That gave the NFL another opportunity to hone its butchering skills and extract the squeal from the pig that's become America's most popular sport. No date on the league calendar emits more "this could have been an email" energy than the schedule release day. No matter how teams gussy it up, it's still just a calendar.

As noted above, teams will blackout dates where their home venue is in use for concerts. That happened with several teams last year when Taylor Swift had the joint booked for the Eras Tour. The league did work around the schedules for Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and Green Day this year, but nothing out of the ordinary.

The Ravens will play at least four prime-time games in 2025, including the season opener at Buffalo and a home game on Thanksgiving night.

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