Pittsburgh Steelers executives aren’t the only ones eagerly awaiting a decision from Aaron Rodgers. The NFL schedule makers were following the saga very closely.

The New England Patriots finally have dates next to the opponents they'll be playing later this year after Wednesday's official 2025 NFL schedule release. There is more optimism surrounding the team this year with the hiring of Mike Vrabel as the new head coach and the many roster moves the team has made this offseason.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals have posted rough results in September during the Zac Taylor era, but are set up for success in the first month of the 2025 season. Warren Sharp released the easiest September strength of schedules by forecasted betting win totals, and Cincinnati boasts the fifth-lightest slate.

The Titans have missed the playoffs in three straight seasons and were the worst team in the NFL in 2024. Considering Tennessee is one of the smaller markets that the NFL has a team in, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that they didn't get any primetime games.

For starters, they won't be suffering from much jetlag in 2025—Cincinnati travels a combined 8,753 miles in 2025, the least in the league. A chunk of that travel comes early in the season, with four of their first six games away from home.

"Their sustained success for over a decade here -- Coach Tomlin's never had a losing season," North said. "The Steelers are always playoff-relevant late down the stretch, and they have a national fan base, so their body of work is what warranted the national television exposure for them, same as probably in previous years."

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The leaks are over, the 2025 NFL schedule has been released! Now that we have the full 272-game regular-season schedule, here are a few highlights: Eagles will host the Cowboys in