Updated Tuesday Dec. 30
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 |
CardinalsARI3-13
|
NFC West | 28 | 1.5 |
| 2 |
49ersSF12-4
|
NFC West | 5 | 1.5 |
| 3 |
ColtsIND8-8
|
AFC South | 17 | 5.0 |
| 4 |
CommandersWSH4-12
|
NFC East | 25 | 5.3 |
| 5 |
SeahawksSEA13-3
|
NFC West | 1 | 5.5 |
| 6 |
TitansTEN3-13
|
AFC South | 30 | 6.0 |
| 7 |
JetsNYJ3-13
|
AFC East | 32 | 7.3 |
| 8 |
ChargersLAC11-5
|
AFC West | 16 | 9.0 |
| 9 |
DolphinsMIA7-9
|
AFC East | 27 | 9.3 |
| 10 |
BearsCHI11-5
|
NFC North | 13 | 9.5 |
| 11 |
VikingsMIN8-8
|
NFC North | 21 | 10.5 |
| 12 |
SteelersPIT9-7
|
AFC North | 15 | 10.8 |
| 13 |
LionsDET8-8
|
NFC North | 10 | 13.0 |
| 14 |
RavensBAL8-8
|
AFC North | 12 | 15.8 |
| 15 |
RaidersOAK2-14
|
AFC West | 31 | 15.8 |
| 16 |
BroncosDEN13-3
|
AFC West | 8 | 16.0 |
| 17 |
TexansHOU11-5
|
AFC South | 3 | 16.8 |
| 18 |
PanthersCAR8-8
|
NFC South | 23 | 18.5 |
| 19 |
BrownsCLE4-12
|
AFC North | 29 | 19.0 |
| 20 |
PackersGB9-6-1
|
NFC North | 11 | 19.8 |
| 21 |
GiantsNYG3-13
|
NFC East | 24 | 19.8 |
| 22 |
SaintsNO6-10
|
NFC South | 26 | 21.5 |
| 23 |
BuccaneersTB7-9
|
NFC South | 18 | 22.8 |
| 24 |
CowboysDAL7-8-1
|
NFC East | 20 | 24.0 |
| 25 |
EaglesPHI11-5
|
NFC East | 4 | 24.5 |
| 26 |
FalconsATL7-9
|
NFC South | 22 | 25.3 |
| 27 |
PatriotsNE13-3
|
AFC East | 9 | 26.8 |
| 28 |
RamsLAR11-5
|
NFC West | 2 | 27.5 |
| 29 |
BengalsCIN6-10
|
AFC North | 19 | 28.8 |
| 30 |
JaguarsJAX12-4
|
AFC South | 6 | 29.8 |
| 31 |
ChiefsKC6-10
|
AFC West | 14 | 30.3 |
| 32 |
BillsBUF11-5
|
AFC East | 7 | 31.8 |
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 |
CardinalsARI3-13
|
NFC West | 28 | 13.2 |
| 2 |
RamsLAR11-5
|
NFC West | 2 | 13.3 |
| 3 |
TitansTEN3-13
|
AFC South | 30 | 13.8 |
| 4 |
TexansHOU11-5
|
AFC South | 3 | 14.5 |
| 5 |
ChiefsKC6-10
|
AFC West | 14 | 14.9 |
| 6 |
VikingsMIN8-8
|
NFC North | 21 | 15.2 |
| 7 |
GiantsNYG3-13
|
NFC East | 24 | 15.2 |
| 8 |
ColtsIND8-8
|
AFC South | 17 | 15.5 |
| 9 |
BuccaneersTB7-9
|
NFC South | 18 | 15.5 |
| 10 |
RaidersOAK2-14
|
AFC West | 31 | 15.5 |
| 11 |
BengalsCIN6-10
|
AFC North | 19 | 15.8 |
| 12 |
JaguarsJAX12-4
|
AFC South | 6 | 15.9 |
| 13 |
LionsDET8-8
|
NFC North | 10 | 16.1 |
| 14 |
PanthersCAR8-8
|
NFC South | 23 | 16.2 |
| 15 |
RavensBAL8-8
|
AFC North | 12 | 16.4 |
| 16 |
EaglesPHI11-5
|
NFC East | 4 | 16.5 |
| 17 |
BrownsCLE4-12
|
AFC North | 29 | 16.6 |
| 18 |
CommandersWSH4-12
|
NFC East | 25 | 16.7 |
| 19 |
SeahawksSEA13-3
|
NFC West | 1 | 16.8 |
| 20 |
SteelersPIT9-7
|
AFC North | 15 | 16.8 |
| 21 |
49ersSF12-4
|
NFC West | 5 | 16.9 |
| 22 |
PackersGB9-6-1
|
NFC North | 11 | 17.0 |
| 23 |
JetsNYJ3-13
|
AFC East | 32 | 17.3 |
| 24 |
BearsCHI11-5
|
NFC North | 13 | 17.5 |
| 25 |
FalconsATL7-9
|
NFC South | 22 | 17.5 |
| 26 |
SaintsNO6-10
|
NFC South | 26 | 17.6 |
| 27 |
CowboysDAL7-8-1
|
NFC East | 20 | 18.1 |
| 28 |
BillsBUF11-5
|
AFC East | 7 | 18.3 |
| 29 |
ChargersLAC11-5
|
AFC West | 16 | 18.4 |
| 30 |
BroncosDEN13-3
|
AFC West | 8 | 18.8 |
| 31 |
DolphinsMIA7-9
|
AFC East | 27 | 19.2 |
| 32 |
PatriotsNE13-3
|
AFC East | 9 | 22.0 |