RB Strength of Schedule

Easiest rest-of-season RB schedule: Philadelphia Eagles (18.1 fantasy points allowed per game to RBs by remaining opponents). Hardest: Atlanta Falcons.

Updated

2026 season, Standard scoring, running backs.

Easiest Full-Season

Best RB schedule by opponent aFPA.

MIN17.8aFPA
Minnesota Vikings+0.7 vs league avg

Toughest Full-Season

Worst RB schedule by opponent aFPA.

IND16.5aFPA
Indianapolis Colts-0.7 vs league avg

Easiest Playoff

Best RB playoff schedule by opponent aFPA.

ARI19.8aFPA
Arizona Cardinals+2.7 vs league avg

Toughest Playoff

Worst RB playoff schedule by opponent aFPA.

WAS14.8aFPA
Washington Commanders-2.4 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, Standard 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
MIN1923GB19.8@CHI15.3@TB15.4MIA19.9@NO21.9BYEIND19.3@DET15.5BUF19.9@GB19.8@SF17.9ATL16.5CAR17.8@NE16.0DET15.5WAS15.4@NYJ18.917.216.617.5
KC2815DEN16.9IND19.3@MIA19.9@LV18.7BYELAC18.0@SEA17.5@DEN16.9NYJ18.9@ATL16.5ARI16.7@BUF19.9@LAR16.4@CIN17.2NE16.0SF17.9@LAC18.017.917.317.5
ARI351@LAC18.0SEA17.5@SF17.9@NYG20.4DET15.5@LAR16.4DEN16.9@DAL21.3@SEA17.5LAR16.4@KC14.5WAS15.4PHI15.8BYENYJ18.9@NO21.9LV18.720.319.817.6
LAR4107SF17.9NYG20.4@DEN16.9@PHI15.8BUF19.9ARI16.7@LV18.7LAC18.0@WAS15.4@ARI16.7BYEGB19.8KC14.5@SF17.9DAL21.3@SEA17.5@TB15.416.518.117.4
LV51514MIA19.9@LAC18.0@NO21.9KC14.5@NE16.0BUF19.9LAR16.4@NYJ18.9@SF17.9SEA17.5@DEN16.9@CLE12.6BYELAC18.0DEN16.9TEN18.3@ARI16.717.517.317.3
PHI6118WAS15.4@TEN18.3@CHI15.3LAR16.4@JAX15.4CAR17.8DAL21.3@WAS15.4NYG20.4BYEPIT15.8@DAL21.3@ARI16.7IND19.3SEA17.5HOU15.5@SF17.916.717.018.1
MIA722@LV18.7@SF17.9KC14.5@MIN12.5CIN17.2BYE@NYJ18.9NE16.0DET15.5@IND19.3@BUF19.9NYJ18.9@DEN16.9CHI15.3@GB19.8LAC18.0BUF19.919.019.318.1
HOU82517BUF19.9CIN17.2@IND19.3DAL21.3@TEN18.3@JAX15.4NYG20.4BYE@LAC18.0@CLE12.6IND19.3BAL15.4@PIT15.8@WAS15.4JAX15.4@PHI15.8@GB19.817.817.016.7
CHI963@CAR17.8MIN12.5PHI15.8NYJ18.9@GB19.8@ATL16.5NE16.0@SEA17.5TB15.4BYENO21.9@DET15.5JAX15.4@MIA19.9@BUF19.9GB19.8DET15.517.618.417.6
NE101421@SEA17.5PIT15.8@JAX15.4@BUF19.9LV18.7NYJ18.9@CHI15.3@MIA19.9GB19.8@DET15.5BYE@LAC18.0BUF19.9MIN12.5@KC14.5@NYJ18.9DEN16.917.916.817.3
CLE1144@JAX15.4@TB15.4CAR17.8PIT15.8@NYJ18.9BAL15.4@TEN18.3@PIT15.8@NO21.9HOU15.5BYELV18.7CIN17.2ATL16.5@NYG20.4@BAL15.4IND19.317.318.317.7
DET123027NO21.9@BUF19.9NYJ18.9@CAR17.8@ARI16.7BYEGB19.8MIN12.5@MIA19.9NE16.0TB15.4CHI15.3@ATL16.5TEN18.3@MIN12.5NYG20.4@CHI15.317.916.116.5
DEN1336@KC14.5JAX15.4LAR16.4@SF17.9@LAC18.0SEA17.5@ARI16.7KC14.5@CAR17.8BYELV18.7@PIT15.8MIA19.9@NYJ18.9@LV18.7BUF19.9@NE16.018.018.217.7
WAS142831@PHI15.8@DAL21.3SEA17.5IND19.3NYG20.4@SF17.9BYEPHI15.8LAR16.4@NYG20.4CIN17.2@ARI16.7@TEN18.3HOU15.5ATL16.5@MIN12.5@JAX15.413.914.816.6
NYG151824DAL21.3@LAR16.4TEN18.3ARI16.7@WAS15.4NO21.9@HOU15.5BYE@PHI15.8WAS15.4JAX15.4@IND19.3SF17.9@SEA17.5CLE12.6@DET15.5@DAL21.318.416.417.1
SEA161222NE16.0@ARI16.7@WAS15.4LAC18.0SF17.9@DEN16.9KC14.5CHI15.3ARI16.7@LV18.7BYE@SF17.9DAL21.3NYG20.4@PHI15.8LAR16.4@CAR17.817.116.617.4
DAL17713@NYG20.4WAS15.4BAL15.4@HOU15.5TB15.4@GB19.8@PHI15.8ARI16.7@IND19.3SF17.9TEN18.3PHI15.8@SEA17.5BYE@LAR16.4JAX15.4NYG20.417.917.417.6
BAL183129@IND19.3NO21.9@DAL21.3TEN18.3@ATL16.5@CLE12.6CIN17.2@BUF19.9JAX15.4LAC18.0@CAR17.8@HOU15.5BYETB15.4@PIT15.8CLE12.6@CIN17.214.915.216.1
SF192126@LAR16.4MIA19.9ARI16.7DEN16.9@SEA17.5WAS15.4@ATL16.5BYELV18.7@DAL21.3MIN12.5SEA17.5@NYG20.4LAR16.4@LAC18.0@KC14.5PHI15.815.116.117.0
LAC202611ARI16.7LV18.7@BUF19.9@SEA17.5DEN16.9@KC14.5BYE@LAR16.4HOU15.5@BAL15.4NYJ18.9NE16.0@TB15.4@LV18.7SF17.9@MIA19.9KC14.517.217.416.6
TEN21238NYJ18.9PHI15.8@NYG20.4@BAL15.4HOU15.5@IND19.3CLE12.6@CIN17.2BYEJAX15.4@DAL21.3@JAX15.4WAS15.4@DET15.5IND19.3@LV18.7PIT15.817.217.916.9
GB221119@MIN12.5@NYJ18.9ATL16.5@TB15.4CHI15.3DAL21.3@DET15.5CAR17.8@NE16.0MIN12.5BYE@LAR16.4@NO21.9BUF19.9MIA19.9@CHI15.3HOU15.515.416.917.4
NYJ231630@TEN18.3GB19.8@DET15.5@CHI15.3CLE12.6@NE16.0MIA19.9LV18.7@KC14.5BUF19.9@LAC18.0@MIA19.9BYEDEN16.9@ARI16.7NE16.0MIN12.514.215.017.2
TB24225@CIN17.2CLE12.6MIN12.5GB19.8@DAL21.3PIT15.8@CAR17.8ATL16.5@CHI15.3BYE@DET15.5CAR17.8LAC18.0@BAL15.4NO21.9@ATL16.5LAR16.416.418.217.0
BUF251912@HOU15.5DET15.5LAC18.0NE16.0@LAR16.4@LV18.7BYEBAL15.4@MIN12.5@NYJ18.9MIA19.9KC14.5@NE16.0@GB19.8CHI15.3@DEN16.9@MIA19.918.417.417.1
JAX261312CLE12.6@DEN16.9NE16.0@CIN17.2PHI15.8HOU15.5BYEIND19.3@BAL15.4@TEN18.3@NYG20.4TEN18.3@CHI15.3PIT15.8@HOU15.5@DAL21.3WAS15.418.317.417.3
CAR271720CHI15.3@ATL16.5@CLE12.6DET15.5BYE@PHI15.8TB15.4@GB19.8DEN16.9@NO21.9BAL15.4@TB15.4@MIN12.5NO21.9CIN17.2@PIT15.8SEA17.516.616.817.1
CIN282710TB15.4@HOU15.5@PIT15.8JAX15.4@MIA19.9BYE@BAL15.4TEN18.3@ATL16.5PIT15.8@WAS15.4NO21.9@CLE12.6KC14.5@CAR17.8@IND19.3BAL15.417.317.516.6
ATL29329@PIT15.8CAR17.8@GB19.8@NO21.9BAL15.4CHI15.3SF17.9@TB15.4CIN17.2KC14.5BYE@MIN12.5DET15.5@CLE12.6@WAS15.4TB15.4NO21.918.617.615.8
NO302425@DET15.5@BAL15.4LV18.7ATL16.5MIN12.5@NYG20.4PIT15.8BYECLE12.6CAR17.8@CHI15.3@CIN17.2GB19.8@CAR17.8@TB15.4ARI16.7@ATL16.516.616.216.8
PIT302916ATL16.5@NE16.0CIN17.2@CLE12.6IND19.3@TB15.4@NO21.9CLE12.6BYE@CIN17.2@PHI15.8DEN16.9HOU15.5@JAX15.4BAL15.4CAR17.8@TEN18.318.017.216.6
IND312028BAL15.4@KC14.5HOU15.5@WAS15.4@PIT15.8TEN18.3@MIN12.5@JAX15.4DAL21.3MIA19.9@HOU15.5NYG20.4BYE@PHI15.8@TEN18.3CIN17.2@CLE12.614.916.017.0