2021 NFL Schedule - Strength of Schedule (SOS)
With the 2020 NFL regular season complete, we know which opponents each NFL team will face in 2021. On May 12th, we will find out the week-to-week schedule.
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It's now official: the NFL will expand the regular-season slate to 17 games (and 18 weeks -- still one bye). The additional game will be a matchup against a team from the other conference that finished in the same place (1st vs. 1st, 2nd vs. 2nd, etc.) and conferences will alternate hosting that additional game every year.
The preseason schedule has been cut from four to three games per franchise.
Based on 2020 final results, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have the league's most difficult schedule in 2021 and Philadelphia Eagles will have the easiest.
MORE: Our way-too-early 2022 NFL Mock Draft
SOS BASED ON 17-GAME SCHEDULE
| Rank | Team | Opp. Record | Opp. Win Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 155-115-2 | 0.574 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 152-118-2 | 0.563 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | 149-122-1 | 0.55 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 147-124-1 | 0.542 |
| 5 | Minnesota Vikings | 144-127-1 | 0.531 |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | 143-127-2 | 0.529 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | 144-128-0 | 0.529 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Raiders | 142-128-2 | 0.526 |
| 9 | Cleveland Browns | 140-130-2 | 0.518 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Rams | 140-132-0 | 0.515 |
| 11 | Seattle Seahawks | 139-133-0 | 0.511 |
| 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | 138-132-2 | 0.511 |
| 13 | Arizona Cardinals | 138-134-0 | 0.507 |
| 13 | Tennessee Titans | 138-134-0 | 0.507 |
| 15 | Houston Texans | 137-135-0 | 0.504 |
| 15 | Washington Football Team | 136-134-2 | 0.504 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 133-137-2 | 0.493 |
| 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 133-138-1 | 0.491 |
| 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 132-138-2 | 0.489 |
| 19 | New York Jets | 132-138-2 | 0.489 |
| 19 | New England Patriots | 133-139-0 | 0.489 |
| 22 | New Orleans Saints | 131-140-1 | 0.483 |
| 23 | Buffalo Bills | 130-142-0 | 0.478 |
| 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 130-142-0 | 0.478 |
| 25 | New York Giants | 128-142-2 | 0.474 |
| 26 | Carolina Panthers | 128-143-1 | 0.472 |
| 27 | Denver Broncos | 127-143-2 | 0.471 |
| 27 | Miami Dolphins | 128-144-0 | 0.471 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 126-145-1 | 0.465 |
| 30 | Atlanta Falcons | 123-148-1 | 0.454 |
| 31 | Dallas Cowboys | 122-148-2 | 0.452 |
| 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | 117-155-0 | 0.43 |
MORE: Team-by-Team List of 2021 NFL Opponents
Curious which teams/players have the strongest (or weakest) fantasy football strength of schedules?
- Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule (SOS) - Quarterbacks
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