The SportsLine Projection Model shares its playoff projections for every AFC team while identifying three best bets

The NFL announced a historic seven-game slate of international games for the 2025-26 regular season on Tuesday and included every team but one that will compete. Three of the games will be played in England, one in Brazil, one in Germany and — for the first time — one each in Spain and Ireland.

The NFL schedule will be released at 8 p.m. Wednesday night. But we're tracking leaks and rumors for the Lions throughout the day.

The NBA draft lottery once again produced straight-up drama and intrigue this week, with the Dallas Mavericks defying astronomical odds to land the No. 1 overall pick. That got us thinking about the NFL’s draft system that simply rewards the league’s worst teams without any wrinkles.

The entire 2025 NFL schedule comes out Wednesday, May 14. Football fans can watch the 2025 NFL schedule release on the NFL Network, NFL.com, the NFL app and NFL+. The Philadelphia Eagles, the reigning Super Bowl champions, will host their divisional rival, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday, Sept. 4, to kickoff the 2025 season.

The friendliest and toughest slates in fantasy, who makes the NFL playoffs and the race for the No. 1 pick in 2026.

The Commanders' 2025 opponents were 159-130 in 2024, giving them the eighth-toughest schedule in the league. Quite a difference from having the easiest schedule in 2024, which no doubt impacted their ability to make the NFC Championship game.