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.
Rank | Team | Prime-time games |
1. | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 |
2. | Dallas Cowboys | 6 |
3. | Atlanta Falcons | 5 |
Buffalo Bills | 5 | |
Detroit Lions | 5 | |
Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | |
Miami Dolphins | 5 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 5 | |
Washington Commanders | 5 |
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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.
Rank | Team | Prime-time games |
1. | Cleveland Browns | 0 |
New Orleans Saints | 0 | |
Tennessee Titans | 0 | |
4. | Carolina Panthers | 1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 1 | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | |
7. | Arizona Cardinals | 2 |
New York Jets | 2 |