The 2023 NFL schedule is here. Of course, we already knew who each team was playing over the course of 18 weeks this fall/winter. Now we know when.
The league’s scheduling mechanism aims for fairness, but the ebb and flow between weak and strong divisions can derail those plans. The better your team was the season prior the tougher its schedule should be one season later, and while that holds true for the most part it’s not a lock. If you break down each team’s 2023 schedule by how many games their opponents won in 2022, you’ll find the Philadelphia Eagles with this season’s toughest lineup — and the Kansas City Chiefs clocking in at the middle of the pack.
