NFL schedule 2023: Bengals to face Chiefs in AFC Championship rematch

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) speaks with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) following an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) speaks with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) following an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

by: Channing King

Posted: May 10, 2023 / 10:23 AM EDT

Updated: May 10, 2023 / 04:50 PM EDT

While the full schedule won’t be released for another day, the Cincinnati Bengals now know where they’re going to be on New Year’s Eve: in a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship Game at Kansas City.

As part of the lead-up to the full schedule reveal, the NFL announced the league’s five international games, its inaugural Black Friday game and key Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve matchups.

The Bengals’ opponents have been known since the end of the 2022 season, but Wednesday’s announcement of the NYE game is the first of 17 to be dated.

Cincinnati Bengals 2023 opponents

Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills.

Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs.

While the Giants at Eagles were announced as a Christmas game, it won’t be the only one; two more will be announced Thursday.