2023 NFL season

2023 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 7, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Playoffs
Start date	January 13, 2024
AFC Champions	Kansas City Chiefs
NFC Champions	San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl LVIII
Date	February 11, 2024
Site	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Kansas City Chiefs
Pro Bowl
Date	February 4, 2024
Site	Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

The 2023 NFL season was the 104th season of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on September 7, 2023, with defending Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City falling to Detroit in the NFL Kickoff Game, and the regular season ended on January 7, 2024. The Playoffs began on January 13, 2024 And Ended On February 11, 2024 with the Super Bowl LVIII The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl for the second time in a row, defeating the San Francisco 49ers.

The playoffs started on January 13, and concluded on February 11 with Super Bowl LVIII, the league's championship game, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, where the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.

Regular season standings

Division

AFC East
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ San Francisco 49ers	12	5	0	.706	5-1	10-2	.509	.475	L1
Los Angeles Rams	10	7	0	.588	5-1	8-4	.529	.453	W4
Seattle Seahawks	9	8	0	.529	2-4	7-5	.512	.392	W1
Arizona Cardinals	4	13	0	.235	0-6	3-9	.561	.588	L1

Conference

AFC
#	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]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below). ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 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.

NFC
#	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]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South 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.) ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). ↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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.) ↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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

Bracket


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

			AFC
6	Los Angeles Rams	23				3	Detroit	31
			Jan 20 - Levi's Stadium
3	Detroit	24				1	San Francisco	34

						AFC Championship
Jan 14 - AT&T Stadium			7	Green Bay	21

			2	San Francisco	24
7	Green Bay	48
			Divisional playoffs						Feb 11 - Allegiant Stadium
2	Dallas	32

Wild Card playoffs
									A3	Kansas City	25*

Jan 13 - Arrowhead Stadium			Jan 21 - Highmark Stadium						N1	San Francisco	22

									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

			NFC
7	Pittsburgh	17				3	Kansas City	17
			Jan 21 - M&T Bank Stadium
2	Buffalo	31				1	Baltimore	10

						NFC Championship
Jan 13 - NRG Stadium			4	Houston	10

			1	Baltimore	34
5	Cleveland	14

4	Houston	45

[11-6a-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[11-6b-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep.

[11-6c-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record.

[9-8a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).

[9-8b-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.

[8-9-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.

[7] 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.

[12-5a-8] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed.

[12-5b-9] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[9-8a-10] 3.0 ^3.1 Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South 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.)

[9-8b-11] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[9-8c-12] 5.0 ^5.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.

[7-10a-13] 6.0 ^6.1 Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).

[7-10b-14] 7.0 ^7.1 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.)

[7-10c-15] 8.0 ^8.1 Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[4-13-16] 9.0 ^9.1 Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[17] 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.

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