Author: nfltalk

The NFL says there is no glitch. Even if there’s still a glitch.

Earlier today, we pointed out that the official NFL.com schedule says that the two games announced for Saturday, December 20 (Eagles-Commanders and Packers-Bears) will actually be played on Friday, December 19. Each of the four teams’ websites apply neither a time nor a date to the games.

NFL.com has since changed its Week 16 slate. Instead of moving the games to Saturday, December 20, however, the schedule now has the two games under this heading: “Games Not Yet Scheduled.” With no date identified.

That said, the league says the games will be played on Saturday. And we’ll regard that as conclusive.

Still, the glitch lingers. It all makes us wonder whether, at some point, the league was considering moving a pair of traditional Saturday games to Friday, given the conflict with three college football playoff games.

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The 2025 NFL schedule is officially released, full of some very interesting matchups. While the opponents have been determined for months, we finally know when (and what network) the biggest matchups in the league will be taking place. 

We finally know the Super Bowl LIX rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will be taking place in Week 2 (4:25 p.m. ET). The Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs will square off in Week 4 (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS) and the Chiefs’ showdown with the Buffalo Bills will be played in Week 9 (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). 

For the first time in NFL history, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys will be playing on Thanksgiving and Christmas — part of the slate that features three games on each of the holidays. The Chiefs are also playing on Thanksgiving and Christmas as well. The Eagles have the “Black Friday’ game against the Chicago Bears.

The league will also have a record seven international games, including the first regular-season games in Ireland and Spain. Three games will take place in England, one in Germany and one in Brazil. The league also has four “Monday Night Football” doubleheaders in 2025, also a record, along with three weeks where games will be played on Saturdays (Weeks 16-18). 

Here is the complete week-by-week 2025 NFL schedule (all games on CBS will be streaming on Paramount+, NFL Network, Fox, NBC, ABC and ESPN will be streaming on fubo:

Week 1 

Thursday, Sept. 4

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m., NBC

Friday, Sept. 5

Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers, 8 p.m., YouTube (Sao Paulo)

Sunday, Sept. 7

Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBSPittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBSMiami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBSArizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., CBSNew York Giants at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m., FoxCarolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.,…..

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When the Lions and Rams swapped quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff in 2021, few could have imagined how well it would work out for both teams: Stafford has won a Super Bowl with the Rams, while the Lions have become one of the best teams in the NFL with Goff as their quarterback — and with the draft picks they got in that trade.

The Rams and Lions should both be playoff contenders again this year, and that makes their Week 15 matchup a big one. They’ll meet on Sunday, December 14, at 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox, and there’s a good chance the game will have NFC playoff implications for both teams. Stafford said on NFL Network that he’s looking forward to facing off against Goff, Lions coach Dan Campbell and the rest of his former team.

“That’ll be fun,” Stafford said. “We’ve had some great matchups. Dan and Jared and those guys did a hell of a job the last couple years getting that thing turned in the right direction. They’re playing really good football. Lost some coordinators and that’s a challenge. Every season is a new season when you step out there and go play. Definitely had some great matchups the last couple years against those guys. It’ll be interesting having it in our place in December. I’m sure it’ll be another good battle.”

Stafford has faced the Lions three times, twice in the regular season and once in the playoffs. His Rams won the first meeting at home in 2021. The other two matchups have been in Detroit, and the Lions won both, in the playoffs after the 2023 season and then in Week One of the 2024 season. Stafford will hope to even the score in Week 14.

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The 2025 NFL schedule drops on Wednesday evening, with the league announcing its full 272-game slate for the upcoming season. And the calendar is chock-full of anticipated matchups, including the Dallas Cowboys playing host to the Kansas City Chiefs in a Thanksgiving special on CBS and Paramount+. 

Thanksgiving isn’t the only holiday featuring multiple marquee games, however. For the third time in NFL history, Christmas Day will also be home to a regular-season tripleheader in 2025.

The NFL has hosted at least one Christmas game annually since 2020, but the league expanded its presence on the holiday in 2024, when the Chiefs played the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens visited the Houston Texans despite Dec. 25 falling on a Wednesday.

Now we have the full schedule for this year’s Christmas matchups, all three of which are division rivalries and could help crystallize the 2025 playoff picture as they fall in Week 17. Here’s a rundown of the games, with all the details on when and where they’ll be played, plus how to tune in:

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Date: Thursday, Dec. 25Time: 1 p.m. ETLocation: Northwest Stadium (Landover, Maryland)Stream: Netflix

Despite finishing 7-10 and out of the playoffs in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys are back on the national radar, perhaps in anticipation of a healthier Dak Prescott taking the field with added weaponry; CeeDee Lamb now has George Pickens by his side, giving Jerry Jones’ squad one of the NFL’s top receiving duos. The Washington Commanders are equally as noteworthy, though, given their rapid ascent to NFC powerhouse by the end of Jayden Daniels’ magical rookie season. Now featuring Deebo Samuel and Laremy Tunsil on their restocked offense, they might be the favorites to challenge the Philadelphia Eagles in the conference.

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Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper made a positive impact for the Packers during his rookie season and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is expecting even bigger things in 2025.

Cooper had 87 tackles, 3.5 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries in 14 appearances, but Hafley said this week that he was mostly in “survival mode” because of how much was thrown at him upon entering the NFL. Cooper also missed time heading into the season with hip injury and during the season with a hamstring injury, which Hafley says has led to a different approach designed to keeping himself on the field this time around.

“When you see him now, he looks different,” Hafley said, via the team’s website. “I mean, he’s bigger now. He’s gotta be close to 240 pounds and this Year Two for him, he knows what it’s going to take. He knows what he has to do now to stay healthy. You can tell he’s dedicated that time into caring for his body and changed his body and now when you sit with him in that room it’s, I mean, he’s locked in and he’s focused. Now he knows what he’s doing.”

The Packers defense showed improvement from 2023 and growth from Cooper would be a good development as they try to take another step forward in his second season.

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