The Jacksonville Jaguars could use an easier schedule after they have finished with the NFL’s worst record in consecutive seasons. Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis believes they will have one in 2022. He tweeted a graphic and wrote that the Jaguars have the seventh easiest strength of schedule next season while their rivals, the Indianapolis Colts, have the fourth easiest.
Jacksonville is scheduled to play all four teams in the AFC West and NFC East while also running up against the fourth-place teams in the AFC East and North. It plays the last-place teams in the other AFC divisions because it finished last behind the Colts, Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans last season. Then the Jags will play two games versus each divisional opponent.
While the Colts have an easier schedule than the Jaguars, the Titans’ strength of schedule sits middle of the pack, and the Texans’ schedule ranks as one of the toughest.
Jacksonville is currently projected to finish third in the division by many in the football community, only in front of Houston. Meanwhile, Tennessee and Indianapolis are expected to fight for first place.
The Jaguars should see a considerable amount of improvement this season after they brought in a former Super Bowl-winning head coach, Doug Pederson, and made a splash in free agency.