The SportsLine Projection Model shares its playoff projections for every AFC team while identifying three best bets

The NFL announced a historic seven-game slate of international games for the 2025-26 regular season on Tuesday and included every team but one that will compete. Three of the games will be played in England, one in Brazil, one in Germany and — for the first time — one each in Spain and Ireland.

The NFL schedule will be released at 8 p.m. Wednesday night. But we're tracking leaks and rumors for the Lions throughout the day.

The NBA draft lottery once again produced straight-up drama and intrigue this week, with the Dallas Mavericks defying astronomical odds to land the No. 1 overall pick. That got us thinking about the NFL’s draft system that simply rewards the league’s worst teams without any wrinkles.

The friendliest and toughest slates in fantasy, who makes the NFL playoffs and the race for the No. 1 pick in 2026.

The Commanders' 2025 opponents were 159-130 in 2024, giving them the eighth-toughest schedule in the league. Quite a difference from having the easiest schedule in 2024, which no doubt impacted their ability to make the NFC Championship game.

There are still some veteran free agents looking for new homes in 2025, but the player acquisition portion of the NFL offseason is mostly over. We have a pretty good idea of what the league’s teams will look like this year—and which squads did the best job of improving.