2025 NFL schedule: Winners, losers as Commanders earn limelight, Cowboys face harrowing late-season gauntlet

Here are some knee-jerk winners and losers from the 2025 schedule release

We largely already knew the "Who?" and the "Where?" when it came to the 2025 NFL regular season. However, the "When?" was the final question that needed answering to get a clear view of the upcoming campaign. We've since gotten that clarity as the NFL has rolled out the entire 2025 regular-season schedule, inching us a touch closer to football. 

Of course, when these games occur is a monumental piece of the puzzle when trying to determine how a given team will fare. After all, if the tougher opponents are spread out to make them more palatable, the better chance the respective team has at pulling out wins. Conversely, if they're bunched together, it makes that road that much more daunting. Similarly, if teams have long road trips in front of them, that creates added adversity. 

So, now that the full schedule is in front of us, we can better figure out which teams come away as winners and losers from this latest development. And we'll determine just that below.