Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season opens with three Thursday games as the NFL continues to grow its Christmas Day schedule. The league has set kickoff times for the games to resemble a typical Sunday slate of games, with a 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. start time over the course of the day.
First up, the Dallas Cowboys will visit the Washington Commanders in the early timeslot. The Detroit Lions will then take on their NFC North division rivals, the Minnesota Vikings, in the late position. The night game will feature the Denver Broncos at the Kansas City Chiefs. The first two games will be on Netflix, while the night game will be on Amazon Prime Video.
Even as we enjoy the holiday today, we are back with our contributor picks for the straight-up winner in each contest. While we run the pool based on who wins, our contributors can also make picks against the spread and on the point total for each game. You can check out all of our picks below, presented using Tallysight.
This year, Tallysight also introduced a way for you to get into the picks. You can sign up to join the community in the widget below and make your predictions for each game. Can the community do better than our contributors? There is only one way to find out.
Week 17Christmas day
All odds by FanDuel sportsbook.
Dallas Cowboys (-8.5) at Washington Commanders – 1 p.m. Eastern
Detroit Lions (-7.5) at Minnesota Vikings – 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Denver Broncos (-13.5) at Kansas City Chiefs – 8:15 p.m. Eastern
Week 15 Results
The Phinsider Community (11-5)
Sumeet Jena (11-5)
James McKinney (10-6)
Kevin Nogle (10-6)
Marek Brave (8-8)
2025 Standings
(Through Week 16)
Sumeet Jena (158-81-1)
James McKinney (152-87-1)
Marek Brave (149-90-1)
Kevin Nogle (148-91-1)
Week 17 – Christmas picks
See More:
