NFL cheat sheet: Everything you need for 2025 kickoff
The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys will kick off the 2025 NFL season Thursday, and theScore has you covered with everything you need to get ready for the new campaign.
How to watch 📺
Streamers can acquire NFL Sunday Ticket, the service sickos use to watch any game in any market all season long, through YouTube TV (U.S.) or DAZN (Canada).
In the U.S., the weekly prime-time games appear on these platforms:
| Prime-time game | Channel | Stream |
|---|---|---|
| TNF | N/A | Prime Video |
| SNF | NBC | Peacock |
| MNF | ESPN/ABC | ESPN+ |
For U.S. viewers, the Chargers-Chiefs game in Brazil on Friday will air on YouTube TV. The NFL will broadcast six more international games this season on NFL Network and two Christmas Day games on Netflix.
In Canada, TSN and RDS simulcast the weekly prime-time games.
Looking ahead 🔮
Power Rankings: Week 1
The Packers are firmly in contention after landing Micah Parsons in a seismic trade days before the season, while the Cowboys are heading in the wrong direction after giving away their best defensive player. Read more ...
Unicorn Watch: 6 rare milestones Travis Hunter could hit
Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter is the NFL's version of Shohei Ohtani. The wide receiver/cornerback could become the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to catch a touchdown and an interception in the same game. Read more ...
Featured analysis 🤓
Contender tiers: Who actually has a chance to win it all?
J.J. McCarthy has the perfect opportunity to hit the ground running, as the Vikings significantly improved a roster that won 14 games last year. This team may not miss a beat if the de facto rookie can avoid major growing pains out of the gate. Read more ...
Analysis and fantasy notes from end of preseason
Shedeur Sanders' aced his preseason debut but lost momentum in the finale. At one point, the quarterback bailed out the back door of the pocket and drifted into a 24-yard sack. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Lions wideout Isaac TeSlaa, who's poised to carve out a role in Dan Campbell's offense. Read more ...
Every team's biggest X-factor
Jaire Alexander is one of the best cornerbacks in football when healthy but the Packers severed ties because he wasn't able to stay on the field the last two years. If he's healthy in Baltimore, we're likely looking at one of the best defensive backfields in football. Read more ...
Feeling the heat 🥵
Coaches on the hot seat
The Colts' Shane Steichen is already under the gun after anointing Daniel Jones his starting quarterback and moving Anthony Richardson to the bench. Steichen is far from the only head coach who's walking into the season on the hot seat. Read more ...
Players entering now-or-never seasons
If Kyler Murray is ever going to break through into the elite echelon of quarterbacks, it needs to happen this year. The former No. 1 overall pick has teased us with flashes of brilliance throughout his first six campaigns. Read more ...
Betting 💵
Parsons trade shifts Super Bowl odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Eagles | +650 |
| Ravens | +650 |
| Bills | +700 |
| Chiefs | +750 |
| Lions | +1000 |
| Packers | +1400 |
The Packers jumped from +2000 to +1400 to win the Super Bowl, placing them sixth on the oddsboard. Parsons is now favored to win Defensive Player of the Year at +500. Read more ...
Lamar leads MVP oddsboard
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | +450 |
| Joe Burrow | +600 |
| Josh Allen | +650 |
| Patrick Mahomes | +650 |
| Jayden Daniels | +750 |
Lamar Jackson is favored to win the MVP award for what would be the third time. The usual suspects are up there with him. Trevor Lawrence is way down the board and could be an interesting long shot. Read more ...
Rookie of the Year races
Ashton Jeanty (+260) and Abdul Carter (+210) top the board for the offensive and defensive awards, respectively. Jacksonville's Hunter is +1000 on both sides and is among the top four contenders in each category. Read more ...