We've known the Washington Commanders' 2025 opponents for awhile now, but how the order stacks up is more important than anything else. 

Thanks to the official 2025 schedule release, we now know how the deck is stacked for Jayden Daniels and Co. as they look to build off an incredible 2024 season.

"It's a solid talking point for a day or two and then it kind of goes away," Dan Quinn told reporters when asked about the schedule release. "But it's fun, you know, to have that, and then you just kind of get back to it. But I love the fact that they built it up and have different things, but we know who we're playing so that's not as you know, big of a secret. It's just fun to go through."

So, with that being said, let's dive into the Commanders' official schedule for the 2025 season.

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Commanders' 2025 Schedule

• Week 1: vs. New York Giants (Sunday, Sep. 7, TBD)
• Week 2: at Green Bay Packers (Thursday, Sep. 11, 8:15 p.m. ET)
• Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders (Sunday, Sunday, Sep. 21)
• Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, Sep. 28, TBD)
• Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday, Oct. 5)
• Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears (Monday, Oct. 13, 8:20 p.m. ET)
• Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday, Oct. 19, TBD)
• Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs (Monday, Oct. 27, 8:15 p.m. ET)
• Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, Nov. 2, 8:20 p.m. ET)
• Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions (Sunday, Nov. 9, TBD)
• Week 11: at Miami Dolphins (Madrid, Sunday, Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m. ET)
• Week 12: BYE WEEK
• Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos (Sunday, Nov. 30, 8:15 p.m. ET)
• Week 14: at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, Dec. 7, TBD)
• Week 15: at Giants (Sunday, Dec. 14, 1:00 p.m. ET)
• Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Saturday, Dec. 20, TBD)
• Week 17: vs. Cowboys (Christmas, Thursday, Dec. 25, 1:00 p.m. ET)
• Week 18: at Eagles (Sunday, Jan. 4, TBD)

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Biggest Games on the Commanders' 2025 Schedule

Commanders at Eagles: Both games against the Eagles are going to be crucial, but that Week 18 matchup could be a potential battle for the NFCE crown. Either way, some kind of stakes will be on the line, which immediately makes it one of the biggest matchups of the year. 

Commanders at Chiefs: Typically, an AFC contest isn't considered an NFC team's biggest matchup due to the fact that it's not an intraconference matchup. But, we're talking about traveling to Arrowhead Stadium and playing what could stilfl be considered a dynasty in the Chiefs if they win another Super Bowl this year. Add in the fact that it's the second of back-to-back road games, as well as a primetime contest on Monday night, it's easy to see why this is a huge game for Washington.

Commanders vs. Lions: This is Washington's chance to prove last year's playoff win wasn't a fluke – not saying it is or even suggesting that, but the Lions defense was completely racked by injuries by the time these two teams met in the postseason and that definitely played a factor in the outcome. Watching the Commanders take on a assumedly-healthy Lions squad is a great measuring stick game and should have big playoff ramifications.

Commanders at Packers: Not only is it a game against a tough NFC opponent, but Washington travels to Green Bay on a short week to play on Thursday Night Football in Week 2.

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Primetime/exclusive matchups with viewing/streaming info

How to tune into primetime games and how to stream certain games

The Commanders have a total of five primetime games in 2025. They also play in Madrid and on Christmas Day. Those two games aren't considered primetime, but they will be broadcasted through specific streaming services:

• Week 2, Sept. 11, at Packers (TNF), 8:20 p.m. ET
  How to watch/stream: You will have to have an Amazon Prime account in order to stream this game. Some local channels will still broadcast the game, but that's not a guarantee.
• Week 6, Oct. 13, vs. Bears (MNF), 8:15 p.m. ET
  How to watch/stream: Access to ESPN or ESPN+ is required to watch this game. Those two can be obtained through cable, satellite, and/or streaming services.
• Week 8, Oct. 27, at Chiefs (MNF), 8:15 p.m. ET
  How to watch/stream: Access to ESPN or ESPN+ is required to watch this game. Those two can be obtained through cable, satellite, and/or streaming services.

• Week 11, Nov. 16, at Dolphins (Madrid), 9:30 a.m. ET
  How to watch/stream: Access to the NFL Network or NFL+ is how fans will have to view this game. That can be obtained through cable, satellite, and/or streaming services. More specifically, NFL+ is its own streaming entity and obviously, if you own any streaming services like YouTube TV or anything else, NFL Network is more than likely included in your package.
• Week 13, Nov. 30, vs. Broncos (SNF), 8:20 p.m. ET
  How to watch/stream: The game airs on NBC, which is available through standard cable/satellite subscriptions. It's also available on YouTube TV, the Peacock app, and other major streaming services.
• Week 16, Dec. 20, vs. Eagles (TBD)
  How to watch/stream: The game airs on FOX, which is available through standard cable/satellite subscriptions. It's also available on YouTube TV and other major streaming services.
• Week 17, Dec. 25, vs. Cowboys (TBD)
  How to watch/stream: You must have a Netflix subscription in order to watch this game on Christmas Day. 

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Strength of Schedule (based off Vegas win totals, not 2024 record)

Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis does this cool thing every year where he ranks teams' strength of schedule based off Vegas' projected win totals for the upcoming season. He doesn't base it off the standard last-year's-record model and it makes a lot more sense, because of all the change teams go through during the offseason.

Sharp has the Commanders' SOS as the 14-toughest – almost right in the middle of the pack. The NFC East has one of the toughest strength of schedules, as the Giants, Eagles, and Cowboys all respectively rank last, fourth, and 11th in terms of difficulty:

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