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Strength of schedule
How hard each team's schedule has been and how hard it looks, 2026 regular season. Rank 1 is the hardest.Elo SOS and Remaining use the model's current ratings; SOS and SOV use win rates.
31 games are in the books, so win-rate measures (SOS, SOV) are still mostly noise; Elo SOS and Remaining are steadier this early.
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| Team | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAR Los Angeles Rams | 0-1 | 1604 #1 | 1.000 #1 | — #– | 1520 #7 16g |
| NE New England Patriots | 1-1 | 1600 #2 | .750 #4 | .500 #1 | 1508 #12 15g |
| HOU Houston Texans | 0-2 | 1583 #3 | 1.000 #1 | — #– | 1463 #32 15g |
| ARI Arizona Cardinals | 1-1 | 1571 #4 | .500 #14 | .000 #13 | 1524 #4 15g |
| DET Detroit Lions | 1-1 | 1556 #5 | .750 #4 | .500 #1 | 1477 #27 15g |
| DEN Denver Broncos | 1-1 | 1548 #6 | .750 #4 | .500 #1 | 1503 #16 15g |
| NO New Orleans Saints | 1-1 | 1541 #7 | .500 #14 | .500 #1 | 1465 #31 15g |
| BUF Buffalo Bills | 2-0 | 1540 #8 | .250 #22 | .250 #11 | 1502 #17 15g |
| IND Indianapolis Colts | 0-2 | 1538 #9 | .750 #4 | — #– | 1479 #25 15g |
| MIN Minnesota Vikings | 2-0 | 1524 #10 | .500 #14 | .500 #1 | 1494 #21 15g |
| CHI Chicago Bears | 1-1 | 1521 #11 | .750 #4 | .500 #1 | 1527 #3 15g |
| WSH Washington Commanders | 0-2 | 1512 #12 | .750 #4 | — #– | 1504 #15 15g |
| MIA Miami Dolphins | 0-2 | 1509 #13 | 1.000 #1 | — #– | 1530 #2 15g |
| SEA Seattle Seahawks | 2-0 | 1509 #14 | .500 #14 | .500 #1 | 1508 #13 15g |
| KC Kansas City Chiefs | 2-0 | 1507 #15 | .250 #22 | .250 #11 | 1505 #14 15g |
| JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-1 | 1507 #16 | .500 #14 | .500 #1 | 1477 #28 15g |
| PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-1 | 1502 #17 | .250 #22 | .000 #13 | 1490 #23 15g |
| CLE Cleveland Browns | 1-1 | 1500 #18 | .250 #22 | .000 #13 | 1466 #29 15g |
| SF San Francisco 49ers | 2-0 | 1496 #19 | .000 #29 | .000 #13 | 1512 #10 15g |
| CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 2-0 | 1490 #20 | .000 #29 | .000 #13 | 1465 #30 15g |
| GB Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | 1486 #21 | .750 #4 | .500 #1 | 1515 #9 15g |
| ATL Atlanta Falcons | 0-2 | 1478 #22 | .500 #14 | — #– | 1501 #19 15g |
| TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0-2 | 1477 #23 | .750 #4 | — #– | 1490 #22 15g |
| TEN Tennessee Titans | 0-2 | 1476 #24 | .750 #4 | — #– | 1489 #24 15g |
| CAR Carolina Panthers | 1-1 | 1468 #25 | .250 #22 | .000 #13 | 1515 #8 15g |
| NYG New York Giants | 1-0 | 1453 #26 | .500 #14 | .500 #1 | 1501 #18 16g |
| BAL Baltimore Ravens | 1-1 | 1451 #27 | .250 #22 | .000 #13 | 1478 #26 15g |
| LV Las Vegas Raiders | 2-0 | 1437 #28 | .000 #29 | .000 #13 | 1521 #6 15g |
| DAL Dallas Cowboys | 1-1 | 1435 #29 | .333 #21 | .000 #13 | 1509 #11 15g |
| LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 0-2 | 1418 #30 | .750 #4 | — #– | 1539 #1 15g |
| NYJ New York Jets | 1-1 | 1416 #31 | .250 #22 | .000 #13 | 1522 #5 15g |
| PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 2-0 | 1372 #32 | .000 #29 | .000 #13 | 1501 #20 15g |
SOS is the combined win rate of the opponents a team has played; SOV is the same for the opponents it has beaten; Elo SOS is the average current Elo of opponents faced; Remaining is the same for games still to play. Red marks the hardest fifth of the league, green the easiest. Descriptive, not a prediction. Informational only. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.