It’s the First Sunday Without Football Since August, and the NFL World Is Reacting Accordingly

The next NFL football game is over 160 days away.

It's the first weekend without NFL football since August. / BILL INGRAM/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

Somehow, it's only been a week since the Philadelphia Eagles took down the Kansas City Chiefs in dramatic fashion by a score of 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

It's certainly been an eventful seven days since then, but now that the dust has settled and the championship parade down Broad Street is complete, the NFL world is coming to the harsh realization that football season is officially over.

Here are some of the best—and saddest—reactions that have come across the X (formerly Twitter) ob this devastating Sunday:

Sundays just aren’t the same without football.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 16, 2025

Doing normal activities on Sundays now that football season is over pic.twitter.com/nT4xkJIuIe

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) February 16, 2025

“First Sunday no football” tweet day pic.twitter.com/jVOxTrTTyS

— chris long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2025

when it’s 1pm sunday with no football pic.twitter.com/xSMO5e1QAU

— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) February 16, 2025

It’s the first Sunday without football

pic.twitter.com/lWhdl9Psot

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 16, 2025

Waking up on a Sunday without football to look forward to 👎

— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) February 16, 2025

Wakin up on Sunday with no football pic.twitter.com/waeYzhOmep

— Nickmercs (@NICKMERCS) February 16, 2025

How weird is this Sunday without the #NFL?!

— Jim Rome (@jimrome) February 16, 2025

Woke up on a Sunday with no football 😭 pic.twitter.com/tH3i3pCbvI

— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) February 16, 2025

Cheers to the first Sunday without football since August…much needed break. 🍻 pic.twitter.com/GlbialXpmr

— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) February 16, 2025

First Sunday without football since August:pic.twitter.com/vQnV9HYhlZ

— ESPN BET (@ESPNBET) February 16, 2025

The first Sunday without football after the NFL season is always a jarring reminder about how empty life would be without the gift that is football.

I can't fathom choosing to do this each week; knowing there's a football game on and opting out? Crazy.

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) February 16, 2025

Question:

Now that football is over, how are you going to spend your Sundays?

— Games with Names (@gameswithnames) February 16, 2025

The first Sunday without football for a while 😢 pic.twitter.com/YoNpGEsEWS

— FanDuel (@FanDuel) February 16, 2025

What are we supposed to do on Sundays now?

— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) February 16, 2025

While the bad news is that NFL football won't be back until the annual Hall of Fame Game—which will place this year on Thursday, July 31 in Canton, Ohio—the good news is: the league's calendar is cyclical.

The NFL combine is fast approaching at the end of this month, free agency opens in March and the draft will be here at the end of April.

Truly, the NFL never sleeps.

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