The NFL is back in 2025 for its 106th season. As such, PFSN has a look at the road ahead for all 32 teams, ranking each schedule to forecast which teams have the easiest and toughest remaining schedules.
PFSN has gone through all 272 games this season to project win-loss records for each team. While these will evolve through the season, we will have a snapshot each week as to which team may have an easier or tougher path to the playoffs than conventional wisdom would suggest.
Which NFL Teams Have the Toughest Strength of Schedule in 2025?
PFSN’s exclusive strength of schedule metric was developed using our player and team Impact metrics, which were created ahead of the 2025 season. With rankings for every position as well as major team units, we have a more precise picture than ever regarding overall team strength.
By combining these metrics to measure roster strength (while also factoring in home-field advantage, travel, and other relevant factors), the PFSN SOS yields a final number that we use to rank opponent schedules.
The key is that a lower number indicates a tougher strength of schedule. This is because we’re looking at a composite ranking of each remaining opponent’s roster units, and a lower number indicates a higher ranking.
These numbers don’t mean much in a vacuum, so for context, we’ve also included the projected win-loss record for each team. This factors in performance and record to date and projects the mean wins and losses for every team based on their remaining strength of schedule.
1) New York Giants: 13.27
Projected Win-Loss Record: 5.9-11.1
2) Detroit Lions: 13.80
Projected Win-Loss Record: 8.8-8.2
3) Minnesota Vikings: 13.93
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9-8
4) Chicago Bears: 13.94
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.2-9.8
5) Dallas Cowboys: 14.16
Projected Win-Loss Record: 8-9
6) Philadelphia Eagles: 14.36
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.9-7.1
7) Kansas City Chiefs: 15.07
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.4-7.6
8) Green Bay Packers: 15.27
Projected Win-Loss Record: 10.6-6.4
9) Pittsburgh Steelers: 15.33
Projected Win-Loss Record: 8.8-8.2
10) Cleveland Browns: 15.71
Projected Win-Loss Record: 6.7-10.3
11) Denver Broncos: 15.75
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.4-7.6
12) Houston Texans: 15.85
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.9-9.1
13) Cincinnati Bengals: 15.98
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.4-7.6
14) Seattle Seahawks: 16.09
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.4-9.6
15) Washington Commanders: 16.11
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.6-7.4
16) Los Angeles Rams: 16.12
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.7-7.3
17) Baltimore Ravens: 16.13
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.5-7.5
18) Las Vegas Raiders: 16.20
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.7-9.3
19) Arizona Cardinals: 16.76
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.5-7.5
20) Los Angeles Chargers: 16.86
Projected Win-Loss Record: 10.2-6.8
21) Carolina Panthers: 17.01
Projected Win-Loss Record: 6.3-10.7
22) Tennessee Titans: 17.02
Projected Win-Loss Record: 6.7-10.3
23) Jacksonville Jaguars: 17.16
Projected Win-Loss Record: 8.8-8.2
24) Indianapolis Colts: 17.26
Projected Win-Loss Record: 9-8
25) Atlanta Falcons: 17.38
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.5-9.5
26) Miami Dolphins: 17.50
Projected Win-Loss Record: 6.8-10.2
27) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 18.14
Projected Win-Loss Record: 10.4-6.6
28) Buffalo Bills: 18.65
Projected Win-Loss Record: 11.3-5.7
29) San Francisco 49rs: 18.7
Projected Win-Loss Record: 8.9-8.1
30) New Orleans Saints: 18.98
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.2-9.8
31) New York Jets: 19.01
Projected Win-Loss Record: 7.5-9.5
32) New England Patriots: 19.21
Projected Win-Loss Record: 6.9-10.1
