The NFL released the schedules for all 32 teams on Wednesday, and some have it a little tougher than others this season.
The NFL does not have a balanced schedule, which is why some teams will see tougher or easier schedules regardless of how they did last season.
Trying to predict the strength of a schedule is an inexact science because teams do change a lot from season to season, whether that would be in free agency, the NFL Draft or changes to the front office and coaching staff.
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Regardless, here are the three teams whose 2025 opponents have the highest combined win percentage from the 2024 season and have a gauntlet of a schedule.
Despite a dreadful 3-14 season that nearly cost general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll their jobs, the Giants have the hardest schedule in football.
The Giants’ opponents for the upcoming season have a combined .574 winning percentage. The NFC East is set to play both the NFC North and AFC West this season, and both divisions harbor three teams that made the playoffs last season.
The beginning of the Giants’ schedule is particularly rough, as six of their first eight games are against playoff teams from last season.
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Below is the Giants’ schedule:
Caleb Williams’ second year with the Bears will be a challenge, as their opponents had a combined winning percentage of .571.
Every team in the NFC North except for the Bears made the playoffs last season, and the Bears will match up against each of their division foes twice this season.
In addition to the usual six games against their division rivals, the NFC North is taking on the NFC East and AFC North this season. The NFC East holds the Super Bowl champion Eagles and the Commanders, who were knocked out by Philadelphia in the NFC Championship game.
The AFC North had two playoff teams last season in the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, and that doesn’t include the Cincinnati Bengals, who just narrowly missed out on the playoffs.
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Below is the Bears’ schedule:
The Lions, like the Bears, are in the NFC North and most of their opponents overlap, so both teams’ opponents have a combined winning percentage of .571.
The Lions went an outstanding 15-2 last season, but will face a much taller task in 2025 to have the same record.
In addition to having a difficult schedule, the team lost both coordinators from last year’s team. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took the Bears’ head coaching job, while defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is now the New York Jets’ head coach.
Below is the Lions’ schedule:
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