In other words, Section 3 of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 blocks the NFL from playing a game on a Friday night after 6 p.m. from Week 3 of the college football season through the Army-Navy ...

But there is no equity when it comes to which teams get to play on national TV. The 2025 NFL schedule, released Wednesday, is a tale of Haves and Have-Nots.

The 2025 regular-season schedule has been unveiled. While we already knew the matchups for each game next season, when they'd be slotted in throughout the 18-game schedule was still a question. One of the specific storylines for teams during this schedule release was whether or not they'd be suiting up for "Thursday Night Football,

This year's playoffs will start with a three-day slate of wild-card round games the weekend after Week 18. Two games will occur Saturday, Jan. 10; two more games follow on Sunday, Jan. 11, and the wild-card round will conclude with a single game on Monday, Jan. 12.

The Eagles will play a rematch of their first-round playoff win when they take on the Packers on Monday Night Football ... as the NFL will once again play a Friday night game opening weekend ...

One would think the job of making the NFL schedule has got somewhat easier the past couple years as the league has come up with more broadcast windows, including making Christmas Day a permanent fixture.

The NFL season starts Thursday night ... Peacock offers Sunday Night Football games and tonight's kickoff game. Peacock has three different plans, with the introductory plan being free.