The NFL has officially released the strength of schedule rankings for all 32 teams ahead of the full schedule reveal this coming Thursday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Strength of schedule (SOS) is a key metric calculated by using the combined 2023 winning percentage of each team's 2024 opponents. These rankings offer the first official look at which franchises face the most difficult paths to the postseason and which teams might benefit from a statistically lighter workload based on last season's results.
The release of these rankings serves as the final precursor to the league's full schedule release, which is scheduled for Thursday. At that time, specific dates, kickoff times, and primetime matchups will be confirmed for the entire 2024-25 season. Fans and analysts use these SOS figures to begin projecting win totals and evaluating the difficulty of divisional races before the first snap of the preseason.
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