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NFL Week 1 schedule rankings and predictions for 2025 season

The NFL schedule was released on May 14. That means we know every game from Week 1 through Week 18 — and no time like the present to make some way-too-early predictions and rank the games from weakest to strongest as the league kicks off its 2025 season.

There will be new coaches, players in new places, and all sorts of intrigue to see which squads made the right moves in the offseason—and who will make it to the playoffs and Super Bowl.

16. Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots

New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll on the sideline against the Denver Broncos at Foxboro Stadium in 1997.
New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll on the sideline against the Denver Broncos at Foxboro Stadium in 1997.