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.

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

Before the Ravens’ schedule is unveiled, here’s a look at how their 2025 opponents have changed this offseason.