Schedule strength

2026 schedule strength

Strength is the average of each club's opponents' expected wins for the season, one per game, set before the first kickoff, read Sep 7. Hardest first, the 9 highest opponents shaded (10.5 or more), weeks 1 to 5 are played, so faded.

Every club's schedule, hardest first
Club	Rank	Strength	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18
Arizona Cardinals Trey McBride	1	9.3	at LAC 9.5	vs SEA 10.5	at SF 9.5	at NYG 7.5	vs DET 10.5	at LAR 11.5	vs DEN 9.5	at DAL 9.5	at SEA 10.5	vs LAR 11.5	at KC 10.5	vs WSH 7.5	vs PHI 10.5	Bye	vs NYJ 5.5	at NO 7.5	vs LV 6.5	vs SF 9.5
Miami Dolphins Malik Washington	2	9.1	at LV 6.5	at SF 9.5	vs KC 10.5	at MIN 8.5	vs CIN 10.5	Bye	at NYJ 5.5	vs NE 10.5	vs DET 10.5	at IND 7.5	at BUF 10.5	vs NYJ 5.5	at DEN 9.5	vs CHI 9.5	at GB 9.5	vs LAC 9.5	vs BUF 10.5	at NE 10.5
Carolina Panthers Tetairoa McMillan	3	8.9	vs CHI 9.5	at ATL 7.5	at CLE 5.5	vs DET 10.5	Bye	at PHI 10.5	vs TB 8.5	at GB 9.5	vs DEN 9.5	at NO 7.5	vs BAL 11.5	at TB 8.5	at MIN 8.5	vs NO 7.5	vs CIN 10.5	at PIT 8.5	vs SEA 10.5	vs ATL 7.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bucky Irving	4	8.8	at CIN 10.5	vs CLE 5.5	vs MIN 8.5	vs GB 9.5	at DAL 9.5	vs PIT 8.5	at CAR 7.5	vs ATL 7.5	at CHI 9.5	Bye	at DET 10.5	vs CAR 7.5	vs LAC 9.5	at BAL 11.5	vs NO 7.5	at ATL 7.5	vs LAR 11.5	at NO 7.5
Atlanta Falcons Bijan Robinson	5	8.7	at PIT 8.5	vs CAR 7.5	at GB 9.5	at NO 7.5	vs BAL 11.5	vs CHI 9.5	vs SF 9.5	at TB 8.5	vs CIN 10.5	vs KC 10.5	Bye	at MIN 8.5	vs DET 10.5	at CLE 5.5	at WSH 7.5	vs TB 8.5	vs NO 7.5	at CAR 7.5
Green Bay Packers Christian Watson	6	8.7	at MIN 8.5	at NYJ 5.5	vs ATL 7.5	at TB 8.5	vs CHI 9.5	vs DAL 9.5	at DET 10.5	vs CAR 7.5	at NE 10.5	vs MIN 8.5	Bye	at LAR 11.5	at NO 7.5	vs BUF 10.5	vs MIA 3.5	at CHI 9.5	vs HOU 9.5	vs DET 10.5
Pittsburgh Steelers Jaylen Warren	7	8.7	vs ATL 7.5	at NE 10.5	vs CIN 10.5	at CLE 5.5	vs IND 7.5	at TB 8.5	at NO 7.5	vs CLE 5.5	Bye	at CIN 10.5	at PHI 10.5	vs DEN 9.5	vs HOU 9.5	at JAX 8.5	vs BAL 11.5	vs CAR 7.5	at TEN 6.5	at BAL 11.5
Washington Commanders Jacory Croskey-Merritt	8	8.7	at PHI 10.5	at DAL 9.5	vs SEA 10.5	vs IND 7.5	vs NYG 7.5	at SF 9.5	Bye	vs PHI 10.5	vs LAR 11.5	at NYG 7.5	vs CIN 10.5	at ARI 3.5	at TEN 6.5	vs HOU 9.5	vs ATL 7.5	at MIN 8.5	at JAX 8.5	vs DAL 9.5
Chicago Bears D'Andre Swift	9	8.7	at CAR 7.5	vs MIN 8.5	vs PHI 10.5	vs NYJ 5.5	at GB 9.5	at ATL 7.5	vs NE 10.5	at SEA 10.5	vs TB 8.5	Bye	vs NO 7.5	at DET 10.5	vs JAX 8.5	at MIA 3.5	at BUF 10.5	vs GB 9.5	vs DET 10.5	at MIN 8.5
Dallas Cowboys CeeDee Lamb	10	8.7	at NYG 7.5	vs WSH 7.5	vs BAL 11.5	at HOU 9.5	vs TB 8.5	at GB 9.5	at PHI 10.5	vs ARI 3.5	at IND 7.5	vs SF 9.5	vs TEN 6.5	vs PHI 10.5	at SEA 10.5	Bye	at LAR 11.5	vs JAX 8.5	vs NYG 7.5	at WSH 7.5
Jacksonville Jaguars Parker Washington	11	8.7	vs CLE 5.5	at DEN 9.5	vs NE 10.5	at CIN 10.5	vs PHI 10.5	vs HOU 9.5	Bye	vs IND 7.5	at BAL 11.5	at TEN 6.5	at NYG 7.5	vs TEN 6.5	at CHI 9.5	vs PIT 8.5	at HOU 9.5	at DAL 9.5	vs WSH 7.5	at IND 7.5
Los Angeles Chargers Omarion Hampton	12	8.7	vs ARI 3.5	vs LV 6.5	at BUF 10.5	at SEA 10.5	vs DEN 9.5	at KC 10.5	Bye	at LAR 11.5	vs HOU 9.5	at BAL 11.5	vs NYJ 5.5	vs NE 10.5	at TB 8.5	at LV 6.5	vs SF 9.5	at MIA 3.5	vs KC 10.5	at DEN 9.5
Seattle Seahawks Jaxon Smith-Njigba	13	8.7	vs NE 10.5	at ARI 3.5	at WSH 7.5	vs LAC 9.5	vs SF 9.5	at DEN 9.5	vs KC 10.5	vs CHI 9.5	vs ARI 3.5	at LV 6.5	Bye	at SF 9.5	vs DAL 9.5	vs NYG 7.5	at PHI 10.5	vs LAR 11.5	at CAR 7.5	at LAR 11.5
Los Angeles Rams Kyren Williams	14	8.6	vs SF 9.5	vs NYG 7.5	at DEN 9.5	at PHI 10.5	vs BUF 10.5	vs ARI 3.5	at LV 6.5	vs LAC 9.5	at WSH 7.5	at ARI 3.5	Bye	vs GB 9.5	vs KC 10.5	at SF 9.5	vs DAL 9.5	at SEA 10.5	at TB 8.5	vs SEA 10.5
Buffalo Bills James Cook III	15	8.6	at HOU 9.5	vs DET 10.5	vs LAC 9.5	vs NE 10.5	at LAR 11.5	at LV 6.5	Bye	vs BAL 11.5	at MIN 8.5	at NYJ 5.5	vs MIA 3.5	vs KC 10.5	at NE 10.5	at GB 9.5	vs CHI 9.5	at DEN 9.5	at MIA 3.5	vs NYJ 5.5
Houston Texans Nico Collins	16	8.6	vs BUF 10.5	vs CIN 10.5	at IND 7.5	vs DAL 9.5	at TEN 6.5	at JAX 8.5	vs NYG 7.5	Bye	at LAC 9.5	at CLE 5.5	vs IND 7.5	vs BAL 11.5	at PIT 8.5	at WSH 7.5	vs JAX 8.5	at PHI 10.5	at GB 9.5	vs TEN 6.5
New York Giants Isaiah Likely	17	8.6	vs DAL 9.5	at LAR 11.5	vs TEN 6.5	vs ARI 3.5	at WSH 7.5	vs NO 7.5	at HOU 9.5	Bye	at PHI 10.5	vs WSH 7.5	vs JAX 8.5	at IND 7.5	vs SF 9.5	at SEA 10.5	vs CLE 5.5	at DET 10.5	at DAL 9.5	vs PHI 10.5
Minnesota Vikings Aaron Jones Sr.	18	8.5	vs GB 9.5	at CHI 9.5	at TB 8.5	vs MIA 3.5	at NO 7.5	Bye	vs IND 7.5	at DET 10.5	vs BUF 10.5	at GB 9.5	at SF 9.5	vs ATL 7.5	vs CAR 7.5	at NE 10.5	vs DET 10.5	vs WSH 7.5	at NYJ 5.5	vs CHI 9.5
Tennessee Titans Carnell Tate	19	8.5	vs NYJ 5.5	vs PHI 10.5	at NYG 7.5	at BAL 11.5	vs HOU 9.5	at IND 7.5	vs CLE 5.5	at CIN 10.5	Bye	vs JAX 8.5	at DAL 9.5	at JAX 8.5	vs WSH 7.5	at DET 10.5	vs IND 7.5	at LV 6.5	vs PIT 8.5	at HOU 9.5
Cleveland Browns Quinshon Judkins	20	8.4	at JAX 8.5	at TB 8.5	vs CAR 7.5	vs PIT 8.5	at NYJ 5.5	vs BAL 11.5	at TEN 6.5	at PIT 8.5	at NO 7.5	vs HOU 9.5	Bye	vs LV 6.5	vs CIN 10.5	vs ATL 7.5	at NYG 7.5	at BAL 11.5	vs IND 7.5	at CIN 10.5
Las Vegas Raiders Ashton Jeanty	21	8.4	vs MIA 3.5	at LAC 9.5	at NO 7.5	vs KC 10.5	at NE 10.5	vs BUF 10.5	vs LAR 11.5	at NYJ 5.5	at SF 9.5	vs SEA 10.5	at DEN 9.5	at CLE 5.5	Bye	vs LAC 9.5	vs DEN 9.5	vs TEN 6.5	at ARI 3.5	at KC 10.5
Denver Broncos Jaylen Waddle	22	8.4	at KC 10.5	vs JAX 8.5	vs LAR 11.5	at SF 9.5	at LAC 9.5	vs SEA 10.5	at ARI 3.5	vs KC 10.5	at CAR 7.5	Bye	vs LV 6.5	at PIT 8.5	vs MIA 3.5	at NYJ 5.5	at LV 6.5	vs BUF 10.5	at NE 10.5	vs LAC 9.5
Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Taylor	23	8.4	vs BAL 11.5	at KC 10.5	vs HOU 9.5	at WSH 7.5	at PIT 8.5	vs TEN 6.5	at MIN 8.5	at JAX 8.5	vs DAL 9.5	vs MIA 3.5	at HOU 9.5	vs NYG 7.5	Bye	at PHI 10.5	at TEN 6.5	vs CIN 10.5	at CLE 5.5	vs JAX 8.5
Baltimore Ravens Derrick Henry	24	8.3	at IND 7.5	vs NO 7.5	at DAL 9.5	vs TEN 6.5	at ATL 7.5	at CLE 5.5	vs CIN 10.5	at BUF 10.5	vs JAX 8.5	vs LAC 9.5	at CAR 7.5	at HOU 9.5	Bye	vs TB 8.5	at PIT 8.5	vs CLE 5.5	at CIN 10.5	vs PIT 8.5
Kansas City Chiefs Kenneth Walker III	25	8.3	vs DEN 9.5	vs IND 7.5	at MIA 3.5	at LV 6.5	Bye	vs LAC 9.5	at SEA 10.5	at DEN 9.5	vs NYJ 5.5	at ATL 7.5	vs ARI 3.5	at BUF 10.5	at LAR 11.5	at CIN 10.5	vs NE 10.5	vs SF 9.5	at LAC 9.5	vs LV 6.5
Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts	26	8.3	vs WSH 7.5	at TEN 6.5	at CHI 9.5	vs LAR 11.5	at JAX 8.5	vs CAR 7.5	vs DAL 9.5	at WSH 7.5	vs NYG 7.5	Bye	vs PIT 8.5	at DAL 9.5	at ARI 3.5	vs IND 7.5	vs SEA 10.5	vs HOU 9.5	at SF 9.5	at NYG 7.5
San Francisco 49ers Christian McCaffrey	27	8.3	at LAR 11.5	vs MIA 3.5	vs ARI 3.5	vs DEN 9.5	at SEA 10.5	vs WSH 7.5	at ATL 7.5	Bye	vs LV 6.5	at DAL 9.5	vs MIN 8.5	vs SEA 10.5	at NYG 7.5	vs LAR 11.5	at LAC 9.5	at KC 10.5	vs PHI 10.5	at ARI 3.5
New England Patriots Rhamondre Stevenson	28	8.3	at SEA 10.5	vs PIT 8.5	at JAX 8.5	at BUF 10.5	vs LV 6.5	vs NYJ 5.5	at CHI 9.5	at MIA 3.5	vs GB 9.5	at DET 10.5	Bye	at LAC 9.5	vs BUF 10.5	vs MIN 8.5	at KC 10.5	at NYJ 5.5	vs DEN 9.5	vs MIA 3.5
New Orleans Saints Chris Olave	29	8.1	at DET 10.5	at BAL 11.5	vs LV 6.5	vs ATL 7.5	vs MIN 8.5	at NYG 7.5	vs PIT 8.5	Bye	vs CLE 5.5	vs CAR 7.5	at CHI 9.5	at CIN 10.5	vs GB 9.5	at CAR 7.5	at TB 8.5	vs ARI 3.5	at ATL 7.5	vs TB 8.5
New York Jets Garrett Wilson	30	8.1	at TEN 6.5	vs GB 9.5	at DET 10.5	at CHI 9.5	vs CLE 5.5	at NE 10.5	vs MIA 3.5	vs LV 6.5	at KC 10.5	vs BUF 10.5	at LAC 9.5	at MIA 3.5	Bye	vs DEN 9.5	at ARI 3.5	vs NE 10.5	vs MIN 8.5	at BUF 10.5
Cincinnati Bengals Chase Brown	31	8.0	vs TB 8.5	at HOU 9.5	at PIT 8.5	vs JAX 8.5	at MIA 3.5	Bye	at BAL 11.5	vs TEN 6.5	at ATL 7.5	vs PIT 8.5	at WSH 7.5	vs NO 7.5	at CLE 5.5	vs KC 10.5	at CAR 7.5	at IND 7.5	vs BAL 11.5	vs CLE 5.5
Detroit Lions Jahmyr Gibbs	32	7.9	vs NO 7.5	at BUF 10.5	vs NYJ 5.5	at CAR 7.5	at ARI 3.5	Bye	vs GB 9.5	vs MIN 8.5	at MIA 3.5	vs NE 10.5	vs TB 8.5	vs CHI 9.5	at ATL 7.5	vs TEN 6.5	at MIN 8.5	vs NYG 7.5	at CHI 9.5	at GB 9.5