Right on schedule, it’s the 2021 NFL schedule.

Not too long after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft, the league is releasing its slate of games for all 32 NFL squads for this upcoming year. 

But who has the easiest path to success? Who has the hardest? While we don’t know where exactly these games are lining up on the slate just yet, the opponents for the 2021 season have long been known by the way that NFL formulates its schedule. 

There’s a small twist, too: The NFL has added 17th regular season game added to the slate this year, which is based on another addition to the existing formula which helps make the schedules.

Here’s how the strength of schedule for all 32 teams breaks down:

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Who has the toughest NFL schedule in 2021?

The Pittsburgh Steelers, coming off a 12-4 season, have the most difficult schedule to navigate in 2021, with their opponents’ 2020 win percentage at .563.

In addition to playing a difficult AFC North, the Steelers have to tango with the Seahawks, Packers and Chiefs this year, all teams who were playoff teams in 2020.

The Seahawks were the 17th opponent added for the league’s expanded schedule.

The Steelers won’t be walking an easy road in the AFC North, per usual: The Browns and Bengals are both much improved squads, with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens providing a good division fight twice a year.

Who has the easiest NFL schedule in 2021?

On the other side of Pennsylvania, fly, Eagles, fly: Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles have the easiest schedule for 2021. Their opponents’ 2020 winning percentage sits at .451.

Playing against a weak — but improving — NFC East, the Eagles also draw the Lions, Broncos and Jets. They do have some difficult home games, with the 49ers and defending champion Bucs entering the building.

The Giants could provide for a difficult hurdle in the division, with the offense loaded with talent entering Year 3 of the Daniel Jones Era. The Cowboys are also returning Dak Prescott under center after a devastating ankle injury, while the NFC East-winning Washington Football Team is looking to prove last year’s division win wasn’t a fluke.

2021 NFL strength of schedule rankings

Fans pining for a different quarterback to hoist a Lombardi Trophy might not be happy with the following strength of schedule rankings: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are gifted the second-easiest schedule in the league come in their title-defense season, and the division around them might not be getting any tougher.

2021 NFL schedule for all 32 teams

While dates have yet to be set for each of the 32 teams’ matchups, fans have a decent idea as to who is playing who come the 2021 season. The formula the NFL uses is as follows:

1. Home and away against its three division opponents (Six games)
2. The four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating three-year cycle (Four games)
3. The four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle (Four games)
4. Two intraconference games based on the prior year’s standings (these games match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that season) (Two games)
5. One interconference game based on the prior year’s standings on a rotating four-year cycle. These games match a first-place team from one division against a first-place team in an opposite conference division that the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place and fourth-place teams in each division are similarly paired. The home conference for this game will rotate each season.

While the dates and times of these games are scheduled to be released on May 12, we already know the opponents for all 32 squads. Here’s what we know:

AFC East

New England Patriots

• Home:  Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Away:  Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets

Buffalo Bills

• Home:  Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Football Team
• Away:  Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

New York Jets

• Home:  Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles
• Away:  Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins

• Home:  Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants
• Away:  Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

• Home:  Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams
• Away:  Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Home:  Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks
• Away:  Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings

Cleveland Browns

• Home:  Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals
• Away:  Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers

Cincinnati Bengals

• Home:  Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers
• Away:  Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South

Houston Texans

• Home:  Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

• Home:  Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
• Away:  Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks

Indianapolis Colts

• Home:  Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars

• Home:  Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons
• Away:  Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs

• Home:  Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers
• Away:  Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Washington Football Team

Denver Broncos

• Home:  Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Washington Football Team, Detroit Lions
• Away:  Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

Las Vegas Raiders

• Home:  Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Washington Football Team, Chicago Bears
• Away:  Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Chargers

• Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings
• Away:  Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles

• Home:  Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team
• Away:  Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Football Team, New York Jets

Dallas Cowboys

• Home:  New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Football Team
• Away:  Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football Team, New England Patriots

New York Giants

• Home:  Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Football Team
• Away:  Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football Team, Miami Dolphins

Washington Football Team

• Home:  Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks
• Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills

NFC North

Green Bay Packers

• Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs

Minnesota Vikings

• Home:  Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers

Chicago Bears

• Home:  Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants
• Away: Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders

Detroit Lions

• Home:  Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles
• Away:  Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos

NFC South

New Orleans Saints

• Home:  Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers
• Away:  Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football Team, Tennessee Titans

Atlanta Falcons

• Home:  Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Washington Football Team
• Away:  Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Home:  Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears
• Away:  Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team, Indianapolis Colts

Carolina Panthers

• Home:  Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Football Team
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans

NFC West

San Francisco 49ers

• Home:  Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals

Seattle Seahawks

• Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team, Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Rams

• Home:  Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Away:  Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens

Arizona Cardinals

• Home:  Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers
• Away:  Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns