Bills’ 2021 strength of schedule ranks in the bottom half of the NFL
The Buffalo Bills should be a highly-motivated bunch in 2021. After a massively successful campaign this past season, the Bills will want to prove that was no flash in the pan. This team here to stay, right?
Well in doing so, the Bills will actually… have an easier road? According to numbers recently calculated by Steelers Wire, the Bills’ 2021 schedule is tied for the 23rd easiest in 2021. In Buffalo’s breakout campaign this past year, the Bills were in a tie for the fifth-toughest slate at the start of the year.
En route for the Bills is a cross-conference showdown with the NFC South, plus their rotation to non-divisional AFC games vs. the AFC South.
In addition, of their upcoming opponents, six of them were in the playoffs this past season, including both participants from Super Bowl LV, the Chiefs and Bucs.
Here’s the full breakdown of the NFL’s strength of schedule in 2021:
1. Pittsburgh Steelers: 143-111-2 (.563)
2. Baltimore Ravens: 142-112-2 (.559)
3. Chicago Bears: 141-114-1 (.553)
4. Detroit Lions: 138-116-2 (.543)
5. Cincinnati Bengals: 138-118-0 (.539)
6. Minnesota Vikings: 137-118-1 (.537)
7. Las Vegas Raiders: 134-120-2 (.527)
8. Green Bay Packers: 133-122-1 (.521)
9. Cleveland Browns: 132-122-2 (.520)
10. Houston Texans: 132-124-0 (.516)
11. Jacksonville Jaguars: 129-126-1 (.506)
12. Los Angeles Rams: 129-127-0 (.504)
T13. San Francisco 49ers: 128-127-1 (.502)
T13. New York Jets: 128-127-1 (.502)
T15. Los Angeles Chargers: 126-128-2 (.496)
T15. Arizona Cardinals: 127-129-0 (.496)
T15. Seattle Seahawks: 127-129-0 (.496)
T15. New England Patriots: 127-129-0 (.496)
T19. Tennessee Titans: 126-130-0 (.492)
T19. Kansas City Chiefs: 125-129-2 (.492)
21. Carolina Panthers: 124-131-1 (.486)
22. Washington Football Team: 123-131-2 (.484)
T23. Buffalo Bills: 123-133-0 (.480)
T23. Denver Broncos: 122-132-2 (.480)
25. Atlanta Falcons: 122-133-1 (.479)
26. Miami Dolphins: 122-134-0 (.477)
27. New Orleans Saints: 120-135-1 (.471)
T28. New York Giants: 118-136-2 (.465)
T28. Indianapolis Colts: 119-137-0 (.465)
30. Dallas Cowboys: 115-139-2 (.453)
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 115-140-1 (.451)
32. Philadelphia Eagles: 115-141-0 (.449)
** Subject to change pending 17-game season in 2021.
