The 2025 NFL Schedule will be released on May 14, which means we’ll soon know the dates and times of our upcoming football gauntlet.
The preamble to the yearly announcement comes with an annual unenviable task for yours truly: selecting the top 10 games of the season.
Picking two handfuls of matchups out of 272 is a gargantuan task. It’s like asking to choose only 10 pieces of candy out of an overflowing bin of goodies. Sure, we each have our preferences, but every morsel has merits.
To make my job somewhat easier, I’ve taken divisional matchups off the table. These rivalry games are notable in their own ways. They warrant their own list, not overpowering this one. Unfortunately, that constraint means we’re cutting out the likes of Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit, the renewed Pete Carroll-Jim Harbaugh rivalry, and many others. Consider this restriction like orange construction barrels blocking lanes of traffic — we all must adhere to some boundaries in life.
Before we get to the list, I sincerely apologize to the fans of the 17 teams that didn’t make this list. It’s not personal. Frankly, I’ll be watching all 272 games, the same as every year. In deciding how to cut down the list this year, I asked myself which 10 games — and only 10 — would I request my wife do bedtime for our two toddlers so I wouldn’t miss the start of each matchup. These are my answers, based on the list of each team’s upcoming opponents.
