As noted above, teams will blackout dates where their home venue is in use for concerts. That happened with several teams last year when Taylor Swift had the joint booked for the Eras Tour. The league did work around the schedules for Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and Green Day this year, but nothing out of the ordinary.

The league didn't have to pick the Chiefs, but it did. That came despite avoiding a divisional game in every other international matchup this season and a long history of doing so.

The NFL confirmed longstanding rumors on Wednesday, revealing that the Los Angeles Chargers will play host to the Kansas City Chiefs in São Paulo, Brazil on September 5. In an interesting twist, the Chargers reportedly didn’t protect their “home” game against the Chiefs from international series eligibility,

There are Friday games in Week 1 and on the day after Thanksgiving. There are three Christmas games on a Thursday. There are late-season Saturday games. An 18-game regular season could be coming within the next few years. For now, it remains a 17-game season over 18 weeks.

The NFL is releasing the entire 2025 schedule on Wednesday. Here are all the rumored matchups leaked ahead of the official release.

The NFL certainly still views the Dallas Cowboys as "America's Team." They gave the Cowboys eight standalone games for the upcoming 2025 season. That's tied for the most in the league in 2025 with the three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and the 2024 NFC runner-up Washington Commanders for the most in the upcoming season.