Updated Tuesday Sep. 19

2023 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 those opponents that each team has faced or will face during the 2023 season. The strength of an opponent is determined by their ranking in our 2023 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
GiantsNYG1-1
NFC East 26
12.5
2
CommandersWSH2-0
NFC East 22
12.7
3
CardinalsARI0-2
NFC West 31
13.6
4
EaglesPHI2-0
NFC East 5
13.8
5
BillsBUF1-1
AFC East 4
13.9
6
PatriotsNE0-2
AFC East 23
14.3
7
DolphinsMIA2-0
AFC East 7
14.5
8
ChargersLAC0-2
AFC West 16
15.3
9
BroncosDEN0-2
AFC West 25
15.3
10
CowboysDAL2-0
NFC East 1
15.5
11
SeahawksSEA1-1
NFC West 17
15.6
12
JetsNYJ1-1
AFC East 9
15.6
13
RamsLAR1-1
NFC West 18
15.7
14
RavensBAL2-0
AFC North 6
15.8
15
BengalsCIN0-2
AFC North 11
16.2
16
49ersSF2-0
NFC West 2
16.3
17
BuccaneersTB2-0
NFC South 21
16.6
18
RaidersOAK1-1
AFC West 27
16.8
19
ChiefsKC1-1
AFC West 3
17.0
20
VikingsMIN0-2
NFC North 20
17.2
21
PanthersCAR0-2
NFC South 29
17.4
22
BearsCHI0-2
NFC North 30
17.6
23
JaguarsJAX1-1
AFC South 14
17.6
24
BrownsCLE1-1
AFC North 8
18.1
25
SteelersPIT1-1
AFC North 19
18.1
26
LionsDET1-1
NFC North 12
18.2
27
ColtsIND1-1
AFC South 28
18.5
28
TitansTEN1-1
AFC South 24
18.6
29
TexansHOU0-2
AFC South 32
18.9
30
PackersGB1-1
NFC North 15
19.0
31
SaintsNO2-0
NFC South 10
20.7
32
FalconsATL2-0
NFC South 13
20.9

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
JetsNYJ1-1
AFC East 9
2.8
2
PatriotsNE0-2
AFC East 23
5.5
3
SteelersPIT1-1
AFC North 19
6.4
4
BengalsCIN0-2
AFC North 11
7.9
5
RamsLAR1-1
NFC West 18
9.8
6
LionsDET1-1
NFC North 12
10.6
7
VikingsMIN0-2
NFC North 20
12.0
8
RaidersOAK1-1
AFC West 27
13.3
9
ChargersLAC0-2
AFC West 16
13.8
10
PanthersCAR0-2
NFC South 29
13.8
11
ChiefsKC1-1
AFC West 3
14.1
12
TitansTEN1-1
AFC South 24
14.3
13
SeahawksSEA1-1
NFC West 17
15.6
14
GiantsNYG1-1
NFC East 26
15.8
15
JaguarsJAX1-1
AFC South 14
15.9
16
BrownsCLE1-1
AFC North 8
16.0
17
TexansHOU0-2
AFC South 32
16.6
18
BearsCHI0-2
NFC North 30
16.9
19
49ersSF2-0
NFC West 2
18.1
20
DolphinsMIA2-0
AFC East 7
18.5
21
CowboysDAL2-0
NFC East 1
19.5
22
BillsBUF1-1
AFC East 4
19.7
23
EaglesPHI2-0
NFC East 5
20.3
24
FalconsATL2-0
NFC South 13
21.8
25
PackersGB1-1
NFC North 15
22.1
26
RavensBAL2-0
AFC North 6
22.4
27
CardinalsARI0-2
NFC West 31
22.7
28
BroncosDEN0-2
AFC West 25
22.9
29
ColtsIND1-1
AFC South 28
23.0
30
BuccaneersTB2-0
NFC South 21
24.4
31
SaintsNO2-0
NFC South 10
25.2
32
CommandersWSH2-0
NFC East 22
26.3