Thanksgiving, Christmas, Bengals, Colts, Titans

The 2025 NFL schedule has been released, including preseason, regular season, and holiday games.
The Detroit Lions have the toughest schedule in 2025.
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Christmas Day games have been announced.

The 2025 NFL schedule has been officially released.

Schedules for every NFL team are available, including preseason games, who plays in Week 1, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas.

Here’s what you need to know:

When was the 2025 NFL schedule released?

The 2025 NFL regular season schedules were released at 8 p.m. ET, May 14.

2025 NFL strength of schedule: Who has the toughest NFL schedule?

The Detroit Lions have the toughest NFL schedule in 2025, according to NFL.com. Also in the running were the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.

2025 NFL games, Week 1: Who plays in the season opener?

The Dallas Cowboys will battle the Philadelphia Eagles on Lincoln Financial Field at 8:20 p.m. ET, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. The game will air on NBC, Peacock and NFL+.

What NFL teams play on Thanksgiving Day 2025? What is the schedule?

These NFL teams play on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 (All times are ET):

1 p.m.: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, FOX
4:30 p.m.: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys, CBS
8:20 p.m.: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, NBC

What NFL teams play on Black Friday 2025? What is the schedule?

What NFL teams play on Black Friday, Friday, Nov. 29, 2025 (All times are ET):

3 p.m.: Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles, Amazon Prime

What NFL teams play on Christmas Day 2025? What is the schedule?

What NFL teams play on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 (All times are ET):

1 p.m.: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, Netflix
4:30 p.m.: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Netflix
8:15 p.m.: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, Amazon Prime

2025 NFL schedule of games: Week 1

Here is the NFL schedule for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season (All times are ET):

* – NFL Week 1 schedule

Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL schedule of games: preseason

Here is the Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL preseason schedule (All times are ET):

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles, TBD
Week 2: at Washington Commanders, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Week 3: vs. Indianapolis Colts, TBD

Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL schedule of games: regular season

Here is the Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL preseason schedule (All times are ET):

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 7, at Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 14, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 21, at Minnesota Vikings 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 4: Monday, Sept. 29, at Denver Broncos 8:15 p.m. ET, Monday Night Football on ESPN
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 5, vs. Detroit Lions 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 12, at Green Bay Packers 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 7: Thursday, Oct. 16, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15 p.m., Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 27, vs. New York Jets 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 2, vs. Chicago Bears 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 10: Bye week
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 16, at Pittsburgh Steelers 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 23, vs. New England Patriots 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 13: Thursday, Nov. 27, at Baltimore Ravens 8:20 p.m. ET, Thanksgiving game on NBC
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 7, at Buffalo Bills 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 14, vs. Baltimore Ravens 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 21, at Miami Dolphins 8:20 p.m. ET, Sunday Night Football on NBC
Week 17: TBD, vs. Arizona Cardinals, time TBD, TBD
Week 18: TBD, vs. Cleveland Browns, time TBD, TBD

Indianapolis Colts 2025 NFL schedule of games: preseason

Here is the Indianapolis Colts 2025 NFL regular season schedule (All times are ET):

Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, TBD
Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers, TBD
Week 3: at Cincinnati Bengals, TBD

Indianapolis Colts 2025 NFL schedule of games: regular season

Here is the Indianapolis Colts 2025 NFL regular season schedule (All times are ET):

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 7, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 14, vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 21, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 28, at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 5, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 12, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 19, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m., CBS
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 26, vs. Tennessee Titans, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 2, at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 9, vs. Atlanta Falcons in Berlin, Germany, 9:30 a.m., NFL Network
Week 11: Bye
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 23, at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 13: Sunday, Nov. 30, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 7, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 14, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Week 16: Monday, Dec. 22, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m., ESPN’s “Monday Night Football”
Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 28, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 18: Date TBD, at Houston Texans, time TBD, TBD