2017 NFL strength of schedule rankings

By Rick Morris

 

NOTE: These rankings are based on our final NFL power rankings for the 2017 season, with the lowest scores representing the toughest schedules.  Playoff teams are denoted with an X.

1 Miami 197

2 New York Jets 207

3 Tampa Bay 215

4 Green Bay 224

5 X-Atlanta 230

6 X-Carolina 232

7 Washington 237

8T Houston 241

8T X-New Orleans 241

10 X-Buffalo 244

11 Chicago 245

12 X-New England 246

13 San Francisco 249

14 New York Giants 252

15 X-Los Angeles Rams 255

16 Arizona 258

17 Indianapolis 262

18 Oakland 264

19T Dallas 268

19T Seattle 268

21 X-Minnesota 270

22T Cleveland 275

22T Detroit 275

24 Denver 277

25 X-Philadelphia 282

26 X-Kansas City 297

27 X-Jacksonville 300

28T Los Angeles Chargers 302

28T X-Pittsburgh 302

30 Cincinnati 303

31 X-Tennessee 307

32 Baltimore 318