Week 3 Games, NFL Playoffs & Super Bowl Outlook

The NFL runs and a new season has started. 32 teams fight in 17 games of the regular season to move into the playoffs. In Germany, too, interest in the US football league is growing steadily from year to year-at the latest since the NFL games in Munich and Frankfurt.

Here Football fans find the game plan with all the important dates from Start of the seasonabout the Christmas Games to the Super Bowl 2026.

How long does the 2025/26 NFL season last?

The new season started on 4. September 2025 With the Season Opener of the reigning Super Bowl winner, the Philadelphia Eagles. Each team plays 17 games in the Regular Season, which runs until the beginning of January 2026. Afterwards the best teams of the two conferences (AFC and NFC) fight in the playoffs to move into the final.

NFL week 3: All games at a glance

The third week of the 2025 NFL season is as follows: in particular, the focus is on several top-class duels, including the encounter between the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday evening-both teams are still unbeaten with a 2-0 balance. The Monday Night Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants is also exciting, with both teams surprisingly starting the season without a win. The Lions game against the Ravens also has a top game character.

Here are all games in week 3 at a glance (German time):

Friday, September 19th

• 2.15 a.m.: Miami Dolphins (0-2)-Buffalo Bills (2-0)

Sunday, September 21st

• 7:00 p.m.: Atlanta Falcons (1-1)-Carolina Panthers (0-2)
• 7:00 p.m.: Green Bay Packers (2-0)-Cleveland Browns (0-2)
• 19.00 Uhr: Houston Texans (0-2) – Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1)
• 19.00 Uhr: Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) – Minnesota Vikings (1-1)
• 19.00 UHR: Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) – New England Patriots (1-1)
• 7:00 p.m.: Los Angeles Rams (2-0)-Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)
• 7:00 p.m.: New York Jets (0-2)-Tampa Bay Buccaners (2-0)
• 19.00 Uhr: Indianapolis Colts (2-0) – Tennessee Titans (0-2)
• 7:00 p.m.: Las Vegas Raiders (1-1)-Washington Commanders (1-1)
• 10:05 p.m.: Denver Broncos (1-1)-Los Angeles Chargers (2-0)
• 22.05 Uhr: New Orleans Saints (0-2) – Seattle Seahawks (1-1)
• 22.25 Uhr: Dallas Cowboys (1-1) – Chicago Bears (0-2)
• 10:25 p.m.: Arizona Cardinals (2-0)-San Francisco 49ers (2-0)

Monday, September 22nd

• 2.20 Uhr: Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) – New York Giants (0-2)

Tuesday, September 23rd

• 2.15 a.m.: Detroit Lions (1-1)-Baltimore Ravens (1-1)

All other game days are in on the official NFL website available. You can always find the games of the current week here.

Termine der Regular Season 2025/26

The regular season has been comprising 18 instead of the previous 17 games weeks since 2021. Each team thus contests 17 encounters, spread over four months.

• Week 1: 4.–7. September 2025
• Week 2: 11.–14. September 2025
• Week 3: 18.–21. September 2025
• Week 4: 25.–28. September 2025
• Week 5: 2.-5. October 2025
• Week 6: 9-11. October 2025
• Week 7: 16-19. October 2025
• Week 8: 23.-26. October 2025
• Week 9: 30. October–2 November 2025
• Week 10: 6.–9. November 2025
• Week 11: 13.–16. November 2025
• Week 12: 20.–23. November 2025
• Week 13: 27.–30. November 2025
• Week 14: 4.-7. December 2025
• Week 15: 11.–14. December 2025
• Week 16: 18.-24. December 2025
• Week 17: 25.-31. December 2025
• Week 18: 1-7. January 2026

NFL International Games 2025

For the first time will be the same Seven games Outside the United States – in Brazil, Great Britain, Deutschland, Ireland and Spain. The games at a glance:

• 5. SEPTember (Sao Paulo): LA Chargers – Kansas City Chiefs
• 28. September (Dublin): Pittsburgh Steelers – Minnesota Vikings
• 5. October (London): Cleveland Browns – Minnesota Vikings
• October 12 (London): New York Jets – Denver Broncos
• 19. October (London): Jacksonville Jaguars – LA Rams
• 9. November (Berlin): Indianapolis Colts – Atlanta Falcons
• 16. November (Madrid): Miami Dolphins – Washington Commanders

Thanksgiving und Christmas Games 2025

On November 27th there are traditional games Thanksgivingthe next day the now established Black Friday Game:

• 27. November, 7.00 orn: Detroit Lions – Green Bay Packers
• 27. November, 22.30 Ur: Dallas Cowboys – Kansas City Chiefs
• 28. November, 02.20 UR: Baltimore Ravens – Cincinnati Bengals
• 28. November, 21st UHR: Philadelphia Eagles – Chicago Bears (Black Friday)

On December 25th, this year a Thursday, will find for the first time Three Christmas games Instead of – including two afternoon games and the regular Thursday Night Game, which takes place due to the time shift in Germany in the early Friday morning:

• December 25, 7 p.m.: Dallas Cowboys – Washington Commanders
• December 25, 10.30 p.m.: Detroit Lions – Minnesota Vikings
• December 26, 02.15 a.m.: Denver Broncos – Kansas City Chiefs

Playoffs and Super Bowl 2026

Die Playoffs start on January 10, 2026 With the Wild Card Games. This is followed by the divisional round (January 17/18) and the two Conference Championships (January 25).

The Super Bowl 2026 Finds on February 8, 2026 im Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara (Kalifornien) Instead, the home of the San Francisco 49ers. The final is transferred worldwide and is one of the biggest sports events every year.

How does the NFL schedule arise?

The creation of the NFL game plan is one of the most complex tasks in the league every year. Basically, each of the 32 NFL teams denies 17 games In the regular season. The structure follows a clear pattern:

Six games are eliminated Own division opponents. Each division consists of four teams who compete against each other twice – once at home and once away. These games are particularly important because the division winners automatically have a place in the playoffs.

In addition, the teams meet More opponents from their own conference (AFC or NFC) as well as on teams from the other conference. Here is a fixed Rotationsprinzipwhich ensures that each team will compete against all franchises for several years. So there is a change in the schedule, at the same time the balance of competition is preserved.

In addition, the NFL also takes into account in the creation special rivalries – For example, the traditional duel between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Commanders – as well as the growing international marketing. Therefore, several games are now being scheduled abroad, including the International Games in London or Berlin.

Another factor are the TV sending times – Both in the USA and worldwide. Games that promise a particularly large audience are preferred in the prime time slots: Thursday, Sunday and Monday evening (US time).