Detroit benefited from a fake punt and dropped passes from Kansas City’s wide receivers to beat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to open the N.F.L. season.
The Packers-Bears rivalry starts anew, Kansas City begins its title defense, and the hyped-up Jets will be tested against the Bills in a strong slate of games.
The N.F.L. leaned into optimizing its 2023 schedule for TV (and streaming), turning to high-powered computers rather than football tradition to create matchups.