The full 2023 NFL regular season schedule has been revealed, the first of the new 10-year media national media rights agreement between the league and various partners, including ESPN. This year’s slate of 25 games is the most The Walt Disney Company has ever presented – which includes 20 on Monday Night Football – and weeks where there are multiple games set to be played on the same night.
In Week 2, 3, and 14, ABC and ESPN+ will be the broadcast home of Monday Night Football matchups – complete with a second booth that will reportedly include lead college football play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler. The analysts in that booth were Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky, and there has been no word on whether or not they are expected to return.
The start times for the games in Week 2 and 3 will be 7:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. EST, respectively. During Week 14, both games – Titans-Dolphins (ESPN+) and Packers-Giants (ABC) simultaneously start at 8:15 p.m. EST. The network will also televise one of three Christmas Day games – a matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. Additionally, Week 18 will include a doubleheader with matchups to be determined at a later date, all airing on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+.
It was also revealed that Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, colloquially known as the ManningCast, will return for its third season. While its full schedule has yet to be announced, it is known that the first broadcast will take place in Week 1 when the network televises quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ debut for the New York Jets as they take on the Buffalo Bills.
ESPN+ will also present an exclusive international game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars from Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, Oct. 1.
Once the season turns to Week 12, Monday Night Football will have flex scheduling for the first time, meaning it has the ability to change the time of a Sunday afternoon matchup to Monday night with a minimum of 12 days notice.
