Prior to Tuesday's announcement, the league announced where each international game would take place. Three will occur in London, where the NFL began playing games in 2007. The league will also see a return to Brazil, where the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened their season last year.

The NFL will travel the world during the 2025-26 season. The league unveiled its complete international schedule on Tuesday, finalizing matchups for seven games that will take place in five different countries including Ireland, England, Germany, Spain and Brazil.

The Bears also will face the Washington Commanders on “Monday Night Football” in Week 6 and the San Francisco 49ers on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 17 — both on the road — in addition to a Black Friday road game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 28 and a Saturday showcase game against the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 20 at Soldier Field.

Cam Ward will be the first No. 1 overall pick QB since Cam Newton in 2011 to not be on primetime as a rookie. That's a span of nine QBs.

Pittsburgh Steelers executives aren’t the only ones eagerly awaiting a decision from Aaron Rodgers. The NFL schedule makers were following the saga very closely.

The NFL played its first game outside of the United States in 2005 as the Cardinals took on the 49ers. This led the league to develop an International Series, which had at least one game played outside of the U.

Kansas City, Dallas and Washington are all part of at least eight stand-alone games and Philadelphia gets seven, while Josh Allen and Buffalo visit Lamar Jackson and Baltimore in Week 1 on “Sunday

On Wednesday evening, the NFL unveiled the 2025 regular season schedule for all 32 teams. The Atlanta Falcons have five prime-time games, an International Series matchup in Germany, and a Week 1 matchup against the reigning NFC South champions.