NFL Kickoff Game

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The National Football League Kickoff game is the first game of the National Football League (NFL) regular season.

List of games[change | change source]

Season Date Away team Score Home team Location
2002* September 5 San Francisco 49ers
16–13
 New York Giants Giants Stadium[1]
2003* September 4 New York Jets
13–16
 Washington Redskins FedExField[2]
2004 September 9 Indianapolis Colts
24–27
 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium[3]
2005 September 8 Oakland Raiders
20–30
 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium[4]
2006 September 7 Miami Dolphins
17–28
 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field[5]
2007 September 6 New Orleans Saints
10–41
 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome[6]
2008 September 4 Washington Redskins
7–16
 New York Giants Giants Stadium[7]
2009 September 10 Tennessee Titans
10–13 (OT)
 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field[8]
2010 September 9 Minnesota Vikings
9–14
 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome[9]
2011 September 8 New Orleans Saints
34–42
 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field[10]
2012** September 5 Dallas Cowboys
24–17
 New York Giants MetLife Stadium[11]
2013*** September 5 Baltimore Ravens
27–49
 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High[12]
2014 September 4 Green Bay Packers
16–36
 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field[13]
2015 September 10 Pittsburgh Steelers
21–28
 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium[14]
2016**** September 8 Carolina Panthers
20–21
 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High[15]
2017 September 7 Kansas City Chiefs
42–27
 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium[16]
2018 September 6 Atlanta Falcons
12–18
 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field[17]
2019* September 5 Green Bay Packers
10–3
 Chicago Bears Soldier Field[18]
2020 September 10 Houston Texans
20–34
 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium[19]
2021 September 9 Dallas Cowboys
29–31
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium[20]
2022 September 8 Buffalo Bills
31–10
 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium[21]
2023 September 7 TBD
0–0
 TBD

Winning team appears in bold.

* – Game did not feature the defending Super Bowl champions.
** – Game played on a Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday.
*** – Defending Super Bowl champions played away because of a scheduling conflict.
**** – Game was a rematch of the previous Super Bowl.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants - September 5th, 2002". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  2. ↑ "New York Jets at Washington Redskins - September 4th, 2003". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  3. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - September 9th, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Oakland Raiders at New England Patriots - September 8th, 2005". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 7th, 2006". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  6. ↑ "New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts - September 6th, 2007". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Washington Redskins at New York Giants - September 4th, 2008". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers - September 10th, 2009". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints - September 9th, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  10. ↑ "New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers - September 8th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  11. ↑ "Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants - September 5th, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  12. ↑ "Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos - September 5th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  13. ↑ "Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks - September 4th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  14. ↑ "Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots - September 10th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  15. ↑ "Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos - September 8th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  16. ↑ "Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots - September 7th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  17. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - September 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  18. ↑ "Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - September 5th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  19. ↑ "Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs - September 10th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  20. ↑ "Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 9th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  21. ↑ "Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams - September 8th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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