The Chicago Bears concluded the 2025 season with an 11-6 record, where they went from worst to first, won the NFC North title and earned their first postseason win in 15 years in Ben Johnson’s first season as head coach. And now that the Bears have their head coach-quarterback duo in Johnson and Caleb Williams, the future is burning bright.
Looking ahead to the 2026 season, the Bears have the most difficult strength of schedule in the NFL (based on last year’s results). Their opponents had a win-loss percentage of .550 (which is actually easier than last year’s .567) and win-loss record of 158-129-2. Chicago will play eight games against playoff teams from last season and 11 games against teams that had a .500+ win percentage.
So where does that rank among the rest of the league?
Here’s every NFL team’s 2026 strength of schedule, ranked most difficult to easiest, as the 2025 season comes to a close with Super Bowl LX.
NFL 2026 strength of schedule
- 1. Chicago Bears (.550)
- 2. Miami Dolphins (.542)
- 3. Arizona Cardinals (.538)
- 3. Green Bay Packers (.538)
- 5. Kansas City Chiefs (.536)
- 6. New England Patriots (.531)
- 7. Las Vegas Raiders (.529)
- 8. Buffalo Bills (.528)
- 9. Los Angeles Chargers (.522)
- 10. Carolina Panthers (.521)
- 11. Minnesota Vikings (.519)
- 12. New York Jets (.517)
- 13. Los Angeles Rams (.516)
- 14. Seattle Seahawks (.514)
- 15. Denver Broncos (.512)
- 16. Washington Commanders (.502)
- 17. New York Giants (.498)
- 18. San Francisco 49ers (.497)
- 19. Pittsburgh Steelers (.495)
- 20. Dallas Cowboys (.493)
- 21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (.491)
- 22. Jacksonville Jaguars (.490)
- 23. Philadelphia Eagles (.481)
- 24. Baltimore Ravens (.479)
- 25. Tennessee Titans (.476)
- 26. Houston Texans (.474)
- 27. Detroit Lions (.467)
- 28. Atlanta Falcons (.465)
- 28. Indianapolis Colts (.465)
- 30. Cincinnati Bengals (.450)
- 31. New Orleans Saints (.434)
- 32. Cleveland Browns (.429)
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