2026 New Orleans Saints Strength of Schedule
How tough the Saints’ 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 10–13
- Wk 10CAR#17
- Wk 11@ CHI#11
- Wk 12@ CIN#16
- Wk 13GB#15
Average opponent rank 14.8
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-1
- 1 left · 1 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 1-2
- 7 left · 3 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 0-1
- 3 left · 1 on road
NFC South division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Panthers3-2 | tied for 14 | 16.0 | 8 | 15.3 |
 Falcons2-4 | 10 | 15.2 | 17 | 16.2 |
 Buccaneers1-5 | 9 | 15.0 | 25 | 17.5 |
 Saints2-4 | 11 | 15.3 | 28 | 18.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank