Commanders release 2025 NFL regular season schedule

WASHINGTON (7News) — The National Football League has officially announced the Washington Commanders' 2025 season schedule.

See below for the full schedule:

Preseason

August 8, 2025 at New England Patriots 7:30 p.m. ET CBS (WUSA9)

August 18, 2025 Cincinnati Bengals 8:00 p.m. ET ESPN

TBD Baltimore Ravens TBD CBS (WUSA9)

Regular Season

Week 1: September 7, 2025 New York Giants 1:00 p.m. ET FOX

Week 2: September 11, 2025 (Thursday) at Green Bay Packers 8:15 p.m. ET Prime

Week 3: September 21, 2025 Las Vegas Raiders 1:00 p.m. ET FOX

Week 4: September 28, 2025 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m. ET CBS

Week 5: October 5, 2025 at Los Angeles Chargers 4:25 p.m. ET FOX

Week 6: October 13, 2025 (Monday) Chicago Bears 8:15 p.m. ET ABC/ESPN

Week 7: October 19, 2025 at Dallas Cowboys 4:25 p.m. ET FOX

Week 8: October 27, 2025 (Monday) at Kansas City Chiefs 8:15 p.m. ET ABC/ESPN

Week 9: November 2, 2025 Seattle Seahawks 8:20 p.m. ET NBC

Week 10: November 9, 2025 Detroit Lions 4:25 p.m. ET FOX

Week 11: November 16, 2025 at Miami Dolphins (Madrid) 9:30 a.m. ET NFLN

Week 12: Bye Week

Week 13: November 30, 2025 Denver Broncos 8:20 p.m. ET NBC

Week 14: December 7, 2025 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m. ET FOX

Week 15: December 14, 2025 at New York Giants 1:00 p.m. ET FOX

Week 16: December 20, 2025 (Saturday) Philadelphia Eagles TBD FOX

Week 17: December 25, 2025 (Thursday) Dallas Cowboys 1:00 p.m. ET Netflix

Week 18: TBDat Philadelphia Eagles TBD

General Schedule Notes

• Washington will take on the AFC West, the NFC North, and the rest of the NFC East this season. The Commanders will also be facing off against the second-place finishers of the NFC South, the AFC East, and the NFC West.
• The Commanders will play five primetime games this season, three more than last season and the most since 2017. Five primetime games are tied for the most in franchise history in a single season.
• Head Coach Dan Quinn has an 11-7 record in primetime games.
• The Commanders will play three primetime games at home, which ties a previous record from 2013 and 2016.
• The Commanders will play eight nationally televised games this season, five more than last season.
• The Commanders will play 10 non-1:00 p.m. games this season, three more than last season and the most since 2001.
• Washington will play the Miami Dolphins in Madrid for the NFL’s first-ever regular-season Spain game.
• For the 16th straight season, dating back to 2010, the Commanders will finish the season against a divisional opponent.
• Washington is playing seven non-divisional opponents who recorded 10-plus wins last season. Including Philadelphia (9) this season, Washington (7) will tie the second-most opponents faced with 10-plus wins the previous season.
• Washington is the only team to play at least seven non-divisional opponents with 10-plus wins the previous season and not have won their division.
• The Commanders have two divisional games from Week 1-14, the fewest since 2021.
• It is the second time in franchise history that the team will end with at least four straight divisional games (2021).
• Quarterback Jayden Daniels could become the first quarterback to face at least four other quarterbacks drafted in the first round in the same draft class since Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did so in 2019.