2026 New England Patriots Strength of Schedule
How tough the Patriots’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 10, 2026, 3:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 10–14
- Wk 10@ DET#8
- Wk 12@ LAC#29
- Wk 13BUF#1
- Wk 14MIN#9
Average opponent rank 11.8
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-4
- 4 left · 1 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 1-0
- 1 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 3-0
- 3 left · 2 on road
3 of the Patriots’ 4 remaining games against the top third are at home.
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 | ||||
 Dolphins1-7 | 7 | 14.4 | 4 | 13.6 |
 Jets2-7 | 24 | 17.8 | 5 | 14.3 |
 Patriots5-4 | 3 | 13.7 | 11 | 15.4 |
 Bills7-1 | 10 | 15.6 | 25 | 18.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank