:

Trades edit

The following notable trades were made during the 2023 league year:

  • March 15: The Los Angeles Rams traded CB Jalen Ramsey to Miami in exchange for TE Hunter Long and a 2023 third round selection.[2]
  • March 15: Indianapolis traded CB Stephon Gilmore to Dallas in exchange for a 2023 fifth round selection.[3]
  • March 15: Las Vegas traded TE Darren Waller to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2023 third round selection.[4]
  • March 15: Carolina traded WR D. J. Moore, 2023 first and second round selections (Nos. 9 and 61), a 2024 first round selection, and a 2025 second round selection to Chicago in exchange for a 2023 first round selection (No. 1).[5]
  • March 22: The New York Jets traded WR Elijah Moore and a 2023 third round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2023 second round selection.[6]
  • April 19: The Los Angeles Rams traded WR Allen Robinson and a 2023 seventh round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2023 seventh round selection.[7]
  • April 24: Green Bay traded QB Aaron Rodgers and 2023 first and fifth round selections to the New York Jets in exchange for 2023 first, second, and sixth round selections, and a conditional 2024 second round selection.[8]
  • April 29: Detroit traded RB D'Andre Swift and a 2023 seventh round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for 2023 seventh and 2025 fourth round selections.[9]
  • May 16: Minnesota traded DE Za'Darius Smith along with 2025 sixth and seventh round selections to Cleveland in exchange for 2024 and 2025 fifth round selections.[10]
  • August 25: San Francisco traded QB Trey Lance to Dallas in exchange for a 2024 fourth round selection.[11]
  • August 27: Cleveland traded OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr. to New England in exchange for RB Pierre Strong Jr.[12]
  • August 27: Pittsburgh traded G Kevin Dotson and 2024 fifth and 2025 sixth-round selections to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for 2024 fourth and 2025 fifth round selections.[13]
  • August 29: New Orleans traded K Wil Lutz to Denver in exchange for a 2024 seventh round selection.[14]
  • August 29: New England traded K Nick Folk to Tennessee in exchange for a 2025 seventh round selection.[15]
  • August 29: Miami traded CB Noah Igbinoghene to Dallas in exchange for CB Kelvin Joseph.[16]
  • October 4: The Los Angeles Chargers traded CB J. C. Jackson and a 2025 seventh round selection to New England in exchange for a 2025 sixth round selection.[17]
  • October 18: The New York Jets traded WR Mecole Hardman and a 2025 seventh round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a 2025 sixth round selection.[18]
  • October 23: Tennessee traded S Kevin Byard to Philadelphia in exchange for S Terrell Edmunds and 2024 fifth and sixth round selections.[19]
  • October 30: The New York Giants traded DE Leonard Williams to Seattle in exchange for 2024 second and 2025 fifth round selections.[20]
  • October 31: Washington traded DE Montez Sweat to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 second round selection.[21]
  • October 31: Washington traded DE Chase Young to San Francisco in exchange for a 2024 third round selection.[22]
  • October 31: Green Bay traded CB Rasul Douglas and a 2024 fifth round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a 2024 third-round selection.[23]

Retirements edit

Notable retirements

Other retirements

Draft edit

The 2023 NFL draft was held outside Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 27–29.[69] Chicago, by virtue of having the worst record in 2022, was awarded the first overall selection. However, it was traded to Carolina, who selected quarterback Bryce Young out of Alabama.

2023 deaths edit

Pro Football Hall of Fame members edit

Bobby Beathard
Beathard was the general manager of the Washington Redskins from 1978 to 1989 and the San Diego Chargers from 1990 to 2000, as well as serving as the Miami Dolphins' director of player personnel from 1972 to 1977, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. He was a four-time Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII, XVII, and XXII). He died on January 30, age 86.[70]
Gil Brandt
Brandt was the vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988, as well as serving in executive roles with the Los Angeles Rams 1955 to 1957 and the San Francisco 49ers from 1958 to 1959, helped create the NFL Scouting Combine, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. He was a two-time Super Bowl champion (VI and XII). He died on August 31, age 91.[71]
Bob Brown
Brown played ten seasons in the NFL as an offensive tackle with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, and Oakland Raiders, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004. He was a six-time Pro Bowler and nine-time All-Pro (five first-team, four second-team). He died on June 16, age 81.[72]
Jim Brown
Brown played nine seasons in the NFL as a fullback with the Cleveland Browns, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971. He was a nine-time Pro Bowler, nine-time All-Pro (eight first-team, one second-team), three-time NFL MVP, and 1964 NFL Champion. He died on May 18, age 87.[73]
Dick Butkus
Butkus played nine seasons in the NFL as a linebacker with the Chicago Bears, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler, eight-time All-Pro (five first-team, three second-team), and two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He died on October 5, age 80.[74]
Bud Grant
Grant was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 1967 to 1983 and the 1985 season. He won an NFL championship with the Vikings in 1969 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994. He died on March 11, age 95.[75]
Art McNally
McNally was the director of officiating for the NFL from 1968 to 1991. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022, becoming the first official to receive the honor. He died on January 1, age 97.[76]
Dave Wilcox
Wilcox played 11 seasons in the NFL as a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro (two first-team, two second-team). He died on April 19, age 80.[77]

Active personnel edit

Rule changes edit

The following rule changes for the 2023 season were approved at the NFL Owners' Meeting on March 28:[79][80][81]

  • The jersey numbering system was modified to allow the number 0 to be worn by all positions currently allowed to wear single-digit numbers. Placekickers and punters are now allowed to wear numbers 0–49 and 90–99. Previously 0 was not permitted to be used after the jersey numbering system was standardized in 1973 and kickers and punters could only wear numbers 1–19.
  • Timing rules were modified after a ruling on the field is reversed. If outside the two-minute warning, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds instead of 25. If inside the two minute warning and a 10-second runoff is used, the play clock would be set to 30 seconds.
  • Plays resulting in a turnover on downs were added to the list of booth reviewable plays (not challengeable by coaches). Plays resulting in a successful first down are still challengeable outside of the two minute warning.
  • Tripping was upgraded to a personal foul (15 yards) from its current 10 yard penalty, reverting a rule change from 1974.
  • Launching from one foot to attack an opponent became illegal, changing the current rule of both feet.
  • Illegally handing the ball forward behind the line of scrimmage (such as a quarterback handing the ball forward to an offensive lineman to avoid a sack) is now a loss of down, consistent with the same foul occurring beyond the line of scrimmage.
  • All illegal kicks (beyond the line of scrimmage or after the ball returns behind the line) are now penalized the same as an illegal forward pass (five yards and loss of down).
  • If the offense commits a live-ball penalty and the defense commits a dead-ball penalty on the last play of either half, the period will not be extended for an untimed down.
  • Language referring to "butt, ram, or spear" with the helmet was combined under the umbrella of "impermissible uses of the helmet" and clarified legal incidental contact.

During the May Owners Meeting, the following bylaw and rule changes was made:[82]

  • Teams will now be able to have a third quarterback available on game days without occupying a roster spot. The third quarterback will be available if the team's first two quarterbacks are either injured or disqualified. If one of the two regular quarterbacks return to the game, the third will return to the bench unless both quarterbacks are again unavailable for the same reasons.
  • On kickoffs, a fair catch made at or behind the 25 yard line will be awarded at the 25 yard line, mirroring the college football rule adopted in 2018.

Preseason edit

The majority of training camps opened on July 26. The preseason began on August 3 with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, in which Cleveland (represented in the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 by Joe Thomas) defeated the New York Jets (represented by Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis).[83]

Regular season edit

The season was played over an 18-week schedule beginning on September 7. Each of the league's 32 teams played 17 games, with one bye week for each team. The regular season ended on January 7, 2024; all games during the final weekend were intra-division games, as it has been since 2010.

Each team played the other three teams in its own division twice, one game against each of the four teams from a division in its own conference, one game against each of the four teams from a division in the other conference, one game against each of the remaining two teams in its conference that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season (e.g., the team that finished fourth in its division would play all three other teams in its conference that also finished fourth in their divisions), and one game against a team in another division in the other conference that also finished in the same position in their respective division the previous season.[84]

The division pairings for 2023 were as follows:[84]

Four intra-conference games
AFC East vs AFC West
AFC North vs AFC South
NFC East vs NFC West
NFC North vs NFC South

Four interconference games
AFC East vs. NFC East
AFC North vs. NFC West
AFC South vs. NFC South
AFC West vs. NFC North

Interconference game by 2022 position
NFC East at AFC West
NFC North at AFC North
NFC South at AFC East
NFC West at AFC South

Highlights of the 2023 season included:[85][86]

Changes to flexible scheduling rules edit

As part of new media agreements that were signed by the networks in 2021, the league's flexible scheduling system expanded this season to include Monday Night Football games, and increased the amount of cross-flexing (switching) of Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox.[102][103][104][105] In May 2023, league owners passed flex scheduling rules for Thursday Night Football as well, only as a trial basis for this season. However, with no games being flexed in 2023, this rule will carry over to 2024.[106]

In 2023, any Monday Night Football game was allowed to be flexed between weeks 12 and 17, provided that the league announced its rescheduling no later than 12 days before the contests. For Sunday Night Football, no more than three games could be flexed between weeks 5 and 14, while any game between weeks 15 to 17 could be flexed; the league was required to give weeks 5 to 13 SNF games a 12-day notice, and weeks 14 to 17 a 6-day notice.[107][108] For Thursday Night Football, only two games could be flexed between weeks 13 and 17, teams were not allowed play two away TNF games during season, the same team could not be flexed into TNF both times, and the league was required to give a 28-day notice.[106]

CBS and Fox were still able to protect games from being moved, whether from a change to another network or a change of the Sunday afternoon time slot. When the initial season schedule was created, the two networks selected a limited amount of games involving a specific number of teams from their respective conference. Otherwise every game can be initially scheduled on any network regardless of conference.[103][109] After the season started, the two networks were allowed to protect one game each week from getting flexed.[104]

Scheduling changes edit

Week 6:

  • The Detroit–Tampa Bay game, originally scheduled at 1:00 p.m. ET, was flexed to 4:25 p.m. ET, remaining on Fox.[110]

Week 13:

Week 15:

Week 18:

  • All Week 18 games were initially listed with a kickoff time of "TBD"[114] and the schedule was released on December 31 after most of Week 17 was completed.[115]
  • Two games with playoff implications were moved to a Saturday doubleheader on ESPN, ABC, and ESPN+. Pittsburgh–Baltimore at 4:30 pm ET and Houston–Indianapolis at 8:15 pm ET.
  • The Buffalo–Miami game, which would decide the AFC East champion, was moved to the final Sunday Night Football game at 8:20 pm ET on NBC.
  • All remaining games were scheduled on Sunday afternoon at either 1:00 or 4:25 pm ET on either CBS or Fox.

Regular season standings edit

Division edit

Conference edit

Postseason edit

Main article: 2023–24 NFL playoffs

The 2023 playoffs began with the wild-card round, with three wild-card games played in each conference. Wild Card Weekend was played on January 13–15, 2024. In the Divisional round on January 20–21, the top seed in the conference played the lowest remaining seed and the other two remaining teams played each other. The winners of those games advanced to the Conference Championship games played on January 28. Super Bowl LVIII was played on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Bracket edit

Jan 15 – Raymond James Stadium Jan 21 – Ford Field
5 Philadelphia 9
4 Tampa Bay 32
4 Tampa Bay 23
Jan 28 – Levi's Stadium
Jan 14 – Ford Field 3 Detroit 31
NFC
6 LA Rams 23 3 Detroit 31
Jan 20 – Levi's Stadium
3 Detroit 24 1 San Francisco 34
NFC Championship
Jan 14 – AT&T Stadium 7 Green Bay 21
1 San Francisco 24
7 Green Bay 48
Divisional playoffs Feb 11 – Allegiant Stadium
2 Dallas 32
Wild Card playoffs
N1 San Francisco 22
Jan 13 – Arrowhead Stadium Jan 21 – Highmark Stadium A3 Kansas City 25*
Super Bowl LVIII
6 Miami 7
3 Kansas City 26
3 Kansas City 27
Jan 28 – M&T Bank Stadium
Jan 15 – Highmark Stadium 2 Buffalo 24
AFC
7 Pittsburgh 17 3 Kansas City 17
Jan 20 – M&T Bank Stadium
2 Buffalo 31 1 Baltimore 10
AFC Championship
Jan 13 – NRG Stadium 4 Houston 10
1 Baltimore 34
5 Cleveland 14
4 Houston 45

* Indicates OT victory

This bracket:

Records, milestones, and notable statistics edit

Week 1

  • Tyreek Hill set the record for most games with at least 200 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, with three. He shared the previous record of two with nine other players.[116]

Week 2

  • Puka Nacua set the record for most receptions in a game by a rookie, with 15. The previous record of 14 was shared by four players.[117]
  • Nacua also became the first rookie to record at least ten catches and 100 receiving yards in each of his team's first two games of the season.[117]
  • Nacua also set the record for most receptions in a player's first two games of his career, with 25. The previous record of 19 was held by Earl Cooper.[118]
  • Travis Kelce passed Shannon Sharpe for fourth place in most receptions made by a tight end.[117]
  • C. J. Stroud set the Super Bowl Era record for most yards thrown by a rookie without an interception in his first two starts, with 626.[117]
  • Russell Wilson became the first player to reach 40,000 passing yards and 5,000 rushing yards.[119]
  • Wilson also became the third quarterback to reach 5,000 rushing yards, joining Michael Vick and Cam Newton.[119]

Week 3

  • Matt Gay became the first player to kick four field goals of at least 50 yards in a game.[120]
  • Keenan Allen set the record for most receptions in a game by a player who also had a passing touchdown, with 18. The previous record of 12 was shared by Tarik Cohen and Jerry Rice.[120]
  • Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player to reach 25,000 passing yards, doing so in 83 games. The previous record of 90 games was held by Matthew Stafford.[120]
  • Jalen Hurts set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 50 games, with 29. The previous record of 28 was held by Cam Newton.[121]
  • Sam LaPorta set the record for most receptions by a tight end in the first three games of his career, with 18. The previous record of 17 was held by Keith Jackson.[122]
  • LaPorta also became the first tight end to record at least five receptions in each of his first three career games.[122]
  • The Miami Dolphins became the third team to score 70 points in a game, joining the 1950 Los Angeles Rams and the 1966 Washington Redskins.[123]
  • Miami became the second team to record 700 yards of offense in a game, joining the 1951 Los Angeles Rams.[124]
  • Miami became the first team to record five rushing touchdowns and five passing touchdowns in the same game.[124]

Week 4

  • C. J. Stroud became the first player to have at least 1,200 passing yards and no interceptions in the first four games of his career.[125]
  • Khalil Mack tied the record for most career games with at least five sacks, with two. He shares the record with Derrick Thomas.[125]
  • Puka Nacua set the record for most receptions in a player's first four games of his career, with 39. The previous record of 30 was held by Anquan Boldin.[125][126]
  • Nacua also set the record for most receiving yards in a player's first four games of his career, with 501.[125]
  • Nacua also became the second player with at least 100 receiving yards in three of his first four career games, joining Harlon Hill.[125]

Week 5

  • C. J. Stroud set the record for most pass attempts without an interception to start his career, ultimately with 191.[127] The previous record of 176 was held by Dak Prescott.[128]
  • Patrick Mahomes became the tenth quarterback to defeat all 31 NFL teams excluding the team for which he plays. He also became the youngest to accomplish that feat at age 28 years, 21 days. The previous record of 30 years, 86 days was held by Tom Brady.[129]
  • The Miami Dolphins set the record for most total yards in the first five games of the season, with 2,568. The previous record of 2,527 was held by the 2000 St. Louis Rams.[128][130]

Week 7

  • Dustin Hopkins became the first player to make a field goal of at least 50 yards in five consecutive games.[131]
  • Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player to record ten games with at least 400 passing yards, doing so in 87 games. The previous record of 90 games was held by Dan Marino.[132]
  • Travis Kelce became the first tight end to record five games with at least ten receptions and 150 receiving yards.[132]
  • Myles Garrett set the record for most sacks recorded before a player's 28th birthday, with 82. The previous record of 80 was held by Reggie White.[132]
  • Puka Nacua set the record for most receptions by a player in the first seven games of his career, with 58. The previous record of 49 was held by Saquon Barkley.[132]
  • Bill Belichick became the third head coach to win 300 games, joining Don Shula and George Halas.[133]
Week 8

Week 9

  • C. J. Stroud set the record for most passing yards in a game by a rookie, with 470. The previous record of 453 was held by Marc Bulger.[138]
  • Stroud also tied the record for most passing touchdowns in a game by a rookie, with five. He shares the record with five other players.[139]
  • Stroud also became the first rookie to have at least 400 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and no interceptions in a game.[140]
  • A. J. Cole III set the record for gross punt average in a game, with 63.6 yards. The previous record of 63.0 yards was held by Andy Lee.[141]
  • Taysom Hill became the first player in the Super Bowl era to have at least ten touchdowns passing, rushing, and receiving in his career.[140]
  • Joshua Dobbs became the first player to have three touchdowns in back-to-back weeks while playing for different teams.[140]
  • Brandon Aubrey set the record for most consecutive field goals made without a miss to start his ultimately with 35. The previous record of 18 was held by Travis Coons.[140]
  • All four teams in the AFC North had a record of at least two games above .500 after this week concluded, marking the first time all four teams in one division were two games or more above .500 after Week 9 since the 2002 divisional realignment.[142]

Week 10

  • C. J. Stroud became the second rookie to pass for 800 yards in a two-game span, joining Cam Newton.[143]
  • Stroud also tied the record for most games with at least 350 passing yards by a rookie, with three. He shares the record with Newton and Andrew Luck.[143]
  • Justin Herbert set the record for most passing yards in a player's first four seasons, currently with 16,438. The previous record of 16,418 was held by Dan Marino.[144]
  • CeeDee Lamb became the first wide receiver since at least 1950 to have at least ten receptions, 150 receiving yards, a receiving touchdown, and a rushing touchdown in the same game.[144]
  • Six games ended with game-winning field goals as time expired, setting a record for one week.[145]

Week 11

  • Josh Allen set the record for most total touchdowns in a player's first six seasons, currently with 205. The previous record of 204 was held by Patrick Mahomes.[146]
  • Tyreek Hill became the first player in the Super Bowl era to have at least 1,200 receiving yards in his team's first ten games of a season.[146]
  • Jalen Hurts set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first four seasons, currently with 35. The previous record of 33 was held by Cam Newton.[147]

Week 12

  • DaRon Bland set the record for most interception return touchdowns in a season, with five. The previous record of four was shared by Eric Allen, Ken Houston, and Jim Kearney.[148]
  • Jalen Hurts became the first quarterback to have at least 10 rushing touchdowns in three consecutive seasons.[149]
  • Hurts also set the record for most games with at least two rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 11. The previous record of 10 was held by Cam Newton.[149]
  • C. J. Stroud became the first rookie to have at least 300 passing yards in four consecutive games.[149]
  • Lamar Jackson became the fourth quarterback to have 5,000 career rushing yards, joining Newton, Michael Vick, and Russell Wilson.[149] Jackson also became the fastest to reach this mark, doing so in 82 games. The previous record of 104 games was held by Vick.[150]
  • Patrick Mahomes set the record for most games with at least two passing touchdowns in a player's first seven seasons, currently with 66. The previous record of 65 was held by Dan Marino.[149]
  • Travis Kelce became the fourth tight end to reach 11,000 career receiving yards, joining Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, and Jason Witten. Kelce became the fastest to reach this mark, doing so in 154 games. The previous record of 191 games was held by Gonzalez.[149]

Week 13

  • C. J. Stroud set the record for the most passing yards by a rookie in a five-game span, with 1,740. The previous record of 1,625 yards was held by Andrew Luck.[151]
  • Tyreek Hill set the record for the most games in a season with at least 150 receiving yards and a touchdown, with five. The previous record of four was shared by five players.[152]
  • Christian McCaffrey became the third player to have at least 50 rushing touchdowns and 25 receiving touchdowns, joining Marshall Faulk and Lenny Moore.[153]
  • Mike Evans improved his own record for the most seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards to start a player's career, with 10.[154]
  • Evans also became the third player to have at least 10 seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards at any point in his career, joining Randy Moss and Jerry Rice.[151]
  • The New England Patriots became the first team in the Super Bowl era to lose three straight games despite allowing 10 or fewer points in each game.[151]

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

  • Josh Allen became the second quarterback to have 50 rushing touchdowns in his career, joining Cam Newton.[162]
  • Amari Cooper became the second player to have 200 receiving yards in a game for three different teams, joining Terrell Owens.[163]
  • Justin Jefferson set the record for most receiving yards in a player's first four seasons, currently with 5,648. The previous record of 5,512 was held by Michael Thomas.[163]
  • Jalen Hurts set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season, with 15. The previous record of 14 was held by Newton.[164]

Week 17

Week 18

  • Puka Nacua set the record for the most receiving yards by a rookie in a season, with 1,486. The previous record of 1,463 yards was held by Bill Groman.[169]
  • Nacua also set the record for the most receptions by a rookie in a season, with 105. The previous record of 104 receptions was held by Jaylen Waddle.[169]
  • Montez Sweat became the first player to lead two teams in sacks during the same season since sacks became an official stat in 1982.[170]
  • Sam LaPorta set the record for most receptions in a season by a rookie tight end, with 82. The previous record of 81 was held by Keith Jackson.[171]
  • LaPorta also became the third rookie tight end with at least 10 receiving touchdowns, joining Mike Ditka and Rob Gronkowski.[171]
  • LaPorta and Jahmyr Gibbs became the first pair of rookie teammates to each score at least 10 touchdowns.[171]
  • C. J. Stroud became the fifth player to have at least 4,000 passing yards in his rookie season.[172]
  • Bill Belichick tied the record for most losses by a head coach, with 165. He shares the record with Jeff Fisher and Dan Reeves.[173]
  • The AFC North became the first division since the 1935 Western Division to have all its teams finish with a winning record.[174]

Wild Card Round

  • C. J. Stroud tied the record for most touchdown passes in a playoff game by a rookie, with three. He shares the record with Sammy Baugh, Dak Prescott, and Brock Purdy.[175]
  • Stroud also became the youngest starting quarterback to win a playoff game at age 22 years, 102 days. The previous record of 22 years, 192 days was held by Michael Vick.[175]
  • The Green Bay Packers tied the record for most postseason wins by a franchise, with 37. They share the record with the New England Patriots.[176]
  • Green Bay also became the first 7-seed to win a playoff game.

Divisional Round

Conference Championships

  • Travis Kelce set the record for most career receptions in the postseason, currently with 156. The previous record of 151 was held by Jerry Rice.[178]
  • Kelce also tied the record for most career postseason games with at least 100 receiving yards, with eight. He shares the record with Rice.[178]

Super Bowl LVIII

  • Jake Moody set the record for the longest field goal in a Super Bowl, with a 55-yard kick. Later in the game, Harrison Butker broke Moody's record with a 57-yard field goal. The previous record of 54 yards was held by Steve Christie.[179]
  • Butker set the record for most career field goals made in the Super Bowl, with nine. The previous record of eight was shared by Adam Vinatieri and Stephen Gostkowski.[179][180]
  • Moody became the first player to convert two field goals of at least 50 yards in the same Super Bowl.[179]
  • Patrick Mahomes set the record for most career rushing yards in the Super Bowl by a quarterback, with 172. The previous record of 105 was held by Joe Montana.[181][182]
  • Jauan Jennings became the second player to have a passing and receiving touchdown in the same Super Bowl, joining Nick Foles.[183]
  • The game set the record for the longest Super Bowl in terms of game time, at 74 minutes, 57 seconds. The previous record of 63 minutes, 58 seconds was set in Super Bowl LI. This game also joined Super Bowl LI to become the second Super Bowl to go into overtime.[184]

Regular-season statistical leaders edit

Individual[185]
Scoring leader Brandon Aubrey Dallas 157
Most field goals made 36
Touchdowns Raheem Mostert Miami 21
Christian McCaffrey San Francisco
21
Rushing yards 1459
Passing yards Tua Tagovailoa Miami 4624
Passing touchdowns Dak Prescott Dallas 36
Interceptions thrown Sam Howell Washington 21
Passer rating Brock Purdy San Francisco 113.0
Pass receptions CeeDee Lamb Dallas 135
Pass receiving yards Tyreek Hill Miami 1799
Combined tackles Bobby Wagner Seattle 183
Interceptions DaRon Bland Dallas 9
Punting Thomas Morstead New York Jets 4831; avg 48.8
Sacks T.J Watt Pittsburgh 19.0

Awards edit

Individual season awards edit

Further information: 13th Annual NFL Honors

The 13th Annual NFL Honors, saluting the best players and plays from the 2023 season, was held on February 8, 2024, at Resorts World Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada.

All-Pro team edit

Further information: 2023 All-Pro Team

The following players were named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press:[186]

Players of the Week/Month edit

The following were named the top performers during the 2023 season:

Week/
Month 		Offensive
Player of the Week/Month 		Defensive
Player of the Week/Month 		Special Teams
Player of the Week/Month
AFC NFC AFC NFC AFC NFC
1[187] Tua Tagovailoa QB
(Miami) 		Brandon Aiyuk WR
(San Francisco) 		Jordan Whitehead S
(New York Jets) 		Jessie Bates S
(Atlanta) 		Xavier Gipson WR
(New York Jets) 		Jake Elliott K
(Philadelphia)
2[188] Josh Allen QB
(Buffalo) 		D'Andre Swift RB
(Philadelphia) 		Alex Highsmith LB
(Pittsburgh) 		Micah Parsons LB
(Dallas) 		Nick Folk K
(Tennessee) 		Jake Camarda P
(Tampa Bay)
3[189] De'Von Achane RB
(Miami) 		Kenneth Walker III RB
(Seattle) 		Terrel Bernard LB
(Buffalo) 		Aidan Hutchinson DE
(Detroit) 		Matt Gay K
(Indianapolis) 		Matt Prater K
(Arizona)
Sept.[190] Tua Tagovailoa QB
(Miami) 		Christian McCaffrey RB
(San Francisco) 		T. J. Watt LB
(Pittsburgh) 		Micah Parsons LB
(Dallas) 		Tyler Bass K
(Buffalo) 		Jake Camarda P
(Tampa Bay)
4[191] Josh Allen QB
(Buffalo) 		Christian McCaffrey RB
(San Francisco) 		Khalil Mack OLB
(Los Angeles Chargers) 		Devon Witherspoon CB
(Seattle) 		Brandon McManus K
(Jacksonville) 		Jake Elliott K
(Philadelphia)
5[192] Ja'Marr Chase WR
(Cincinnati) 		D. J. Moore WR
(Chicago) 		Maxx Crosby DE
(Las Vegas) 		Fred Warner MLB
(San Francisco) 		Greg Zuerlein K
(New York Jets) 		Blake Grupe K
(New Orleans)
6[193] Raheem Mostert RB
(Miami) 		Jared Goff QB
(Detroit) 		Blake Cashman LB
(Houston) 		Jordan Hicks LB
(Minnesota) 		Dustin Hopkins K
(Cleveland) 		Jamison Crowder WR
(Washington)
7[194] Lamar Jackson QB
(Baltimore) 		A. J. Brown WR
(Philadelphia) 		Myles Garrett DE
(Cleveland) 		Camryn Bynum S
(Minnesota) 		Dustin Hopkins K
(Cleveland) 		Younghoe Koo K
(Atlanta)
8[195] Joe Burrow QB
(Cincinnati) 		Jalen Hurts QB
(Philadelphia) 		Justin Simmons S
(Denver) 		Frankie Luvu LB
(Carolina) 		Thomas Morstead P
(New York Jets) 		Brandon Aubrey K
(Dallas)
Oct.[196] Tyreek Hill WR
(Miami) 		A. J. Brown WR
(Philadelphia) 		Quincy Williams LB
(New York Jets) 		Danielle Hunter LB
(Minnesota) 		Brandon McManus K
(Jacksonville) 		Brandon Aubrey K
(Dallas)
9[197] C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston) 		Joshua Dobbs QB
(Minnesota) 		Kenny Moore II CB
(Indianapolis) 		Paulson Adebo CB
(New Orleans) 		Derius Davis WR
(Los Angeles Chargers) 		Tress Way P
(Washington)
10[198] Devin Singletary RB
(Houston) 		CeeDee Lamb WR
(Dallas) 		Robert Spillane LB
(Las Vegas) 		Nick Bosa DL
(San Francisco) 		Marvin Mims WR
(Denver) 		Jason Myers K
(Seattle)
11[199] Trevor Lawrence QB
(Jacksonville) 		Brock Purdy QB
(San Francisco) 		Jalen Ramsey CB
(Miami) 		DaRon Bland CB
(Dallas) 		Reggie Gilliam FB
(Buffalo) 		Ethan Evans P
(Los Angeles Rams)
12[200] Patrick Mahomes QB
(Kansas City) 		Kyren Williams RB
(Los Angeles Rams) 		Josh Allen DE
(Jacksonville) 		Jessie Bates S
(Atlanta) 		Brandon McManus K
(Jacksonville) 		Jake Elliott K
(Philadelphia)
Nov.[201] C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston) 		Dak Prescott QB
(Dallas) 		Khalil Mack LB
(Los Angeles Chargers) 		DaRon Bland CB
(Dallas) 		Wil Lutz K
(Denver) 		Cairo Santos K
(Chicago)
13[202] Jake Browning QB
(Cincinnati) 		Deebo Samuel WR
(San Francisco) 		Derek Stingley Jr. CB
(Houston) 		Antoine Winfield Jr. S
(Tampa Bay) 		J. K. Scott P
(Los Angeles Chargers) 		Jalen Reeves-Maybin LB
(Detroit)
14[203] Zach Wilson QB
(New York Jets) 		Tommy DeVito QB
(New York Giants) 		Harold Landry LB
(Tennessee) 		Ivan Pace Jr. LB
(Minnesota) 		Tylan Wallace WR
(Baltimore) 		Brandon Aubrey K
(Dallas)
15[204] James Cook RB
(Buffalo) 		Baker Mayfield QB
(Tampa Bay) 		Bradley Chubb LB
(Miami) 		Julian Love S
(Seattle) 		Kaʻimi Fairbairn K
(Houston) 		Eddy Piñeiro K
(Carolina)
16[205] Amari Cooper WR
(Cleveland) 		Puka Nacua WR
(Los Angeles Rams) 		Kyle Hamilton S
(Baltimore) 		Ifeatu Melifonwu S
(Detroit) 		Jason Sanders K
(Miami) 		Younghoe Koo K
(Atlanta)
17[206] Lamar Jackson QB
(Baltimore) 		Jordan Love QB
(Green Bay) 		Rasul Douglas CB
(Buffalo) 		Tyrique Stevenson CB
(Chicago) 		Harrison Butker K
(Kansas City) 		Gunner Olszewski WR
(New York Giants)
18[207] C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston) 		Jordan Love QB
(Green Bay) 		T. J. Watt LB
(Pittsburgh) 		Antoine Winfield Jr. S
(Tampa Bay) 		Deonte Harty WR
(Buffalo) 		Jamie Gillan P
(New York Giants)
Dec./Jan.[208] Lamar Jackson QB
(Baltimore) 		Christian McCaffrey RB
(San Francisco) 		Derek Stingley Jr. CB
(Houston) 		Antoine Winfield Jr. S
(Tampa Bay) 		Sam Martin P
(Buffalo) 		Brandon Aubrey K
(Dallas)
Week FedEx Air
Player of the Week[209] 		FedEx Ground
Player of the Week[209] 		Pepsi Zero Sugar
Rookie of the Week[210]
1 Tua Tagovailoa
(Miami) 		Christian McCaffrey
(San Francisco) 		Xavier Gipson WR
(New York Jets)
2 Geno Smith
(Seattle) 		Christian McCaffrey
(San Francisco) 		Puka Nacua WR
(Los Angeles Rams)
3 Tua Tagovailoa
(Miami) 		De'Von Achane
(Miami) 		De'Von Achane RB
(Miami)
4 Josh Allen
(Buffalo) 		Christian McCaffrey
(San Francisco) 		Puka Nacua WR
(Los Angeles Rams)
5 Joe Burrow
(Cincinnati) 		Breece Hall
(New York Jets) 		De'Von Achane RB
(Miami)
6 Jared Goff
(Detroit) 		Raheem Mostert
(Miami) 		Byron Young LB
(Los Angeles Rams)
7 Patrick Mahomes
(Kansas City) 		D'Onta Foreman
(Chicago) 		Puka Nacua WR
(Los Angeles Rams)
8 Jalen Hurts
(Philadelphia) 		Gus Edwards
(Baltimore) 		Will Levis QB
(Tennessee)
9 C. J. Stroud
(Houston) 		Keaton Mitchell
(Baltimore) 		C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston)
10 Dak Prescott
(Dallas) 		Devin Singletary
(Houston) 		C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston)
11 Brock Purdy
(San Francisco) 		Jaylen Warren
(Pittsburgh) 		Tommy DeVito QB
(New York Giants)
12 Dak Prescott
(Dallas) 		Christian McCaffrey
(San Francisco) 		Jalin Hyatt WR
(New York Giants)
13 Brock Purdy
(San Francisco) 		James Conner
(Arizona) 		Sam LaPorta TE
(Detroit)
14 Brock Purdy
(San Francisco) 		Christian McCaffrey
(San Francisco) 		Tommy DeVito QB
(New York Giants)
15 Baker Mayfield
(Tampa Bay) 		James Cook
(Buffalo) 		Sam LaPorta TE
(Detroit)
16 Joe Flacco
(Cleveland) 		Khalil Herbert
(Chicago) 		Puka Nacua WR
(Los Angeles Rams)
17 Lamar Jackson
(Baltimore) 		Najee Harris
(Pittsburgh) 		Zay Flowers WR
(Baltimore)
18 Jordan Love
(Green Bay) 		Derrick Henry
(Tennessee) 		C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston)
Month Rookie of the Month
Offensive Defensive
Sept.[190] C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston) 		Christian Gonzalez CB
(New England)
Oct.[196] Jordan Addison WR
(Minnesota) 		Devon Witherspoon CB
(Seattle)
Nov.[201] C. J. Stroud QB
(Houston) 		Calijah Kancey DT
(Tampa Bay)
Dec./Jan.[208] Puka Nacua WR
(Los Angeles Rams) 		Kobie Turner DT
(Los Angeles Rams)

Notable events edit

Sale of the Washington Commanders edit

 
Josh Harris led a group that bought the Washington Commanders from Daniel Snyder for $6.05 billion.

After mounting pressure from other league owners to sell the franchise, Daniel Snyder hired BofA Securities in November 2022 to explore possible transactions.[211][212][213] He reached an agreement in May 2023 to sell the Commanders to a group headed by Josh Harris, owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL's New Jersey Devils, for $6.05 billion.[214] The group has 20 limited partners worth a combined $100 billion, including Mitchell Rales and Magic Johnson.[215][216] The sale was the highest price ever paid for a sports team and was unanimously approved by the NFL on July 20, 2023.[217][218]

Gambling suspensions edit

On April 21, the NFL suspended three players indefinitely (Detroit wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C. J. Moore, and Washington defensive end Shaka Toney), and two players for six games (Detroit wide receivers Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill) for violations of the league's gambling policy. Detroit later released Cephus and Moore.[219]

On June 29, the NFL suspended three additional players indefinitely (Indianapolis cornerback Isaiah Rodgers and linebacker Rashod Berry, and free agent defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor) for betting on league games in 2022. The league also suspended Tennessee offensive lineman Nicholas Petit-Frere for six games for violating the league's gambling policy by betting on non-NFL sports while at team facilities.[220] On July 24, Denver defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike was suspended indefinitely for violating the policy.[221]

On September 29, the NFL revised the gambling policy. Betting on NFL games will incur a minimum ban of one year, providing inside information will incur an indefinite ban with a one-year minimum, and match fixing or attempted match fixing will result in a lifetime ban. The penalties for betting on other sports at NFL facilities were reduced to a two-game ban for first-time offenders, a six-game ban for second-time offenders, and a minimum one-year ban for further infractions. This resulted in Williams and Petit-Frere being immediately reinstated.[222]

All players suspended indefinitely are allowed to apply for reinstatement after the 2023 season.

Head coaching and front office changes edit

Head coaches edit

Off-season edit

Team Departing coach Interim coach Incoming coach Reason for leaving Notes
Arizona Cardinals Kliff Kingsbury Jonathan Gannon Fired Kingsbury was fired on January 9, after four seasons with the Cardinals. During his tenure, the team was 28–37–1 (.432), with one playoff appearance and no playoff wins.[223]

Gannon, who spent the previous two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator, was hired on February 14. This is his first head coaching position at any level.[224]

Carolina Panthers Matt Rhule Steve Wilks Frank Reich After a 1–4 start, Rhule was fired on October 10, 2022, after more than two seasons with the team. During his tenure, the Panthers were 11–27 (.289) with no playoff appearances.

Wilks, the team's defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach, took over as interim coach. This is his second NFL head coaching position, having previously been the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals for one season.[225]

Reich was hired on January 26. As the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2018 to 2022, he compiled a record of 40–33–1 (.547), with two playoff appearances and a 1–2 (.333) playoff record.[226]

Denver Broncos Nathaniel Hackett Jerry Rosburg Sean Payton Hackett was fired on December 26, 2022, after a 4–11 (.267) tenure, missing the playoffs in his only partial season with the team.[227][228]

Rosburg, the team's senior assistant to the head coach, was named interim head coach. This is his first head coaching position; he previously served as the Baltimore Ravens special team coordinator for eleven seasons.[229]

Payton was hired on February 3. In fifteen seasons with the New Orleans Saints, he compiled an overall record of 152–89 (.631), with nine playoff appearances, seven NFC South division titles, and a Super Bowl championship. He was the AP NFL Coach of the Year in 2006.[230]

Houston Texans Lovie Smith DeMeco Ryans Smith was fired on January 8 after one season, compiling a record of 3–13–1 (.206) and missing the playoffs.[231]

Ryans was hired on January 31. A former Texans linebacker and defensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers since 2017, this is his first NFL head coaching position.[232]

Indianapolis Colts Frank Reich Jeff Saturday Shane Steichen Reich was fired on November 7, 2022, after starting the season 3–5–1 (.389). In 5+ seasons with the Colts, Reich was 40–33–1 (.547), with 2 playoff appearances and a playoff record of 1–2 (.333).[233]

Saturday, a 6-time Pro Bowler who played thirteen seasons as a center in the NFL (twelve of them for the Colts), and consultant for the team, was named interim head coach. His only previous coaching experience at any level was for Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Georgia.[234]

Steichen, who spent the previous two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, was hired on February 14. This is his first head coaching position at any level.[235]

In-season edit

Team Departing coach Reason for leaving Interim replacement Notes
Las Vegas Raiders Josh McDaniels Fired Antonio Pierce After a 3–5 (.375) start, McDaniels was fired on October 31 after one and a half seasons with the team. During his tenure, the Raiders were 9–16 (.360) with no playoff appearances.[236]

Pierce, the team's linebackers coach, was promoted to interim head coach. This is his first head coaching position.[237]

Carolina Panthers Frank Reich Chris Tabor On November 27, Reich was fired after 1–10 (.091) start in his first year as Panthers' head coach.

Tabor, the team's special teams coordinator, was elevated as interim head coach. This is his first experience as head coach.[238]

Los Angeles Chargers Brandon Staley Giff Smith After a 5–9 (.357) start, Staley was fired on December 15 after almost three seasons with the team. During his tenure, the Chargers were 24–24 (.500) with one playoff appearance and a playoff record of 0–1 (.000).[239]

Smith, the team's outside linebackers coach, was elevated as interim head coach. This is his first head coaching position.[240]

Front office personnel edit

Off-season edit

Team Position Departing office holder Reason for leaving Interim replacement Incoming office holder Notes
Arizona Cardinals General manager Steve Keim Resigned — Monti Ossenfort Keim stepped down on January 9 for health-related reasons. He had served as the Cardinals' GM for 10 seasons.[223]

Ossenfort was hired on January 16. He was previously the Tennessee Titans' director of player personnel from 2020 to 2022.[241]

Chicago Bears President Ted Phillips Retired Kevin Warren Phillips retired after the 2022 season, after 24 seasons as the Bears' president.[242]

Warren was hired on January 12. He was previously the Big Ten Commissioner from 2020 to 2023.[243]

Tennessee Titans General manager Jon Robinson Fired Ryan Cowden Ran Carthon Robinson was fired on December 6, 2022, after more than six seasons as the Titans' GM, despite a relatively successful tenure with the Titans, including two AFC South titles, four playoff appearances, and an AFC Championship appearance in 2019.

Cowden, the team's vice president of player personnel, served as interim GM for the rest of the season.[244]

Carthon was hired on January 18. He had been in management positions with several teams since 2008, after playing two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts from 2004 to 2006. His most recent position was as the San Francisco 49ers' director of pro/player personnel since 2017.[245]

In-season edit

Team Position Departing office holder Reason for leaving Interim replacement Notes
Las Vegas Raiders General manager Dave Ziegler Fired Champ Kelly After a 3–5 start, Ziegler was fired on October 31 after one and a half seasons with the team. During his tenure, the Raiders were 9–16 (.360) with no playoff appearances.[236]

Kelly, the team's assistant general manager, would serve as interim GM for the rest of the season.[246]

Los Angeles Chargers Tom Telesco

JoJo Wooden

Telesco was fired on December 15 after ten seasons with the team.[239]

Wooden, the team's director of player personnel, would serve as interim GM for the rest of the season.[240]

Stadiums edit

Uniforms edit

Uniform changes edit

Several NFL teams switched to using Nike's new Vapor F.U.S.E. uniform template, this after Seattle had a brief trial run during the 2020 season.[250][251]

  • Arizona introduced a new uniform design for 2023.[252] The new designs feature simplified uniform striping. The previous color scheme was retained with silver added as an accent color.[253] A large "Arizona" word mark was added above the numbers on the home uniform. The home uniform's numbers are accented with a silver outline and forgoes a sleeve pattern included on the alternate and away jerseys. The away uniform is white with red numbers that are outlined with black trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. The alternate uniform is black with red numbers outlined in silver. Arizona's primary helmet was modified to feature silver facemasks, silver reflective flakes on the shell, and a larger logo.[254][255]
  • Carolina adjusted the team's shade of blue. The team will retain its preexisting uniform design otherwise, with a modification to the jersey's shoulder stripes.[256][257]
  • Indianapolis implemented a new alternate uniform dubbed "Indiana Nights". The design features a heather fabric pattern displayed on blue jerseys and blue pants with white numbers outlined in black. A new black helmet accompanies the uniform.[258][259]
  • Minnesota introduced a new throwback uniform similar to the design worn during the 1960s and 1970s. The helmet will be modified to include a gray facemask in place of the team's standard black facemask, and will feature an altered logo to more closely resemble the era's design. They will be worn for two games.[260][261][262][263]
  • The New York Jets debuted a throwback uniform dubbed "Legacy White" inspired by a former design worn by the team from 1978 to 1989.[264] The uniform was worn for two home games.[265]
  • Philadelphia reinstated its Kelly green throwback uniforms for the 2023 season.[266] This iteration is modeled after the set worn from 1985 to 1995 and will be worn for two games.[267] The Eagles last featured Kelly green uniforms during the 2010 season.[268][269]
  • Seattle will reintroduce its 1990s era uniforms as a part of the "NFL's classic uniform program" during the 2023 season.[270] They will be worn for two games.[271][272] The throwback combination replaces Seattle's grey alternate due to NFL rules limiting teams to a maximum of four uniforms.[273]
  • Tampa Bay reinstated the orange throwback "creamsicle" uniforms worn from 1976 to 1996. The team intended to wear the design during the 2022 season but delayed its reintroduction until 2023, citing supply chain issues.[274][275] The team wore this design for one game and for the first time since the 2012 season.[276]
  • Tennessee will wear a Houston Oilers-era uniform based on their design from 1981 to 1998 for two home games. This design replaces Tennessee's light blue uniform as the team's alternate.[277][278][279][280][281] The Titans last wore Oilers uniforms in 2009.[282][283]

Alternate helmets edit

  • Cleveland introduced a white helmet with an orange and brown center stripe. The helmet will be worn with the team's 1946 throwback uniforms, which were previously introduced in 2021.[284] It will be worn for three games.[285][286]
  • Denver will wear a white alternate helmet adorned with decals based on the team logo introduced in 1968. The helmet's decals and stripes are similar to the ones used with Denver's 2016 "Color Rush" combination. The helmet will be paired with those uniforms.[287][288][289]
  • Detroit introduced an alternate helmet. The helmet's shell is Honolulu blue and features decals based on the team logo used from 1961 to 1969.[290][291][292][293] The helmet will be paired with Detroit's all-grey alternate uniform.
  • Indianapolis revealed a new helmet worn with the aforementioned "Indiana Nights" alternate uniform. The helmet's shell is black and includes the team logo outlined in white.[258][294]
  • Minnesota will pair the throwback uniform listed above with a helmet featuring a deeper purple hue reminiscent of the era in which the uniform was inspired.[262]
  • Philadelphia will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the helmet of that era: a Kelly green shell with silver eagle wing decals outlined in white and a gray facemask. This will replace the black helmet used with the team's black alternate uniform the previous season.
  • Seattle will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the classic silver helmet featuring the original team logo.
  • Tampa Bay will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the classic white helmet featuring the franchise's original mascot, Bucco Bruce.[275]
  • Tennessee will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the classic white helmet featuring the famed Houston Oilers oil derrick logo.

Patches edit

  • Starting in Week 6, Chicago will feature a patch that commemorates Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, who died on October 5.[295]
  • Cleveland features a patch that commemorates Hall of Famer Jim Brown, who died on May 18.
  • Detroit features a patch that commemorates their 90th season in the city.[296]
  • Indianapolis wore a patch that commemorates the team's 40th season in the city during their home opener.[297][298]
  • Kansas City wear a patch honoring team founder Lamar Hunt's late wife Norma Knobel Hunt who died on June 4. The patch displays her "NKH" initials and will be worn for the entirety of the season.[299]
  • Minnesota will accompany their throwback uniform with a patch honoring their late former head coach Bud Grant, who died earlier in the year. The patch features Grant's signature and will be worn for one game. The patch's design will be featured as a decal on the team's helmet throughout the rest of the season.[300][301]
  • Teams that played on Thanksgiving Day wore a commemorative patch honoring Hall of Famer John Madden.[302]

Media edit

National edit

New media contracts edit

This is the first season under 11-year U.S. media rights agreements with CBS, Fox, NBC, and ESPN/ABC, renewing their existing regular season AFC, NFC, Sunday Night Football, and Monday Night Football packages, respectively, through the 2033 season. The contracts keep CBS, NBC, and ESPN's digital rights to stream their respective live games on their respective paid over-the-top subscription streaming platforms, Paramount+, Peacock, and ESPN+ (Fox does not have a dedicated paid streaming platform). Fox, NBC, and ESPN may continue to offer Spanish-language versions of their games on their respective Spanish-language outlets Fox Deportes, Telemundo Deportes, and ESPN Deportes (CBS does not have a specific platform for Spanish-language sports content, although it may continue to sub-license Spanish-language rights of its Super Bowl coverage).[303] Changes beginning this regular season include the following:[304][102][305][306]

  • Flexible scheduling has been expanded to include Monday Night Football, and increase the amount of "cross-flexing" (switching) Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox. When the initial schedule was created, CBS and Fox were able to specify a limited amount of games involving teams from their respective conference that they want to air, but otherwise the league would be free to schedule games regardless of conference. CBS and Fox would then also be able to protect one game each per week from getting flexed into another network (see § Changes to flexible scheduling rules above).[109][104][305]
  • There was three weeks featuring two Monday Night Football games split between ABC and ESPN, expanding from one in the 2022 season.[304][305]
  • NBC exclusively streamed one national regular season game on Peacock per season.[97] Like other games exclusively on cable or streamed online, it was also made available on over-the-air television stations in each participating team's local market and also be made available for business establishments via Peacock Sports Pass on EverPass Media.[305][304][307][308]
  • Fox aired national Christmas Day games as the schedule permits.[309][310]

Other media rights edit

Linear television edit

On September 18, as part of schedule changes relating to the then-ongoing 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, ESPN announced that all remaining Monday Night Football games in the 2023 season would be simulcast by ABC (excluding weeks with two games split exclusively between ABC and ESPN). It is the first time since 2005 that ABC has aired a full season of MNF.[311]

NFL Network continued to televise select regular season games, including four International Series games[90][312] and four late-season games.[313][314]

The 2023 season was the second season of scheduling three games on Christmas Day, consisting of an afternoon doubleheader split between CBS and Fox, and that week's Monday Night Football contest, which exclusively aired on ABC due to ESPN's coverage of NBA Christmas games;[101][315] with 27.2 million viewers, it was the second-highest rated Monday Night Football regular season broadcast since 1996.[316] CBS' game also featured a youth-oriented broadcast on sister network Nickelodeon for the second consecutive year. With New Year's Day falling on a Monday this season, the Monday Night Football game that weekend was played on Saturday, December 30, in deference to the New Year's Day college football bowl games.[101][315]

Streaming edit

This is the second season of a 12-year deal with Amazon Prime Video and Twitch to exclusively stream Thursday Night Football.[313][317][318] For 2023, flex scheduling has also been expanded to Thursday Night Football on a one-year trial.[106] In addition, Thursday Night Football added a late-afternoon game on the Friday after Thanksgiving; unlike the other TNF games, whose free broadcasts are exclusive to sister live streaming platform Twitch, this game was also carried for free within the main Amazon Prime Video platform. The games were also available to business establishments via DirecTV.[91][319][320][321]

This was the second season that ESPN+ exclusively streamed one International Series game. The game was also available to business establishments on the ESPN+ for Business pacakge on DirecTV.[322][323][324] The game featured a youth-oriented alternate broadcast on ESPN+ and Disney+, using the league's player tracking data to render a live animated version of the game portrayed by characters from the Toy Story franchise.[325]

The league's streaming service NFL+ adds live access to NFL Network on its base tier and NFL RedZone on its premium tier. The service continued to live stream in-market regular season and postseason games on mobile devices only, radio broadcasts for all games, and most out-of-market preseason games on its base tier; and replays of all games and coaches film on its premium tier.[326][327]

Postseason edit

Three of the Wild Card games were aired by NBC, holding rights to the Saturday afternoon game under its annual rotation with CBS and Fox since 2020, the Sunday night game under the third year of a separate seven-year deal, and the Saturday night game—which will be streamed exclusively by Peacock under a one-year, $110 million deal. Peacock's game was sold on a stand-alone basis, as the league separated it from the broader TV rights deals.[328][329][330] This marked the first time that an NFL playoff game is exclusively carried nationally by a streaming platform.[331][332][333] ESPN/ABC entered its third year of their five-year deal for the Monday night Wild Card game,[305][306][334] and the remaining two Sunday afternoon games were carried by CBS and Fox.[305][306][309][335]

The four broadcast television partners will now each air one divisional playoff game per season. ESPN/ABC takes over the slot that was previously rotated between CBS and Fox.[305][336]

CBS will televise Super Bowl LVIII; in the annual rotation of Super Bowl broadcasters, they will be followed by Fox, NBC, and ESPN/ABC—who returns to the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since Super Bowl XL.[305][303] In May 2023, CBS announced that it had sub-licensed the Spanish-language rights for Super Bowl LVIII to TelevisaUnivision, replacing ESPN Deportes, who held the agreement for the three previous Super Bowl games aired by CBS.[303] For the first time, an alternate broadcast will also be produced for the Super Bowl, with CBS planning to produce a youth-oriented broadcast for Nickelodeon.[337]

NFL Sunday Ticket edit

For residential customers in the United States, this is the first season that the NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market sports package will exclusively be on YouTube TV, as well as on YouTube's Primetime Channels service as a standalone subscription option.[338] DirecTV declined to renew its exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, which it held since the package's debut in 1994.[339][340] YouTube TV will stream NFL RedZone instead of producing a separate version like DirectTV did.[341]

On March 28, 2023, the NFL announced that the commercial rights to Sunday Ticket would be held by EverPass Media, a new company funded by RedBird Capital and the NFL's venture capital arm 32 Equity. EverPass distributes NFL Sunday Ticket to bars, restaurants, and other commercial venues via non-exclusive agreements with existing cable and satellite providers.[342] EverPass reached its first agreement with DirecTV on May 25, 2023.[343]

Radio edit

This is the second season of the NFL's current radio contract with Westwood One, including rights to all primetime, marquee, and playoff games, along with audio coverage of other events such as the NFL draft and NFL Honors.[344]

Compass Media, ESPN Radio, and Sports USA continued to broadcast select Sunday afternoon games nationally on radio.

Personnel changes edit

Greg Gumbel retired from working NFL games on CBS after the 2022 season.[345] CBS replaced Gumbel on its roster of announcing teams with Chris Lewis, who was assigned to the number 7 broadcasting team with Jason McCourty and Ross Tucker. Other changes include Andrew Catalon being promoted to the number 4 team to replace Gumbel, joined by Atlanta Falcons legend Matt Ryan and Tiki Barber, Spero Dedes reuniting with Adam Archuleta on the number 5 team, and Tom McCarthy moving to the number 6 team with James Lofton and Jay Feely. Recently retired defensive end J. J. Watt joined The NFL Today studio team for select appearances.[346]

ESPN replaced Steve Levy with Chris Fowler on the number 2 team with Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge during Monday Night Football doubleheaders and ESPN+ exclusive international games.[347] Scott Van Pelt replaced Suzy Kolber as host of Monday Night Countdown, where Steve Young and Booger McFarland were replaced by NFL Live's Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark.[348]

Al Michaels was replaced by Noah Eagle as the secondary play-by-play man for Sunday Night Football. 2023 marks the first time that Michaels did not call a single NFL game for NBC since it picked up the SNF package in 2006.[349]

Most watched regular season games edit

All times Eastern.

Rank Date Matchup TV Network(s) Streaming Viewers (millions)[350] TV rating[350] Window Significance
1 November 23, 4:30 p.m. Washington Commanders 10–45 Dallas Cowboys CBS Paramount+ 41.8 11.9 Thanksgiving Commanders–Cowboys rivalry
2 November 23, 12:30 p.m. Green Bay Packers 29–22 Detroit Lions Fox None 33.7 11.9 Lions–Packers rivalry
3 December 24, 4:25 p.m. Dallas Cowboys 20–22 Miami Dolphins 31.5 13.0 Late DH (93%)
4 November 26, 4:25 p.m. Buffalo Bills 34–37 (OT) Philadelphia Eagles CBS Paramount+ 30.9 15.2 Late DH (69%)
5 December 25, 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders 20–14 Kansas City Chiefs CBS/Nickelodeon 29.5 11.7 Christmas Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
6 November 20, 8:15 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles 21–17 Kansas City Chiefs ESPN/ABC/ ESPN2 ESPN+ 29.0 14.9 MNF Super Bowl LVII rematch
7 December 25, 4:30 p.m. New York Giants 25–33 Philadelphia Eagles Fox None 28.8 10.1 Christmas Eagles–Giants rivalry
8 December 3, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers 42–19 Philadelphia Eagles 27.7 13.8 Late DH (84%) 2022 NFC Championship Game rematch
9 December 25, 8:15 p.m. Baltimore Ravens 33–19 San Francisco 49ers ABC ESPN+ 27.6 11.4 Christmas MNF
10 November 5, 4:25 p.m. Dallas Cowboys 23–28 Philadelphia Eagles Fox None 27.1 13.3 Late DH (91%) Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
  • DH = doubleheader; MNF = Monday Night Football.
  • TV networks include corresponding Spanish network broadcasts through Telemundo, Universo, ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, and SAP.
  • For regional windows (such as Late DH), viewership figures include across all regional games on the indicated network and timeslot (for single games this includes games aired in both the early and late slots). Percentage under "Window" refers to proportion of U.S. media markets that received the indicated featured game.[350]

International edit

On February 7, 2023, the NFL announced a new deal with DAZN to become the worldwide rightsholder of its NFL Game Pass streaming service outside of the U.S. and China. DAZN had already held the rights to Game Pass and Sunday Ticket in Canada.[351]

In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports continued to broadcast two selected non-national games live every Sunday, one early and one late window game respectively. The Sky Sports Mix channel continued to air a live simulcast of NFL Network's NFL RedZone whip-around show. Sky Sports also continued to broadcast every Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football (including doubleheaders) and Thursday Night Football game live.

Nearly into the end of the regular season, Taiwan's ELTA Sports [zh] has become exclusive home for NFL through both OTT & Chunghwa Telecom MOD platform. Their coverage was available in Chinese commentary in addiction to English via SAP.[352]

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This article is about the 2023 National Football League season in the United States For the National Football League season that ended in 2023 see 2022 NFL season For the Gaelic football season in Ireland see 2023 National Football League Ireland The 2023 NFL season was the 104th season of the National Football League NFL The regular season began on September 7 2023 with defending Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City losing to Detroit in the NFL Kickoff Game and ended on January 7 2024 2023 NFL seasonRegular seasonDurationSeptember 7 2023 2023 09 07 January 7 2024 2024 01 07 PlayoffsStart dateJanuary 13 2024 2024 01 13 AFC ChampionsKansas City ChiefsNFC ChampionsSan Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl LVIIIDateFebruary 11 2024SiteAllegiant Stadium Paradise NevadaChampionsKansas City ChiefsPro BowlDateFebruary 4 2024SiteCamping World Stadium Orlando Florida 2022 NFL seasons 2024 PatriotsBillsDolphinsJetsBengalsRavensSteelersBrownsColtsTitansJaguarsTexansBroncosChiefsRaidersChargersclass notpageimage AFC teams West North South East CowboysGiantsEaglesCommandersBearsLionsPackersVikingsFalconsPanthersSaintsBuccaneersCardinalsRamsSeahawks49ersclass notpageimage NFC teams West North South East The playoffs started on January 13 and concluded with Super Bowl LVIII the league s championship game at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise Nevada on February 11 Kansas City defeated San Francisco to become the first team since the 2004 New England Patriots to repeat as Super Bowl champions This was the first season since 1935 in which every team in a division in this case the AFC North finished with a winning record Contents 1 Player movement 1 1 Free agency 1 2 Trades 1 3 Retirements 1 4 Draft 2 2023 deaths 2 1 Pro Football Hall of Fame members 2 2 Active personnel 3 Rule changes 4 Preseason 5 Regular season 5 1 Changes to flexible scheduling rules 5 2 Scheduling changes 6 Regular season standings 6 1 Division 6 2 Conference 7 Postseason 7 1 Bracket 8 Records milestones and notable statistics 9 Regular season statistical leaders 10 Awards 10 1 Individual season awards 10 2 All Pro team 10 3 Players of the Week Month 11 Notable events 11 1 Sale of the Washington Commanders 11 2 Gambling suspensions 12 Head coaching and front office changes 12 1 Head coaches 12 1 1 Off season 12 1 2 In season 12 2 Front office personnel 12 2 1 Off season 12 2 2 In season 13 Stadiums 14 Uniforms 14 1 Uniform changes 14 2 Alternate helmets 14 3 Patches 15 Media 15 1 National 15 1 1 New media contracts 15 1 2 Other media rights 15 1 2 1 Linear television 15 1 2 2 Streaming 15 1 2 3 Postseason 15 1 2 4 NFL Sunday Ticket 15 1 2 5 Radio 15 1 3 Personnel changes 15 1 4 Most watched regular season games 15 2 International 16 ReferencesPlayer movement editThe 2023 NFL league year and trading period began on March 15 On March 13 teams were allowed to exercise options for 2023 on players with option clauses in their contracts submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2022 contracts and fewer than three accrued seasons of free agent credit Teams were required to be under the salary cap using the top 51 definition in which the 51 highest paid players on the team s payroll must have a combined salary cap On March 15 clubs were allowed to contact and begin contract negotiations with players whose contracts had expired and thus became unrestricted free agents Positions key C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end a DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety G Guard b K Kicker c KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker d OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman OLB Outside linebacker a NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher EDGE Also known as offensive guard OG Also known as placekicker PK Also known as inside linebacker ILB Free agency edit Free agency began on March 15 1 Notable players to change teams included Quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett Cleveland to Washington Derek Carr Las Vegas to New Orleans Andy Dalton New Orleans to Carolina Jimmy Garoppolo San Francisco to Las Vegas Taylor Heinicke Washington to Atlanta and Baker Mayfield Los Angeles Rams to Tampa Bay Running backs Dalvin Cook Minnesota to New York Jets Ezekiel Elliott Dallas to New England Melvin Gordon Kansas City to Baltimore Damien Harris New England to Buffalo David Montgomery Chicago to Detroit Latavius Murray Denver to Buffalo Miles Sanders Philadelphia to Carolina Devin Singletary Buffalo to Houston and Jamaal Williams Detroit to New Orleans Wide receivers Nelson Agholor New England to Baltimore Odell Beckham Jr Los Angeles Rams to Baltimore D J Chark Detroit to Carolina DeAndre Hopkins Arizona to Tennessee Allen Lazard Green Bay to New York Jets Jakobi Meyers New England to Las Vegas JuJu Smith Schuster Kansas City to New England Adam Thielen Minnesota to Carolina and Robert Woods Tennessee to Houston Tight ends Mike Gesicki Miami to New England Austin Hooper Tennessee to Las Vegas Hayden Hurst Cincinnati to Carolina Dalton Schultz Dallas to Houston and Robert Tonyan Green Bay to Chicago Offensive linemen Orlando Brown Jr Kansas City to Cincinnati Nate Davis Tennessee to Chicago Mike McGlinchey San Francisco to Denver Connor McGovern Dallas to Buffalo Ben Powers Baltimore to Denver Donovan Smith Tampa Bay to Kansas City Jawaan Taylor Jacksonville to Kansas City and Andrew Wylie Kansas City to Washington Defensive linemen Zach Allen Arizona to Denver Calais Campbell Baltimore to Atlanta Marcus Davenport New Orleans to Minnesota Javon Hargrave Philadelphia to San Francisco Dre Mont Jones Denver to Seattle Yannick Ngakoue Indianapolis to Chicago David Onyemata New Orleans to Atlanta and Dalvin Tomlinson Minnesota to Cleveland Linebackers Frank Clark Kansas City to Denver Tremaine Edmunds Buffalo to Chicago T J Edwards Philadelphia to Chicago Leonard Floyd Los Angeles Rams to Buffalo Eric Kendricks Minnesota to Los Angeles Chargers and Bobby Wagner Los Angeles Rams to Seattle Defensive backs Adrian Amos Green Bay to New York Jets Jessie Bates Cincinnati to Atlanta C J Gardner Johnson Philadelphia to Detroit Byron Murphy Arizona to Minnesota Marcus Peters Baltimore to Las Vegas Patrick Peterson Minnesota to Pittsburgh Cameron Sutton Pittsburgh to Detroit Juan Thornhill Kansas City to Cleveland and Jimmie Ward San Francisco to Houston Kickers Matt Gay Los Angeles Rams to Indianapolis and Brandon McManus Denver to Jacksonville Punters Jake Bailey New England to Miami and Riley Dixon Los Angeles Rams to Denver Trades edit The following notable trades were made during the 2023 league year March 15 The Los Angeles Rams traded CB Jalen Ramsey to Miami in exchange for TE Hunter Long and a 2023 third round selection 2 March 15 Indianapolis traded CB Stephon Gilmore to Dallas in exchange for a 2023 fifth round selection 3 March 15 Las Vegas traded TE Darren Waller to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2023 third round selection 4 March 15 Carolina traded WR D J Moore 2023 first and second round selections Nos 9 and 61 a 2024 first round selection and a 2025 second round selection to Chicago in exchange for a 2023 first round selection No 1 5 March 22 The New York Jets traded WR Elijah Moore and a 2023 third round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2023 second round selection 6 April 19 The Los Angeles Rams traded WR Allen Robinson and a 2023 seventh round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2023 seventh round selection 7 April 24 Green Bay traded QB Aaron Rodgers and 2023 first and fifth round selections to the New York Jets in exchange for 2023 first second and sixth round selections and a conditional 2024 second round selection 8 April 29 Detroit traded RB D Andre Swift and a 2023 seventh round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for 2023 seventh and 2025 fourth round selections 9 May 16 Minnesota traded DE Za Darius Smith along with 2025 sixth and seventh round selections to Cleveland in exchange for 2024 and 2025 fifth round selections 10 August 25 San Francisco traded QB Trey Lance to Dallas in exchange for a 2024 fourth round selection 11 August 27 Cleveland traded OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr to New England in exchange for RB Pierre Strong Jr 12 August 27 Pittsburgh traded G Kevin Dotson and 2024 fifth and 2025 sixth round selections to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for 2024 fourth and 2025 fifth round selections 13 August 29 New Orleans traded K Wil Lutz to Denver in exchange for a 2024 seventh round selection 14 August 29 New England traded K Nick Folk to Tennessee in exchange for a 2025 seventh round selection 15 August 29 Miami traded CB Noah Igbinoghene to Dallas in exchange for CB Kelvin Joseph 16 October 4 The Los Angeles Chargers traded CB J C Jackson and a 2025 seventh round selection to New England in exchange for a 2025 sixth round selection 17 October 18 The New York Jets traded WR Mecole Hardman and a 2025 seventh round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a 2025 sixth round selection 18 October 23 Tennessee traded S Kevin Byard to Philadelphia in exchange for S Terrell Edmunds and 2024 fifth and sixth round selections 19 October 30 The New York Giants traded DE Leonard Williams to Seattle in exchange for 2024 second and 2025 fifth round selections 20 October 31 Washington traded DE Montez Sweat to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 second round selection 21 October 31 Washington traded DE Chase Young to San Francisco in exchange for a 2024 third round selection 22 October 31 Green Bay traded CB Rasul Douglas and a 2024 fifth round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a 2024 third round selection 23 Retirements edit Notable retirements QB Tom Brady Fifteen time Pro Bowler six time All Pro three first team three second team seven time Super Bowl champion XXXVI XXXVIII XXXIX XLIX LI LIII and LV five time Super Bowl MVP XXXVI XXXVIII XLIX LI and LV three time NFL MVP 2007 2010 and 2017 two time Offensive Player of the Year 2007 and 2010 and 2009 Comeback Player of the Year Played for New England and Tampa Bay during his 23 year career 24 WR A J Green Seven time Pro Bowler and two time second team All Pro Played for Cincinnati and Arizona during his 12 year career 25 DT Gerald McCoy Six time Pro Bowler and three time All Pro one first team two second team Played for Tampa Bay Carolina and Las Vegas during his 12 year career 26 DE J J Watt Five time Pro Bowler seven time All Pro five first team two second team three time Defensive Player of the Year 2012 2014 and 2015 and 2017 Walter Payton Man of the Year Played for Houston and Arizona during his 12 year career 27 Other retirements Nasir Adderley 28 Chris Banjo 29 Giovani Bernard 30 Jared Bernhardt 31 Austin Blythe 32 Josh Bynes 33 Jamie Collins 34 Brandon Copeland 35 Chase Daniel 36 Corey Davis 37 Donte Deayon 38 Laurent Duvernay Tardif 39 Trey Edmunds 40 Ben Ellefson 41 Robbie Gould 42 Chad Henne 43 Dont a Hightower 44 Jeremy Hill 45 Kevin Huber 46 Mark Ingram II 47 Myles Jack 48 DeSean Jackson 49 Justin Jackson 50 Malik Jackson 51 Tony Jefferson 52 Brett Kern 53 Christian Kirksey 54 Josh Lambo 55 Blake Martinez 56 Devin McCourty 57 Sony Michel 58 Carl Nassib 59 Alec Ogletree 60 Russell Okung 61 Corey Peters 62 John Ross 63 Chase Roullier 64 Kyle Rudolph 65 Brandon Shell 66 Davis Webb 29 Eli Wolf 67 Jabari Zuniga 68 Draft edit The 2023 NFL draft was held outside Union Station in Kansas City Missouri on April 27 29 69 Chicago by virtue of having the worst record in 2022 was awarded the first overall selection However it was traded to Carolina who selected quarterback Bryce Young out of Alabama 2023 deaths editPro Football Hall of Fame members edit Bobby Beathard Beathard was the general manager of the Washington Redskins from 1978 to 1989 and the San Diego Chargers from 1990 to 2000 as well as serving as the Miami Dolphins director of player personnel from 1972 to 1977 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018 He was a four time Super Bowl champion VII VIII XVII and XXII He died on January 30 age 86 70 Gil Brandt Brandt was the vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988 as well as serving in executive roles with the Los Angeles Rams 1955 to 1957 and the San Francisco 49ers from 1958 to 1959 helped create the NFL Scouting Combine and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019 He was a two time Super Bowl champion VI and XII He died on August 31 age 91 71 Bob Brown Brown played ten seasons in the NFL as an offensive tackle with the Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004 He was a six time Pro Bowler and nine time All Pro five first team four second team He died on June 16 age 81 72 Jim Brown Brown played nine seasons in the NFL as a fullback with the Cleveland Browns and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971 He was a nine time Pro Bowler nine time All Pro eight first team one second team three time NFL MVP and 1964 NFL Champion He died on May 18 age 87 73 Dick Butkus Butkus played nine seasons in the NFL as a linebacker with the Chicago Bears and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979 He was an eight time Pro Bowler eight time All Pro five first team three second team and two time NFL Defensive Player of the Year He died on October 5 age 80 74 Bud Grant Grant was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 1967 to 1983 and the 1985 season He won an NFL championship with the Vikings in 1969 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994 He died on March 11 age 95 75 Art McNally McNally was the director of officiating for the NFL from 1968 to 1991 He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 becoming the first official to receive the honor He died on January 1 age 97 76 Dave Wilcox Wilcox played 11 seasons in the NFL as a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000 He was a seven time Pro Bowler and four time All Pro two first team two second team He died on April 19 age 80 77 Active personnel edit Norma Hunt Kansas City Chiefs co owner minority since 2006 widow of Chiefs and American Football League founder Lamar Hunt and mother of Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt Won two Super Bowls LIV and LVII as co owner She died on June 4 age 85 78 Rule changes editThe following rule changes for the 2023 season were approved at the NFL Owners Meeting on March 28 79 80 81 The jersey numbering system was modified to allow the number 0 to be worn by all positions currently allowed to wear single digit numbers Placekickers and punters are now allowed to wear numbers 0 49 and 90 99 Previously 0 was not permitted to be used after the jersey numbering system was standardized in 1973 and kickers and punters could only wear numbers 1 19 Timing rules were modified after a ruling on the field is reversed If outside the two minute warning the play clock will be set to 40 seconds instead of 25 If inside the two minute warning and a 10 second runoff is used the play clock would be set to 30 seconds Plays resulting in a turnover on downs were added to the list of booth reviewable plays not challengeable by coaches Plays resulting in a successful first down are still challengeable outside of the two minute warning Tripping was upgraded to a personal foul 15 yards from its current 10 yard penalty reverting a rule change from 1974 Launching from one foot to attack an opponent became illegal changing the current rule of both feet Illegally handing the ball forward behind the line of scrimmage such as a quarterback handing the ball forward to an offensive lineman to avoid a sack is now a loss of down consistent with the same foul occurring beyond the line of scrimmage All illegal kicks beyond the line of scrimmage or after the ball returns behind the line are now penalized the same as an illegal forward pass five yards and loss of down If the offense commits a live ball penalty and the defense commits a dead ball penalty on the last play of either half the period will not be extended for an untimed down Language referring to butt ram or spear with the helmet was combined under the umbrella of impermissible uses of the helmet and clarified legal incidental contact During the May Owners Meeting the following bylaw and rule changes was made 82 Teams will now be able to have a third quarterback available on game days without occupying a roster spot The third quarterback will be available if the team s first two quarterbacks are either injured or disqualified If one of the two regular quarterbacks return to the game the third will return to the bench unless both quarterbacks are again unavailable for the same reasons On kickoffs a fair catch made at or behind the 25 yard line will be awarded at the 25 yard line mirroring the college football rule adopted in 2018 Preseason editThe majority of training camps opened on July 26 The preseason began on August 3 with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in which Cleveland represented in the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 by Joe Thomas defeated the New York Jets represented by Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis 83 Regular season editThe season was played over an 18 week schedule beginning on September 7 Each of the league s 32 teams played 17 games with one bye week for each team The regular season ended on January 7 2024 all games during the final weekend were intra division games as it has been since 2010 Each team played the other three teams in its own division twice one game against each of the four teams from a division in its own conference one game against each of the four teams from a division in the other conference one game against each of the remaining two teams in its conference that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season e g the team that finished fourth in its division would play all three other teams in its conference that also finished fourth in their divisions and one game against a team in another division in the other conference that also finished in the same position in their respective division the previous season 84 The division pairings for 2023 were as follows 84 Four intra conference gamesAFC East vs AFC WestAFC North vs AFC SouthNFC East vs NFC WestNFC North vs NFC South Four interconference gamesAFC East vs NFC EastAFC North vs NFC WestAFC South vs NFC SouthAFC West vs NFC North Interconference game by 2022 positionNFC East at AFC WestNFC North at AFC NorthNFC South at AFC EastNFC West at AFC South Highlights of the 2023 season included 85 86 NFL Kickoff Game The 2023 season began with the Kickoff Game on September 7 in primetime with Detroit defeating defending Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City 87 88 NFL International Series On May 10 the league announced a five game international slate for 2023 Three games were played in London England Atlanta at Jacksonville at Wembley Stadium marking the second year under a three year deal in which Jacksonville will host a game at Wembley on October 1 89 Jacksonville at Buffalo on October 8 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Baltimore at Tennessee on October 15 at Tottenham The league also staged two games at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt Germany that marked the NFL s first games in the city Miami at Kansas City on November 5 and Indianapolis at New England on November 12 All games were scheduled for 9 30 a m ET starts 90 Jacksonville twice Baltimore Kansas City and Indianapolis won the games Thanksgiving Three games were played on Thursday November 23 with Green Bay at Detroit and Washington at Dallas in the traditional afternoon doubleheader and San Francisco at Seattle in the nightcap As part of a new media agreement with Amazon Prime Video this will be the first season that a game will be scheduled on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving 91 Miami at the New York Jets 92 Green Bay 93 Dallas 94 San Francisco 95 and Miami 96 all won Christmas Christmas Day December 25 landed on a Monday While the normal Sunday afternoon slate of games were played on Christmas Eve usual Sunday night broadcaster NBC decided to broadcast a game on Saturday afternoon prior to the game on December 23 therefore the Sunday night game New England at Denver aired on NFL Network instead 97 Three games were scheduled for Christmas Day Las Vegas at Kansas City the New York Giants at Philadelphia and the regular Monday Night Football game Baltimore at San Francisco 98 99 100 101 Changes to flexible scheduling rules edit As part of new media agreements that were signed by the networks in 2021 the league s flexible scheduling system expanded this season to include Monday Night Football games and increased the amount of cross flexing switching of Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox 102 103 104 105 In May 2023 league owners passed flex scheduling rules for Thursday Night Football as well only as a trial basis for this season However with no games being flexed in 2023 this rule will carry over to 2024 106 In 2023 any Monday Night Football game was allowed to be flexed between weeks 12 and 17 provided that the league announced its rescheduling no later than 12 days before the contests For Sunday Night Football no more than three games could be flexed between weeks 5 and 14 while any game between weeks 15 to 17 could be flexed the league was required to give weeks 5 to 13 SNF games a 12 day notice and weeks 14 to 17 a 6 day notice 107 108 For Thursday Night Football only two games could be flexed between weeks 13 and 17 teams were not allowed play two away TNF games during season the same team could not be flexed into TNF both times and the league was required to give a 28 day notice 106 CBS and Fox were still able to protect games from being moved whether from a change to another network or a change of the Sunday afternoon time slot When the initial season schedule was created the two networks selected a limited amount of games involving a specific number of teams from their respective conference Otherwise every game can be initially scheduled on any network regardless of conference 103 109 After the season started the two networks were allowed to protect one game each week from getting flexed 104 Scheduling changes edit Week 6 The Detroit Tampa Bay game originally scheduled at 1 00 p m ET was flexed to 4 25 p m ET remaining on Fox 110 Week 13 The Denver Houston game was moved from 4 05 p m ET to 1 00 p m ET trading time slots with the Carolina Tampa Bay game both games remaining on CBS 111 Week 15 On November 30 the NFL announced that three games were moved to Saturday as part of an NFL Network tripleheader Minnesota Cincinnati at 1 00 p m ET Pittsburgh Indianapolis at 4 30 p m ET and Denver Detroit at 8 15 p m ET The two other games that the league had the option of scheduling on Saturday Atlanta Carolina and Chicago Cleveland were both scheduled on Sunday at 1 00 p m ET on Fox 112 113 The Tampa Bay Green Bay game was cross flexed from Fox to CBS remaining at 1 00 p m ET 113 The Philadelphia Seattle game originally scheduled for Sunday at 4 25 p m on Fox was flexed into Monday Night Football at 8 15 p m ET replacing the originally scheduled Kansas City New England game which was moved to Sunday at 1 00 p m ET on Fox 113 Week 18 All Week 18 games were initially listed with a kickoff time of TBD 114 and the schedule was released on December 31 after most of Week 17 was completed 115 Two games with playoff implications were moved to a Saturday doubleheader on ESPN ABC and ESPN Pittsburgh Baltimore at 4 30 pm ET and Houston Indianapolis at 8 15 pm ET The Buffalo Miami game which would decide the AFC East champion was moved to the final Sunday Night Football game at 8 20 pm ET on NBC All remaining games were scheduled on Sunday afternoon at either 1 00 or 4 25 pm ET on either CBS or Fox Regular season standings editDivision edit AFC East viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 2 Buffalo Bills 11 6 0 647 4 2 7 5 451 311 W5 6 Miami Dolphins 11 6 0 647 4 2 7 5 496 391 L2 New York Jets 7 10 0 412 2 4 4 8 268 355 W1 New England Patriots 4 13 0 235 2 4 4 8 236 366 L2 AFC North viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 1 Baltimore Ravens 13 4 0 765 3 3 8 4 483 280 L1 5 Cleveland Browns 11 6 0 647 3 3 8 4 396 362 L1 7 Pittsburgh Steelers 10 7 0 588 5 1 7 5 304 324 W3 Cincinnati Bengals 9 8 0 529 1 5 4 8 366 384 W1 AFC South viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 4 Houston Texans 10 7 0 588 4 2 7 5 377 353 W2 Jacksonville Jaguars 9 8 0 529 4 2 6 6 377 371 L1 Indianapolis Colts 9 8 0 529 3 3 7 5 396 415 L1 Tennessee Titans 6 11 0 353 1 5 4 8 305 367 W1 AFC West viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 3 Kansas City Chiefs 11 6 0 647 4 2 9 3 371 294 W2 Las Vegas Raiders 8 9 0 471 4 2 6 6 332 331 W1 Denver Broncos 8 9 0 471 3 3 5 7 357 413 L1 Los Angeles Chargers 5 12 0 294 1 5 3 9 346 398 L5 NFC East viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 2 Dallas Cowboys 12 5 0 706 5 1 9 3 509 315 W2 5 Philadelphia Eagles 11 6 0 647 4 2 7 5 433 428 L2 New York Giants 6 11 0 353 3 3 5 7 266 407 W1 Washington Commanders 4 13 0 235 0 6 2 10 329 518 L8 NFC North viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 3 Detroit Lions 12 5 0 706 4 2 8 4 461 395 W1 7 Green Bay Packers 9 8 0 529 4 2 7 5 383 350 W3 Minnesota Vikings 7 10 0 412 2 4 6 6 344 362 L4 Chicago Bears 7 10 0 412 2 4 6 6 360 379 L1 NFC South viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 8 0 529 4 2 7 5 348 325 W1 New Orleans Saints 9 8 0 529 4 2 6 6 402 327 W2 Atlanta Falcons 7 10 0 412 3 3 4 8 321 373 L2 Carolina Panthers 2 15 0 118 1 5 1 11 236 416 L3 NFC West viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 1 San Francisco 49ers 12 5 0 706 5 1 10 2 491 298 L1 6 Los Angeles Rams 10 7 0 588 5 1 8 4 404 377 W4 Seattle Seahawks 9 8 0 529 2 4 7 5 364 402 W1 Arizona Cardinals 4 13 0 235 0 6 3 9 330 455 L1 Conference edit AFCvte Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders 1 Baltimore Ravens North 13 4 0 765 3 3 8 4 543 529 L1 2 a b Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 647 4 2 7 5 471 471 W5 3 a Kansas City Chiefs West 11 6 0 647 4 2 9 3 481 428 W2 4 Houston Texans South 10 7 0 588 4 2 7 5 474 465 W2 Wild cards 5 c Cleveland Browns North 11 6 0 647 3 3 8 4 536 513 L1 6 b c Miami Dolphins East 11 6 0 647 4 2 7 5 450 358 L2 7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 7 0 588 5 1 7 5 540 571 W3 Did not qualify for the postseason 8 d Cincinnati Bengals North 9 8 0 529 1 5 4 8 574 536 W1 9 d e Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 529 4 2 6 6 533 477 L1 10 e Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 529 3 3 7 5 491 444 L1 11 f Las Vegas Raiders West 8 9 0 471 4 2 6 6 488 426 W1 12 f Denver Broncos West 8 9 0 471 3 3 5 7 488 485 L1 13 New York Jets East 7 10 0 412 2 4 4 8 502 454 W1 14 Tennessee Titans South 6 11 0 353 1 5 4 8 522 422 W1 15 Los Angeles Chargers West 5 12 0 294 1 5 3 9 529 388 L5 16 New England Patriots East 4 13 0 235 2 4 4 8 522 529 L2 Tiebreakers g a b Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head to head victory a b Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head to head sweep a b Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record a b Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head to head victory Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis see below a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head to head sweep a b Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head to head sweep When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL s rules they are first broken within divisions then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division NFCvte Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders 1 a San Francisco 49ers West 12 5 0 706 5 1 10 2 509 475 L1 2 a b Dallas Cowboys East 12 5 0 706 5 1 9 3 446 392 W2 3 a b Detroit Lions North 12 5 0 706 4 2 8 4 481 436 W1 4 c Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 9 8 0 529 4 2 7 5 481 379 W1 Wild cards 5 Philadelphia Eagles East 11 6 0 647 4 2 7 5 481 476 L2 6 Los Angeles Rams West 10 7 0 588 5 1 8 4 529 453 W4 7 d e Green Bay Packers North 9 8 0 529 4 2 7 5 474 458 W3 Did not qualify for the postseason 8 d e Seattle Seahawks West 9 8 0 529 2 4 7 5 512 392 W1 9 c d New Orleans Saints South 9 8 0 529 4 2 6 6 433 340 W2 10 f g Minnesota Vikings North 7 10 0 412 2 4 6 6 509 454 L4 11 g h Chicago Bears North 7 10 0 412 2 4 6 6 464 370 L1 12 f h Atlanta Falcons South 7 10 0 412 3 3 4 8 429 462 L2 13 New York Giants East 6 11 0 353 3 3 5 7 512 353 W1 14 i Washington Commanders East 4 13 0 235 0 6 2 10 512 338 L8 15 i Arizona Cardinals West 4 13 0 235 0 6 3 9 561 588 L1 16 Carolina Panthers South 2 15 0 118 1 5 1 11 522 500 L3 Tiebreakers j a b c San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record a b Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head to head victory a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record Tampa Bay is 8 4 against Minnesota Chicago Detroit Green Bay Atlanta Carolina Houston Tennessee Jacksonville and Indianapolis while New Orleans is 6 6 against the same teams a b c Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record a b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory claiming the 7th and final playoff spot a b Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head to head victory Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago see below a b Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record Minnesota is 5 7 against Tampa Bay Los Angeles Chargers Carolina Kansas City Green Bay Atlanta New Orleans Denver Las Vegas and Detroit while Chicago is 4 8 against the same teams a b Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head to head victory a b Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head to head victory When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL s rules they are first broken within divisions then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division Postseason editMain article 2023 24 NFL playoffs The 2023 playoffs began with the wild card round with three wild card games played in each conference Wild Card Weekend was played on January 13 15 2024 In the Divisional round on January 20 21 the top seed in the conference played the lowest remaining seed and the other two remaining teams played each other The winners of those games advanced to the Conference Championship games played on January 28 Super Bowl LVIII was played on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise Nevada Bracket edit Jan 15 Raymond James Stadium Jan 21 Ford Field 5 Philadelphia 9 4 Tampa Bay 32 4 Tampa Bay 23 Jan 28 Levi s Stadium Jan 14 Ford Field 3 Detroit 31 NFC 6 LA Rams 23 3 Detroit 31 Jan 20 Levi s Stadium 3 Detroit 24 1 San Francisco 34 NFC Championship Jan 14 AT amp T Stadium 7 Green Bay 21 1 San Francisco 24 7 Green Bay 48 Divisional playoffs Feb 11 Allegiant Stadium 2 Dallas 32 Wild Card playoffs N1 San Francisco 22 Jan 13 Arrowhead Stadium Jan 21 Highmark Stadium A3 Kansas City 25 Super Bowl LVIII 6 Miami 7 3 Kansas City 26 3 Kansas City 27 Jan 28 M amp T Bank Stadium Jan 15 Highmark Stadium 2 Buffalo 24 AFC 7 Pittsburgh 17 3 Kansas City 17 Jan 20 M amp T Bank Stadium 2 Buffalo 31 1 Baltimore 10 AFC Championship Jan 13 NRG Stadium 4 Houston 10 1 Baltimore 34 5 Cleveland 14 4 Houston 45 Indicates OT victory This bracket viewtalkeditRecords milestones and notable statistics editWeek 1 Tyreek Hill set the record for most games with at least 200 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns with three He shared the previous record of two with nine other players 116 Week 2 Puka Nacua set the record for most receptions in a game by a rookie with 15 The previous record of 14 was shared by four players 117 Nacua also became the first rookie to record at least ten catches and 100 receiving yards in each of his team s first two games of the season 117 Nacua also set the record for most receptions in a player s first two games of his career with 25 The previous record of 19 was held by Earl Cooper 118 Travis Kelce passed Shannon Sharpe for fourth place in most receptions made by a tight end 117 C J Stroud set the Super Bowl Era record for most yards thrown by a rookie without an interception in his first two starts with 626 117 Russell Wilson became the first player to reach 40 000 passing yards and 5 000 rushing yards 119 Wilson also became the third quarterback to reach 5 000 rushing yards joining Michael Vick and Cam Newton 119 Week 3 Matt Gay became the first player to kick four field goals of at least 50 yards in a game 120 Keenan Allen set the record for most receptions in a game by a player who also had a passing touchdown with 18 The previous record of 12 was shared by Tarik Cohen and Jerry Rice 120 Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player to reach 25 000 passing yards doing so in 83 games The previous record of 90 games was held by Matthew Stafford 120 Jalen Hurts set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first 50 games with 29 The previous record of 28 was held by Cam Newton 121 Sam LaPorta set the record for most receptions by a tight end in the first three games of his career with 18 The previous record of 17 was held by Keith Jackson 122 LaPorta also became the first tight end to record at least five receptions in each of his first three career games 122 The Miami Dolphins became the third team to score 70 points in a game joining the 1950 Los Angeles Rams and the 1966 Washington Redskins 123 Miami became the second team to record 700 yards of offense in a game joining the 1951 Los Angeles Rams 124 Miami became the first team to record five rushing touchdowns and five passing touchdowns in the same game 124 Week 4 C J Stroud became the first player to have at least 1 200 passing yards and no interceptions in the first four games of his career 125 Khalil Mack tied the record for most career games with at least five sacks with two He shares the record with Derrick Thomas 125 Puka Nacua set the record for most receptions in a player s first four games of his career with 39 The previous record of 30 was held by Anquan Boldin 125 126 Nacua also set the record for most receiving yards in a player s first four games of his career with 501 125 Nacua also became the second player with at least 100 receiving yards in three of his first four career games joining Harlon Hill 125 Week 5 C J Stroud set the record for most pass attempts without an interception to start his career ultimately with 191 127 The previous record of 176 was held by Dak Prescott 128 Patrick Mahomes became the tenth quarterback to defeat all 31 NFL teams excluding the team for which he plays He also became the youngest to accomplish that feat at age 28 years 21 days The previous record of 30 years 86 days was held by Tom Brady 129 The Miami Dolphins set the record for most total yards in the first five games of the season with 2 568 The previous record of 2 527 was held by the 2000 St Louis Rams 128 130 Week 7 Dustin Hopkins became the first player to make a field goal of at least 50 yards in five consecutive games 131 Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player to record ten games with at least 400 passing yards doing so in 87 games The previous record of 90 games was held by Dan Marino 132 Travis Kelce became the first tight end to record five games with at least ten receptions and 150 receiving yards 132 Myles Garrett set the record for most sacks recorded before a player s 28th birthday with 82 The previous record of 80 was held by Reggie White 132 Puka Nacua set the record for most receptions by a player in the first seven games of his career with 58 The previous record of 49 was held by Saquon Barkley 132 Bill Belichick became the third head coach to win 300 games joining Don Shula and George Halas 133 Week 8 Austin Ekeler became the seventh player to have 30 rushing touchdowns and 30 receiving touchdowns in career 134 DeAndre Hopkins tied the record for catching the first career touchdown pass thrown by the most different passers with four He shares the record with Joey Galloway and Marvin Harrison 135 Will Levis tied the record for most touchdown passes thrown in player s first NFL game with four He shares the record with Marcus Mariota and Fran Tarkenton 136 Tyreek Hill set the Super Bowl era record for most receiving yards through the first eight games of a season with 1 014 The previous record of 978 yards was held by Torry Holt 137 Week 9 C J Stroud set the record for most passing yards in a game by a rookie with 470 The previous record of 453 was held by Marc Bulger 138 Stroud also tied the record for most passing touchdowns in a game by a rookie with five He shares the record with five other players 139 Stroud also became the first rookie to have at least 400 passing yards four passing touchdowns and no interceptions in a game 140 A J Cole III set the record for gross punt average in a game with 63 6 yards The previous record of 63 0 yards was held by Andy Lee 141 Taysom Hill became the first player in the Super Bowl era to have at least ten touchdowns passing rushing and receiving in his career 140 Joshua Dobbs became the first player to have three touchdowns in back to back weeks while playing for different teams 140 Brandon Aubrey set the record for most consecutive field goals made without a miss to start his ultimately with 35 The previous record of 18 was held by Travis Coons 140 All four teams in the AFC North had a record of at least two games above 500 after this week concluded marking the first time all four teams in one division were two games or more above 500 after Week 9 since the 2002 divisional realignment 142 Week 10 C J Stroud became the second rookie to pass for 800 yards in a two game span joining Cam Newton 143 Stroud also tied the record for most games with at least 350 passing yards by a rookie with three He shares the record with Newton and Andrew Luck 143 Justin Herbert set the record for most passing yards in a player s first four seasons currently with 16 438 The previous record of 16 418 was held by Dan Marino 144 CeeDee Lamb became the first wide receiver since at least 1950 to have at least ten receptions 150 receiving yards a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown in the same game 144 Six games ended with game winning field goals as time expired setting a record for one week 145 Week 11 Josh Allen set the record for most total touchdowns in a player s first six seasons currently with 205 The previous record of 204 was held by Patrick Mahomes 146 Tyreek Hill became the first player in the Super Bowl era to have at least 1 200 receiving yards in his team s first ten games of a season 146 Jalen Hurts set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first four seasons currently with 35 The previous record of 33 was held by Cam Newton 147 Week 12 DaRon Bland set the record for most interception return touchdowns in a season with five The previous record of four was shared by Eric Allen Ken Houston and Jim Kearney 148 Jalen Hurts became the first quarterback to have at least 10 rushing touchdowns in three consecutive seasons 149 Hurts also set the record for most games with at least two rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 11 The previous record of 10 was held by Cam Newton 149 C J Stroud became the first rookie to have at least 300 passing yards in four consecutive games 149 Lamar Jackson became the fourth quarterback to have 5 000 career rushing yards joining Newton Michael Vick and Russell Wilson 149 Jackson also became the fastest to reach this mark doing so in 82 games The previous record of 104 games was held by Vick 150 Patrick Mahomes set the record for most games with at least two passing touchdowns in a player s first seven seasons currently with 66 The previous record of 65 was held by Dan Marino 149 Travis Kelce became the fourth tight end to reach 11 000 career receiving yards joining Antonio Gates Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten Kelce became the fastest to reach this mark doing so in 154 games The previous record of 191 games was held by Gonzalez 149 Week 13 C J Stroud set the record for the most passing yards by a rookie in a five game span with 1 740 The previous record of 1 625 yards was held by Andrew Luck 151 Tyreek Hill set the record for the most games in a season with at least 150 receiving yards and a touchdown with five The previous record of four was shared by five players 152 Christian McCaffrey became the third player to have at least 50 rushing touchdowns and 25 receiving touchdowns joining Marshall Faulk and Lenny Moore 153 Mike Evans improved his own record for the most seasons with at least 1 000 receiving yards to start a player s career with 10 154 Evans also became the third player to have at least 10 seasons with at least 1 000 receiving yards at any point in his career joining Randy Moss and Jerry Rice 151 The New England Patriots became the first team in the Super Bowl era to lose three straight games despite allowing 10 or fewer points in each game 151 Week 14 Deebo Samuel became the second player to have 100 receiving yards a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown in consecutive games joining Timmy Brown 155 Joe Flacco became the 19th quarterback to win 100 career starts 156 Jake Browning set the record for highest completion percentage in his first three starts completing 79 3 of his pass attempts The previous record of 77 4 was held by Chad Pennington 155 157 Keenan Allen became the fastest player to have 900 receptions doing so in 139 games The previous record of 143 games was held by Antonio Brown 158 159 The Dallas Cowboys became the first team to score at least 30 points in each of its first seven home games of a season 158 Week 15 Josh Allen set the record for most games in a season with both a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown with ten The previous record of nine was held by Kyler Murray 160 The Las Vegas Raiders set the record for most points scored in the first half of a game after being shutout the previous game with 42 The previous record of 34 was held by the 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets 161 Week 16 Josh Allen became the second quarterback to have 50 rushing touchdowns in his career joining Cam Newton 162 Amari Cooper became the second player to have 200 receiving yards in a game for three different teams joining Terrell Owens 163 Justin Jefferson set the record for most receiving yards in a player s first four seasons currently with 5 648 The previous record of 5 512 was held by Michael Thomas 163 Jalen Hurts set the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 15 The previous record of 14 was held by Newton 164 Week 17 Lamar Jackson became the fifth player to have at least three games with a perfect passer rating minimum 10 attempts 165 Patrick Mahomes became the second player to have 4 000 passing yards in at least six of his first seven seasons joining Peyton Manning 165 The Cleveland Browns became the first team to qualify for the postseason while having four quarterbacks make multiple starts 166 Josh Allen tied Jalen Hurts record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 15 167 The Pittsburgh Steelers became the second team to have 20 consecutive seasons with a winning percentage of 500 or better joining the 1965 85 Dallas Cowboys 168 Week 18 Puka Nacua set the record for the most receiving yards by a rookie in a season with 1 486 The previous record of 1 463 yards was held by Bill Groman 169 Nacua also set the record for the most receptions by a rookie in a season with 105 The previous record of 104 receptions was held by Jaylen Waddle 169 Montez Sweat became the first player to lead two teams in sacks during the same season since sacks became an official stat in 1982 170 Sam LaPorta set the record for most receptions in a season by a rookie tight end with 82 The previous record of 81 was held by Keith Jackson 171 LaPorta also became the third rookie tight end with at least 10 receiving touchdowns joining Mike Ditka and Rob Gronkowski 171 LaPorta and Jahmyr Gibbs became the first pair of rookie teammates to each score at least 10 touchdowns 171 C J Stroud became the fifth player to have at least 4 000 passing yards in his rookie season 172 Bill Belichick tied the record for most losses by a head coach with 165 He shares the record with Jeff Fisher and Dan Reeves 173 The AFC North became the first division since the 1935 Western Division to have all its teams finish with a winning record 174 Wild Card Round C J Stroud tied the record for most touchdown passes in a playoff game by a rookie with three He shares the record with Sammy Baugh Dak Prescott and Brock Purdy 175 Stroud also became the youngest starting quarterback to win a playoff game at age 22 years 102 days The previous record of 22 years 192 days was held by Michael Vick 175 The Green Bay Packers tied the record for most postseason wins by a franchise with 37 They share the record with the New England Patriots 176 Green Bay also became the first 7 seed to win a playoff game Divisional Round Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce set the record for most postseason touchdown passes by a passer receiver duo with 16 The previous record of 15 was held by Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski 177 Conference Championships Travis Kelce set the record for most career receptions in the postseason currently with 156 The previous record of 151 was held by Jerry Rice 178 Kelce also tied the record for most career postseason games with at least 100 receiving yards with eight He shares the record with Rice 178 Super Bowl LVIII Jake Moody set the record for the longest field goal in a Super Bowl with a 55 yard kick Later in the game Harrison Butker broke Moody s record with a 57 yard field goal The previous record of 54 yards was held by Steve Christie 179 Butker set the record for most career field goals made in the Super Bowl with nine The previous record of eight was shared by Adam Vinatieri and Stephen Gostkowski 179 180 Moody became the first player to convert two field goals of at least 50 yards in the same Super Bowl 179 Patrick Mahomes set the record for most career rushing yards in the Super Bowl by a quarterback with 172 The previous record of 105 was held by Joe Montana 181 182 Jauan Jennings became the second player to have a passing and receiving touchdown in the same Super Bowl joining Nick Foles 183 The game set the record for the longest Super Bowl in terms of game time at 74 minutes 57 seconds The previous record of 63 minutes 58 seconds was set in Super Bowl LI This game also joined Super Bowl LI to become the second Super Bowl to go into overtime 184 Regular season statistical leaders editIndividual 185 Scoring leader Brandon Aubrey Dallas 157 Most field goals made 36 Touchdowns Raheem Mostert Miami 21 Christian McCaffrey San Francisco 21 Rushing yards 1459 Passing yards Tua Tagovailoa Miami 4624 Passing touchdowns Dak Prescott Dallas 36 Interceptions thrown Sam Howell Washington 21 Passer rating Brock Purdy San Francisco 113 0 Pass receptions CeeDee Lamb Dallas 135 Pass receiving yards Tyreek Hill Miami 1799 Combined tackles Bobby Wagner Seattle 183 Interceptions DaRon Bland Dallas 9 Punting Thomas Morstead New York Jets 4831 avg 48 8 Sacks T J Watt Pittsburgh 19 0Awards editIndividual season awards edit Further information 13th Annual NFL Honors The 13th Annual NFL Honors saluting the best players and plays from the 2023 season was held on February 8 2024 at Resorts World Theatre Las Vegas Nevada Award Winner Position Team AP Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Ravens AP Offensive Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey RB San Francisco 49ers AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett DE Cleveland Browns AP Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski HC Cleveland Browns AP Assistant Coach of the Year Jim Schwartz DC Cleveland Browns AP Offensive Rookie of the Year C J Stroud QB Houston Texans AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr DE Houston Texans AP Comeback Player of the Year Joe Flacco QB Cleveland Browns Pepsi Rookie of the Year C J Stroud QB Houston Texans Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Cameron Heyward DT Pittsburgh Steelers PFWA NFL Executive of the Year Brad Holmes GM Detroit Lions Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City Chiefs All Pro team edit Further information 2023 All Pro Team The following players were named first team All Pro by the Associated Press 186 Offense QB Lamar Jackson BAL RB Christian McCaffrey SF WR Tyreek Hill MIA CeeDee Lamb DAL Amon Ra St Brown DET TE George Kittle SF LT Trent Williams SF LG Joe Thuney KC C Jason Kelce PHI RG Zack Martin DAL RT Penei Sewell DET Defense DE Myles Garrett CLE T J Watt PIT DT Aaron Donald LAR Chris Jones KC LB Fred Warner SF Roquan Smith BAL Quincy Williams NYJ CB DaRon Bland DAL Sauce Gardner NYJ Trent McDuffie KC S Kyle Hamilton BAL Antoine Winfield Jr TB Special teams K Brandon Aubrey DAL P A J Cole III LV KR Keisean Nixon GB PR Rashid Shaheed NO ST Miles Killebrew PIT LS Ross Matiscik JAX Players of the Week Month edit The following were named the top performers during the 2023 season Week Month OffensivePlayer of the Week Month DefensivePlayer of the Week Month Special TeamsPlayer of the Week Month AFC NFC AFC NFC AFC NFC 1 187 Tua Tagovailoa QB Miami Brandon Aiyuk WR San Francisco Jordan Whitehead S New York Jets Jessie Bates S Atlanta Xavier Gipson WR New York Jets Jake Elliott K Philadelphia 2 188 Josh Allen QB Buffalo D Andre Swift RB Philadelphia Alex Highsmith LB Pittsburgh Micah Parsons LB Dallas Nick Folk K Tennessee Jake Camarda P Tampa Bay 3 189 De Von Achane RB Miami Kenneth Walker III RB Seattle Terrel Bernard LB Buffalo Aidan Hutchinson DE Detroit Matt Gay K Indianapolis Matt Prater K Arizona Sept 190 Tua Tagovailoa QB Miami Christian McCaffrey RB San Francisco T J Watt LB Pittsburgh Micah Parsons LB Dallas Tyler Bass K Buffalo Jake Camarda P Tampa Bay 4 191 Josh Allen QB Buffalo Christian McCaffrey RB San Francisco Khalil Mack OLB Los Angeles Chargers Devon Witherspoon CB Seattle Brandon McManus K Jacksonville Jake Elliott K Philadelphia 5 192 Ja Marr Chase WR Cincinnati D J Moore WR Chicago Maxx Crosby DE Las Vegas Fred Warner MLB San Francisco Greg Zuerlein K New York Jets Blake Grupe K New Orleans 6 193 Raheem Mostert RB Miami Jared Goff QB Detroit Blake Cashman LB Houston Jordan Hicks LB Minnesota Dustin Hopkins K Cleveland Jamison Crowder WR Washington 7 194 Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore A J Brown WR Philadelphia Myles Garrett DE Cleveland Camryn Bynum S Minnesota Dustin Hopkins K Cleveland Younghoe Koo K Atlanta 8 195 Joe Burrow QB Cincinnati Jalen Hurts QB Philadelphia Justin Simmons S Denver Frankie Luvu LB Carolina Thomas Morstead P New York Jets Brandon Aubrey K Dallas Oct 196 Tyreek Hill WR Miami A J Brown WR Philadelphia Quincy Williams LB New York Jets Danielle Hunter LB Minnesota Brandon McManus K Jacksonville Brandon Aubrey K Dallas 9 197 C J Stroud QB Houston Joshua Dobbs QB Minnesota Kenny Moore II CB Indianapolis Paulson Adebo CB New Orleans Derius Davis WR Los Angeles Chargers Tress Way P Washington 10 198 Devin Singletary RB Houston CeeDee Lamb WR Dallas Robert Spillane LB Las Vegas Nick Bosa DL San Francisco Marvin Mims WR Denver Jason Myers K Seattle 11 199 Trevor Lawrence QB Jacksonville Brock Purdy QB San Francisco Jalen Ramsey CB Miami DaRon Bland CB Dallas Reggie Gilliam FB Buffalo Ethan Evans P Los Angeles Rams 12 200 Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City Kyren Williams RB Los Angeles Rams Josh Allen DE Jacksonville Jessie Bates S Atlanta Brandon McManus K Jacksonville Jake Elliott K Philadelphia Nov 201 C J Stroud QB Houston Dak Prescott QB Dallas Khalil Mack LB Los Angeles Chargers DaRon Bland CB Dallas Wil Lutz K Denver Cairo Santos K Chicago 13 202 Jake Browning QB Cincinnati Deebo Samuel WR San Francisco Derek Stingley Jr CB Houston Antoine Winfield Jr S Tampa Bay J K Scott P Los Angeles Chargers Jalen Reeves Maybin LB Detroit 14 203 Zach Wilson QB New York Jets Tommy DeVito QB New York Giants Harold Landry LB Tennessee Ivan Pace Jr LB Minnesota Tylan Wallace WR Baltimore Brandon Aubrey K Dallas 15 204 James Cook RB Buffalo Baker Mayfield QB Tampa Bay Bradley Chubb LB Miami Julian Love S Seattle Kaʻimi Fairbairn K Houston Eddy Pineiro K Carolina 16 205 Amari Cooper WR Cleveland Puka Nacua WR Los Angeles Rams Kyle Hamilton S Baltimore Ifeatu Melifonwu S Detroit Jason Sanders K Miami Younghoe Koo K Atlanta 17 206 Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Jordan Love QB Green Bay Rasul Douglas CB Buffalo Tyrique Stevenson CB Chicago Harrison Butker K Kansas City Gunner Olszewski WR New York Giants 18 207 C J Stroud QB Houston Jordan Love QB Green Bay T J Watt LB Pittsburgh Antoine Winfield Jr S Tampa Bay Deonte Harty WR Buffalo Jamie Gillan P New York Giants Dec Jan 208 Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Christian McCaffrey RB San Francisco Derek Stingley Jr CB Houston Antoine Winfield Jr S Tampa Bay Sam Martin P Buffalo Brandon Aubrey K Dallas Week FedEx AirPlayer of the Week 209 FedEx GroundPlayer of the Week 209 Pepsi Zero SugarRookie of the Week 210 1 Tua Tagovailoa Miami Christian McCaffrey San Francisco Xavier Gipson WR New York Jets 2 Geno Smith Seattle Christian McCaffrey San Francisco Puka Nacua WR Los Angeles Rams 3 Tua Tagovailoa Miami De Von Achane Miami De Von Achane RB Miami 4 Josh Allen Buffalo Christian McCaffrey San Francisco Puka Nacua WR Los Angeles Rams 5 Joe Burrow Cincinnati Breece Hall New York Jets De Von Achane RB Miami 6 Jared Goff Detroit Raheem Mostert Miami Byron Young LB Los Angeles Rams 7 Patrick Mahomes Kansas City D Onta Foreman Chicago Puka Nacua WR Los Angeles Rams 8 Jalen Hurts Philadelphia Gus Edwards Baltimore Will Levis QB Tennessee 9 C J Stroud Houston Keaton Mitchell Baltimore C J Stroud QB Houston 10 Dak Prescott Dallas Devin Singletary Houston C J Stroud QB Houston 11 Brock Purdy San Francisco Jaylen Warren Pittsburgh Tommy DeVito QB New York Giants 12 Dak Prescott Dallas Christian McCaffrey San Francisco Jalin Hyatt WR New York Giants 13 Brock Purdy San Francisco James Conner Arizona Sam LaPorta TE Detroit 14 Brock Purdy San Francisco Christian McCaffrey San Francisco Tommy DeVito QB New York Giants 15 Baker Mayfield Tampa Bay James Cook Buffalo Sam LaPorta TE Detroit 16 Joe Flacco Cleveland Khalil Herbert Chicago Puka Nacua WR Los Angeles Rams 17 Lamar Jackson Baltimore Najee Harris Pittsburgh Zay Flowers WR Baltimore 18 Jordan Love Green Bay Derrick Henry Tennessee C J Stroud QB Houston Month Rookie of the Month Offensive Defensive Sept 190 C J Stroud QB Houston Christian Gonzalez CB New England Oct 196 Jordan Addison WR Minnesota Devon Witherspoon CB Seattle Nov 201 C J Stroud QB Houston Calijah Kancey DT Tampa Bay Dec Jan 208 Puka Nacua WR Los Angeles Rams Kobie Turner DT Los Angeles Rams Notable events editSale of the Washington Commanders edit nbsp Josh Harris led a group that bought the Washington Commanders from Daniel Snyder for 6 05 billion After mounting pressure from other league owners to sell the franchise Daniel Snyder hired BofA Securities in November 2022 to explore possible transactions 211 212 213 He reached an agreement in May 2023 to sell the Commanders to a group headed by Josh Harris owner of the NBA s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL s New Jersey Devils for 6 05 billion 214 The group has 20 limited partners worth a combined 100 billion including Mitchell Rales and Magic Johnson 215 216 The sale was the highest price ever paid for a sports team and was unanimously approved by the NFL on July 20 2023 217 218 Gambling suspensions edit On April 21 the NFL suspended three players indefinitely Detroit wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C J Moore and Washington defensive end Shaka Toney and two players for six games Detroit wide receivers Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill for violations of the league s gambling policy Detroit later released Cephus and Moore 219 On June 29 the NFL suspended three additional players indefinitely Indianapolis cornerback Isaiah Rodgers and linebacker Rashod Berry and free agent defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor for betting on league games in 2022 The league also suspended Tennessee offensive lineman Nicholas Petit Frere for six games for violating the league s gambling policy by betting on non NFL sports while at team facilities 220 On July 24 Denver defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike was suspended indefinitely for violating the policy 221 On September 29 the NFL revised the gambling policy Betting on NFL games will incur a minimum ban of one year providing inside information will incur an indefinite ban with a one year minimum and match fixing or attempted match fixing will result in a lifetime ban The penalties for betting on other sports at NFL facilities were reduced to a two game ban for first time offenders a six game ban for second time offenders and a minimum one year ban for further infractions This resulted in Williams and Petit Frere being immediately reinstated 222 All players suspended indefinitely are allowed to apply for reinstatement after the 2023 season Head coaching and front office changes editHead coaches edit Off season edit Team Departing coach Interim coach Incoming coach Reason for leaving Notes Arizona Cardinals Kliff Kingsbury Jonathan Gannon Fired Kingsbury was fired on January 9 after four seasons with the Cardinals During his tenure the team was 28 37 1 432 with one playoff appearance and no playoff wins 223 Gannon who spent the previous two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator was hired on February 14 This is his first head coaching position at any level 224 Carolina Panthers Matt Rhule Steve Wilks Frank Reich After a 1 4 start Rhule was fired on October 10 2022 after more than two seasons with the team During his tenure the Panthers were 11 27 289 with no playoff appearances Wilks the team s defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach took over as interim coach This is his second NFL head coaching position having previously been the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals for one season 225 Reich was hired on January 26 As the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2018 to 2022 he compiled a record of 40 33 1 547 with two playoff appearances and a 1 2 333 playoff record 226 Denver Broncos Nathaniel Hackett Jerry Rosburg Sean Payton Hackett was fired on December 26 2022 after a 4 11 267 tenure missing the playoffs in his only partial season with the team 227 228 Rosburg the team s senior assistant to the head coach was named interim head coach This is his first head coaching position he previously served as the Baltimore Ravens special team coordinator for eleven seasons 229 Payton was hired on February 3 In fifteen seasons with the New Orleans Saints he compiled an overall record of 152 89 631 with nine playoff appearances seven NFC South division titles and a Super Bowl championship He was the AP NFL Coach of the Year in 2006 230 Houston Texans Lovie Smith DeMeco Ryans Smith was fired on January 8 after one season compiling a record of 3 13 1 206 and missing the playoffs 231 Ryans was hired on January 31 A former Texans linebacker and defensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers since 2017 this is his first NFL head coaching position 232 Indianapolis Colts Frank Reich Jeff Saturday Shane Steichen Reich was fired on November 7 2022 after starting the season 3 5 1 389 In 5 seasons with the Colts Reich was 40 33 1 547 with 2 playoff appearances and a playoff record of 1 2 333 233 Saturday a 6 time Pro Bowler who played thirteen seasons as a center in the NFL twelve of them for the Colts and consultant for the team was named interim head coach His only previous coaching experience at any level was for Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula Georgia 234 Steichen who spent the previous two seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator was hired on February 14 This is his first head coaching position at any level 235 In season edit Team Departing coach Reason for leaving Interim replacement Notes Las Vegas Raiders Josh McDaniels Fired Antonio Pierce After a 3 5 375 start McDaniels was fired on October 31 after one and a half seasons with the team During his tenure the Raiders were 9 16 360 with no playoff appearances 236 Pierce the team s linebackers coach was promoted to interim head coach This is his first head coaching position 237 Carolina Panthers Frank Reich Chris Tabor On November 27 Reich was fired after 1 10 091 start in his first year as Panthers head coach Tabor the team s special teams coordinator was elevated as interim head coach This is his first experience as head coach 238 Los Angeles Chargers Brandon Staley Giff Smith After a 5 9 357 start Staley was fired on December 15 after almost three seasons with the team During his tenure the Chargers were 24 24 500 with one playoff appearance and a playoff record of 0 1 000 239 Smith the team s outside linebackers coach was elevated as interim head coach This is his first head coaching position 240 Front office personnel edit Off season edit Team Position Departing office holder Reason for leaving Interim replacement Incoming office holder Notes Arizona Cardinals General manager Steve Keim Resigned Monti Ossenfort Keim stepped down on January 9 for health related reasons He had served as the Cardinals GM for 10 seasons 223 Ossenfort was hired on January 16 He was previously the Tennessee Titans director of player personnel from 2020 to 2022 241 Chicago Bears President Ted Phillips Retired Kevin Warren Phillips retired after the 2022 season after 24 seasons as the Bears president 242 Warren was hired on January 12 He was previously the Big Ten Commissioner from 2020 to 2023 243 Tennessee Titans General manager Jon Robinson Fired Ryan Cowden Ran Carthon Robinson was fired on December 6 2022 after more than six seasons as the Titans GM despite a relatively successful tenure with the Titans including two AFC South titles four playoff appearances and an AFC Championship appearance in 2019 Cowden the team s vice president of player personnel served as interim GM for the rest of the season 244 Carthon was hired on January 18 He had been in management positions with several teams since 2008 after playing two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts from 2004 to 2006 His most recent position was as the San Francisco 49ers director of pro player personnel since 2017 245 In season edit Team Position Departing office holder Reason for leaving Interim replacement Notes Las Vegas Raiders General manager Dave Ziegler Fired Champ Kelly After a 3 5 start Ziegler was fired on October 31 after one and a half seasons with the team During his tenure the Raiders were 9 16 360 with no playoff appearances 236 Kelly the team s assistant general manager would serve as interim GM for the rest of the season 246 Los Angeles Chargers Tom Telesco JoJo Wooden Telesco was fired on December 15 after ten seasons with the team 239 Wooden the team s director of player personnel would serve as interim GM for the rest of the season 240 Stadiums editOn April 13 Cleveland announced the team and FirstEnergy Corp agreed to end their stadium naming rights agreement following the company s involvement in the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal FirstEnergy Stadium returned to its original name Cleveland Browns Stadium which was used from 1999 to 2012 247 The naming rights agreement was set to expire in 2029 248 On June 23 Jacksonville announced that TIAA Bank Field the team s home stadium would be renamed EverBank Stadium prior to the start of the season following a rebrand of the bank 249 Uniforms editUniform changes edit Several NFL teams switched to using Nike s new Vapor F U S E uniform template this after Seattle had a brief trial run during the 2020 season 250 251 Arizona introduced a new uniform design for 2023 252 The new designs feature simplified uniform striping The previous color scheme was retained with silver added as an accent color 253 A large Arizona word mark was added above the numbers on the home uniform The home uniform s numbers are accented with a silver outline and forgoes a sleeve pattern included on the alternate and away jerseys The away uniform is white with red numbers that are outlined with black trim and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves The alternate uniform is black with red numbers outlined in silver Arizona s primary helmet was modified to feature silver facemasks silver reflective flakes on the shell and a larger logo 254 255 Carolina adjusted the team s shade of blue The team will retain its preexisting uniform design otherwise with a modification to the jersey s shoulder stripes 256 257 Indianapolis implemented a new alternate uniform dubbed Indiana Nights The design features a heather fabric pattern displayed on blue jerseys and blue pants with white numbers outlined in black A new black helmet accompanies the uniform 258 259 Minnesota introduced a new throwback uniform similar to the design worn during the 1960s and 1970s The helmet will be modified to include a gray facemask in place of the team s standard black facemask and will feature an altered logo to more closely resemble the era s design They will be worn for two games 260 261 262 263 The New York Jets debuted a throwback uniform dubbed Legacy White inspired by a former design worn by the team from 1978 to 1989 264 The uniform was worn for two home games 265 Philadelphia reinstated its Kelly green throwback uniforms for the 2023 season 266 This iteration is modeled after the set worn from 1985 to 1995 and will be worn for two games 267 The Eagles last featured Kelly green uniforms during the 2010 season 268 269 Seattle will reintroduce its 1990s era uniforms as a part of the NFL s classic uniform program during the 2023 season 270 They will be worn for two games 271 272 The throwback combination replaces Seattle s grey alternate due to NFL rules limiting teams to a maximum of four uniforms 273 Tampa Bay reinstated the orange throwback creamsicle uniforms worn from 1976 to 1996 The team intended to wear the design during the 2022 season but delayed its reintroduction until 2023 citing supply chain issues 274 275 The team wore this design for one game and for the first time since the 2012 season 276 Tennessee will wear a Houston Oilers era uniform based on their design from 1981 to 1998 for two home games This design replaces Tennessee s light blue uniform as the team s alternate 277 278 279 280 281 The Titans last wore Oilers uniforms in 2009 282 283 Alternate helmets edit Cleveland introduced a white helmet with an orange and brown center stripe The helmet will be worn with the team s 1946 throwback uniforms which were previously introduced in 2021 284 It will be worn for three games 285 286 Denver will wear a white alternate helmet adorned with decals based on the team logo introduced in 1968 The helmet s decals and stripes are similar to the ones used with Denver s 2016 Color Rush combination The helmet will be paired with those uniforms 287 288 289 Detroit introduced an alternate helmet The helmet s shell is Honolulu blue and features decals based on the team logo used from 1961 to 1969 290 291 292 293 The helmet will be paired with Detroit s all grey alternate uniform Indianapolis revealed a new helmet worn with the aforementioned Indiana Nights alternate uniform The helmet s shell is black and includes the team logo outlined in white 258 294 Minnesota will pair the throwback uniform listed above with a helmet featuring a deeper purple hue reminiscent of the era in which the uniform was inspired 262 Philadelphia will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the helmet of that era a Kelly green shell with silver eagle wing decals outlined in white and a gray facemask This will replace the black helmet used with the team s black alternate uniform the previous season Seattle will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the classic silver helmet featuring the original team logo Tampa Bay will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the classic white helmet featuring the franchise s original mascot Bucco Bruce 275 Tennessee will pair the throwback uniform listed above with the classic white helmet featuring the famed Houston Oilers oil derrick logo Patches edit Starting in Week 6 Chicago will feature a patch that commemorates Hall of Famer Dick Butkus who died on October 5 295 Cleveland features a patch that commemorates Hall of Famer Jim Brown who died on May 18 Detroit features a patch that commemorates their 90th season in the city 296 Indianapolis wore a patch that commemorates the team s 40th season in the city during their home opener 297 298 Kansas City wear a patch honoring team founder Lamar Hunt s late wife Norma Knobel Hunt who died on June 4 The patch displays her NKH initials and will be worn for the entirety of the season 299 Minnesota will accompany their throwback uniform with a patch honoring their late former head coach Bud Grant who died earlier in the year The patch features Grant s signature and will be worn for one game The patch s design will be featured as a decal on the team s helmet throughout the rest of the season 300 301 Teams that played on Thanksgiving Day wore a commemorative patch honoring Hall of Famer John Madden 302 Media editNational edit New media contracts edit This is the first season under 11 year U S media rights agreements with CBS Fox NBC and ESPN ABC renewing their existing regular season AFC NFC Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football packages respectively through the 2033 season The contracts keep CBS NBC and ESPN s digital rights to stream their respective live games on their respective paid over the top subscription streaming platforms Paramount Peacock and ESPN Fox does not have a dedicated paid streaming platform Fox NBC and ESPN may continue to offer Spanish language versions of their games on their respective Spanish language outlets Fox Deportes Telemundo Deportes and ESPN Deportes CBS does not have a specific platform for Spanish language sports content although it may continue to sub license Spanish language rights of its Super Bowl coverage 303 Changes beginning this regular season include the following 304 102 305 306 Flexible scheduling has been expanded to include Monday Night Football and increase the amount of cross flexing switching Sunday afternoon games between CBS and Fox When the initial schedule was created CBS and Fox were able to specify a limited amount of games involving teams from their respective conference that they want to air but otherwise the league would be free to schedule games regardless of conference CBS and Fox would then also be able to protect one game each per week from getting flexed into another network see Changes to flexible scheduling rules above 109 104 305 There was three weeks featuring two Monday Night Football games split between ABC and ESPN expanding from one in the 2022 season 304 305 NBC exclusively streamed one national regular season game on Peacock per season 97 Like other games exclusively on cable or streamed online it was also made available on over the air television stations in each participating team s local market and also be made available for business establishments via Peacock Sports Pass on EverPass Media 305 304 307 308 Fox aired national Christmas Day games as the schedule permits 309 310 Other media rights edit Linear television edit On September 18 as part of schedule changes relating to the then ongoing 2023 Hollywood labor disputes ESPN announced that all remaining Monday Night Football games in the 2023 season would be simulcast by ABC excluding weeks with two games split exclusively between ABC and ESPN It is the first time since 2005 that ABC has aired a full season of MNF 311 NFL Network continued to televise select regular season games including four International Series games 90 312 and four late season games 313 314 The 2023 season was the second season of scheduling three games on Christmas Day consisting of an afternoon doubleheader split between CBS and Fox and that week s Monday Night Football contest which exclusively aired on ABC due to ESPN s coverage of NBA Christmas games 101 315 with 27 2 million viewers it was the second highest rated Monday Night Football regular season broadcast since 1996 316 CBS game also featured a youth oriented broadcast on sister network Nickelodeon for the second consecutive year With New Year s Day falling on a Monday this season the Monday Night Football game that weekend was played on Saturday December 30 in deference to the New Year s Day college football bowl games 101 315 Streaming edit This is the second season of a 12 year deal with Amazon Prime Video and Twitch to exclusively stream Thursday Night Football 313 317 318 For 2023 flex scheduling has also been expanded to Thursday Night Football on a one year trial 106 In addition Thursday Night Football added a late afternoon game on the Friday after Thanksgiving unlike the other TNF games whose free broadcasts are exclusive to sister live streaming platform Twitch this game was also carried for free within the main Amazon Prime Video platform The games were also available to business establishments via DirecTV 91 319 320 321 This was the second season that ESPN exclusively streamed one International Series game The game was also available to business establishments on the ESPN for Business pacakge on DirecTV 322 323 324 The game featured a youth oriented alternate broadcast on ESPN and Disney using the league s player tracking data to render a live animated version of the game portrayed by characters from the Toy Story franchise 325 The league s streaming service NFL adds live access to NFL Network on its base tier and NFL RedZone on its premium tier The service continued to live stream in market regular season and postseason games on mobile devices only radio broadcasts for all games and most out of market preseason games on its base tier and replays of all games and coaches film on its premium tier 326 327 Postseason edit Three of the Wild Card games were aired by NBC holding rights to the Saturday afternoon game under its annual rotation with CBS and Fox since 2020 the Sunday night game under the third year of a separate seven year deal and the Saturday night game which will be streamed exclusively by Peacock under a one year 110 million deal Peacock s game was sold on a stand alone basis as the league separated it from the broader TV rights deals 328 329 330 This marked the first time that an NFL playoff game is exclusively carried nationally by a streaming platform 331 332 333 ESPN ABC entered its third year of their five year deal for the Monday night Wild Card game 305 306 334 and the remaining two Sunday afternoon games were carried by CBS and Fox 305 306 309 335 The four broadcast television partners will now each air one divisional playoff game per season ESPN ABC takes over the slot that was previously rotated between CBS and Fox 305 336 CBS will televise Super Bowl LVIII in the annual rotation of Super Bowl broadcasters they will be followed by Fox NBC and ESPN ABC who returns to the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since Super Bowl XL 305 303 In May 2023 CBS announced that it had sub licensed the Spanish language rights for Super Bowl LVIII to TelevisaUnivision replacing ESPN Deportes who held the agreement for the three previous Super Bowl games aired by CBS 303 For the first time an alternate broadcast will also be produced for the Super Bowl with CBS planning to produce a youth oriented broadcast for Nickelodeon 337 NFL Sunday Ticket edit For residential customers in the United States this is the first season that the NFL Sunday Ticket out of market sports package will exclusively be on YouTube TV as well as on YouTube s Primetime Channels service as a standalone subscription option 338 DirecTV declined to renew its exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket which it held since the package s debut in 1994 339 340 YouTube TV will stream NFL RedZone instead of producing a separate version like DirectTV did 341 On March 28 2023 the NFL announced that the commercial rights to Sunday Ticket would be held by EverPass Media a new company funded by RedBird Capital and the NFL s venture capital arm 32 Equity EverPass distributes NFL Sunday Ticket to bars restaurants and other commercial venues via non exclusive agreements with existing cable and satellite providers 342 EverPass reached its first agreement with DirecTV on May 25 2023 343 Radio edit This is the second season of the NFL s current radio contract with Westwood One including rights to all primetime marquee and playoff games along with audio coverage of other events such as the NFL draft and NFL Honors 344 Compass Media ESPN Radio and Sports USA continued to broadcast select Sunday afternoon games nationally on radio Personnel changes edit Greg Gumbel retired from working NFL games on CBS after the 2022 season 345 CBS replaced Gumbel on its roster of announcing teams with Chris Lewis who was assigned to the number 7 broadcasting team with Jason McCourty and Ross Tucker Other changes include Andrew Catalon being promoted to the number 4 team to replace Gumbel joined by Atlanta Falcons legend Matt Ryan and Tiki Barber Spero Dedes reuniting with Adam Archuleta on the number 5 team and Tom McCarthy moving to the number 6 team with James Lofton and Jay Feely Recently retired defensive end J J Watt joined The NFL Today studio team for select appearances 346 ESPN replaced Steve Levy with Chris Fowler on the number 2 team with Dan Orlovsky Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge during Monday Night Football doubleheaders and ESPN exclusive 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