NFL Strength of Schedule Rankings: Texans, Patriots, Browns Among Most Difficult Schedules

NFL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Last season, there was a clear division that had it harder than everyone else in the NFL. The AFC North had three playoff teams, and the one that didn't make it was the Bengals, who were without Joe Burrow for seven games last season.

This year, it's more of the same in that the division has three of the top six teams. Otherwise, it's the AFC South that has three teams in the top eight and all four in the top 13.

I'll update these again as we get closer to the regular season. For now, here's an early look at which teams will have the toughest paths to achieve success this fall.

Please note that the rankings below are listed 1-32 in terms of hardest to easiest NFL schedules.