The 2024 NFL schedule is set to release any day now. Ahead of the release, we’re highlighting the toughest strength-of-schedule based on records from last season. The NFL is a highly competitive league where fortunes can quickly change from year to year, but SOS is still an interesting indicator to look at.
When the schedule is released, difficult stretches on paper—like what people immediately pointed to for the 2023 Eagles, for example: a late-season stretch that they ultimately did not fare well with—will also be pinpointed.
Opponent winning percentage from 2023 are listed in parenthesis.
1. Cleveland Browns (.547)
2. Baltimore Ravens (.536)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (.533)
T-4. Green Bay Packers (.526)
T-4. Houston Texans (.526)
T-6. Buffalo Bills (.516)
T-6. New York Giants (.516)
T-8. Jacksonville Jaguars (.512)
T-8. Las Vegas Raiders (.512)
T-8. New England Patriots (.512)
11. Detroit Lions (.509)
T-12. Dallas Cowboys (.505)
T-12. Los Angeles Rams (.505)
T-12. New York Jets (.505)
T-12. San Francisco 49ers (.505)
T-16. Cincinnati Bengals (.502)
T-16. Kansas City Chiefs (.502)
T-16. Minnesota Vikings (.502)
T-16. Washington Commanders (.502)
20. Denver Broncos (.495)
T-21. Indianapolis Colts (.491)
T-21. Philadelphia Eagles (.491)
T-21. Tennessee Titans (.491)
T-24. Arizona Cardinals (.488)
T-24. Miami Dolphins (.488)
T-24. Seattle Seahawks (.488)
T-27. Los Angeles Chargers (.478)
T-27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (.478)
T-29. Carolina Panthers (.467)
T-29. Chicago Bears (.467)
T-31. Atlanta Falcons (.453)
T-31. New Orleans Saints (.453)