NFL teams with most prime-time games 2025: Chiefs, Cowboys lead the way; three teams have none

Gilbert McGregor

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The 2025 NFL schedule is officially here, and as always, many gravitated to the prime-time matchups to highlight on their calendars.

Not everyone is guaranteed a Thursday Night Football game, meaning there may be teams without a prime-time matchup on their schedule. Conversely, there are high-profile franchises that will have a much brighter spotlight and, as such, will have their fair share of prime-time games.

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The Sporting News has you covered with a breakdown of teams with the most and fewest prime-time games in the 2025 NFL season.

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NFL teams with most prime-time games 2025

Unsurprisingly, the three-time defending AFC champion Chiefs lead the way with seven prime-time matchups, including their season opener in Brazil. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles will have five games in the spotlight, a slate that begins with the first game of the season against their rival Cowboys, who have six games in prime time

Philadelphia is one of eight teams with five prime-time games, a list that also includes the Bills, Lions, 49ers, Commanders, and, surprisingly, the Falcons.

RankTeamPrime-time games
1.Kansas City Chiefs7
2.Dallas Cowboys6
3.Atlanta Falcons5
 Buffalo Bills5
 Detroit Lions5
 Los Angeles Chargers5
 Miami Dolphins5
 Philadelphia Eagles5
 San Francisco 49ers5
 Washington Commanders5

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NFL teams with fewest prime-time games 2025

If you want to tune into the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, you'll have to do it during the afternoon, as Cam Ward and the Titans will not be featured in prime time in 2025.

In addition to the Titans, the Saints and Browns enter the season with no prime-time games on their schedules.

There is a group of three teams with one prime-time game apiece, including the Panthers, who return to the spotlight after playing no prime-time games in 2024. The Colts and Jaguars will also play one game in prime time. The Cardinals and Jets have two games apiece.

RankTeamPrime-time games
1.Cleveland Browns0
 New Orleans Saints0
 Tennessee Titans0
4.Carolina Panthers1
 Indianapolis Colts1
 Jacksonville Jaguars1
7.Arizona Cardinals2
 New York Jets2

Gilbert McGregor

Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.