Five NFL games we can’t wait to watch in the 2025 season
The schedule for the 2025 NFL season has been released. Here are a few games on our must-watch list.
Who will win NFL Week 1 games this week?
Look at The Arizona Republic’s score prediction for every game on the NFL Week 1 schedule.
The games include the Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets, New York Giants at Washington Commanders, Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears.
Click on each game for NFL Week 1 picks, NFL Week 1 predictions, NFL Week 1 win probabilities and NFL Week 1 odds for that game.
All times MST.
NFL Week 1 picks: Cowboys vs Eagles | Chiefs vs Chargers | Buccaneers vs Falcons | Bengals vs Browns | Dolphins vs Colts | Panthers vs Jaguars | Raiders vs Patriots | Cardinals vs Saints | Steelers vs Jets | Giants vs Commanders | Titans vs Broncos | 49ers vs Seahawks | Lions vs Packers | Texans vs Rams | Ravens vs Bills | Vikings vs Bears | The Republic’s score predictions
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Thursday Night Football prediction, Sept. 4
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 5:20 p.m., NBCÂ (stream on Peacock)
Score prediction: Eagles 24, Cowboys 21
Friday NFL game prediction, Sept. 5
Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers, 5 p.m., YouTube (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Score prediction:Â Chiefs 27, Chargers 23
Sunday early NFL game predictions, Sept. 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Buccaneers 28, Falcons 17
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Bengals 27, Browns 20
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Dolphins 31, Colts 20
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Panthers 23, Jaguars 20
Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Patriots 21, Raiders 17
Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Cardinals 27, Saints 16
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets, 10 a.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Steelers 20, Jets 17
New York Giants at Washington Commanders, 10 a.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Commanders 30, Giants 21
Sunday late NFL game predictions, Sept. 7
Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos, 1:05 p.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Broncos 24, Titans 14
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 1:05 p.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Seahawks 24, 49ers 23
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, 1:25 p.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Lions 27, Packers 24
Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams, 1:25 p.m., CBS (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Rams 24, Texans 17
Sunday Night Football prediction, Sept. 7
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 5:20 p.m., NBC (stream on Peacock)
Score prediction: Ravens 30, Bills 27
Monday Night Football prediction, Sept. 8
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 5:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC (stream with FUBO)
Score prediction: Vikings 21, Bears 20
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