NFL releases Las Vegas Raiders' full 2023 schedule

The Las Vegas Raiders 2023 opponents now have a date and time in which they will meet. Now that the first two phases of the NFL offseason are over, meaning the free agency and 2023 NFL Draft have passed, the next phase is looking out for the schedule to release, and it's finally here.We have […]

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The Las Vegas Raiders 2023 opponents now have a date and time in which they will meet.

Now that the first two phases of the NFL offseason are over, meaning the free agency and 2023 NFL Draft have passed, the next phase is looking out for the schedule to release, and it's finally here.

We have known for some time now who the Raiders will pay away and at home, but we haven't known the dates, whether they will be primetime games or not, for some time. On Thursday the NFL released the dates.

Here is the full schedule:

  • Week 1: @ Denver Broncos (Sunday Sept. 10, 1:25pm PST)
  • Week 2: @ Buffalo Bills (Sunday Sept. 17, 10:00am PST)
  • Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday, Sept. 24, 5:25pm PST)
  • Week 4: @ Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday Oct. 1, 1:00pm PST)
  • Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers (Monday Oct. 9, 5:15pm PST)
  • Week 6: vs. New England Patriots (Sunday Oct. 15, 1:05pm PST)
  • Week 7: @ Chicago Bears (Sunday Oct. 22, 10:00am PST)
  • Week 8: @ Detroit Lions (Monday Oct. 30, 5:15pm PST)
  • Week 9: vs. New York Giants (Sunday Nov. 5, 1:25pm PST)
  • Week 10: vs. New York Jets (Sunday Nov. 12, 5:20pm PST)
  • Week 11: @ Miami Dolphins (Sunday Nov. 19, 10:00am PST)
  • Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday Nov. 26, 1:25pm PST)
  • Week 13: BYE WEEK
  • Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings (Sunday Dec. 10, 1:05pm PST)
  • Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Thursday, Dec. 14, 5:20pm PST)
  • Week 16: @ Kansas City Chiefs (Monday, Dec. 25, 10:00am PST)
  • Week 17: @ Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, Dec. 31, 10:00am PST)
  • Week 18: vs. Denver Broncos (Time/Date TBD)

There are a few things that stand out about the Raiders schedule for the 2023 season, and I think a lot of people will notice the same things.

First, surprisingly, the Raiders have six primetime games. For a team that was just bottom seven in the league last year, that is very surprising. But hey, who is going to complain about that. The country will be able to watch the silver and black whereas regular games it's really just local.

The Las Vegas Raiders don't really have any "easy win" games on their schedule. Sure, the Chicago Bears, the worst team in football last year, are on the schedule. But through free agency and the draft they got way better. The other takeaway for me is that the Raiders will play three of their division opponents in five weeks at the end of the season.

This schedule features some difficult matchups, but it's hard to really predict anything because of how different the team is now than it was last year. But, like I said earlier, the NFL is gifting Raiders fans a present by putting a team that was bad on primetime TV as much as they will.

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