Which teams have the easiest and hardest defensive matchups on the horizon? Check out the complete rest-of-season rankings. Jeff Hanisch-Imagn ImagesMike ClayOct 20, 2026, 08:13 AM ETCloseMike Clay is a senior writer for fantasy football and the NFL at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His projections power the ESPN Fantasy Football game, and he also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.Multiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsThe fantasy football strength of schedule cheat sheet is a breakdown of each team’s remaining schedule and rank how easy/hard their collective opponents are in terms of allowing fantasy points to each offensive position: quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, D/ST and kicker.This tool can help inform your waiver wire and trade decisions, or assist you in making those tough weekly lineup decisions, but please note that they are already factored into the weekly projections.”YTD” represents how easy/hard each team’s schedule has been thus far.
“ROS” indicates how easy/hard each team’s schedule will be moving forward, through the end of Week 17. The lower numbers, in green, are for the easier matchups. Higher numbers, in red, are harder.Please click here for a more detailed view of the fantasy strength of schedule by position in PDF cheat sheet form.
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