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Charles Curtis

The 5 most watchable NFL games for Week 1 2023, ranked

NFL BACK! FOOTBALL! PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL! YAY!

That’s right, we’ve got actual regular-season NFL football coming our way after what felt like a very long offseason. And maybe you’ve carved out your week and weekend to watch all the action.

But maybe you only have your choice of a few games to watch. Fear not! This weekly feature will help you navigate through all the action and find the games you really should watch this week. Like with our team watchability rankings, we’re giving you the most watchable contests, ranked by how much you should tune in.

Here’s the best of the best for Week 1 (all times Eastern):

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5
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, Sunday at 1 p.m. on CBS

Syndication: The Enquirer

Let’s see how one of the Super Bowl favorites does in a divisional game against the Browns, and how health Joe Burrow is.

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4
San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday at 1 p.m. on FOX

Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports

I think this will be an entertaining matchup of two solid teams with enough offense to keep us tuned in.

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3
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday at 4:25 p.m. on CBS

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Do you like offense? I’m certain that you do. In that case, this is the game to watch.

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2
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday at 8:20 p.m. on NBC

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

OPENING DAY BABY! Gotta watch this one no matter what.

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1
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets, Monday at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Are the Bills true contenders? Are the Jets for real? Is Aaron Rodgers still a top QB? This should be the game of the week and will answer some of those questions.

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