Updated Friday Dec. 12

2025 NFL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 32 NFL teams.

Our NFL Strength of Schedule rankings represents the average difficulty of opponents that each team has faced or will face during the 2025 season. The strength of an opponent is determined by their ranking in our Composite NFL Power Rankings. A low opponent average ranking (opp avg) indicates a difficult schedule, whereas a high opponent average ranking suggests an easier schedule.

NFL Strength of Schedule Remaining

Our Strength of Schedule Remaining rankings show the average difficulty of opponents each team will face for the rest of the season.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK
AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
ColtsIND8-5
AFC South 15
7.0
2
BroncosDEN11-2
AFC West 10
9.3
3
ChargersLAC9-4
AFC West 14
10.2
4
RaidersOAK2-11
AFC West 31
11.9
5
SeahawksSEA10-3
NFC West 2
12.0
6
BearsCHI9-4
NFC North 16
12.1
7
CardinalsARI3-10
NFC West 24
13.2
8
LionsDET8-5
NFC North 4
13.5
9
RavensBAL6-7
AFC North 13
13.7
10
TitansTEN2-11
AFC South 32
13.8
11
VikingsMIN5-8
NFC North 20
14.0
12
RamsLAR10-3
NFC West 1
14.2
13
JetsNYJ3-10
AFC East 30
14.2
14
PackersGB9-3-1
NFC North 3
14.7
15
BrownsCLE3-10
AFC North 28
15.0
16
CommandersWSH3-10
NFC East 26
15.5
17
49ersSF9-4
NFC West 9
16.2
18
DolphinsMIA6-7
AFC East 22
16.7
19
PanthersCAR7-6
NFC South 23
16.9
20
SteelersPIT7-6
AFC North 17
17.7
21
FalconsATL5-9
NFC South 25
17.9
22
PatriotsNE11-2
AFC East 12
18.0
23
BillsBUF9-4
AFC East 5
19.5
24
TexansHOU8-5
AFC South 6
20.5
25
ChiefsKC6-7
AFC West 7
21.1
26
CowboysDAL6-6-1
NFC East 19
21.2
27
JaguarsJAX9-4
AFC South 11
21.2
28
EaglesPHI8-5
NFC East 8
21.4
29
BengalsCIN4-9
AFC North 21
22.2
30
BuccaneersTB7-7
NFC South 18
23.4
31
GiantsNYG2-11
NFC East 27
23.5
32
SaintsNO3-10
NFC South 29
27.4

NFL Strength of Schedule Played

Our Strength of Schedule Played shows the current average ranking for each opponent that a given team has faced to date.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK
AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
TexansHOU8-5
AFC South 6
12.7
2
GiantsNYG2-11
NFC East 27
12.7
3
TitansTEN2-11
AFC South 32
13.2
4
CardinalsARI3-10
NFC West 24
13.5
5
EaglesPHI8-5
NFC East 8
14.2
6
ChiefsKC6-7
AFC West 7
14.4
7
BengalsCIN4-9
AFC North 21
14.6
8
JaguarsJAX9-4
AFC South 11
14.6
9
BuccaneersTB7-7
NFC South 18
15.0
10
VikingsMIN5-8
NFC North 20
15.2
11
RamsLAR10-3
NFC West 1
15.4
12
SaintsNO3-10
NFC South 29
15.5
13
CommandersWSH3-10
NFC East 26
15.5
14
SteelersPIT7-6
AFC North 17
15.7
15
RaidersOAK2-11
AFC West 31
16.0
16
RavensBAL6-7
AFC North 13
16.1
17
LionsDET8-5
NFC North 4
16.5
18
PanthersCAR7-6
NFC South 23
16.6
19
CowboysDAL6-6-1
NFC East 19
16.7
20
49ersSF9-4
NFC West 9
16.9
21
ColtsIND8-5
AFC South 15
17.6
22
BrownsCLE3-10
AFC North 28
17.7
23
FalconsATL5-9
NFC South 25
18.0
24
JetsNYJ3-10
AFC East 30
18.2
25
PackersGB9-3-1
NFC North 3
18.4
26
SeahawksSEA10-3
NFC West 2
18.4
27
BearsCHI9-4
NFC North 16
18.5
28
BillsBUF9-4
AFC East 5
18.9
29
ChargersLAC9-4
AFC West 14
19.4
30
DolphinsMIA6-7
AFC East 22
19.6
31
BroncosDEN11-2
AFC West 10
20.2
32
PatriotsNE11-2
AFC East 12
23.7