Atlanta Falcons' opponents, home and away matchups set for 2023

Jan. 9—The Atlanta Falcons' 2023 regular season opponents were announced Monday afternoon by the NFL.

Under the NFL scheduling formula, each team plays 17 games with these parameters:

—Home and away against its three division opponents (six games)

—The four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating, three-year cycle (four games)

—The four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating, four-year cycle (four games)

—Two intraconference games based on the prior year's standings (two games), first-place team vs. first-place team, second-place team vs. second-place team, etc.

—One interconference game based on the prior year's standings on a rotating four-year cycle (one game), first-place team vs. first-place team in opposite conference, second-place team vs. second-place team, etc.

The full 2023 schedule with playing dates and game times will be announced in the spring. The Falcons' 2023 opponents are as follows:

Home: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders

Away: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans