So much anticipation, so much buildup, so much angst. And then, after a mind-bending flurry, it was over.And that was just my colonoscopy prep, which coincided Thursday with the NFL schedule release. Now, we’ll all await the results. Mine should be available long before September, but I’ll declare myself a winner for getting through it.In that same spirit, let’s highlight some winners and losers from the schedule release.WinnersWeek 1 in primetimeThe schedule makers weren’t messing around with the opening week of games under the lights. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots launch the season with a Wednesday night Super Bowl rematch before the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers duke it out Thursday in Australia. Add Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants on Sunday night and Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football,” and we have a doozy of a Week 1 lineup.Prime viewingThe Rams have a league-high seven games in primetime, which is understandable with reigning MVP Matthew Stafford in the closing stretch of his career and coach Sean McVay still at the top of his game.The Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Chiefs, Cowboys and Green Bay Packers all have six primetime games, while the Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears and 49ers each have five.On the flip side, the schedule makers have determined they do not wish to watch the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals — all of whom have zero primetime games. The Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints are on once each in primetime.Teams on the reboundGoing by opponents’ combined winning percentage in 2025, eight of the nine easiest schedules belong to teams that missed the playoffs in 2025, so the Browns, Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, Titans and Baltimore Ravens have a chance to use their path to return to the postseason. And there was some good fortune for the Houston Texans, who snuck in there with the seventh-easiest schedule after getting to the playoffs for the third year in a row under coach DeMeco Ryans.