Updated Tuesday Sep. 29
2026 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 2026 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 |
ChargersLAC0-3
|
AFC West | 20 | 12.9 |
| 2 |
SeahawksSEA2-1
|
NFC West | 2 | 13.0 |
| 3 |
CardinalsARI1-2
|
NFC West | 28 | 13.1 |
| 4 |
RaidersOAK3-0
|
AFC West | 16 | 13.3 |
| 5 |
49ersSF3-0
|
NFC West | 1 | 14.2 |
| 6 |
ChiefsKC3-0
|
AFC West | 3 | 14.4 |
| 7 |
DolphinsMIA0-3
|
AFC East | 32 | 14.5 |
| 8 |
RamsLAR1-2
|
NFC West | 6 | 14.6 |
| 9 |
PackersGB1-2
|
NFC North | 21 | 15.2 |
| 10 |
JetsNYJ1-2
|
AFC East | 29 | 15.5 |
| 11 |
TitansTEN0-3
|
AFC South | 31 | 15.6 |
| 12 |
FalconsATL1-2
|
NFC South | 27 | 15.8 |
| 13 |
GiantsNYG2-1
|
NFC East | 25 | 15.9 |
| 14 |
BroncosDEN2-1
|
AFC West | 9 | 16.1 |
| 15 |
PatriotsNE1-2
|
AFC East | 13 | 16.2 |
| 16 |
PanthersCAR1-2
|
NFC South | 24 | 16.3 |
| 17 |
EaglesPHI2-1
|
NFC East | 15 | 16.3 |
| 18 |
BillsBUF3-0
|
AFC East | 4 | 16.4 |
| 19 |
BearsCHI2-1
|
NFC North | 11 | 16.6 |
| 20 |
CommandersWSH1-2
|
NFC East | 23 | 16.9 |
| 21 |
CowboysDAL1-2
|
NFC East | 14 | 17.2 |
| 22 |
VikingsMIN3-0
|
NFC North | 7 | 17.6 |
| 23 |
SteelersPIT2-1
|
AFC North | 18 | 17.8 |
| 24 |
BuccaneersTB0-3
|
NFC South | 30 | 18.0 |
| 25 |
ColtsIND1-2
|
AFC South | 22 | 18.7 |
| 26 |
BrownsCLE2-1
|
AFC North | 26 | 18.7 |
| 27 |
TexansHOU0-3
|
AFC South | 17 | 18.9 |
| 28 |
JaguarsJAX2-1
|
AFC South | 5 | 19.0 |
| 29 |
RavensBAL2-1
|
AFC North | 8 | 19.0 |
| 30 |
BengalsCIN2-1
|
AFC North | 10 | 19.3 |
| 31 |
LionsDET2-1
|
NFC North | 12 | 20.3 |
| 32 |
SaintsNO1-2
|
NFC South | 19 | 21.5 |
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 |
BroncosDEN2-1
|
AFC West | 9 | 5.4 |
| 2 |
DolphinsMIA0-3
|
AFC East | 32 | 7.1 |
| 3 |
CardinalsARI1-2
|
NFC West | 28 | 8.5 |
| 4 |
PatriotsNE1-2
|
AFC East | 13 | 9.4 |
| 5 |
ColtsIND1-2
|
AFC South | 22 | 10.0 |
| 6 |
CommandersWSH1-2
|
NFC East | 23 | 10.9 |
| 7 |
SaintsNO1-2
|
NFC South | 19 | 11.8 |
| 8 |
TexansHOU0-3
|
AFC South | 17 | 11.9 |
| 9 |
RamsLAR1-2
|
NFC West | 6 | 12.3 |
| 10 |
BuccaneersTB0-3
|
NFC South | 30 | 14.6 |
| 11 |
BearsCHI2-1
|
NFC North | 11 | 15.3 |
| 12 |
ChargersLAC0-3
|
AFC West | 20 | 15.3 |
| 13 |
JaguarsJAX2-1
|
AFC South | 5 | 16.1 |
| 14 |
BillsBUF3-0
|
AFC East | 4 | 16.7 |
| 15 |
SteelersPIT2-1
|
AFC North | 18 | 16.8 |
| 16 |
LionsDET2-1
|
NFC North | 12 | 17.2 |
| 17 |
GiantsNYG2-1
|
NFC East | 25 | 17.4 |
| 18 |
CowboysDAL1-2
|
NFC East | 14 | 18.4 |
| 19 |
BrownsCLE2-1
|
AFC North | 26 | 18.8 |
| 20 |
RavensBAL2-1
|
AFC North | 8 | 18.8 |
| 21 |
VikingsMIN3-0
|
NFC North | 7 | 19.9 |
| 22 |
SeahawksSEA2-1
|
NFC West | 2 | 20.6 |
| 23 |
PackersGB1-2
|
NFC North | 21 | 20.7 |
| 24 |
ChiefsKC3-0
|
AFC West | 3 | 20.9 |
| 25 |
PanthersCAR1-2
|
NFC South | 24 | 20.9 |
| 26 |
JetsNYJ1-2
|
AFC East | 29 | 21.0 |
| 27 |
EaglesPHI2-1
|
NFC East | 15 | 21.0 |
| 28 |
FalconsATL1-2
|
NFC South | 27 | 21.0 |
| 29 |
BengalsCIN2-1
|
AFC North | 10 | 21.8 |
| 30 |
49ersSF3-0
|
NFC West | 1 | 21.8 |
| 31 |
TitansTEN0-3
|
AFC South | 31 | 22.5 |
| 32 |
RaidersOAK3-0
|
AFC West | 16 | 24.1 |
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