Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Straw covers the NFL with a focus on news and analysis. The 2025 NFL season has already hit Week 4, and it’s shaping up to be ...

If there’s a dollar to be made, the NFL will pursue it. The league wants to take over your entire Thanksgiving week as it is “exploring” adding a game on Thanksgiving Eve as early as this year, ESPN’s ...

While the NFL traditionally schedules three games for Thanksgiving Day, the league has yet to take over the Wednesday evening that occurs before the holiday.

Week 7 MNF has two games this week. The Lions and Bucs are the first game, and the second game is between the Texans and the Seahawks. The Lions are 4-2 and have one of the top offenses in the league, ...

There are multiple reasons playing football the night before Thanksgiving makes a lot of sense for the NFL.

Last week, a glum but introspective Jordan Westburg discussed his injury, the latest in a long line of afflictions that have hampered his past two seasons and could impact another. As he did, the ...