2026 NFL Schedule Grid: Every Game for Every Team

The 2026 NFL regular season schedule grid is now available below, featuring all 272 games for every team from Week 1 through Week 18.

Below is a schedule grid that features each team's week-by-week schedule:

*Click on the Schedule Grid to enlarge and download*

2026 NFL Strength of Schedule

While there aren't perfect NFL strength of schedule metrics, using 2026 Vegas win totals is much better than many widely used metrics that rely on previous season record.

Vegas win totals give us a better indication of what teams could look like in 2026 than their 2025 wins.

Using that metric, we can see the Detroit Lions have the easiest projected schedule, while the Arizona Cardinals have the hardest.

What NFL team has the easiest schedule in 2026?

Based on projected win totals, the Detroit Lions have the easiest strength of schedule for the 2026 NFL season.

NFL teams with the easiest schedules in 2026:

1. Detroit Lions
2. New Orleans Saints
3. Cincinnati Bengals
4. Cleveland Browns
5. New York Jets

What NFL team has the hardest schedule in 2026?

Based on projected win totals, the Arizona Cardinals have the hardest strength of schedule for the 2026 NFL season.

NFL teams with the hardest schedules in 2026:

1. Arizona Cardinals
2. Miami Dolphins
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Los Angeles Rams

Strength of Schedule Tool

Our new strength of schedule tool allows you to see the week-to-week difficulty for all 32 teams across more than 10 metrics, including Warren Sharp's strength of schedule model.

Use it to see which teams have the toughest start to the season, which teams have an easy stretch run, and much more for multiple advanced metrics.

Click here to use our new Strength of Schedule Tool

2026 NFL Schedule Notes

Detroit Lions 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

In addition to an easy schedule overall, the Lions open with the easiest schedule through the first five weeks.

Only one of their first five opponents is projected to have a winning record.

They should also play in favorable conditions for most of the season.

From Week 5 to Week 16, the Lions play just two outdoor games.

One is in Miami in Week 9, and the other is a neutral game in Germany in Week 10.

Denver Broncos 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

The Broncos face an exceedingly tough start to their 2026 season.

Over the first six weeks, they travel to face the Chiefs, have a home game against the Jaguars, are home against the Rams, are away against the 49ers, travel to play the Chargers, and are home against the Seahawks.

Things get easier from there until a tough run to close out the season (home Bills, away Patriots, home Chargers), but the Broncos will need to hit the ground running to make a real play for the AFC West.

Chicago Bears 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

The NFL is clearly banking on the Bears taking another step forward in 2026.

The league awarded them seven primetime or standalone games, among the most in the league.

Playing in a tough division, the Bears currently have the sixth-toughest schedule according to our strength of schedule metric.

Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

While their full schedule has not yet leaked, the Bills are looking at a tough schedule in 2026.

They play both of their Monday Night Football games on the road against the Rams and Vikings, and they also play on the road in Denver on Christmas Day.

They also have tough home games early in the season against the Lions and Chargers, dome teams that could have been affected by weather if they were forced to travel to Buffalo later in the season.

Washington Commanders 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

Their full schedule has not yet leaked, but it looks like the Commanders will face a tough gauntlet over the first half of the season.

In the first nine weeks, the Commanders play the Eagles twice, the Seahawks at home, the 49ers on the road, and the Rams on the road.

All five of those teams have a double-digit projected win total.

The Commanders currently have the eighth-toughest overall schedule according to our strength of schedule metric, with many of those tough games coming in the early part of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

An interesting Eagles travel note from The Philly Voice's Jimmy Kempski:

Los Angeles Rams 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

The Rams certainly want to unseat the Seahawks atop the NFC West this season, but they will not see their rival until late in the season.

The Seahawks and Rams face off first in Week 16 and then again in Week 18, setting up two potentially enormous games in the final three weeks of the season.

The Rams open the season with the 49ers in Australia, their other expected rival in the division, but do not play them again until Week 14, setting up another potential late-season pivot point.

Miami Dolphins 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

The Dolphins have the second-toughest overall schedule, and it gets really rough to close the year.

Over the final six weeks, they play:

• Broncos (Away)
• Bears (Home)
• Packers (Away)
• Chargers (Home)
• Bills (Home)
• Patriots (Away)

They will be in a good spot to improve their draft slot late in the season if they struggle out of the gate.

New York Giants 2026 NFL Schedule Notes

General NFL Schedule Notes

Most primetime games

• Rams: 7
• Packers: 6
• Chiefs: 6
• Bills: 6
• Seahawks: 6

Fewest primetime games

• Dolphins: 0
• Jets: 0
• Titans: 0
• Raiders: 0
• Cardinals: 0

First two games on the road

• Cleveland Browns
• Green Bay Packers
• Miami Dolphins
• New Orleans Saints
• Washington Commanders