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There is no better league in the world of sports than the NFL when it comes to owning a day in the offseason, and that was showcased perfectly on Wednesday with the release of the 2025 league schedule. While certain matchups have been teased or leaked over the past couple of weeks, the full schedule came out on Wednesday night, giving football fans an idea of what to expect this coming season.

For Oregon Duck fans, it's something worth paying attention to, as there are 50 former Ducks on NFL rosters at the moment, representing Oregon on 28 of the 32 NFL teams. While that number will undoubtedly cut down by the time the season starts this fall, it's still clear that Oregon has a large footprint at the professional level, and there are a lot of players to keep track of.

So what we did to celebrate the NFL schedule release was take a look at the 10 most important and intriguing games for Duck fans to pay attention to. Whether it's a showcase game for a rookie like Dillon Gabriel or Terrance Ferguson, or a divisional battle between Bo Nix and Justin Herbert, we are bound to have several games that Duck fans will be highly interested in.

Here's our ranking of NFL games that Oregon fans should put on the calendar this year:

Week 1: Commanders vs. Giants​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Washington: OT Josh Conerly Jr. / QB Marcus Mariota

New York: S Jevon Holland / EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux / DL Jordon Riley

Week 3: Broncos at Chargers​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Denver: QB Bo Nix / WR Troy Franklin / OL Alex Forsyth / OL Calvin Throckmorton

Los Angeles: QB Justin Herbert / LB Troy Dye / DL Jamaree Caldwell / CB Nikko Reed

Week 4: Chargers at Giants​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Los Angeles: QB Justin Herbert / LB Troy Dye / DL Jamaree Caldwell / CB Nikko Reed

New York: S Jevon Holland / EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux / DL Jordon Riley

Week 5: Commanders at Chargers​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Washington: OT Josh Conerly Jr. / QB Marcus Mariota

Los Angeles: QB Justin Herbert / LB Troy Dye / DL Jamaree Caldwell / CB Nikko Reed

Week 5: Rams vs. 49ers​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Los Angeles: TE Terrance Ferguson

San Francisco: CB Deommodore Lenoir / RB Jordan James

Week 6: Browns at Steelers​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Cleveland: QB Dillon Gabriel

Pittsburgh: DL Derrick Harmon / OL Steven Jones

Week 7: Broncos at Giants​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Denver: QB Bo Nix / WR Troy Franklin / OL Alex Forsyth / OL Calvin Throckmorton

New York: S Jevon Holland / EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux / DL Jordon Riley

Week 11: Chargers at Jaguars​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Los Angeles: QB Justin Herbert / LB Troy Dye / DL Jamaree Caldwell / CB Nikko Reed

Jacksonville: DL Arik Armstead / CB Jabbar Muhammad / TE Patrick Herbert / TE Johnny Mundt

Week 11: Broncos at Chiefs​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Denver: QB Bo Nix / WR Troy Franklin / OL Alex Forsyth / OL Calvin Throckmorton

Kansas City: LB Jeffrey Bassa

Week 12: Rams vs. Buccaneers​

Oregon Ducks in the Game

Los Angeles: TE Terrance Ferguson

Tampa Bay: RB Bucky Irving / WR Tez Johnson

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This article originally appeared on Ducks Wire: Oregon Football: 10 NFL games for Duck fans to follow closely in 2025

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