Which NFL teams have the easiest and toughest schedules in 2025?

The 2025 NFL season is still four months away from kicking off, but there's a lot of hype around the upcoming campaign.

Warren Sharp is known for diving into the numbers when it comes to the NFL, and this time he dissected the upcoming league schedule release to see which teams have the most and least favorable schedules in 2025.

NEW: NFL strength of schedule for 2025!

5 easiest schedules:

1️⃣ 49ers
2️⃣ Patriots
3️⃣ Saints
4️⃣ Falcons
5️⃣ Bills

5 hardest schedules:

2️⃣8️⃣ Vikings
2️⃣9️⃣ Eagles
3️⃣0️⃣ Lions
3️⃣1️⃣ Browns
3️⃣2️⃣ Giants

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— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 5, 2025

According to Sharp's data, the five teams with the easiest schedules this upcoming season are the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants will have the toughest path towards the Super Bowl.

Of the bottom five teams he named, the Vikings, Eagles and Lions all made the playoffs in 2024, including Philadelphia going on to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy after beating the Kansas City Chiefs.

The 2025 @NFL schedule will be released May 14!

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— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) May 5, 2025

Last season, the Eagles and Chiefs both had strength of schedules 21st and 16th, respectively, before eventually meeting in the Super Bowl.

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