teams tapped into their creativity Thursday night while rolling out a variety of takes revealing their schedules for with a mixture of art, video games, movie references and yes, even 鈥淭he Simpsons.鈥�
They also made sure to poke plenty of fun at upcoming opponents, themselves and offseason flubs.
The Indianapolis Colts pointed the finger at themselves in their . First, they referenced the long drought since along with Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge for the team鈥檚 road game against the Jaguars.
The video also had Bart Simpson writing repeatedly on the chalkboard: 鈥淲e will not include Tyreek Hill in these videos.鈥�
The New York Jets went with a 鈥� (craft blend)鈥� approach mixing uniquely named daubs of paint colors to mix and draw out their opponents by the date.
Their season opener against the Titans features colors 鈥淒olly Denim鈥� and 鈥淏achelorette Blush鈥� 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 鈥� a reference to the Ray Finkle character in the 1994 movie 鈥淎ce Ventura: Pet Detective” 鈥� and raspberry beret and minnetonka blue for the Vikings.
New Orleans used a that included people such Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel. The Los Angeles Rams tapped the movie 鈥淣apoleon Dynamite鈥� for reveal.
The Buccaneers went with a nod to the TV show 鈥淏aywatch” , while Las Vegas used Kirk Cousins and rookie Fernando Mendoza in on the 2008 movie 鈥淪tep Brothers.鈥�
Pittsburgh went long with a video lasting more than 4 minutes, 36 seconds that leaned into , customs, food and 鈥淧ittsburghese鈥� with 鈥淩eady to yinzify your DNA, n’at?” Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.
Video game style
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 鈥淣O鈥� with the words 鈥測es.鈥�
The Chargers reminded Baltimore of the Ravens backing out of their trade with the Raiders for
They also made an apparent reference to in the headlines with a mention of “Next Photo Dump 1 Mile.鈥�
Smells like a champion
The reigning Seattle Seahawks had actor Josh Lucas introducing the schedule in the form of a with opponents having their own signature scents such as 鈥淪ubstation鈥� for the San Francisco 49ers.
Short but sweet
of perhaps the most famous offseason haircut with quarterback getting his long locks cut short on camera after introducing the Jaguars’ schedule that then plays out on the screen edited down to less than 2 minutes.
Fan assistance
The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal. , the Titans went with 鈥淵ou never know who you’ll see on the street鈥� set to the Who song 鈥淲ho Are You鈥� asking random people if they were a big name with a specific opponent.
Artistic reveal tease
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 鈥淎rt but make it our 2026 opponents鈥� for each team.
For the actual release, Atlanta went with a Falcons style 鈥淭his is SportsCenter鈥�
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