Long created a fake schedule that included matchups against teams not on the Eagles’ slate and games that would have forced Johnson to face some of the league’s top edge rushers in consecutive weeks. When Johnson reviewed the October portion of Long’s faux schedule, an Oct. 5 game caught him off guard.

The NFL spends a lot of time every year putting the schedule together and although the league does its best to make sure every team is happy, the fact of the matter is that making everyone happy is impossible when you're putting together a schedule that consists of 272 games (You can see the full schedule here).

The NFL's 2025 schedule grows to include seven international games for a third of the league's teams. See when and where they'll be playing.

The NFL’s schedule makers explain why they felt there was an opportunity to push their big broadcast windows into the ratings stratosphere.

NBC will air the Super Bowl, while Fox has the NFC title game and CBS has the AFC title game. Networks will share wild-card and divisional-round games, and Prime Video also has one wild-card game. Playoffs are expected to begin Jan. 10, 2026, and Super Bowl LX is Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

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

Kansas City Chiefs schedule is out! Check out the full list of games and projected win-loss record for the upcoming NFL season.