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Commanders bolster a demanding 2023 schedule

Based on their opponents' winning percentage from a season ago, Washington has the 8th most difficult schedule in the NFL.

As the Washington Commanders get set for their upcoming season, they like the 31 other NFL teams, officially releasing their 2023 schedule. With the pending new ownership, the team will take on their divisional archrivals in the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day for the fifth time in eight years. 

They'll open the season September 10th from Fed Ex Field against the Arizona Cardinals who will likely be without starting quarterback Kyler Murray who'll still be recovering from a knee injury he suffered in December. The Commanders are expected to start Sam Howell at quarterback and he could face off against another former Washington QB in Colt McCoy.

Based on their opponents' winning percentage from a season ago, Washington has the 8th most difficult schedule in the NFL.

This year, Washington takes on all four teams in the NFC West as well as the AFC East. The middle part of their schedule will be critical with 10 games against teams that made the postseason a year ago and they'll have a Thursday night game October 5th vs Chicago.

The Commanders pre-season schedule will be three games against Cleveland, Baltimore and Cincinnati. They won't get a bye until Week 14.

Here's a look at Washington's 2023 schedule:

Sept. 10: vs. Arizona

Sept. 17: at Denver

Sept. 24: vs. Buffalo

Oct. 1: at Philadelphia

Oct. 5: vs. Chicago (TNF)

Oct. 15: at Atlanta

Oct. 22: at New York Giants

Oct. 29: vs. Philadelphia

Nov. 5: at New England

Nov. 12: at Seattle

Nov. 19: vs. New York Giants

Nov. 23: at Dallas (Thanksgiving)

Dec. 3: vs. Miami

Dec. 10: BYE

Dec. 17: at Los Angeles Rams

Dec. 24: at New York Jets

Dec. 31: vs. San Francisco

TBD: vs. Dallas

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