In what are sure to be pivotal division games, the Cowboys will travel to face the Commanders, while the Lions will square off with the host Vikings in a Netflix Christmas doubleheader.

There are Friday games in Week 1 and on the day after Thanksgiving. There are three Christmas games on a Thursday. There are late-season Saturday games. An 18-game regular season could be coming within the next few years. For now, it remains a 17-game season over 18 weeks.

It looks like the Chicago Bears will be doing their holiday shopping in the City of Brotherly Love. The Bears are scheduled to face off against the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in Week 13 on Black Friday,