Thursday, 22 April 2021

NFL schedule release date 2021: When to expect an announcement, strength of schedule & more


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The more, the merrier, as they are saying.

This 12 months, the NFL is again with an even bigger schedule than ever, with the league increasing the regular-season schedule to 17 video games, pushing again the Super Bowl to the second week in February.

The schedule change, which was unilaterally imposed by the league’s homeowners, is the primary time the regular-season schedule has been expanded since 1978. The league is protecting with its conventional 12-team playoff format, although, a 12 months after increasing the playoffs to 14, letting two more groups in in an effort to recoup some losses from the 

Gridiron followers wanting to the subsequent massive occasion after the 2021 NFL Draft can look no additional than the league’s schedule release.

Here’s what we all know:

MORE: What NFL’s 17-game schedule means for regular season, playoffs, Super Bowl

NFL schedule release date 2021

The league is about to announce the 2021 slate of video games for each NFL group on Wednesday, May 12. 

The new-look schedule goes have 17 video games on the docket, with an additional recreation added to the schedule in accordance with the 2020 CBA. It’s the primary growth of the NFL’s regular-season schedule since 1978. 

Who has the hardest NFL schedule in 2021?

The Pittsburgh Steelers, coming off a 12-4 season, have essentially the most troublesome schedule to navigate in 2021. 

In addition to taking part in a troublesome AFC North, the Steelers have to tango with the Seahawks, Packers and Chiefs this 12 months. The Seahawks had been the seventeenth opponent added for the league’s expanded schedule.

Home Away
Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers
Seattle Seahawks Minnesota Vikings
Tennessee Titans

Who has the simplest NFL schedule in 2021?

Fly, Eagles, fly: Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles have the simplest schedule for 2021.

Playing towards a weak — however enhancing — NFC East, the Eagles additionally draw the Lions, Broncos and Jets. They do have some troublesome house video games, with the 49ers and defending champion Bucs getting into the constructing.

Home Away
Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants New York Giants
Washington Football Team Washington Football Team
Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Chargers Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints Denver Broncos
San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Las Vegas Raiders
New York Jets

2021 NFL strength of schedule rankings

Fans pining for a distinct quarterback to hoist a Lombardi Trophy won’t be pleased with the rankings, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gifted the second-easiest schedule within the league come the 2021 season. 

Rank Team Opponents’ 2020 win share
1 Pittsburgh Steelers .563 (143-111-2)
2 Baltimore Ravens .559 (142-112-2)
3 Chicago Bears .553 (141-114-1)
4 Detroit Lions .543 (138-116-2)
5 Cincinnati Bengals .539 (138-118)
6 Minnesota Vikings .537 (137-118-1)
7 Las Vegas Raiders .527 (134-120-2)
8 Green Bay Packers .531 (133-122-1)
9 Cleveland Browns .520 (132-122-2)
10 Houston Texans .516 (132-124)
11 Jacksonville Jaguars .506 (129-126-1)
12 Los Angeles Rams .504 (129-127)
T13 San Francisco 49ers .502 (128-127-1)
T13 New York Jets .502 (128-127-1)
T15 Los Angeles Chargers .496 (126-128-2)
T15 Arizona Cardinals .496 (126-128-2)
T15 Seattle Seahawks .496 (126-128-2)
T15 New England Patriots .496 (126-128-2)
T19 Tennessee Titans .492 (126-130)
T19 Kansas City Chiefs .492 (126-130)
21 Carolina Panthers .486 (124-131-1)
22 Washington Football Team .484 (123-131-2)
T23 Buffalo Bills .480 (123-133)
T23 Denver Broncos .480 (123-133)
25 Atlanta Falcons .479 (122-133-1)
26 Miami Dolphins .477 (122-134)
27 New Orleans Saints .471 (120-135-1)
T28 New York Giants .465 (118-136-2)
T28 Indianapolis Colts .465 (119-137)
30 Dallas Cowboys .453 (115-139-2)
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers .451 (115-140-1)
32 Philadelphia Eagles .449 (115-141)

2021 NFL schedule for all 32 groups

While dates have but to be set for every of the 32 groups’ matchups, followers have an honest concept as to who’s taking part in who come the 2021 season. The components the NFL makes use of is as follows:

  1. Home and away towards its three division opponents (Six video games)
  2. The 4 groups from one other division inside its convention on a rotating three-year cycle (Four video games)
  3. The 4 groups from a division within the different convention on a rotating four-year cycle (Four video games)
  4. Two intraconference video games primarily based on the prior 12 months’s standings (these video games match a first-place group towards the first-place groups within the two same-conference divisions the group just isn’t scheduled to play that season) (Two video games)
  5. One interconference recreation primarily based on the prior 12 months’s standings on a rotating four-year cycle. These video games match a first-place group from one division towards a first-place group in an reverse convention division that the group just isn’t scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place and fourth-place groups in every division are equally paired. The house convention for this recreation will rotate every season.

While the dates and instances of these video games are scheduled to be launched on May 12, we already know the opponents for all 32 squads. Here’s what we all know:

AFC East

New England Patriots

  • Home: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets

Buffalo Bills

  • Home: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Football Team
  • Away: Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

New York Jets

  • Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins

  • Home: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants
  • Away: Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

  • Home: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams
  • Away: Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

  • Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks
  • Away: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings

Cleveland Browns

  • Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals
  • Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers

Cincinnati Bengals

  • Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers
  • Away: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South

Houston Texans

  • Home: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

  • Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
  • Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks

Indianapolis Colts

  • Home: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars

  • Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons
  • Away: Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs

  • Home: Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers
  • Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Washington Football Team

Denver Broncos

  • Home: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Washington Football Team, Detroit Lions
  • Away: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

Las Vegas Raiders

  • Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Washington Football Team, Chicago Bears
  • Away: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings
  • Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles

  • Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Football Team, New York Jets

Dallas Cowboys

  • Home: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Football Team
  • Away: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football Team, New England Patriots

New York Giants

  • Home: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Football Team
  • Away: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football Team, Miami Dolphins

Washington Football Team

  • Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills

NFC North

Green Bay Packers

  • Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs

Minnesota Vikings

  • Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers

Chicago Bears

  • Home: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants
  • Away: Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders

Detroit Lions

  • Home: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos

NFC South

New Orleans Saints

  • Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football Team, Tennessee Titans

Atlanta Falcons

  • Home: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Washington Football Team
  • Away: Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears
  • Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team, Indianapolis Colts

Carolina Panthers

  • Home: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Football Team
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans

NFC West

San Francisco 49ers

  • Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals

Seattle Seahawks

  • Home: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team, Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Rams

  • Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Away: Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens

Arizona Cardinals

  • Home: Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers
  • Away: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns



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