KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will begin the 2023 NFL season with a game against the Lions on Sept. 7 at Arrowhead Stadium in the traditional Thursday prime-time season opener for the defending Super Bowl champion.
The Chiefs are planning to unveil the banner that night marking their Super Bowl LVII victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. They will be able to celebrate their title with a full stadium of fans, unlike in the opener after their Super Bowl LIV win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Then, in 2020, COVID-19 restrictions limited the crowd to an announced total of 15,895 as the Chiefs beat the Houston Texans.
The Lions won eight of their final 10 games in 2022 to finish at 9-8 and post their first winning record since 2017. They were chosen to play for the first time in the NFL Kickoff Game, which began in 2002.