| # | TEAM | RECORD | GP | AVG OPP EPA | DIFFICULTY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TEN Tennessee Titans | 3-14 | 17 | +0.059 | BRUTAL |
| 2 |  LV Las Vegas Raiders | 3-14 | 17 | +0.033 | BRUTAL |
| 3 |  ARI Arizona Cardinals | 3-14 | 17 | +0.030 | BRUTAL |
| 4 |  NYJ New York Jets | 3-14 | 17 | +0.019 | BRUTAL |
| 5 |  HOU Houston Texans | 12-5 | 17 | +0.018 | BRUTAL |
| 6 |  SF San Francisco 49ers | 12-5 | 17 | +0.016 | BRUTAL |
| 7 |  MIN Minnesota Vikings | 9-8 | 17 | +0.016 | HARD |
| 8 |  CAR Carolina Panthers | 8-9 | 17 | +0.015 | HARD |
| 9 |  TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-9 | 17 | +0.015 | HARD |
| 10 |  NYG New York Giants | 4-13 | 17 | +0.013 | HARD |
| 11 |  LAR Los Angeles Rams | 12-5 | 17 | +0.013 | HARD |
| 12 |  CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 6-11 | 17 | +0.012 | HARD |
| 13 |  WAS Washington Commanders | 5-12 | 17 | +0.010 | AVERAGE |
| 14 |  IND Indianapolis Colts | 8-9 | 17 | +0.009 | AVERAGE |
| 15 |  BAL Baltimore Ravens | 8-9 | 17 | +0.007 | AVERAGE |
| 16 |  DET Detroit Lions | 9-8 | 17 | +0.006 | AVERAGE |
| 17 |  KC Kansas City Chiefs | 6-11 | 17 | +0.003 | AVERAGE |
| 18 |  PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7 | 17 | +0.002 | AVERAGE |
| 19 |  PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 11-6 | 17 | +0.000 | AVERAGE |
| 20 |  SEA Seattle Seahawks | 14-3 | 17 | -0.002 | SOFT |
| 21 |  ATL Atlanta Falcons | 8-9 | 17 | -0.009 | SOFT |
| 22 |  GB Green Bay Packers | 9-7-1 | 17 | -0.012 | SOFT |
| 23 |  MIA Miami Dolphins | 7-10 | 17 | -0.014 | SOFT |
| 24 |  NO New Orleans Saints | 6-11 | 17 | -0.019 | SOFT |
| 25 |  LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 11-6 | 17 | -0.019 | SOFT |
| 26 |  CHI Chicago Bears | 11-6 | 17 | -0.019 | EASY |
| 27 |  JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 13-4 | 17 | -0.023 | EASY |
| 28 |  BUF Buffalo Bills | 12-5 | 17 | -0.027 | EASY |
| 29 |  DAL Dallas Cowboys | 7-9-1 | 17 | -0.028 | EASY |
| 30 |  CLE Cleveland Browns | 5-12 | 17 | -0.031 | EASY |
| 31 |  DEN Denver Broncos | 14-3 | 17 | -0.041 | EASY |
| 32 |  NE New England Patriots | 14-3 | 17 | -0.084 | EASY |
METHODOLOGY
Strength of schedule is computed as the average net EPA per play (offensive minus defensive) of each team's opponents across the 2025 season. A higher positive opponent EPA means a tougher slate faced (rank 1). Green bars indicate a soft schedule; red bars indicate a brutal one.
DIVISION DIFFICULTY
1
AFC South
TEN · HOU · IND · JAX
+0.016
AVG OPP EPA
2
NFC West
ARI · SF · LAR · SEA
+0.014
AVG OPP EPA
3
NFC South
CAR · TB · ATL · NO
+0.000
AVG OPP EPA
4
NFC East
NYG · WAS · PHI · DAL
-0.001
AVG OPP EPA
5
NOPUNT ACCURACY BY SCHEDULE DIFFICULTY
64.6%
TOUGH SCHEDULE (1-16)
73-40
70.9%
EASY SCHEDULE (17-32)
112-46
Accuracy when picking teams with tough (rank 1-16) vs easy (rank 17-32) schedules