The Houston Texans are facing one of the hardest schedules in the NFL next season.

According to strength of schedule based on initial win-loss totals entering the year, the Texans are faced with the seventh-toughest slate of games in the entire league.

Here’s every team’s 2026 NFL strength of schedule based on current projected win totals.

This is a much better way to view strength of schedule because it actually takes offseason moves and roster changes into account.

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It's not as rough as some teams like the Arizona Cardinals have it, who find themselves dead last in the NFL for the toughest projected schedule with a gauntlet of challenging contests across the year.…