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2026 NFL Team Schedule Strength for Fantasy Football

Strength of schedule the way it actually matters for fantasy: each rating measures how the defenses on a team's 2026 schedule defend against that position, from expert season matchup ratings. A 5 is the friendliest possible slate of opposing defenses for that position, a 1 the toughest. A team's quarterbacks can face a soft schedule while its tight ends fight through a hard one; the columns show exactly that.

Updated August 12, 2026 from the current expert rankings drop.

#TeamOverall QBRBWRTEBye
1 Minnesota VikingsMIN 4.5 5 4 5 4 Week 6
2 Detroit LionsDET 4.3 5 5 4 3 Week 6
3 Philadelphia EaglesPHI 4.3 5 4 4 4 Week 10
4 Indianapolis ColtsIND 3.8 4 4 4 3 Week 13
5 Houston TexansHOU 3.8 4 4 3 4 Week 8
6 New York GiantsNYG 3.8 4 4 4 3 Week 8
7 Green Bay PackersGB 3.8 4 4 5 2 Week 11
8 New York JetsNYJ 3.8 4 3 4 4 Week 13
9 Jacksonville JaguarsJAX 3.8 4 4 4 3 Week 7
10 Seattle SeahawksSEA 3.5 4 4 3 3 Week 11
11 Miami DolphinsMIA 3.5 3 3 3 5 Week 6
12 Baltimore RavensBAL 3.5 3 3 4 4 Week 13
13 Los Angeles RamsLA 3.3 3 5 1 4 Week 11
14 Cleveland BrownsCLE 3.3 4 3 3 3 Week 11
15 Atlanta FalconsATL 3 4 2 3 3 Week 11
16 Cincinnati BengalsCIN 3 3 2 4 3 Week 6
17 Buffalo BillsBUF 3 3 2 4 3 Week 7
18 Tennessee TitansTEN 3 3 3 3 3 Week 9
19 Los Angeles ChargersLAC 2.8 2 3 2 4 Week 7
20 Kansas City ChiefsKC 2.8 2 3 2 4 Week 5
21 New Orleans SaintsNO 2.8 3 3 3 2 Week 8
22 Denver BroncosDEN 2.8 3 2 2 4 Week 10
23 Dallas CowboysDAL 2.5 2 4 2 2 Week 14
24 New England PatriotsNE 2.5 2 2 2 4 Week 11
25 Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB 2.5 2 2 4 2 Week 10
26 Chicago BearsCHI 2.5 3 2 3 2 Week 10
27 Washington CommandersWAS 2.3 2 4 2 1 Week 7
28 Pittsburgh SteelersPIT 2.3 2 2 3 2 Week 9
29 San Francisco 49ersSF 2 1 2 2 3 Week 8
30 Las Vegas RaidersLV 2 1 2 2 3 Week 13
31 Arizona CardinalsARI 2 · 2 2 2 Week 14
32 Carolina PanthersCAR 1.8 2 1 2 2 Week 5

Method, stated plainly: the expert boards behind our bi-weekly rankings drop rate every team's season schedule per position, based on how the defenses on that schedule defend against that position (1 to 5, 5 = most favorable). The position columns are those ratings verbatim. Overall is the equal-weight average of a team's rated positions. A dot means the source has no rating for that team and position in the current drop. Nothing on this page is modeled or estimated by us.

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