When the Miami Dolphins lost back-to-back games at the end of the 2023 regular season, it doomed them to a nightmarishly frigid road matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. But losing out on the AFC East title last season means a much easier path for the Dolphins in 2024.
While the Buffalo Bills are now set to face the Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Detroit Lions, the Dolphins will instead see the Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. Couple that much more favorable trio of games with a rough offseason for the Bills and the road to the division title isn’t looking too rocky for Miami.
At Sharp Football Analysis, every team in the NFL was ranked by its strength of schedule based on the projected win total set by oddsmakers for each of their opponents. Here’s how all 32 teams ranked from the easiest to the most difficult:
1
Atlanta Falcons
Non-divisional opponents: Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Seahawks, Steelers, Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Vikings
2
Los Angeles Chargers
Non-divisional opponents: Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Titans, Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Patriots, Cardinals
3
Chicago Bears
Non-divisional opponents: Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, Panthers, Patriots, Cardinals, Texans, Colts, 49ers, Commanders
4
New York Jets
Non-divisional opponents: Texans, Colts, Rams, Seahawks, Broncos, Cardinals, Jaguars, 49ers, Titans, Steelers, Vikings
5
New Orleans Saints
Non-divisional opponents: Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Rams, Browns, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Packers
6
Cincinnati Bengals
Non-divisional opponents: Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Patriots, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Titans, Panthers
7
Indianapolis Colts
Non-divisional opponents: Bills, Bears, Lions, Dolphins, Steelers, Packers, Vikings, Patriots, Jets, Broncos, Giants
8
Miami Dolphins
Non-divisional opponents: Cardinals, Jaguars, 49ers, Titans, Raiders, Texans, Colts, Rams, Seahawks, Browns, Packers
9
Philadelphia Eagles
Non-divisional opponents: Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Packers, Jaguars, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Rams
10
Carolina Panthers
Non-divisional opponents: Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Cardinals, Bengals, Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Bears
11
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Non-divisional opponents: Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, 49ers, Ravens, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Lions
12
Kansas City Chiefs
Non-divisional opponents: Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Texans, Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Bills, 49ers
13
Washington Commanders
Non-divisional opponents: Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Bears, Titans, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Cardinals
14
Jacksonville Jaguars
Non-divisional opponents: Packers, Vikings, Patriots, Jets, Browns, Bills, Bears, Lions, Dolphins, Raiders, Eagles
15
Seattle Seahawks
Non-divisional opponents: Bills, Packers, Dolphins, Vikings, Giants, Broncos, Bears, Lions, Patriots, Jets, Falcons
16
Arizona Cardinals
Non-divisional opponents: Bears, Lions, Patriots, Jets, Commanders, Chargers, Bills, Packers, Dolphins, Vikings, Panthers
17
Los Angeles Rams
Non-divisional opponents: Bills, Packers, Dolphins, Vikings, Eagles, Raiders, Bears, Lions, Patriots, Jets, Saints
18
San Francisco 49ers
Non-divisional opponents: Bears, Lions, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys, Chiefs, Bills, Packers, Dolphins, Vikings, Buccaneers
19
Green Bay Packers
Non-divisional opponents: Cardinals, Texans, Colts, 49ers, Saints, Dolphins, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, Eagles
20
New York Giants
Non-divisional opponents: Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Vikings, Colts, Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Seahawks
21
Detroit Lions
Non-divisional opponents: Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, Buccaneers, Bills, Cardinals, Texans, Colts, 49ers, Cowboys
22
Dallas Cowboys
Non-divisional opponents: Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Lions, Texans, Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, 49ers
23
Buffalo Bills
Non-divisional opponents: Cardinals, Jaguars, 49ers, Titans, Chiefs, Texans, Colts, Rams, Seahawks, Ravens, Lions
24
Las Vegas Raiders
Non-divisional opponents: Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Jaguars, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Rams
25
Denver Broncos
Non-divisional opponents: Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Steelers, Colts, Ravens, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Jets, Seahawks
26
Houston Texans
Non-divisional opponents: Bills, Bears, Lions, Dolphins, Ravens, Packers, Vikings, Patriots, Jets, Chiefs, Cowboys
27
Tennessee Titans
Non-divisional opponents: Packers, Vikings, Patriots, Jets, Bengals, Bills, Bears, Lions, Dolphins, Chargers, Commanders
28
Minnesota Vikings
Non-divisional opponents: Cardinals, Texans, Colts, 49ers, Falcons, Jets, Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Titans, Giants
29
Baltimore Ravens
Non-divisional opponents: Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Bills, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Texans, Buccaneers
30
Cleveland Browns
Non-divisional opponents: Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Dolphins, Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Jaguars, Saints
31
New England Patriots
Non-divisional opponents: Texans, Colts, Rams, Seahawks, Chargers, Cardinals, Jaguars, 49ers, Titans, Bengals, Bears
32
Pittsburgh Steelers
Non-divisional opponents: Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers, Giants, Jets, Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Commanders, Colts, Falcons
