Strength of schedule for all 32 NFL teams: Which teams have the hardest, easiest schedule for 2026?
While teams don't know their official schedule yet, they do know their 2026 opponents.
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Free agency and the draft have come and passed. That means just one more significant event is on the way for the NFL's offseason: the schedule release. While teams do know which opponents they'll play this fall, they do not know the order of those games quite yet.
It may be a bit early to start game planning — but because opponents are already pre-determined, all 32 squads do have an idea of how difficult their path to the playoffs may be. Things are sure to change by the time the 2026 season begins, but by using each team's 2025 record, an early strength of schedule can be assessed. Here's a look at the hardest and easiest projected NFL schedules for the 2026 season.
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