2026 Buffalo Bills Strength of Schedule
How tough the Bills’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 13–16
- Wk 13@ NE#6
- Wk 14@ GB#15
- Wk 15CHI#11
- Wk 16@ DEN#5
Average opponent rank 9.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-1
- 6 left · 3 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 2-0
- 1 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 2-0
- 4 left · 2 on road
AFC East division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Dolphins0-5 | 2 | 11.0 | 3 | 14.3 |
 Jets2-4 | 13 | 15.8 | tied for 12 | 15.7 |
 Patriots4-2 | 7 | 13.7 | 15 | 16.1 |
 Bills5-1 | 12 | 15.7 | 18 | 16.4 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank