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The 2023-24 NFL season kicks off with QB Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs beginning defense of their Super Bowl title at home Thursday against the Detroit Lions at 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC).
Opening week features 8 division games — one being the Carolina Panthers and QB Bryce Young (Alabama), the No. 1 overall 2023 NFL Draft pick, at the Atlanta Falcons and rookie RB Bijan Robinson (Texas), the No. 8 pick.
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The other division battles include the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, the Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts, the Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, the Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, the Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants in the Sunday night tilt (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) and the Buffalo Bills visiting the New York Jets and their new QB in Aaron Rodgers in the Monday Night Football showdown (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC).
Joining the Lions-Chiefs as some of the interesting non-division games are the Houston Texans and No. 2 overall pick QB C.J. Stroud at the Baltimore Ravens, the Philadelphia Eagles at the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins traveling west to face the Los Angeles Chargers.
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NFL Week 1 staff picks
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