Breakdown of Toughest 2012 NFL Schedules
The NFL released the schedule for all 32 team Tuesday, and as one in poised to do, we wanted to take a look at who has the toughest slate in front of them in order to make it to the Super Bowl.
Not only did the Houston Texans gain some national notoriety with four prime time games, plus the Thanksgiving Day game, they have one of the easiest schedules laid out in front of them in order to return to the playoffs.
Dallas has one of the tougher 2012 schedules, tied for 11th on the list.
To see a week by week break down of the Cowboys scheduled click here.
For Houston click here.
Rank Team Combined Opponent Combined Opponent
(toughest to easiest) Win/Loss Record Winning Percentage
1 New York Giants 140-116 0.547
2 Denver Broncos 139-117 0.543
3 Cleveland Browns 135-121 0.527
4 Baltimore Ravens 134-122 0.523
4 St. Louis Rams 134-122 0.523
6 San Diego Chargers 133-123 0.52
7 Philadelphia Eagles 132-124 0.516
8 Arizona Cardinals 131-125 0.512
8 Minnesota Vikings 131-125 0.512
10 Carolina Panthers 130-126 0.508
11 Dallas Cowboys 129-127 0.504
11 New Orleans Saints 129-127 0.504
11 Seattle Seahawks 129-127 0.504
14 Pittsburgh Steelers 128-128 0.5
14 Indianapolis Colts 128-128 0.5
14 Cincinnati Bengals 128-128 0.5
14 Jacksonville Jaguars 128-128 0.5
18 Miami Dolphins 127-129 0.496
18 Oakland Raiders 127-129 0.496
20 Chicago Bears 126-130 0.492
20 Kansas City Chiefs 126-130 0.492
20 Detroit Lions 126-130 0.492
20 New York Jets 126-130 0.492
24 Atlanta Falcons 125-131 0.488
24 San Francisco 49ers 125-131 0.488
24 Washington Redskins 125-131 0.488
27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 124-132 0.484
28 Tennessee Titans 123-133 0.48
29 Buffalo Bills 121-135 0.473
29 Houston Texans 121-135 0.473
31 Green Bay Packers 120-136 0.469
32 New England Patriots 116-140 0.453