The Top 25 Most & Least Watchable NFL Games In 2025

By Bill Speros

Sep 3rd, 2025 11:41 AM EDT

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What are the most – and least–watchable games on the 2025 NFL schedule this season?

We ran the numbers and created the Bookies.com Watchability Index (BWI).

Bookies.com analyzed each contest on the 272-game regular season schedule and ranked every NFL game based on its watchability, using an algorithm that factors in NFL betting lines, projected wins, and Super Bowl odds, plus the game day atmosphere/weather, major off-field storylines, and the game’s availability on national TV or streaming service.

This year’s schedule includes a rematch of Super Bowl 59 and of both the AFC and NFC Championship Games. The Super Bowl rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs in Week 2 tops our list.

The NFL schedule includes tripleheaders on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, another Black Friday matchup, and the Chiefs-Chargers Friday night game in Week 1.

Will we get a Super Bowl 60 preview in the mix?

Let's take a look.

NFL 2025-26 Watchability Index: Top 25 Games

Here are the top 25 games ranked by the Bookies.com Watchability Index (BWI) for the 2025-26 NFL season. Games are listed with their week, BWI score, and pre-season spread at DraftKings. Games are listed by highest score first. Ties are broken by point spread, with the lower point spread being deemed more watchable given the probability of a closer outcome.

Top 25 Most Watchable NFL Games 2025

NO.	WEEK	MATCHUP	TV	SPREAD	BWI
1.	Week 2	Eagles at Chiefs	FOX	PHI -1.5	66
2.	Week 4	Ravens at Chiefs	CBS	KC -1.5	65.75
3.	Week 17	Eagles at Bills	FOX	PHI -1.5	65.75
4.	Week 1	Ravens at Bills	NBC	BUF -1.5	65.625
5.	Week 9	Chiefs at Bills	CBS	BUF -4.5	64.5
6.	Week 16	Eagles at Commanders	TBD	PHI -1.5	62
7.	Week 11	Lions at Eagles	NBC	PHI -3.5	61.5
8.	Week 3	Lions at Ravens	ESPN	BAL -3.5	61.25
9.	Week 6	Lions at Chiefs	NBC	KC -3	59.5
10.	Week 10	Eagles at Packers	ESPN	PHI -1.5	59.3
11.	Week 18	Commanders at Eagles	TBD	PHI -4.5	59
12.	Week 11	Chiefs at Broncos	CBS	KC -1.5	58.5
13.	Week 1	Lions at Packers	CBS	GB -1.5	58.5
14.	Week 10	Lions at Commanders	FOX	WAS -1.5	58
15.	Week 1	Chiefs vs. Chargers*	YouTube	KC -3	57.1
16.	Week 15	Lions at Rams	FOX	DET -1.5	56.9
17.	Week 8	Vikings at Chargers	Prime	LAC -3	56.5
18.	Week 18	Ravens at Steelers	TBD	BAL -4.5	56.25
19.	Week 14	Eagles at Chargers	ESPN	PHI -2.5	56
20.	Week 17	Broncos at Chiefs	Prime	KC -4.5	55.5
21.	Week 2	Commanders at Packers	Prime	GB -1.5	55.1
22.	Week 14	Bengals at Bills	FOX	BUF -5.5	54.7
23.	Week 17	Lions at Vikings	Netflix	DET -2.5	53.7
24.	Week 13	Packers at Lions	FOX	DET -2.5	53.3
25.	Week 17	Ravens at Packers	TBD	BAL -1.5	53.05

(*) - Denotes Game Played In Brazil

Super Bowl 59 Rematch Tops Watchability List

The top game on the BWI this season occurs in Week 2, when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of Super Bowl 59 and 57. Kickoff is at 4:25 p.m on September 14 Fox and seven-time Super Bowl champion QB Tom Brady will be in the booth.

The Eagles opened as 1.5-point favorites at DraftKings.

The Eagles rolled past the Eagles 40-22 in OT this past February in Super Bowl 59.

The NFL front-loads its schedule. This season, 6 of the top 25 games are in the first 3 weeks of the season.

NFL 2025-26 Watchability Index: Bottom 25 Games

Here are the bottom 25 games ranked by the Bookies.com Watchability Index (BWI) for 2025-26 NFL season. Games are listed with their week, BWI score, and spread at DraftKings. Games are listed by lower score first. Ties are broken by point spread, with the highest point spread being deemed less watchable given the probability of a more lopsided outcome.

Top 25 Least Watchable NFL Games 2025

NO	WEEK	MATCHUP	TV	SPREAD	BWI SCORE
1.	Week 18	Titans at Jaguars	TBD	JAX -4.5	28.35
2.	Week 18	Panthers at Buccaneers	TBD	TB -7	28.6
3.	Week 18	Browns at Bengals	TBD	CIN -8.5	28.7
4.	Week 2	49ers at Saints	FOX	SF -7	28.85
5.	Week 4	Saints at Bills	CBS	BUF -12.5	29.15
6.	Week 4	Browns at Lions	FOX	DET -10.5	29.2
7.	Week 5	Titans at Cardinals	CBS	ARI -5.5	29.2
8.	Week 7	Giants at Broncos	CBS	DEN -7.5	29.55
9.	Week 12	Browns at Raiders	CBS	LVR -3.5	29.95
10.	Week 17	Giants at Raiders	TBD	LVR -2.5	29.95
11.	Week 1	Cardinals at Saints	CBS	ARI -3.5	30
12.	Week 2	Browns at Ravens	CBS	BAL -12.5	30
13.	Week 2	Panthers at Cardinals	CBS	ARI -4.5	30.1
14.	Week 3	Jets at Buccaneers	FOX	TB -7.5	30.2
15.	Week 6	Titans at Raiders	FOX	LVR -3.5	30.25
16.	Week 10	Giants at Bears	FOX	CHI -5.5	30.35
17.	Week 10	Saints at Panthers	FOX	CAR -4.5	30.45
18.	Week 14	Saints at Buccaneers	CBS	TB -9.5	30.55
19.	Week 12	Giants at Lions	FOX	DET -8.5	30.55
20.	Week 15	Titans at 49ers	FOX	SF -7.5	30.65
21.	Week 15	Browns at Bears	FOX	CHI -7	30.7
22.	Week 15	Jets at Jaguars	CBS	JAX -4.5	30.75
23.	Week 16	Vikings at Giants	FOX	MIN -2.5	30.875
24.	Week 15	Titans at 49ers	FOX	SF -7	30.95
25.	Week 9	Panthers at Packers	FOX	GB -7.5	31.05

Giants, Browns, Titans Top 'Bottom' List

The New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans each appear 5 times on our Top 25 Least Watchable Games list this season.

Three Week 18 games fill out the bottom of the list. The Tennessee Titans game at Jacksonville in Week 18 rates as the least watchable of all the 272 NFL games this season. The Carolina Panthers game across the state of Florida during Week 18 and the in-state rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns are close behind.

The largest preseason line is has the Bills as 12.5-point favorites at New Orleans in Week 4. That game is the 5th least watchable game this season.

How We Did It

Multiple factors were used in creating an algorithm for the Bookies.com Watchability Index. Each of the 272 games on the NFL schedule were scored for the following:

WIN DISPARITY: Projected Win Totals Combined; Minus Win Total Disparity
ADJUSTED SB ODDS: Weighted Average of Each Team’s Odds To Win The Super Bowl at BetMGM, with the most points going to the team (Kansas City) favored to win the Super Bowl. And the least points given the longest shot on the board (Carolina).
POINT SPREAD: Weighted point spread for each game. A pick’em gets 20 points, a 1-point spread 19 points, a 2-point spread 18 points, and so on.

Individual matchups were also awarded 3 points each if they included:

Are scheduled in prime time or in a national network slot; or are available on Amazon Prime or Netflix
Include a major secondary storyline in addition to the game itself (i.e. Aaron Rodgers’ return to the NFL; a playoff rematch; a traditional rivalry; or offer a potential playoff preview, etc.)
Have potential for extreme weather, or an impactful crowd

Ties are broken by point spread, with the lower point spread being deemed more watchable.

About the Author

Bill Speros

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Bill is an award-winning journalist and editor whose career includes stops at USA Today Sports Network / Golfweek, Cox Media, ESPN, Orlando Sentinel and Denver Post. He's been covering the North American regulated gambling market for almost a decade and has his finger on the pulse for all industry news involving sportsbooks, online casinos, prediction markets and more. Bill placed his first bet at age 11, and his first job was as a paper boy delivering the Boston Herald and Boston Globe. By age 16, he was playing blackjack and getting comped drinks on the Las Vegas Strip. When home, his weekend rotation included trips to Wonderland Greyhound Park and Raynham Greyhound Park. After 30 years in legacy media, Bill wedded his passion for journalism and storytelling with a lifetime of wagering by working at Gambling.com.