Our guide to every Week 17 NFL game: Matchup previews, predictions and what's at stake
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Our guide to every Week 17 NFL game: Matchup previews, predictions and what's at stake
"The Week 17 NFL schedule for the 2025 season continues with some exciting matchups after an eventful Christmas Day slate of games. On Saturday, the Texans and Chargers will face off in a rematch of last year's wild-card game. On Sunday, the Seahawks will battle the Panthers, and the Buccaneers will head down to Miami for an intrastate matchup. Then two teams in the mix for the NFC's No. 1 seed -- the Bears and 49ers -- will face each other on "Sunday Night Football.""
"Our NFL Nation reporters take you inside the locker room with the best thing they heard this week, and ESPN Research provides a key stat to know and a betting nugget for each contest. Plus, analytics writer Seth Walder makes a bold prediction for each matchup, and fantasy analyst Eric Moody shares fantasy football intel."
Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season features a Saturday rematch between the Texans and Chargers, Sunday showdowns including Seahawks-Panthers and Buccaneers-Dolphins, and a Bears-49ers matchup on Sunday Night Football. The slate concludes with Monday Night Football between the Rams and Falcons. The Texans and Chargers rank first and third in total defense, allowing 272.3 and 283.1 yards per game respectively. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is coming off a three-TD, 300-yard performance described by coach Harbaugh as “a Picasso.” Coverage includes locker-room reports, key stats, betting nuggets, projections, and fantasy advice.
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