The Washington Commanders'2023 schedule has been released.
General Schedule Notes
- The Commanders will take on the NFC West and the AFC East this season as well as their NFC East division rivals. Washington will also be facing the fourth-place finishers of the AFC West, NFC North, and NFC South.
- Washington will play in two Primetime games this season: Week 5 vs. Chicago and Week 12 at Dallas. The Commanders are 6-6 all-time on Thursday Night Football.
- The Commanders will finish the season against a divisional opponent for the 14th straight season dating back to 2010.
Week 1 vs. Arizona
Sept. 10 at 1 p.m.
- The Commanders will open their season at home against the Arizona Cardinals. This is the third time Washington will play Arizona in Week 1.
- Washington will open at home for the fourth-consecutive season for the first time since 1993-1996.
- This will be the first time Washington opens their season against an NFC West Team since 2002 and the first time the Commanders will play Arizona at home since 2017. The Commanders have a 48-20 record against the Cardinals at home.
- It will be the 38th time Washington has opened the season at home. The club is 19-18 in the previous 37 Week One home matchups.
Week 2 at Denver
Sept. 17 at 4:25 p.m.
- Washington will head to Denver in Week 2 to face off against the Broncos. The Commanders have never played the Broncos in a Week 2 matchup.
- Washington is 6-8 all-time against the Broncos including a 2-6 record on the road. Washington last traveled to Denver to take on the Broncos in Week 8 of the 2021 season.
- The Commanders are looking to snap a three-game losing streak on the road against the Broncos.
Week 3 vs. Buffalo
Sept. 24 at 1 p.m.
- The Commanders will host the Bills at FedExField in Week 3.
- Washington last played Buffalo at home in Week 15 of the 2015 season and have a 3-3 record at home against the Bills and 5-10 all-time record.
- Washington looks to snap a two-game losing streak against Buffalo.
Week 4 at Philadelphia
Oct. 1 at 1 p.m.
- The Commanders will head to Philadelphia and take on the Eagles in Week 4 to open their 2023 NFC East slate. It is the earliest Washington has been to Philadelphia since Week 1 of the 2019 season.
- Washington's all-time record against Philadelphia is 88-82-5 and 3-3 in the last three seasons. The Commanders are 43-42-2 on the road against the Eagles.
- Last season, Washington handed Philadelphia their first loss of the season in Week 10 with a 32-21 win at Lincoln Financial Field.
Week 5 vs. Chicago (Thursday)
Oct. 5 at 8:15 p.m.
- The Commanders will host the Chicago Bears at FedExField in Week 5 for a Thursday Night Football matchup. It is the first time that Washington will host Thursday Night Football since 2021.
- Washington defeated Chicago on Thursday Night Football last season with a 12-7 win in Week 6 at Chicago.
- This is the first time Washington will host Chicago since 2019 and the second time they will play the Bears on Thursday Night Football at FedExField.
- Washington has a 23-21-1 overall record against Chicago and a 13-11-1 record at home.
Week 6 at Atlanta
Oct. 15 at 1 p.m.
- Washington will head to Atlanta in Week 6 to take on the Falcons. The Commanders have played against the Falcons for three consecutive seasons and look to extend a two-game winning streak. The Commanders last played the Falcons in Atlanta in the 2021 season.
- Washington has a 6-6-1 road record against Atlanta.
- The Commanders are 16-10-1 all-time against the Falcons.
Week 7 at New York Giants
Oct. 22 at 1 p.m.
- The Commanders will travel to New York to face the Giants in Week 7. Washington's all-time record against New York is 70-105-5. The Commanders are 30-56-3 against the Giants on the road.
Week 8 vs. Philadelphia
Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
- The Commanders will host the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. Washington is 45-40-3 all-time against the Eagles at home.
- Washington is looking to break a two-game losing streak against Philadelphia at home.
Week 9 at New England
Nov. 5 at 1 p.m.
- Washington will travel to New England in Week 9 for the first time since 2015.
- The Commanders look to break a two-game losing streak on the road against the Patriots and a four-game losing streak since 2007.
- Washington is 4-3 on the road against New England and 6-5 all-time against the Patriots.
Week 10 at Seattle
Nov. 12 at 4:25 p.m.
- Washington will travel to Seattle in Week 10 for the first time since 2017 when they won 17-14 They look to extend a four-game win streak in Seattle.
- The Commanders look to extend a four-game winning streak on the road against the Seahawks.
- Washington has a 7-1 record against Seattle on the road and 13-6 all-time against the Seahawks.
Week 11 vs. New York Giants
Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.
- The Commanders will host the New York Giants in Week 11.
- Washington is 40-49-2 at home against the Giants and 8-5 at home against the Giants in the month of November.
Week 12 at Dallas (Thanksgiving)
Nov. 23 at 4:30 p.m.
- Washington will travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys on Thanksgiving.
- The Commanders have faced off against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving 10 times and have a 2-8 record. The most recent Thanksgiving game was in 2020 when Washington beat Dallas 41-16.
- On the road, Washington is 17-42-2 against the Cowboys and 46-76-2 all-time against Dallas.
Week 13 vs. Miami
Dec. 3 at 1 p.m.
- Washington will host the Miami Dolphins in Week 12 for the first time since 2015.
- The Commanders have a 4-3 record against Miami at home and a 5-8 all-time record.
- Washington last played the Dolphins in Miami in Week 6 of the 2019 season and won 17-16.
Week 14 Bye Week
- For the second consecutive season, Washington will have their bye week in Week 14.
- This is the third time since the inception of Bye Weeks in 1990 that the Commanders will have the same bye week in consecutive seasons.
Week 15 at Los Angeles Rams
Dec. 17 at 4:05 p.m.
- Washington will travel to Los Angeles in Week 15 for the first time since 2017.
- This will be the first time that the Commanders play at SoFi stadium since the stadium opened in 2020.
- Washington has a 14-5-1 record on the road against the Rams and a 24-12-1 all-time record against Los Angeles.
Week 16 at New York Jets
Dec. 24 at 1 p.m.
- Washington will head to New York and take on the Jets on Christmas Eve in Week 16.
- Washington is 6-3 all-time on Christmas Eve.
- This will be the first time the Commanders will play in New York against the Jets since 2015.
- Washington looks to break a three-game losing streak against New York.
- The Commanders have a 4-1 record on the road against the Jets and a 8-4 all-time record against New York.
Week 17 vs. San Francisco
Dec. 31 at 1 p.m.
- Washington will host the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17. Washington is 7-9 against San Francisco at home.
- The Commanders will host the San Francisco 49ers for the first time since 2019.
- Washington has a 11-19-1 overall record against San Francisco.
Week 18 vs. Dallas
Date and Time TBD
- Washington will host Dallas in Week 18 to close out the 2023-24 season. This is the second consecutive season that the Commanders will close out their season against the Cowboys.
- This will be the 14th consecutive season Washington has finished their regular season schedule with a divisional opponent.
- Last season against Dallas, the Commanders were 1-1 and finished the season with a 26-6 victory over the Cowboys.
- The Commanders have a 30-34 all-time record at home against the Cowboys.
