2026 RB fantasy strength of schedule

Compare the remaining fantasy season by RB opponents. See the baseline season and each matchup before using the schedule for a roster decision.

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32 of 32 teams

RB opponent points allowed per game · higher means more allowed
OffenseOpponent avgGamesW3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17
New Orleans Saints22.814vs LV · 22.9vs ATL · 21.5vs MIN · 19.6@NYG · 25.7vs PIT · 19.1Byevs CLE · 21.5vs CAR · 24.1@CHI · 21.2@CIN · 28.3vs GB · 21.5@CAR · 24.1@TB · 22.1vs ARI · 26.2@ATL · 21.5
Cleveland Browns22.614vs CAR · 24.1vs PIT · 19.1@NYJ · 28.0vs BAL · 23.1@TEN · 21.4@PIT · 19.1@NO · 20.7vs HOU · 19.6Byevs LV · 22.9vs CIN · 28.3vs ATL · 21.5@NYG · 25.7@BAL · 23.1vs IND · 19.9
Seattle Seahawks22.514@WAS · 25.5vs LAC · 18.5vs SF · 23.6@DEN · 16.9vs KC · 19.2vs CHI · 21.2vs ARI · 26.2@LV · 22.9Bye@SF · 23.6vs DAL · 24.9vs NYG · 25.7@PHI · 22.8vs LAR · 20.2@CAR · 24.1
Detroit Lions22.514vs NYJ · 28.0@CAR · 24.1@ARI · 26.2Byevs GB · 21.5vs MIN · 19.6@MIA · 24.5vs NE · 18.8vs TB · 22.1vs CHI · 21.2@ATL · 21.5vs TEN · 21.4@MIN · 19.6vs NYG · 25.7@CHI · 21.2
Baltimore Ravens22.414@DAL · 24.9vs TEN · 21.4@ATL · 21.5@CLE · 21.5vs CIN · 28.3@BUF · 23.9vs JAX · 18.3vs LAC · 18.5@CAR · 24.1@HOU · 19.6Byevs TB · 22.1@PIT · 19.1vs CLE · 21.5@CIN · 28.3
Minnesota Vikings22.314@TB · 22.1vs MIA · 24.5@NO · 20.7Byevs IND · 19.9@DET · 19.4vs BUF · 23.9@GB · 21.5@SF · 23.6vs ATL · 21.5vs CAR · 24.1@NE · 18.8vs DET · 19.4vs WAS · 25.5@NYJ · 28.0
Los Angeles Rams22.314@DEN · 16.9@PHI · 22.8vs BUF · 23.9vs ARI · 26.2@LV · 22.9vs LAC · 18.5@WAS · 25.5@ARI · 26.2Byevs GB · 21.5vs KC · 19.2@SF · 23.6vs DAL · 24.9@SEA · 18.5@TB · 22.1
Indianapolis Colts22.314vs HOU · 19.6@WAS · 25.5@PIT · 19.1vs TEN · 21.4@MIN · 19.6@JAX · 18.3vs DAL · 24.9vs MIA · 24.5@HOU · 19.6vs NYG · 25.7Bye@PHI · 22.8@TEN · 21.4vs CIN · 28.3@CLE · 21.5
Philadelphia Eagles22.314@CHI · 21.2vs LAR · 20.2@JAX · 18.3vs CAR · 24.1vs DAL · 24.9@WAS · 25.5vs NYG · 25.7Byevs PIT · 19.1@DAL · 24.9@ARI · 26.2vs IND · 19.9vs SEA · 18.5vs HOU · 19.6@SF · 23.6
Washington Commanders22.214vs SEA · 18.5vs IND · 19.9vs NYG · 25.7@SF · 23.6Byevs PHI · 22.8vs LAR · 20.2@NYG · 25.7vs CIN · 28.3@ARI · 26.2@TEN · 21.4vs HOU · 19.6vs ATL · 21.5@MIN · 19.6@JAX · 18.3
Jacksonville Jaguars22.214vs NE · 18.8@CIN · 28.3vs PHI · 22.8vs HOU · 19.6Byevs IND · 19.9@BAL · 23.1@TEN · 21.4@NYG · 25.7vs TEN · 21.4@CHI · 21.2vs PIT · 19.1@HOU · 19.6@DAL · 24.9vs WAS · 25.5
Denver Broncos22.214vs LAR · 20.2@SF · 23.6@LAC · 18.5vs SEA · 18.5@ARI · 26.2vs KC · 19.2@CAR · 24.1Byevs LV · 22.9@PIT · 19.1vs MIA · 24.5@NYJ · 28.0@LV · 22.9vs BUF · 23.9@NE · 18.8
Kansas City Chiefs22.214@MIA · 24.5@LV · 22.9Byevs LAC · 18.5@SEA · 18.5@DEN · 16.9vs NYJ · 28.0@ATL · 21.5vs ARI · 26.2@BUF · 23.9@LAR · 20.2@CIN · 28.3vs NE · 18.8vs SF · 23.6@LAC · 18.5
Pittsburgh Steelers22.014vs CIN · 28.3@CLE · 21.5vs IND · 19.9@TB · 22.1@NO · 20.7vs CLE · 21.5Bye@CIN · 28.3@PHI · 22.8vs DEN · 16.9vs HOU · 19.6@JAX · 18.3vs BAL · 23.1vs CAR · 24.1@TEN · 21.4
Arizona Cardinals22.014@SF · 23.6@NYG · 25.7vs DET · 19.4@LAR · 20.2vs DEN · 16.9@DAL · 24.9@SEA · 18.5vs LAR · 20.2@KC · 19.2vs WAS · 25.5vs PHI · 22.8Byevs NYJ · 28.0@NO · 20.7vs LV · 22.9
Atlanta Falcons22.014@GB · 21.5@NO · 20.7vs BAL · 23.1vs CHI · 21.2vs SF · 23.6@TB · 22.1vs CIN · 28.3vs KC · 19.2Bye@MIN · 19.6vs DET · 19.4@CLE · 21.5@WAS · 25.5vs TB · 22.1vs NO · 20.7
New York Giants22.014vs TEN · 21.4vs ARI · 26.2@WAS · 25.5vs NO · 20.7@HOU · 19.6Bye@PHI · 22.8vs WAS · 25.5vs JAX · 18.3@IND · 19.9vs SF · 23.6@SEA · 18.5vs CLE · 21.5@DET · 19.4@DAL · 24.9
Miami Dolphins21.914vs KC · 19.2@MIN · 19.6vs CIN · 28.3Bye@NYJ · 28.0vs NE · 18.8vs DET · 19.4@IND · 19.9@BUF · 23.9vs NYJ · 28.0@DEN · 16.9vs CHI · 21.2@GB · 21.5vs LAC · 18.5vs BUF · 23.9
Tennessee Titans21.914@NYG · 25.7@BAL · 23.1vs HOU · 19.6@IND · 19.9vs CLE · 21.5@CIN · 28.3Byevs JAX · 18.3@DAL · 24.9@JAX · 18.3vs WAS · 25.5@DET · 19.4vs IND · 19.9@LV · 22.9vs PIT · 19.1
New England Patriots21.814@JAX · 18.3@BUF · 23.9vs LV · 22.9vs NYJ · 28.0@CHI · 21.2@MIA · 24.5vs GB · 21.5@DET · 19.4Bye@LAC · 18.5vs BUF · 23.9vs MIN · 19.6@KC · 19.2@NYJ · 28.0vs DEN · 16.9
Dallas Cowboys21.814vs BAL · 23.1@HOU · 19.6vs TB · 22.1@GB · 21.5@PHI · 22.8vs ARI · 26.2@IND · 19.9vs SF · 23.6vs TEN · 21.4vs PHI · 22.8@SEA · 18.5Bye@LAR · 20.2vs JAX · 18.3vs NYG · 25.7
Green Bay Packers21.514vs ATL · 21.5@TB · 22.1vs CHI · 21.2vs DAL · 24.9@DET · 19.4vs CAR · 24.1@NE · 18.8vs MIN · 19.6Bye@LAR · 20.2@NO · 20.7vs BUF · 23.9vs MIA · 24.5@CHI · 21.2vs HOU · 19.6
Cincinnati Bengals21.514@PIT · 19.1vs JAX · 18.3@MIA · 24.5Bye@BAL · 23.1vs TEN · 21.4@ATL · 21.5vs PIT · 19.1@WAS · 25.5vs NO · 20.7@CLE · 21.5vs KC · 19.2@CAR · 24.1@IND · 19.9vs BAL · 23.1
San Francisco 49ers21.514vs ARI · 26.2vs DEN · 16.9@SEA · 18.5vs WAS · 25.5@ATL · 21.5Byevs LV · 22.9@DAL · 24.9vs MIN · 19.6vs SEA · 18.5@NYG · 25.7vs LAR · 20.2@LAC · 18.5@KC · 19.2vs PHI · 22.8
Chicago Bears21.514vs PHI · 22.8vs NYJ · 28.0@GB · 21.5@ATL · 21.5vs NE · 18.8@SEA · 18.5vs TB · 22.1Byevs NO · 20.7@DET · 19.4vs JAX · 18.3@MIA · 24.5@BUF · 23.9vs GB · 21.5vs DET · 19.4
Los Angeles Chargers21.514@BUF · 23.9@SEA · 18.5vs DEN · 16.9@KC · 19.2Bye@LAR · 20.2vs HOU · 19.6@BAL · 23.1vs NYJ · 28.0vs NE · 18.8@TB · 22.1@LV · 22.9vs SF · 23.6@MIA · 24.5vs KC · 19.2
Houston Texans21.514@IND · 19.9vs DAL · 24.9@TEN · 21.4@JAX · 18.3vs NYG · 25.7Bye@LAC · 18.5@CLE · 21.5vs IND · 19.9vs BAL · 23.1@PIT · 19.1@WAS · 25.5vs JAX · 18.3@PHI · 22.8@GB · 21.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers21.414vs MIN · 19.6vs GB · 21.5@DAL · 24.9vs PIT · 19.1@CAR · 24.1vs ATL · 21.5@CHI · 21.2Bye@DET · 19.4vs CAR · 24.1vs LAC · 18.5@BAL · 23.1vs NO · 20.7@ATL · 21.5vs LAR · 20.2
Buffalo Bills21.314vs LAC · 18.5vs NE · 18.8@LAR · 20.2@LV · 22.9Byevs BAL · 23.1@MIN · 19.6@NYJ · 28.0vs MIA · 24.5vs KC · 19.2@NE · 18.8@GB · 21.5vs CHI · 21.2@DEN · 16.9@MIA · 24.5
Carolina Panthers21.214@CLE · 21.5vs DET · 19.4Bye@PHI · 22.8vs TB · 22.1@GB · 21.5vs DEN · 16.9@NO · 20.7vs BAL · 23.1@TB · 22.1@MIN · 19.6vs NO · 20.7vs CIN · 28.3@PIT · 19.1vs SEA · 18.5
New York Jets21.114@DET · 19.4@CHI · 21.2vs CLE · 21.5@NE · 18.8vs MIA · 24.5vs LV · 22.9@KC · 19.2vs BUF · 23.9@LAC · 18.5@MIA · 24.5Byevs DEN · 16.9@ARI · 26.2vs NE · 18.8vs MIN · 19.6
Las Vegas Raiders21.014@NO · 20.7vs KC · 19.2@NE · 18.8vs BUF · 23.9vs LAR · 20.2@NYJ · 28.0@SF · 23.6vs SEA · 18.5@DEN · 16.9@CLE · 21.5Byevs LAC · 18.5vs DEN · 16.9vs TEN · 21.4@ARI · 26.2

How to read these rankings

Each matchup cell is the opponent’s average fantasy points allowed per game to the entire position group. The summary averages those opponent averages across scheduled games, counting repeat opponents each time and excluding byes. Higher numbers sort first: those opponents allowed more points in the baseline. These numbers are not an individual player projection or an opponent-adjusted efficiency metric.

For example, opponents allowing 20, 25 and 30 points per game produce a 25.0 average for that three-game window. A bye does not count as zero. All reported defensive games count in the points-allowed denominator, including games with no scoring at the selected position.

Scoring: one point per reception, 0.1 per rushing/receiving yard, six per rushing/receiving touchdown, 0.04 per passing yard, four per passing touchdown, minus two per interception or lost fumble, and two per credited two-point conversion. Return points and league bonuses are excluded.

Use the schedule to break a close call

Look for runs of favorable opponents when comparing similarly valued players or planning ahead for byes. Keep role, health and weekly expert rankings in the decision: a favorable schedule cannot create touches for a backup. Points allowed also reflects the offenses a defense already faced; this model does not correct for opponent quality, injuries, home field or offseason changes.

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