Weakest Schedules
While the AFC East seems to have the toughest road ahead in 2020, the schedule makers might have already done the AFC North teams a favor. According to strength of schedule numbers, every team in the AFC North has an easy schedule ahead, with all four teams set to play a schedule among the six easiest in the league. In fact, the Baltimore Ravens – a team that finished 14-2 last year – has the easiest schedule in the league as the teams they play in 2020 combined for a winning percentage of just .437 last year. For comparison’s sake, no other team in the league has a strength of schedule below .455. Part of the reason for this easy schedule on paper is the fact that the AFC North takes on the NFC East next year. So when you consider that the Ravens play the Cincinnati Bengals, the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants – teams that picked in the top four of the draft – you can see why the schedule is pretty easy on paper.
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