Where the Bears Rank in 2026 NFL Strength of Schedule

During Ben Johnson’s first season as head coach, the Chicago Bears finished the 2025 season with an 11-6 record, going from worst to first, winning the NFC North, and earning their first postseason victory in 15 years. The future is blazing brightly now that the Bears have Johnson and Caleb Williams as their head coach and quarterback duo.

Looking ahead to 2026, the Bears have the NFL’s most toughest strength of schedule (based on last season’s results). Their opponents had a win-loss percentage of.550 (which is slightly lower than previous year’s.567) and a 158-129-2 record. Chicago will play eight games against previous season’s playoff contenders and 11 games against teams with a.500 or higher win percentage.

So how does that compare to the rest of the league?

As the 2025 season concludes with Super Bowl LX, here’s every NFL team’s strength of schedule for 2026, rated from most tough to easiest.

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)