Tag: 2023 Schedule

New England Patriots remaining games ranked from easiest to hardest

Ranking the rest of the Patriots’ 2023 scheduled opponents

The playoffs are likely out of the question for the New England Patriots in the second stretch of the 2023 season.

But what they do from here on out still matters because it will ultimately determine where they pick at in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. If the season ended today, they would be the No. 5 overall pick of the draft.

Along with draft positioning, the rest of the year is about evaluating the talent on the roster and seeing if it’s beneficial to keep that talent around long-term. No one likes the word rebuild, but the Patriots are in a prime position to start over at multiple spots on the roster, including players and coaches.

New England entered the season with the hardest schedule in the NFL, and aside from a few winnable games, things won’t get much easier on the backend.

Here are the Patriots’ remaining games on the schedule, ranked from easiest to hardest:

Ranking Cowboys 11 remaining 2023 games in order of difficulty

The Cowboys’ remaining opponents are almost all set to All-Madden. Here’s how we see the difficulty of each matchup with a look at the history of things. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys aren’t playing their best brand of football. Half-empty folks see it as a problem. Dallas has already lost a game to one of three chief conference rivals, getting thoroughly embarrassed, and they also played down and lost to one of the five worst teams in the league.

Hall fullers? They see a team tied for the second-best record in the league (behind five 5-1 squads) at 4-2, with plenty of room to improve. Their faults are in parts of the game they’ve been good at, for years, and recapturing that could lead to magical things. They have 11 games to figure it all out, and some of those waters are deep, filled with snakes and sharks.

1 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 1

7 players have worn the No. 1 for the Minnesota Vikings, including QB Warren Moon.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 1 day at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Kicker Greg Joseph is currently wearing the No. 1 for the Minnesota Vikings.

With 1 day until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 1 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

2 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 2

Currently worn by RB Alexander Mattison, six players have worn No. 2 for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 2 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

With 2 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 2 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

3 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 3

Currently worn by WR Jordan Addison, nine players have worn the No. 3 for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 3 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison currently wears the No. 3 for the Minnesota Vikings.

With 3 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 3 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

5 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 5

10 players have worn the No. 5 in a game for the Minnesota Vikings, including WR Jalen Reagor.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 5 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Wide receiver Jalen Reagor last wore the No. 5 for the Minnesota Vikings in a game. Cornerback Mehi Blackmon has since taken the number.

With 5 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 5 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

6 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 6

As the Vikings head into game week, here are the six players that have worn the No. 6 for them.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 6 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Safety Lewis Cine currently wears the No. 6 for the Minnesota Vikings.

With 6[anyclip-media thumbnail=”undefined” playlistId=”undefined” content=”dW5kZWZpbmVk”][/anyclip-media] days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 6 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

7 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 7

Currently worn by CB Byron Murphy, 11 players have worn the No. 7 for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 7 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Cornerback Byron Murphy currently wears the No. 7 for the Minnesota Vikings.

With 7 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 7 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

8 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 8

Six players have worn the number 8 for the Minnesota Vikings. It’s currently worn by Kirk Cousins.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 8 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins currently wears the No. 8 for the Vikings.

With 8 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 8 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):

9 days until Vikings season opener: Every player to wear No. 9

Six players have worn the No. 9 in Vikings history, including WR Trishton Jackson.

The Minnesota Vikings will kick off their 2023 regular season in 9 days at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 10.

From now until then, we will take a trip down memory lane and count each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Wide receiver Trishton Jackson wore the No. 9 in the preseason. He is currently on the Vikings practice squad.

With 9 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to wear No. 9 in a regular season game with the Vikings (via Pro Football Reference):