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FILE – Footballs are seen before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders on Jan. 4, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

NFL<\/a> teams tapped into their creativity Thursday night while rolling out a variety of takes revealing their schedules for this season<\/a> with a mixture of art, video games, movie references and yes, even \u201cThe Simpsons.\u201d<\/p>

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They also made sure to poke plenty of fun at upcoming opponents, themselves and offseason flubs.<\/p>\n

The Indianapolis Colts pointed the finger at themselves in their Simpsons\u2019 cartoon<\/a> . First, they referenced the long drought since their last win in Jacksonville<\/a> along with Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge for the team\u2019s road game against the Jaguars.<\/p>\n

The video also had Bart Simpson writing repeatedly on the chalkboard: \u201cWe will not include Tyreek Hill in these videos.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New York Jets went with a \u201c football is ART<\/a> (craft blend)\u201d approach mixing uniquely named daubs of paint colors to mix and draw out their opponents by the date.<\/p>\n

Their season opener against the Titans features colors \u201cDolly Denim\u201d and \u201cBachelorette Blush\u201d for a team in a town known for Dolly Parton and bachelorette parties. Playing the Dolphins uses spray tan, del boca vista, major key and finkle \u2014 a reference to the Ray Finkle character in the 1994 movie \u201cAce Ventura: Pet Detective\u201d \u2014 and raspberry beret and minnetonka blue for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

New Orleans used a \u201cseason forecast\u201d approach<\/a> that included people such Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel. The Los Angeles Rams tapped the movie \u201cNapoleon Dynamite\u201d for \u201cA Dynamite schedule\u201d<\/a> reveal.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers went with a nod to the TV show \u201cBaywatch\u201d protecting Tampa Bay<\/a> , while Las Vegas used Kirk Cousins and rookie Fernando Mendoza in the Raiders’ take<\/a> on the 2008 movie \u201cStep Brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh went long with a video lasting more than 4 minutes, 36 seconds that leaned into local style<\/a> , customs, food and \u201cPittsburghese\u201d with \u201cReady to yinzify your DNA, n\u2019at?\u201d Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.<\/p>

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The Los Angeles Chargers went even longer using Halo Infinite for a reveal video lasting 6:12 and they opened with a post asking if they should make their schedule release video with the game spelling out \u201cNO\u201d with the words \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chargers reminded Baltimore of the Ravens backing out of their trade with the Raiders for Maxx Crosby. <\/a><\/p>\n

They also made an apparent reference to Patriots coach Mike Vrabel’s offseason<\/a> in the headlines with a mention of \u201cNext Photo Dump 1 Mile.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reigning Super Bowl champion<\/a> Seattle Seahawks had actor Josh Lucas introducing the schedule in the form of a cologne commercial,<\/a> with opponents having their own signature scents such as \u201cSubstation\u201d for the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville took advantage<\/a> of perhaps the most famous offseason haircut with quarterback Trevor Lawrence<\/a> getting his long locks cut short on camera after introducing the Jaguars\u2019 schedule that then plays out on the screen edited down to less than 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team\u2019s 2023 schedule reveal. This time<\/a> , the Titans went with \u201cYou never know who you\u2019ll see on the street\u201d set to the Who song \u201cWho Are You\u201d asking random people if they were a big name with a specific opponent.<\/p>\n

The Atlanta Falcons tapped the approach used by the social media account (at)ArtButMakeItSports to preview their schedule release. The Falcons had a thread Thursday morning using \u201cArt but make it our 2026 opponents\u201d featuring paintings<\/a> for each team.<\/p>\n

For the actual release, Atlanta went with a Falcons style \u201cThis is SportsCenter\u201d series of commercials.<\/a><\/p>

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AP NFL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NFL<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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