The 17th weekend of the 2025 season starts with a trio of Christmas games. It continues with a Saturday tripleheader, capped by an exclusive prime-time game on Peacock.
The three games for the Saturday slate will come from a group of five games.
The five games earmarked for the Saturday shift are Seahawks at Panthers, Cardinals at Bengals, Ravens at Packers, Texans at Chargers, and Giants at Raiders.
The best of the bunch, as of May 14, is Ravens at Packers. Texans at Chargers is close behind, since it’s a playoff rematch from 2024.
The other games could become more compelling as the season unfolds. And with five games in play to be dropped into prime time on Saturday night, chances are at least one will involve a pair of teams in playoff contention.
Thursday Night Football will begin its fourth season on Prime Video with a matchup between the Commanders and Packers in Week 2.
Both teams reached the postseason in 2024 and feature exciting young quarterbacks in Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Green Bay’s Jordan Love.
The Dolphins, Bills, Seahawks, Rams, and Broncos will each have a pair of Thursday night games on Prime Video. While the Eagles also will be featured on Prime Video twice, one of those games will be on Black Friday against the Bears.
Prime Video’s final regular season game will be the Christmas Night matchup between the Chiefs and Broncos, with Dec. 25 falling on a Thursday in 2025.
Prime Video will also host an exclusive Wild Card round postseason matchup on Jan. 10 or Jan. 11 to round out its slate.
The full Prime Video Thursday Night Football schedule for the 2025 season is:
Week 2: Commanders at Packers
Week 3: Dolphins at Bills
Week 4: Seahawks at Cardinals
Week 5: 49ers at Rams
Week 6: Eagles at Giants
Week 7: Steelers at Bengals
Week 8: Vikings at Chargers
Week 9: Ravens at Dolphins
Week 10: Raiders at Broncos
Week 11: Jets at Patriots
Week 12: Bills at Texans
Week 13 (Black Friday): Bears at Eagles
Week 14: Cowboys at Lions
Week 15: Falcons at Buccaneers
Week 16: Rams at Seahawks
Week 17 (Christmas night): Broncos at Chiefs
The 12th Man ain’t what he used to be.
With the Seahawks losing a previously crippling home-field advantage (they were 3-6 at Lumen Field in 2024), they’re trying to ensure that those who buy season-tickets are actually showing up for the games.
Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times reports that excessive resale could jeopardize season-ticket-holder status.
“We are happy to provide the ability to resell your tickets through the NFL Ticket Exchange,” the team recently told its fans. “While occasional resale is permitted, renewal eligibility may be impacted if it is determined that your tickets were primarily used for resale purposes. At the conclusion of each season, accounts that resell a majority of their season tickets will be contacted and given an opportunity to respond before any renewal eligibility decisions are made.”
With 10 total home games each year (including the preseason), this means that anyone who resells tickets to six or more games will have some explaining to do. And the Seahawks could end up having some reclaiming to do.
It’s one of the basic realities of the NFL’s embrace of scalping. On one hand, the teams make money from the transactions. On the other, the teams don’t want the tickets to be transferred to fans of the opposing teams.
The Packers made waves earlier this year by taking the position that anyone who sells 100 percent of their season tickets for multiple years will lose them. The Seahawks are setting a lower bar for commencing the process of scrutinizing the situation.
The NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks are linked through common ownership by the estate of Paul Allen. In the past, denials regarding the possibility that one was for sale typically came with a denial that the other was not for sale, too.
That has now changed.
The Trail Blazers have announced that a formal sales process has commenced.
The statement concludes by explaining that this development “does not affect the Seattle Seahawks franchise.”
Nearly two years ago, amid rumors that Nike founder Phil Knight and real-estate investor Alan Smolinisky were attempting to buy the Trail Blazers, a Vulcan Inc. spokesperson made it clear that neither team is available.
Eventually, both teams will be sold. Until the Seahawks are made available to be purchased and the equity is transferred to a new ownership group, Allen’s sister Jody will continue to control the team.
The proceeds of the sale of Paul Allen’s massive estate will support his philanthropic efforts. For the charities that ultimately benefit from the sale of the Seahawks, time is on their side. Every day, NFL franchises acquire more and more — and more — value. With no ticking clock forcing the Seahawks to market, the estate can wait as long as it wants.
The Seahawks are taking a look at a veteran cornerback.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Raasul Douglas is visiting with Seattle on Tuesday.
Douglas, 29, had been with Buffalo since the club acquired him midway through the 2023 season. He started 15 games for the team last year, recording five passes defensed with one forced fumble. He also recorded five tackles for loss.
A third-round pick in 2017, Douglas played his first three season for the Eagles before the Panthers claimed him off waivers in 2020. He then was able to latch on with the Packers after brief stints with three other teams in 2021, where he remained until the Bills traded for him.
Late last month, the Dolphins were also reportedly in contact with Douglas. But the two sides did not strike a deal.
In 120 career games with 80 starts, Douglas has recorded 79 passes defensed with 19 interceptions.
The Seahawks signed eight of their 11 draft picks on Monday, the team announced.
The signings include North Dakota State guard Grey Zabel, the team’s first-round pick.
Also signing Monday were Notre Dame defensive end Rylie Mills (Round 5, No. 142 overall), Colorado State receiver Tory Horton (Round 5, No. 166 overall), Alabama fullback Robbie Ouzts (Round 5, No. 175 overall), Kansas guard Bryce Cabeldue (Round 6, No. 192 overall), Miami running back Damien Martinez (Round 7, No. 223 overall), Iowa tackle/guard Mason Richman (Round 7, No. 234 overall) and UNLV receiver Ricky White III (Round 7, No. 238 overall).
Only the Seahawks’ second-round picks — safety Nick Emmanwori and tight end Elijah Arroyo — and their third-round pick — quarterback Jalen Milroe — remain unsigned.
Zabel took part in the voluntary offseason workouts Monday.
“It’s been unbelievable every day showing up to the facility grateful that you’re a Seahawk,” Zabel said, via John Boyle of the team website. “I’m just taking it one step, one day at a time in this crucial part of this process.
“What an unbelievable culture it is here. Guys coming up, introducing themselves, talking you through things, helping you understand what to expect moving forward. I’m super excited to be in a locker room like we have here.”
The Seahawks have taken care of some important business on Monday.
Seattle has signed first-round pick Grey Zabel to his rookie contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Zabel’s fully guaranteed four-year deal is worth $18.471 million.
Zabel, an offensive lineman, was the No. 18 overall pick in this year’s draft. He was a two-time FCS national champion at North Dakota State.
The Seahawks will decide whether or not to pick up his fifth-year option in the spring of 2028.
The Seahawks have added a pair of players to their 90-man roster on Monday.
Seattle announced the club signed linebacker D’Eryk Jackson and receiver Montorie Foster Jr.
Jackson and Foster are undrafted rookies who had successful tryouts at Seattle’s rookie minicamp.
To make room on the roster, Seattle let go of receiver River Cracraft. He had signed with the Seahawks in March after spending the last three seasons with the Dolphins.
The Texans have added a young player to their defense.
Via the NFL’s daily transaction wire, Houston has claimed linebacker Jackson Woodard off of waivers.
Woodard, 22, had signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. But he was waived from the club this week.
After starting his college career at Arkansas, Woodard transferred to UNLV for the 2023 season. He was a two-time first-team All-Mountain West selection and was the conference’s defensive player of the year in 2024.
A veteran corner may be on his way back to the Pacific Northwest.
According to a report from ESPN, the Seahawks are in discussions with free-agent cornerback Shaquill Griffin about re-signing with the club.
Griffin, 29, was a Seattle third-round pick in 2017. He played his first four seasons with the club, reaching the only Pro Bowl of his career with the Seahawks in 2019.
He’s also spent time with Jacksonville, Houston, Carolina, and most recently Minnesota. Griffin appeared in all 17 games with three starts for the Vikings in 2024, recording two interceptions and six passes defensed.
Griffin has appeared in 106 games with 82 starts in his career. He’s tallied 70 passes defensed with nine interceptions.
