The path has been laid forward by the NFL this week after unveiling the entire regular season schedule for 2025. While various nuggets about the schedule leaked out leading up to Wednesday’s release, it is still an avalanche of information that comes across the wire. With that in mind, it’s understandably hard to digest each and every facet of an 18-week schedule, but we’re here to help ensure you don’t miss out on some of the more notable contests on the docket.
While there are going to be more than one game that’ll garner national attention in a given week, we’ve combed through each week’s slate and identified one contest in particular that stands out above the rest. Of course, because we’re looking for the top games each week, there will be a lot of teams rearing their heads multiple times, like the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. That said, when the slate is a bit more muddled, we’ll try to bring other games to the forefront.
Let’s dive into the games that you should have circled each week this season.
Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Thursday, Sept. 4, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)
This one is pretty obvious. Sure, the opening Week 1 slate is loaded with high-profile games (like Baltimore vs. Buffalo on “Sunday Night Football”), but the opener has the juice. Philadelphia is set to unveil its latest Super Bowl championship banner and begin its title defense. First up to challenge them will be the Dallas Cowboys, who’ll be led by first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer. Dak Prescott will also be making his return after last year’s season-ending injury and will have a new weapon in George Pickens, so there is no shortage of storylines here.
Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
Sunday, Sept. 14, 4:25 p.m. ET (Fox)
We don’t have to wait long into the season to get a Super Bowl LIX rematch. After coming up just short of a three-peat and being shellacked in the…
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