NFL executives carefully construct an 18-week, 272-game schedule each spring, accounting for bye weeks, travel, and team matchups. The scheduling process uses a rotation system to ensure teams face each other every four years. It includes requirements for divisional and conference opponent matchups. A team's strength of schedule is assessed based on the previous season's opponents' winning percentages. The New York Giants have the toughest schedule in 2025, while the San Francisco 49ers have the easiest, based on opponent winning records from 2024.
Every spring, a team of NFL executives pieces together an 18-week, 272-game schedule for the upcoming NFL season, considering factors like bye weeks and travel.
The NFL schedule makers create thousands of possible slates before settling on the final version for the season.
A team's strength of schedule is primarily determined by the combined winning percentage of its opponents from the previous season.
With a combined opponent winning percentage of .574, the New York Giants have the strongest schedule in 2025.
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