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

The NFL will release the 2025 schedules for all 32 teams, including the Cincinnati Bengals, this week. But what day and time will they come out? And who do the Bengals play this year? Here's what to know.

NFL Draft class was pretty difficult to sort once you got beyond the top 10, and a number of very talented players fell down the board for one reason or another. Some (Shedeur Sanders) slid further than expected;

MORE 2025 NFL SCHEDULE: A complete list of the flying miles for every NFL team in 2025.

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.

That ranks 13th overall but the is also a lot more than any of Minnesota's NFC North rivals. Green Bay ranks 26th (12,929 miles), Chicago is 28th (12,522) and Detroit is 29th (11,411). The Chargers are far and away the team with the most travel miles on deck (37,086 miles), while the Bengals will travel the least miles (8,753).

The Bears have an entirely new coaching staff in 2025, so this matchup isn't going to look like last year's matchup did. Jayden Daniels and Co. have an improved offensive line and more options to receive the ball, and while the defense didn't see major changes, it saw enough to say there is improvement there, too.