Who has the toughest NFL schedule in 2016?

Which NFL teams have the toughest schedule for the 2016 season? 

The National Football League will release its official schedule on Thursday, April 14 at 8:00 PM on the NFL Network. While the precise schedule for teams will not be known until then, the league has announced which teams each team will play. That means that fans can figure out their team’s strength of schedule, which determines how easy or hard an NFL team’s schedule is.

Here is a list from highest strength of schedule (toughest) to lowest strength of schedule (easiest) for each team. The Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Seattle Seahawks have the six toughest schedules in the league for 2016.

T-1. Atlanta Falcons (0.555)
T-1. San Francisco 49ers (0.555)
3. Los Angeles Rams (0.551)
4. New Orleans Saints (0.547)
T-5. Seattle Seahawks (0.543)
T-5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0.543)
T-7. Arizona Cardinals (0.531)
T-7. New York Jets (0.531)
9. New England Patriots (0.523)
10. Buffalo Bills (0.520)
11. Miami Dolphins (0.516)
12. Carolina Panthers (0.512)
13. San Diego Chargers (0.508)
14. Denver Broncos (0.504)
15. Oakland Raiders (0.500)
16. Kansas City Chiefs (0.496)
17. Washington Redskins (0.492)
18. Minnesota Vikings (0.488)
T-19. Baltimore Ravens (0.484)
T-19. Houston Texans (0.484)
21. Cleveland Browns (0.480)
22. Indianapolis Colts (0.477)
T-23. Jacksonville Jaguars (0.473)
T-23. Pittsburgh Steelers (0.473)
T-23. Tennessee Titans (0.473)
26. Philadelphia Eagles (0.469)
T-27. Cincinnati Bengals (0.465)
T-27. Detroit Lions (0.465)
T-27. Dallas Cowboys (0.465)
T-30. Chicago Bears (0.461)
T-30. New York Giants (0.461)
32. Green Bay Packers (0.457)

Atlanta has to play the AFC West division this season, hosting the Chiefs and the Chargers while visiting the Broncos and the Raiders. They also have to play the Arizona Cardinals at home while visiting the Seattle Seahawks. That’s a pretty tough schedule for anyone.

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