Strength of schedule 2026

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Neil039 said:
If the Cowboys win, their fans and dopey media pundits will crown them NFC Champs and favorites in the Super Bowl.
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I have grown to love the Pre-crowning moments in Cowboyland.
Whether it's because of games like this one , long winning streaks , entering the
playoffs red hot from blowing out last couple of opponets or a win streak.

I enjoy them so much because I know the Cowboys will somehow , some
way find a way to blow it. Different H.C.'s?? Same results. So bobbleheads,
keep crowning.

Because after the Crown , comes the Frowns of the lowly
Cowboy fan. da- da da da da-- da daaa !!!!
 
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Allen2McVay said:
It's not a mystery ... Opponents are based on a simple Formula.

Every NFL team plays its divisional opponents 2X, and another two Divisions entirely (on a rotating basis) ... one in each Conference.

The NFC West plays the NFC East and AFC West in '26. So the Rams and Seahawks have 14 common opponents ... including the two games against each other. Can't play with yourself ... that is frowned upon.

The only three uncommon opponents are from the other two NFC Divisions, and one AFC Division and even that is based on a Formula. Seahawks won their Division last year, so they will play the division winners in the NFC North and South (Bears and Panthers) and the AFC East (Patriots) ... while the Rams (2nd place in 2025) play their counter-parts (all the 2nd place teams) in the same three divisions (Packers, Bucs and Bills).
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Let's be happy the Rams dont play the Panthers. They have a hard time against them for some reason.

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Mackeyser said:
How the fuck the 9ers always have an easier schedule than us???
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The League has flexibility on the scheduling of games ... days and times ... but the opponents are based on a Formula, and it's fair.

Every team in every division has identical opponents for 14 games, with three exceptions ... and that's also based on a Formula.

The Rams finished 2nd in their division last year, so they play the 2nd place teams in three divisions (Bills, Bucs and Packers). Seattle plays the 1st place teams in those same three divisions; and the evil-Niners play the 3rd place teams in those divisions (Dolphins, Falcons and Vikings).
 
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Allen2McVay said:
The League has flexibility on the scheduling of games ... days and times ... but the opponents are based on a Formula, and it's fair.

Every team in every division has identical opponents for 14 games, with three exceptions ... and that's also based on a Formula.

The Rams finished 2nd in their division last year, so they play the 2nd place teams in three divisions (Bills, Bucs and Packers). Seattle plays the 1st place teams in those same three divisions; and the evil-Niners play the 3rd place teams in those divisions (Dolphins, Falcons and Vikings).
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I know that, but those three teams somehow always end up being significantly worse than who we face and that’s been true when we finished third and they won the division.

They win the division and somehow face three dogshit teams that somehow had a lucky year the year before and we get three grinders that just had injuries the year before.

That schedule last year was almost as pathetic as the Patriots, iirc
 
Mackeyser said:
I know that, but those three teams somehow always end up being significantly worse than who we face and that’s been true when we finished third and they won the division.

They win the division and somehow face three dogshit teams that somehow had a lucky year the year before and we get three grinders that just had injuries the year before.

That schedule last year was almost as pathetic as the Patriots, iirc
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Mackeyser said:
I know that, but those three teams somehow always end up being significantly worse than who we face and that’s been true when we finished third and they won the division.

They win the division and somehow face three dogshit teams that somehow had a lucky year the year before and we get three grinders that just had injuries the year before.
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Sorry man but I'm just not sure that's true. Feels more like a Woe-is-Me.

For example, I checked the three uncommon opponents from 2024 which were based on the 2023 Standings where the Niners finished in 1st and the Rams in 2nd place.

In 2024, the 49ers played Dallas, Kansas City and Tampa.
The Rams played Philadelphia, Las Vegas and New Orleans.

In 2024, the Rams finished 1st and the Niners 4th.
San Francisco should have gotten the weaker opponents last year ... and did.
They got the Browns, Giants and Bears; while the Rams got the Ravens, Eagles and Lions.
 
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Anyone one who thinks there's even .0000000001% of intentionality, or opinion, factored in to the NFL Schedule, and not 100% formula-based, really needs to get a grip, and maybe re-evaluate things.....
 
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