11 NFL teams with easiest 2018 schedules
The NFL will release the full 2018 schedule Thursday night, but with the list of opponents every team will face already public, each fanbase has a general idea of how tough their favorite team's schedule will look for the upcoming season.
NFL.com calculated which teams have the toughest and easiest 2018 schedule based on the 2017 record of their opponents.
Check out the 11 teams with the toughest 2018 schedules here.
The obvious caveat here is that due to the parity of the league, what looks like a tough schedule on paper could end up being considerably easier as the season progresses. The Eagles went 7-9 a year before winning the Super Bowl. Anything can happen.
All data via NFL.com. Teams are ranked from toughest to easiest strength of schedule.
T10. New England Patriots
2017 combined record: 124-132, 7 playoff teams
Toughest games: Kansas City, at Jacksonville, at Pittsburgh
T10. Indianapolis Colts
2017 combined record: 124-132, 7 playoff teams
Toughest games: Jacksonville (x2), Tennessee (x2), at Philadelphia, at New England
9. Los Angeles Chargers
2017 combined record: 123-133, 6 playoff teams
Toughest games: Kansas City (x2), Baltimore, at Los Angeles Rams, at Pittsburgh
T5. Denver Broncos
2017 combined record: 122-134, 7 playoff teams
Toughest games: Kansas City (x2), Los Angeles Chargers (x2), Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Rams
T5. Pittsburgh Steelers
2017 combined record: 122-134, 6 playoff teams
Toughest games: New England, at Jacksonville, at New Orleans, Carolina, Atlanta
T5. New York Jets
2017 combined record: 122-134, 7 playoff teams
Toughest games: New England (x2), Buffalo (x2), at Jacksonville, at Tennessee
T5. Jacksonville Jaguars
2017 combined record: 122-134, 7 playoff teams
Toughest games: Philadelphia (in London), Tennessee (x2), at Kansas City, New England
T3. Oakland Raiders
2017 combined record: 121-135, 4 playoff teams
Toughest games: Kansas City (x2), Los Angeles Chargers (x2), Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Rams, at Baltimore
T3. Cincinnati Bengals
2017 combined record: 121-135, 6 playoff teams
Toughest games: Pittsburgh (x2), Baltimore (x2), at Atlanta, at Carolina, at Los Angeles Chargers, at Tennessee
2. Tennessee Titans
2017 combined record: 119-137, 5 playoff teams
Toughest games: Jacksonville (x2), Philadelphia, New England, at Los Angeles Chargers, at Buffalo
1. Houston Texans
2017 combined record: 116-140, 7 playoff teams
Toughest games: Jacksonville (x2), Tennessee (x2), Buffalo, at New England, at Philadelphia
Here's the full 2018 schedule:
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