Using our Oscillator-5 Plutonium super computer, we took every single upcoming NFL matchupfor the 2026 season and calculated our proprietary strength of schedule passing and rushing matchup ratings.
Final strength of schedule ratings scores are calculated based on two dimensions:
1) Defensive team performance and 2) The level of offensive competition that the defensive teams have faced.
Current week, regular season and fantasy playoff week ratings are calculated using the specific matchups for those respective weeks.
2026 Strength of Schedule Rushing Offense Matchups -Week 1
2026 Season Matchups Evaluated Using 2025 Defensive Stats Thru Week 18

Team
Offense		 Team
Schedule		 Regular
Season
Rushing
Matchup
Score
Wks 1-14		 Playoff
Weeks
Rushing
Matchup
Score
Wks 15-17		 Current
Week
Rushing
Matchup
Score
Week 1		 Week 1
Defensive
Opponent		 Projected
Rush TDs
Allowed By
Week 1
Defensive
Opponent		 Projected
Rush Yds
Allowed By
Week 1
Defensive
Opponent		 Number of
Favorable
Rushing
Matchups
Wks 1-17		 Number of
Difficult
Rushing
Matchups
Wks 1-17		 Favorable
Minus
Difficult
Matchups
Wks 1-17
New Orleans Saints Schedule 79 76 62 Detroit 0.78 91.60 3 0 3
Detroit Lions Schedule 78 82 63 New Orleans 0.59 101.02 4 1 3
Minnesota Vikings Schedule 78 69 96 Green Bay 0.96 128.73 4 0 4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule 78 73 81 Cincinnati 0.81 111.14 3 1 2
New England Patriots Schedule 77 54 31 Seattle 0.47 81.60 4 4 0
Green Bay Packers Schedule 75 74 75 Minnesota 0.66 107.39 3 1 2
Houston Texans Schedule 75 77 95 Buffalo 1.25 125.71 5 2 3
New York Jets Schedule 74 72 48 Tennessee 0.95 88.18 5 4 1
Tennessee Titans Schedule 74 75 92 New York (A) 1.01 117.33 3 1 2
Philadelphia Eagles Schedule 73 42 66 Washington 0.72 101.85 3 3 0
Atlanta Falcons Schedule 72 62 63 Pittsburgh 0.54 103.45 2 1 1
Miami Dolphins Schedule 71 84 74 Las Vegas 1.16 104.35 3 3 0
Carolina Panthers Schedule 71 53 86 Chicago 0.77 116.77 2 2 0
Indianapolis Colts Schedule 70 70 73 Baltimore 1.00 105.83 4 5 -1
Washington Commanders Schedule 70 69 62 Philadelphia 0.99 104.68 3 3 0
Chicago Bears Schedule 70 84 46 Carolina 0.94 97.18 4 1 3
Baltimore Ravens Schedule 70 73 41 Indianapolis 0.93 100.25 4 3 1
Buffalo Bills Schedule 69 65 27 Houston 0.74 90.57 3 4 -1
Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule 69 70 89 Atlanta 0.66 116.38 2 3 -1
Los Angeles Rams Schedule 69 61 56 San Francisco 0.69 97.60 4 4 0
San Francisco 49ers Schedule 69 53 66 Los Angeles (N) 0.38 100.25 3 5 -2
Cincinnati Bengals Schedule 68 77 64 Tampa Bay 0.87 93.53 2 3 -1
Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule 68 72 88 Cleveland 0.82 119.39 3 5 -2
Cleveland Browns Schedule 67 86 60 Jacksonville 0.82 91.80 1 2 -1
Kansas City Chiefs Schedule 67 55 36 Denver 0.56 78.52 2 5 -3
Seattle Seahawks Schedule 66 67 63 New England 0.59 101.85 2 3 -1
Dallas Cowboys Schedule 66 68 86 New York (N) 1.03 120.04 3 3 0
Las Vegas Raiders Schedule 65 50 97 Miami 0.92 127.14 3 7 -4
Los Angeles Chargers Schedule 62 67 70 Arizona 0.95 102.79 2 5 -3
Denver Broncos Schedule 61 83 49 Kansas City 0.71 90.38 2 4 -2
New York Giants Schedule 61 75 88 Dallas 1.39 123.18 3 3 0
Arizona Cardinals Schedule 57 83 53 Los Angeles (A) 0.77 86.74 2 5 -3