The collegiate spring sports championship calendar rolls on this week, with women’s lacrosse taking center stage on quarterfinal Thursday. It’s an all-day showcase for the nation’s last eight teams standing, with a trip to championship weekend in Foxborough, Massachusetts, going to the four winners.

Most of the participants have been here before, including defending champion Boston College and long-time powers North Carolina and Northwestern. The top four seeds survived the tournament’s early rounds and will host these quarterfinal contests, but there is always surprise potential, especially considering several of the visiting teams have already proven they can win on the road. Here’s what you need to know.

The NCAA women’s lacrosse championship contenders

The top three seeds happen to be the three most recent champs. All three have won multiple titles, so it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see any of them add to their trophy case. Florida is the most likely candidate to join the first-time champs club. The Gators seek a second consecutive semifinal berth and third in program history, all under founding coach Amanda O’Leary. The Ivy League matches the ACC with three teams in the quarterfinals, but all will be road underdogs.

NCAA women’s lacrosse players to watch

The top-seeded Tar Heels are led by the Humphrey sisters. Ashley, a senior, is usually the feeder with 77 assists to go with her 29 goals. Her younger sister Chloe is the primary finisher with 77 goals and 25 helpers. The Boston College attack this year is paced by Rachel Clark (95 G, 22 A). But one mustn’t overlook Northwestern’s Madison Taylor, who has already made her mark on this postseason. In the Wildcats’ win against Michigan in the round of 16, she notched a tournament record 10 goals to bring her season-to-date total to 99. She also has 37 assists to average a lofty 7.2 points a game.

How to NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament

All four quarterfinal games on Thursday will be shown on ESPNU. They can also be streamed via ESPN+.

Here’s the schedule (times eastern):

No. 3 Northwestern vs. Penn, noon.

No. 4 Florida vs. Duke, 2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 7 Yale, 5 p.m.

No. 1 North Carolina vs. Princeton, 7:30 p.m.

Welcome to prime time, Washington Commanders and fans.

A year removed from entering the regular season with two prime-time matchups on the schedule, Washington is now the belle of the NFL schedule-release ball, even if the Kansas City Chiefs lead the way with eight prime-time games entering the 2025 season.

The Commanders are slated to play in 10 standalone or exclusive windows during the 2025 NFL season, the latest effect of the franchise’s revival. The Commanders of 2024, the NFL’s most surprising team that came one win away from the Super Bowl thanks to a historic rookie season from quarterback Jayden Daniels, ended up playing three prime-time games last season when their late-season tilt with the Atlanta Falcons was flexed to ‘Sunday Night Football.’

The Commanders are ‘valued really highly,’ because of the hype surrounding Daniels and last year, FOX president, insights and analytics, Michael Mulvihill told USA TODAY Sports, but also because the Washington market ‘has great football history, a franchise with a lot of history.’

“The two sleeping giants in the NFC are Chicago (Bears) and Washington,” Mulvihill said. “I think when you take a look at the schedule, the league has really leaned on those teams and those second-year quarterbacks.”

Washington is opening the ‘Thursday Night Football’ slate by traveling to Lambeau Field for a Week 2 date with the Green Bay Packers. They’re hosting two ‘SNF’ games and are on ‘Monday Night Football’ twice (one of those games is Caleb Williams and Chicago returning to the site of last season’s ‘Hail Mary’ disaster) in October. There’s a FOX Saturday standalone game on Dec. 20 (against the Philadelphia Eagles) and then appear five days later in a Netflix Christmas Day game (vs. the Dallas Cowboys).

Don’t forget the early November trip across the Atlantic Ocean to play the Miami Dolphins in the NFL’s first-ever contest in Spain (Madrid, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network).

“It’s the world stage,” NFL executive vice president for media distribution Hans Schroeder told USA TODAY Sports.

Close to home, though, the Commanders have the advantage of playing in the populated markets of the NFC East. They also play the NFC North and AFC West this season as part of the cross-divisional rotation.

“There’s just some really exciting matchups,” Schroeder told USA TODAY Sports. “It’s the excitement of the team. Those things came together in the right way.” 

Schroeder said that with four new teams on average making the playoffs each season, that by this time next year, the team (if any) that arrives in style will play the role of the 2024 Commanders during the annual schedule release.  

“We’re going to be very consistent, but…we love it when teams play their way onto bigger stages,’ said Schroeder, noting the successes of the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals leading to grander stages for those franchises.

Amazon Prime Video head of US Sports programming Jeff Kaiser said his company wanted to showcase the Commanders early in the ‘TNF’ schedule.

“It’s only his second season, but after what he did in his rookie campaign it feels like he’s been around much longer than that,’ Kaiser told USA TODAY Sports.

Who rules the NFL (social media)?

The NFL content Super Bowl has arrived in the NFL with the 2025 schedule release. What was once just the release of the season calendar has turned into a chaotic, beautiful moment for all 32 squads. Teams go above and beyond to release videos that reveal the schedule in hilarious, dramatic format. 

Is having a top tier schedule release video indicative of a successful season? Sort of. Last season, USA TODAY Sports ranked the Arizona Cardinals as the worst video release, and they missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year. But the second-worst Denver Broncos, made the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles had the third-best, and they ended up hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. The No. 1 ranked Los Angeles Chargers also made the playoffs.

The Chargers have had the top video the past two seasons. Will anyone unseat them and claim the crown?

32. Indianapolis Colts

Minecraft was a popular way to release videos. The Colts did not hold back with some of these jokes, and while some were exceptional, it resulted in the video getting deleted. The new video didn’t do any favors.

31. Cincinnati Bengals

Maybe the film should’ve actually been short.

30. Cleveland Browns

You’re not the only one confused as to what we just witnessed.

29. New England Patriots

Dave Portnoy delivers an unfunny announcement that could put you to sleep.

28. Dallas Cowboys

Just dudes being dudes, but unsure if this is a live stream worth watching.

27. Carolina Panthers

Panthers players get some weight lifted off their shoulders, just in an unfunny way.

26. Detroit Lions

While a cool look through the city, there’s nothing special happening.

25. Las Vegas Raiders

A nice look through the Raiders headquarters with subtle jokes at opponents. Some people aren’t great at acting.

24. Denver Broncos

Kids falling always get some chuckles.

23. Miami Dolphins

This goes for the motivational route, and while the animations are incredible, it wasn’t anything special.

22. New York Jets

The drawings within drawings made for some wicked art-ception.

21. Green Bay Packers

As horrifying as it is, everyone’s had these types of fever dreams before.

20. New Orleans Saints

Everyone wishes coaches would actually show an angry version of themselves, and the anger translator had some solid clap backs.

19. Kansas City Chiefs

“Cash Cab” was an iconic show, and while there was some cool trivia sprinkled in, most were too easy.

18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jon Gruden unboxing videos unveil cool stuff and tidbits, and the former Buccaneer coach knows how to get people hyped.

17. Philadelphia Eagles

It was simple, but you’re allowed to flex the Lombardi Trophy as Super Bowl champions.

16. Minnesota Vikings

If these tattoos are real, then there’s no denying the loyalty in Minneapolis.

15. Seattle Seahawks

With the 50th anniversary of the team, Seattle goes with the old school action figure commercial. The villain figures were a creative way to make fun of opponents.

14. Houston Texans

One of the most iconic moments in the “Scary Movie” franchise with some notable Texans fans.

13. Chicago Bears

Always expect some shenanigans with Lamorne Morris.

12. Arizona Cardinals

Mack Wilson definitely has some bars. This could be an anthem played during games.

11. Buffalo Bills

Now this is the A.I. we want to see. Simple and a great twist.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars

Getting the social media star of 2025 in Ashton Hall to do his routine? The Jaguars definitely put at least 10,000 on it.

9. Washington Commanders

Some good spots with an amazing game in Roller Coaster Tycoon, but felt like it held back on some teams.

8. Los Angeles Rams

Brenda Song knows ball, and “The Daily Show”-style had some clever jokes.

7. Tennessee Titans

Tennessee captures how every NFL fan feels without football being played with a hilarious medicinal commercial.

6. New York Giants

The Giants perfectly capped the city stereotypes and fan bases with a “Love Island” parody.

5. San Francisco 49ers

Video game inspired releases have been a hit, and credit for not using an actual game for it. Also some fantastic deep cuts for other fanbases.

4. Baltimore Ravens

Way to commit to the “Severance” style. It really felt like an episode of the hit show with the ominous feel, and the players showed some acting chops.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers

Nick Herbig and Keeanu Benton should consider a TV show after this performance. The animal noises part was gold.

2. Atlanta Falcons

The old school Mario Kart was incredible with stellar graphics, and the Falcons didn’t hold back with the great diss of Bill Belichick.

1. Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers do it again, this time with Minecraft. There are so many sneaky disses in there, and it’s pure art from beginning to end. Los Angeles remains the king of shade and schedule release videos.

The Edmonton Oilers are heading back to the Western Conference final thanks to a rebound performance from goalie Stuart Skinner.

Skinner, who had a 6.11 goals-against average after he was pulled in Game 2 of the first round, picked up his second consecutive shutout to oust the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday night 1-0 in overtime of Game 5.

Edmonton’s Kasperi Kapanen won the game and the series with a goal at 7:19 of the first overtime during a net-front scramble. The waiver pickup was making his second appearance of the playoffs. He has six career playoff goals but two of them have been scored in overtime.

Skinner returned to the net in Game 3 of the second round because of an injury to Calvin Pickard, who had won six in a row.

Vegas won its lone game of the series 4-3 on a Reilly Smith goal with 0.4 seconds left, but Skinner has been unbeatable since. He made 24 saves in Game 5.

He had a similar rebound performance in the second round last season as he took the Oilers to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Here are takeaways from the Edmonton Oilers’ Game 5 win against the Vegas Golden Knights:

Oilers vs. Golden Knights highlights

Connor McDavid’s point streak ends

McDavid’s eight-game point streak came to an end, but the Oilers are showing in this year’s playoffs that they don’t need big performances from him and Leon Draisaitl to win. Kapanen was the 16th Oilers player to get a goal this postseason. Corey Perry, who turns 40 on Friday, has five goals. Evander Kane, who missed the regular season, has four.

Vegas’ top scorers shut down

Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev and Brett Howden combined for 141 goals in the regular season. But none had a goal in the second round.

Captain Mark Stone, who had a team-high four playoff goals, missed Game 5 with an injury. He was hurt in Game 3 but returned for Game 4.

What’s next for the Oilers?

They will face the winner of the Dallas Stars-Winnipeg Jets series in the conference final. Dallas leads that series 3-1 and can wrap it up Thursday night in Winnipeg. If that happens, it would be a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference final. The Oilers will lack home-ice advantage for the third series in a row.

What’s next for the Golden Knights?

Unlike recent years, the Golden Knights were relatively quiet at the trade deadline, bringing back original Golden Knights player Smith. They won the Pacific Division but will have to figure out why their offense didn’t produce.

Most of their core is signed long-term. Goalie Adin Hill is signed through 2031. Eichel has one year left on his contract and is eligible to sign an extension on or after July 1.

Smith, Brandon Saad, Victor Olofsson, Tanner Pearson and backup goalie Ilya Samsonov are pending unrestricted free agents.

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The NFL released the full 18-week schedule for the 2025 season on May 14.

Each team had their own way of announcing their schedule via video. Two teams used the popular video game ‘Minecraft’ (the inspiration for a 2025 movie starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa) to take fans through their 18-week season: the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Chargers.

The Colts’ video included subtly jokes aimed at their opponents for 2025 but the team has since removed their video from X.

Speculation is that it was removed due to the first opponent on the schedule: the Miami Dolphins. The original video featured a Tyreek Hill-styled dolphin seemingly being stopped by a Coast Guard boat.

That may be in reference to his arrest last year for a traffic violation before the Dolphins’ season opener.

The video is no longer posted on the Colts’ X account. Instead, the team has a thread of art made in Microsoft Paint for each matchup as made by the X user @nba_paint.

There’s also speculation that the team took the video down because the Chargers had a similar video.

Colts officials have not provided a reason for the video being taken down.

The NFL’s 272-game 2025 regular-season schedule kicks off with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Kickoff Game at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, Sept. 4.

The 2025 season slate features a record seven International Series games: Three in London, and one game apiece in Berlin; Dublin, Ireland; Madrid, Spain; and São Paulo, Brazil. The NFL is playing games in Dublin and Madrid for the first time this season.

In addition to its traditional three Thanksgiving Day games, the NFL will have three games on Christmas Day as well.

The playoffs will start on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. Super Bowl 60 will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Below you will find the complete week-by-week schedule for the 2025 NFL season.

PRIMETIME GAMES: Thursday Night Football | Sunday Night Football | Monday Night Football

WEEK 1

Thursday, Sept. 4

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Friday, Sept. 5

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 8 p.m. ET (YouTube)

Sunday, Sept. 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New York Giants at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 8

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

WEEK 2

Thursday, Sept. 11

Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Sept. 14

Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Los Angeles Rams at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 15

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans, 7 p.m. ET (ABC)

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)

WEEK 3

Thursday, Sept. 18

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Sept. 21

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Jets at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Las Vegas Raiders at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 22

Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

WEEK 4

Thursday, Sept. 25

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Sept. 28

Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers (Dublin, Ireland), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)

Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Jacksonville Jaguars at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Chicago Bears at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 29

New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, 7:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC)

WEEK 5

Thursday, Oct. 2

San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Oct. 5

Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns (Tottenham, London), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)

Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Giants at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 6

Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Bye week: Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers

WEEK 6

Thursday, Oct. 9

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Oct. 12

Denver Broncos vs New York Jets (Tottenham, London), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)

Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tennessee Titans at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 13

Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons, 7:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC)

Bye week: Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings

WEEK 7

Thursday, Oct. 16

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Oct. 19

Los Angeles Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley, London), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)

New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Carolina Panthers at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New York Giants at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 20

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions, 7 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Bye week: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills

WEEK 8

Thursday, Oct. 23

Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Oct. 26

Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 27

Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Bye week: Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks

WEEK 9

Thursday, Oct. 30

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Nov. 2

Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Denver Broncos at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills, 4;25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Nov. 3

Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Bye week: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

WEEK 10

Thursday, Nov. 6

Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Nov. 9

Atlanta Falcons vs Indianapolis Colts (Berlin, Germany), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Giants at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Cleveland Browns at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Detroit Lions at Washington Commanders, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Nov. 10

Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Bye week: Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans

WEEK 11

Thursday, Nov. 13

New York Jets at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Nov. 16

Washington Commanders vs Miami Dolphins (Madrid, Spain), 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network)

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Green Bay Packers at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Nov. 17

Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Bye week: Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints

WEEK 12

Thursday, Nov. 20

Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Nov. 23

New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Nov. 24

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers (Mon) 5:15p (PT) 8:15p ESPN

Bye week: Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Washington Commanders

WEEK 13

Thursday, Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving)

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Friday, Nov. 28

Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles, 3 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Nov. 30

Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Dec. 1

New York Giants at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

WEEK 14

Thursday, Dec. 4

Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Dec. 7

Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Dec. 8

Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

Bye week: Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers

WEEK 15

Thursday, Dec. 11

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, Dec. 14

Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Washington Commanders at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Las Vegas Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Dec. 15

Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)

WEEK 16

Thursday, Dec. 18

Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Saturday, Dec. 20

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, time TBD (FOX)

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders, time TBD (FOX)

Sunday, Dec. 21

New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New York Jets at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m. ET (FOX)

Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS)

Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Dec. 22

San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colt, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

WEEK 17

Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas)

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (NETFLIX)

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, 4:30 p.m. ET (NETFLIX)

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Saturday, Dec. 27 (time/network TBD)

Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers

Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals

Baltimore Ravens at Green Bay Packers

Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers

New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders

Sunday, Dec. 28

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)

New England Patriots at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET (CBS)

Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)

Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, Dec. 29

Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

WEEK 18

Saturday, Jan. 3 or Sunday, Jan. 4 (time/network TBD)

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans

Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams

Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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The Boston Celtics overwhelmed the New York Knicks in the second half to earn a 127-102 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday.

The Knicks still lead the series 3-2 with an opportunity to close it out at Madison Square Garden on Friday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). 

New York was in a position to wrap up the series early on Wednesday, but couldn’t stop the Celtics’ duo of Derrick White and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics and Knicks were tied at 59 at halftime, but Boston outscored New York 68-43 in the second half. The Indiana Pacers will play the winner of the series in the Eastern Conference Finals.

White scored a game-high 34 points for the Celtics, while Brown added 26 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.

Boston was without star Jayson Tatum, who suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon in Monday’s matchup. He had surgery on Tuesday and will miss the rest of the postseason.

Josh Hart led the Knicks with 24 points in the loss. Jalen Brunson added 22 points.

Game 5 highlights: Celtics 127, Knicks 102

Final: Celtics 127, Knicks 102

3Q: Celtics 91, Knicks 76

Derrick White and the Celtics built up a lead as large as 15 in the third quarter after outscoring the Knicks 32-17. White produced 13 of his 32 points in the quarter. 

Jaylen Brown and Josh Hart were called for technical fouls early in the third quarter after some pushing and shoving. The fouls offset.

Boston will need to avoid a letdown in the fourth quarter to force the series to a Game 6.

Halftime: Knicks 59, Celtics 59

The Knicks led by as many as nine points in the first half, but the score was tied after two quarters of play.

Derrick White produced a game-high 19 points in the first half for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown was working toward a triple-double with 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Brown went 3-for-3 from the 3-point line.

Jalen Brunson had a team-high 13 points and five assists for the Knicks. Josh Hart had 12 points.

1Q: Knicks 32, Celtics 30

Mikal Bridges was the Knicks’ leading scorer with seven points. Josh Hart scored four points in the first quarter.

Hart drove toward the basket when his face made contact with Luke Kornet’s elbow. The contact created a gash above the left eye of Hart, which began bleeding.

He was initially headed back to the locker room before quickly returning to the bench because he had to shoot free throws. Hart had some blood on his uniform and quickly changed on the bench before attempting both free throws.

Derrick White scored 14 points for the Celtics in the first quarter while Jaylen Brown was limited to just five points. Brown did have four assists and four rebounds.

Will Jayson Tatum play for Celtics in Game 5?

Jayson Tatum will miss the rest of the postseason after suffering a right Achilles rupture. He had surgery on Tuesday. According to the Celtics’ official X account, Tatum is expected to make a full recovery, but a timetable for his return to the court was not provided.

Knicks’ starting lineup vs. Celtics

Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges started for the Knicks in Game 5 on Wednesday.

Celtics’ starting lineup vs. Knicks

Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis started for the Celtics in Game 5 on Wednesday.

What time is Knicks vs. Celtics Game 5?

Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14 at the TD Garden in Boston.

How to watch Knicks vs. Celtics playoff game: TV, stream

Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: TD Garden, Boston
TV: TNT, TruTV
Stream: Sling TV, Max

Knicks vs. Celtics NBA playoff schedule, results

Knicks lead series 3-2

Game 1: Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT)
Game 2: Knicks 91, Celtics 90
Game 3: Celtics 115, Knicks 93
Game 4: Knicks 121, Celtics 113
Game 5: Celtics 127, Knicks, 102
Game 6: Celtics at Knicks | Friday | ESPN
Game 7: Knicks at Celtics | Monday, May 19, 8 p.m. | TNT*