NFL fans now know the biggest free-agent acquisitions and top draft picks of their favorite teams. Now, they are just waiting on one more offseason milestone: the 2025 schedule release.
The NFL has made its schedule release something of a marquee offseason event. It doesn’t get the same type of rabid attention as free agency and the NFL draft, but fans typically enjoy the creative manner in which teams now announce the order of their opponents.
While the NFL’s 2025 schedule won’t officially be announced until Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, the league will slowly reveal some of its most prominent matchups in the days leading up to the event. There is also typically a handful of leaks provided by league sources that help keep fans interested as the key moment arrives.
Here are the latest rumors, leaks and updates about the NFL’s 2025 schedule ahead of the league’s official release on Wednesday.
NFL schedule leaks rumors tracker
Chargers and Chiefs to play in Brazil game Week 1, per report
- Date: May 9
- Source: Eric Fisher, Front Office Sports
The NFL has officially announced the Chargers will play in the league’s second Sao Paolo game in 2025. Fisher reports their opponent will be the Chiefs, and that YouTube is currently expected to broadcast the game.
Fisher called the Chiefs the NFL’s ‘top viewership draw,’ which would make more fans likely to tune into this contest. YouTube, which presently distributes the domestic version of NFL Sunday Ticket, would stream the game for free on its platform.
NFL to reveal dates of ‘select games’ with broadcast partners
- Date: May 8
- Source: NFL.com
The NFL announced it is going to reveal the dates and times of select matchups ahead of the full schedule release Wednesday. Below is when those contests will be announced:
- NBC: Monday, May 12 (on TODAY Show)
- FOX: Monday, May 12
- Prime Video: Monday, May 12
- ESPN: Tuesday, May 13 (on Good Morning America)
- CBS: Wednesday, May 14 (on CBS Mornings)
- Netflix: Wednesday, May 14
It isn’t clear which matchups will be announced by each network, but they figure to be some of the most prominent contests featured on each network in 2025.
NFL reveals international game hosts for 2025
- Date: May 8
- Source: NFL.com
The NFL is set to play seven international games in five different countries during the 2025 season. It has announced the host for those seven contests. They are as follows:
- London, England (Tottenham): New York Jets
- London, England (Tottenham): Cleveland Browns
- London, England (Wembley): Jacksonville Jaguars
- Berlin, Germany: Indianapolis Colts
- Madrid, Spain: Miami Dolphins
- Dublin, Ireland: Pittsburgh Steelers
- Sao Paolo, Brazil: Los Angeles Chargers
The NFL hasn’t yet announced who will play against each host team. That will occur on Tuesday, May 13 on NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football.’