NFL schedule
Definition
The official timetable of games, dates, times, and matchups for the National Football League (NFL) season, typically released in May for the upcoming fall and winter campaign.
A highly anticipated annual release outlining the 17-game slate for each of the NFL's 32 teams, fueling fantasy drafts, tailgates, and office pool debates.
Examples
The NFL schedule dropped yesterday, and now my fridge calendar looks like a war zone of Sharpie scribbles.
Trying to book a vacation around the NFL schedule is like playing fantasy football with your spouse's approval ratings.
When the NFL schedule pits rivals on prime time three weeks in a row, even vegans start craving hot wings.
My dog knows the NFL schedule better than I do— he starts whining at kickoff time on Sundays.