Whereas their location doesn’t assist, a Week 1 tilt with division rival Kansas Metropolis in Brazil solely provides extra mileage to their schedule. Considering that the Cincinnati Bengals (8,753) will journey lower than a fourth of the miles the Chargers will log, that’s a variety of time within the air for a Chargers staff that appeared to get the uncooked finish of the deal right here.
Vikings set for back-to-back worldwide video games
In an announcement made on Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings will turn out to be the first team to play two video games abroad in 2025 once they face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4 within the first NFL sport performed in Eire earlier than heading to London for a Week 5 tilt with the Cleveland Browns.
Minnesota has but to win in Pittsburgh, however beforehand defeated the Browns in London again in 2017. A positive Week 6 bye ought to give the staff time to relaxation from the two-week worldwide journey that might oddly serve to profit them.
Chiefs, Cowboys taking on prime time
Given the scores enhance each groups carry, it ought to come as no shock that the Chiefs and Cowboys can be in prime time on a number of events. Nonetheless, it’s mind-boggling what number of video games each groups will play beneath the lights in 2025.
The Chiefs start with an 8 p.m. ET kickoff in Brazil Week 1 towards the Chargers in a sport that may stream for free on YouTube, per Yahoo Sports activities. That can be adopted by six extra prime-time video games, together with a Christmas night time showdown with the Denver Broncos. The Cowboys will play six prime-time video games, which means the groups will mix for 13 such video games in 2025.
49ers go from hardest schedule to best schedule
After an injury-plagued 2024 season that ended with the San Francisco 49ers lacking the playoffs with a 6-11 file, San Francisco has the easiest strength of schedule, per CBS Sports activities. Their opponents’ mixed successful proportion from 2024 is .415 in comparison with the New York Giants, who’ve the hardest power of schedule (.574).
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 6) and Houston Texans (Week 8) are the one two out-of-division groups on San Francisco’s schedule that made the playoffs in 2024. That doesn’t assure something, however is much more manageable than most groups.
