RB Strength of Schedule

Easiest rest-of-season RB schedule: Philadelphia Eagles (20.3 fantasy points allowed per game to RBs by remaining opponents). Hardest: Atlanta Falcons.

Updated

2026 season, Half-PPR scoring, running backs.

Easiest Full-Season

Best RB schedule by opponent aFPA.

MIN20.0aFPA
Minnesota Vikings+0.7 vs league avg

Toughest Full-Season

Worst RB schedule by opponent aFPA.

NO18.6aFPA
New Orleans Saints-0.7 vs league avg

Easiest Playoff

Best RB playoff schedule by opponent aFPA.

ARI21.8aFPA
Arizona Cardinals+2.5 vs league avg

Toughest Playoff

Worst RB playoff schedule by opponent aFPA.

NYJ16.8aFPA
New York Jets-2.5 vs league avg

How to read this board - Higher aFPA = easier matchup · vs = home · @ = away

How aFPA works →

Matchup Strength
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Based on opponent aFPA rank by selected position (1 = toughest D, 32 = easiest).

  • Smashranks 28-32
  • Favorableranks 23-27
  • Neutralranks 11-22
  • Toughranks 6-10
  • Avoidranks 1-5
  • Smash
  • Favorable
  • Neutral
  • Tough
  • Avoid
  • Bye
2025–2026 Blend Active

2025–2026 Blend Active

Through Week 6: 16% 2025 baseline and 84% 2026 data.

  • Preseason100% 2025 full season
  • Weeks 1–4Blended baseline and 2026 data
  • Week 5+Mostly current-season data
  • Week 12+Rolling 10-week data
2026 fantasy strength of schedule for all 32 NFL teams against running backs, Half-PPR scoring: each week's opponent and that defense's adjusted fantasy points allowed (aFPA). Schedule ranks: 1 is the easiest. Defense ranks: 1 is the toughest.
TeamOVRROSPlay
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W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17PO2PO3ROS
MIN1824GB22.0@CHI17.3@TB17.9MIA22.0@NO23.8BYEIND21.4@DET17.4BUF22.2@GB22.0@SF21.2ATL19.0CAR19.9@NE18.3DET17.4WAS17.6@NYJ20.619.118.619.7
KC2912DEN18.9IND21.4@MIA22.0@LV20.8BYELAC19.7@SEA20.1@DEN18.9NYJ20.6@ATL19.0ARI18.1@BUF22.2@LAR18.7@CIN19.4NE18.3SF21.2@LAC19.720.419.719.7
LAR3105SF21.2NYG22.0@DEN18.9@PHI17.7BUF22.2ARI18.1@LV20.8LAC19.7@WAS17.6@ARI18.1BYEGB22.0KC16.9@SF21.2DAL23.5@SEA20.1@TB17.919.020.519.6
ARI461@LAC19.7SEA20.1@SF21.2@NYG22.0DET17.4@LAR18.7DEN18.9@DAL23.5@SEA20.1LAR18.7@KC16.9WAS17.6PHI17.7BYENYJ20.6@NO23.8LV20.822.321.819.8
PHI5111WAS17.6@TEN20.4@CHI17.3LAR18.7@JAX17.8CAR19.9DAL23.5@WAS17.6NYG22.0BYEPIT18.0@DAL23.5@ARI18.1IND21.4SEA20.1HOU17.9@SF21.219.619.720.3
LV61420MIA22.0@LAC19.7@NO23.8KC16.9@NE18.3BUF22.2LAR18.7@NYJ20.6@SF21.2SEA20.1@DEN18.9@CLE14.7BYELAC19.7DEN18.9TEN20.4@ARI18.119.219.119.4
HOU72818BUF22.2CIN19.4@IND21.4DAL23.5@TEN20.4@JAX17.8NYG22.0BYE@LAC19.7@CLE14.7IND21.4BAL17.5@PIT18.0@WAS17.6JAX17.8@PHI17.7@GB22.019.919.218.7
MIA822@LV20.8@SF21.2KC16.9@MIN14.0CIN19.4BYE@NYJ20.6NE18.3DET17.4@IND21.4@BUF22.2NYJ20.6@DEN18.9CHI17.3@GB22.0LAC19.7BUF22.221.021.320.1
CHI933@CAR19.9MIN14.0PHI17.7NYJ20.6@GB22.0@ATL19.0NE18.3@SEA20.1TB17.9BYENO23.8@DET17.4JAX17.8@MIA22.0@BUF22.2GB22.0DET17.419.720.619.8
DEN1046@KC16.9JAX17.8LAR18.7@SF21.2@LAC19.7SEA20.1@ARI18.1KC16.9@CAR19.9BYELV20.8@PIT18.0MIA22.0@NYJ20.6@LV20.8BUF22.2@NE18.320.320.519.8
CLE1157@JAX17.8@TB17.9CAR19.9PIT18.0@NYJ20.6BAL17.5@TEN20.4@PIT18.0@NO23.8HOU17.9BYELV20.8CIN19.4ATL19.0@NYG22.0@BAL17.5IND21.419.420.319.8
NYG121525DAL23.5@LAR18.7TEN20.4ARI18.1@WAS17.6NO23.8@HOU17.9BYE@PHI17.7WAS17.6JAX17.8@IND21.4SF21.2@SEA20.1CLE14.7@DET17.4@DAL23.520.418.519.4
WAS132731@PHI17.7@DAL23.5SEA20.1IND21.4NYG22.0@SF21.2BYEPHI17.7LAR18.7@NYG22.0CIN19.4@ARI18.1@TEN20.4HOU17.9ATL19.0@MIN14.0@JAX17.815.916.918.8
NE141722@SEA20.1PIT18.0@JAX17.8@BUF22.2LV20.8NYJ20.6@CHI17.3@MIA22.0GB22.0@DET17.4BYE@LAC19.7BUF22.2MIN14.0@KC16.9@NYJ20.6DEN18.919.818.819.3
DAL15715@NYG22.0WAS17.6BAL17.5@HOU17.9TB17.9@GB22.0@PHI17.7ARI18.1@IND21.4SF21.2TEN20.4PHI17.7@SEA20.1BYE@LAR18.7JAX17.8NYG22.019.919.519.7
SEA161223NE18.3@ARI18.1@WAS17.6LAC19.7SF21.2@DEN18.9KC16.9CHI17.3ARI18.1@LV20.8BYE@SF21.2DAL23.5NYG22.0@PHI17.7LAR18.7@CAR19.919.318.819.5
BAL173130@IND21.4NO23.8@DAL23.5TEN20.4@ATL19.0@CLE14.7CIN19.4@BUF22.2JAX17.8LAC19.7@CAR19.9@HOU17.9BYETB17.9@PIT18.0CLE14.7@CIN19.417.117.418.3
DET183029NO23.8@BUF22.2NYJ20.6@CAR19.9@ARI18.1BYEGB22.0MIN14.0@MIA22.0NE18.3TB17.9CHI17.3@ATL19.0TEN20.4@MIN14.0NYG22.0@CHI17.319.717.818.6
LAC19249ARI18.1LV20.8@BUF22.2@SEA20.1DEN18.9@KC16.9BYE@LAR18.7HOU17.9@BAL17.5NYJ20.6NE18.3@TB17.9@LV20.8SF21.2@MIA22.0KC16.919.420.019.0
SF202128@LAR18.7MIA22.0ARI18.1DEN18.9@SEA20.1WAS17.6@ATL19.0BYELV20.8@DAL23.5MIN14.0SEA20.1@NYG22.0LAR18.7@LAC19.7@KC16.9PHI17.717.318.119.1
TEN21238NYJ20.6PHI17.7@NYG22.0@BAL17.5HOU17.9@IND21.4CLE14.7@CIN19.4BYEJAX17.8@DAL23.5@JAX17.8WAS17.6@DET17.4IND21.4@LV20.8PIT18.019.420.119.1
GB221121@MIN14.0@NYJ20.6ATL19.0@TB17.9CHI17.3DAL23.5@DET17.4CAR19.9@NE18.3MIN14.0BYE@LAR18.7@NO23.8BUF22.2MIA22.0@CHI17.3HOU17.917.619.119.6
TB23204@CIN19.4CLE14.7MIN14.0GB22.0@DAL23.5PIT18.0@CAR19.9ATL19.0@CHI17.3BYE@DET17.4CAR19.9LAC19.7@BAL17.5NO23.8@ATL19.0LAR18.718.920.519.1
NYJ241832@TEN20.4GB22.0@DET17.4@CHI17.3CLE14.7@NE18.3MIA22.0LV20.8@KC16.9BUF22.2@LAC19.7@MIA22.0BYEDEN18.9@ARI18.1NE18.3MIN14.016.216.819.2
JAX251313CLE14.7@DEN18.9NE18.3@CIN19.4PHI17.7HOU17.9BYEIND21.4@BAL17.5@TEN20.4@NYG22.0TEN20.4@CHI17.3PIT18.0@HOU17.9@DAL23.5WAS17.620.519.719.4
BUF261916@HOU17.9DET17.4LAC19.7NE18.3@LAR18.7@LV20.8BYEBAL17.5@MIN14.0@NYJ20.6MIA22.0KC16.9@NE18.3@GB22.0CHI17.3@DEN18.9@MIA22.020.519.419.1
CIN272614TB17.9@HOU17.9@PIT18.0JAX17.8@MIA22.0BYE@BAL17.5TEN20.4@ATL19.0PIT18.0@WAS17.6NO23.8@CLE14.7KC16.9@CAR19.9@IND21.4BAL17.519.419.618.8
CAR281619CHI17.3@ATL19.0@CLE14.7DET17.4BYE@PHI17.7TB17.9@GB22.0DEN18.9@NO23.8BAL17.5@TB17.9@MIN14.0NO23.8CIN19.4@PIT18.0SEA20.119.119.219.3
ATL293210@PIT18.0CAR19.9@GB22.0@NO23.8BAL17.5CHI17.3SF21.2@TB17.9CIN19.4KC16.9BYE@MIN14.0DET17.4@CLE14.7@WAS17.6TB17.9NO23.820.819.818.0
PIT302917ATL19.0@NE18.3CIN19.4@CLE14.7IND21.4@TB17.9@NO23.8CLE14.7BYE@CIN19.4@PHI17.7DEN18.9HOU17.9@JAX17.8BAL17.5CAR19.9@TEN20.420.219.318.7
IND312227BAL17.5@KC16.9HOU17.9@WAS17.6@PIT18.0TEN20.4@MIN14.0@JAX17.8DAL23.5MIA22.0@HOU17.9NYG22.0BYE@PHI17.7@TEN20.4CIN19.4@CLE14.717.118.219.1
NO322526@DET17.4@BAL17.5LV20.8ATL19.0MIN14.0@NYG22.0PIT18.0BYECLE14.7CAR19.9@CHI17.3@CIN19.4GB22.0@CAR19.9@TB17.9ARI18.1@ATL19.018.518.318.9