NFL Strength of Schedule

What team has the toughest NFL schedule in 2021? What team has the easiest NFL schedule?

Our visualized data below let’s you filter rankings by week to see things like which NFL team has the toughest start to the season (Eagles), easiest start (Jaguars), toughest end (Steelers), easiest end (Colts) and much more.

Using projected win totals from Vegas oddsmakers, we get a better indication of what teams could look like in the 2021 season.

» Easiest NFL Schedules for 2021: 49ers, Broncos, Browns, Dolphins, Bucs

» Hardest NFL Schedules for 2021: Raiders, Steelers, Texans, Lions, Bengals

2021 Strength of Schedule Stats:

NFL teams with 3 straight road, by the numbers:

Colts (Weeks 3-5), Bengals (Weeks 6-8), Cowboys (Weeks 13-15)

NFL teams with 3 straight home games:

Cowboys (Weeks 3-5), Vikings (Weeks 3-5), Ravens (Weeks 5-7), Browns (Weeks 6-8), Colts (Weeks 8-10), Bengals (Weeks 12-14), Texans (Weeks 12-14)

Longest stretches between road games:

Ravens (home from 10/4 thru 11/11) = 39 days
Dolphins (home from 11/22 thru 12/27) = 36 days
Chiefs (home from 11/15 thru 12/16) = 32 days

Longest stretch with just one road game:

Dolphins (between 11/1 and 12/26 just 1 road game) = 57 days
Chiefs (between 10/25 and 12/15 just 1 road game) = 53 days
Jaguars (between 9/13 and 10/30 just 1 road game) = 49 days
Steelers (between 9/13 and 10/30 just 1 road game) = 49 days
Ravens (between 10/4 and 11/20 just 1 road game) = 49 days
Vikings (between 9/20 and 11/6 just 1 road game) = 49 days
Broncos (between 11/8 and 12/25 just 1 road game) = 49 days
Bengals (between 11/22 and 1/8 just 1 road game) = 49 days
Packers (between 11/22 and 1/8 just 1 road game) = 49 days

NFL Teams with the Most travel miles in 2021:

49ers, Seahawks, Jaguars, Rams, Chargers, Dolphins

NFL Teams with the Least travel miles in 2021:

Bengals, Steelers, Browns, Bills, Ravens