One of the last unsettled pieces of the 2025 NFL regular-season schedule has been resolved.
On Wednesday, the NFL announced selected its Saturday games for a Week 17 doubleheader: the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers facing off at 4:30 p.m. ET on NFL Network, followed by the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Green Bay Packers at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock.
The league had a pool of five possible matchups from which it could select a Saturday slate. The three other possibilities – the Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders and Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers – will all be played on Sunday afternoon.
The two tilts that were chosen for Saturday in Week 17 could prove highly consequential in the playoff race.
Having won their last five games, the Texans are mounting a furious postseason push that has them in contention for a wild-card berth – and possibly even a third consecutive AFC South crown. They’ll be taking on the team they knocked out of the wild-card round last season – the Chargers – who are also currently clinging to a wild-card spot.
Meanwhile, the Packers are currently the NFC’s No. 2 seed, but they face stiff competition in the NFC North. The Ravens are outside of the AFC playoff picture at the moment but are looking to regroup in a bid to push the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC North crown.
The NFL will set its full Week 18 schedule after the penultimate week of the regular season.