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Alyssa Barbieri

Strength of schedule for all 32 NFL teams: Easiest and toughest slates in 2023

The NFL will officially unveil its 2023 schedule on Thursday evening, where we’ll find out exactly when each of the 32 teams will face their opponents.

The Chicago Bears will face the AFC West and NFC South, which includes home games against the Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons, as well as away games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints.

With Chicago finishing fourth in the NFC North, they’ll also face the same-place finisher in the NFC East and NFC West. With that additional 17th game, they’ll face the AFC North same-place finisher, Cleveland Browns, on the road. As always, they’ll face their NFC North rivals twice.

But where exactly does Chicago’s schedule rank in terms of difficulty when compared to the rest of the league?

Here’s a look at every team’s strength of schedule from easiest to hardest:

Atlanta Falcons (32nd)

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .417 (119-167-3)

New Orleans Saints (31st)

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .427 (122-164-3)

Houston Texans (30th)

Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .431 (123-163-2)

Indianapolis Colts (29th)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .434 (124-162-2)

Tennessee Titans (28th)

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Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .448 (127-157-4)

Carolina Panthers (27th)

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .453 (130-157-2)

Cleveland Browns (26th)

Mitchell Layton-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .460 (131-154-2)

Pittsburgh Steelers (25th)

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .470 (134-151-2)

Green Bay Packers (24th)

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .476 (137-151-1)

Jacksonville Jaguars (23rd)

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .477 (135-148-4)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22nd)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .483 (138-148-2)

Baltimore Ravens (21st)

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .484 (138-147-2)

Detroit Lions (20th)

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .495 (143-146-0)

Minnesota Vikings (T-18th)

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .497 (143-145-0)

Chicago Bears (T-18th)

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .497 (143-145-1)

Cincinnati Bengals (17th)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .510 (146-140-2)

Kansas City Chiefs (16th)

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .512 (147-140-0)

San Francisco 49ers (15th)

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .514 (147-139-2)

Seattle Seahawks (T-12th)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .517 (148-138-2)

Denver Broncos (T-12th)

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .517 (148-138-2)

Los Angeles Chargers (T-12th)

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .517 (149-139-0)

Arizona Cardinals (11th)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .519 (148-137-3)

Las Vegas Raiders (10th)

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .524 (150-136-2)

Los Angeles Rams (9th)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .533 (152-133-3)

Washington Commanders (8th)

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .535 (153-133-2)

Buffalo Bills (7th)

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .542 (155-131-2)

New York Jets (6th)

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .545 (155-129-3)

New York Giants (T-3rd)

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .549 (157-129-2)

Dallas Cowboys (T-3rd)

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .549 (156-128-4)

New England Patriots (T-3rd)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .549 (156-128-3)

Miami Dolphins (2nd)

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Opponents’ 2022 win percentage: .554 (158-127-2)

Philadelphia Eagles (1st)

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