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And oftentimes because of the shifts between seasons, the pre-season schedule ranks can be taken with a grain of salt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yet, it is still an interesting assessment of teams in the offseason, especially considering that the Redskins and Ravens 2020 opponents\u2019 win percentage puts them both on the list of teams considered to have the easiest schedules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here is the full rank from easiest to hardest schedule: &nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li role=\"presentation\">Baltimore Ravens (.438 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Pittsburgh Steelers (.457 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Dallas Cowboys (.459 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Cleveland Browns (.461 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Washington Redskins (.465 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Cincinnati Bengals (.477 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">New York Giants (.482 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Philadelphia Eagles (.486 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">New Orleans Saints (.490 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Los Angeles Chargers (.492 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Jacksonville Jaguars (.494 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Las Vegas Raiders (.496 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Tennessee Titans (.498 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Kansas City Chiefs (.500 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Carolina Panthers (.500 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Indianapolis Colts (.502 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers (.502 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Green Bay Packers (.504 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Seattle Seahawks (.508 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Chicago Bears (.508 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Denver Broncos (.512 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Los Angeles Rams (.516 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Minnesota Vikings (.516 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Houston Texans (.518 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Arizona Cardinals (.518 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Detroit Lions (.525 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Atlanta Falcons (.525 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Buffalo&nbsp;Bills (.525 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">San Francisco 49ers (.527 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">Miami Dolphins (.529 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">New York Jets (.533 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">New&nbsp;England Patriots (.537 opponents win percentage)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/redskin-talk\">CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE REDSKINS TALK PODCAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/redskin-talk\/episodes\/b86986f0-3925-4e4c-8be3-6a80ce2beb77\/embed?theme=light-custom\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Stay connected to the Capitals and Wizards with the MyTeams app. <a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb65a2b6cedb?site_id=Dig_RSN_Wash&amp;creative_id=nbcswash1200&amp;cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&amp;cp_1=washington&amp;cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&amp;cp_3=nbcswash1200\">Click here<\/a> to download for comprehensive coverage of your teams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MORE REDSKINS NEWS:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li role=\"presentation\"><strong>2020 season: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/2020-nfl-schedule-5-must-watch-games-upcoming-season\">5 games to watch<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><strong>Marquee: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/these-are-four-marquee-games-redskins-2020-schedule\">Big games on the schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\"><strong>B<\/strong><strong>rutal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/doesnt-matter-when-games-are-played-redskins-2020-schedule-among-toughest-nfl\">Redskins have tough opponents<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"
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The release of the 2020 NFL Schedule also means that the strength of the 32 teams’ schedules can be determined. 

Considering the many factors involved, the way to objectively decide which teams have the hardest and easiest NFL schedules is to look at each team's opponents’ records from the 2019 season. 

However, these analytics are not conclusive. And oftentimes because of the shifts between seasons, the pre-season schedule ranks can be taken with a grain of salt. 

Yet, it is still an interesting assessment of teams in the offseason, especially considering that the Redskins and Ravens 2020 opponents’ win percentage puts them both on the list of teams considered to have the easiest schedules. 

Here is the full rank from easiest to hardest schedule:  

  1. Baltimore Ravens (.438 opponents win percentage)
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers (.457 opponents win percentage)
  3. Dallas Cowboys (.459 opponents win percentage)
  4. Cleveland Browns (.461 opponents win percentage)
  5. Washington Redskins (.465 opponents win percentage)
  6. Cincinnati Bengals (.477 opponents win percentage)
  7. New York Giants (.482 opponents win percentage)
  8. Philadelphia Eagles (.486 opponents win percentage)
  9. New Orleans Saints (.490 opponents win percentage)
  10. Los Angeles Chargers (.492 opponents win percentage)
  11. Jacksonville Jaguars (.494 opponents win percentage)
  12. Las Vegas Raiders (.496 opponents win percentage)
  13. Tennessee Titans (.498 opponents win percentage)
  14. Kansas City Chiefs (.500 opponents win percentage)
  15. Carolina Panthers (.500 opponents win percentage)
  16. Indianapolis Colts (.502 opponents win percentage)
  17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (.502 opponents win percentage)
  18. Green Bay Packers (.504 opponents win percentage)
  19. Seattle Seahawks (.508 opponents win percentage)
  20. Chicago Bears (.508 opponents win percentage)
  21. Denver Broncos (.512 opponents win percentage)
  22. Los Angeles Rams (.516 opponents win percentage)
  23. Minnesota Vikings (.516 opponents win percentage)
  24. Houston Texans (.518 opponents win percentage)
  25. Arizona Cardinals (.518 opponents win percentage)
  26. Detroit Lions (.525 opponents win percentage)
  27. Atlanta Falcons (.525 opponents win percentage)
  28. Buffalo Bills (.525 opponents win percentage)
  29. San Francisco 49ers (.527 opponents win percentage)
  30. Miami Dolphins (.529 opponents win percentage)
  31. New York Jets (.533 opponents win percentage)
  32. New England Patriots (.537 opponents win percentage)

 

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