2026 NFL Power Rankings: How the Schedule Release Shook Up the League Hierarchy

The truth of the NFL schedule is this: It’s not who you play, it’s when you play them. A team that looks tough on paper now might be a shell of itself when injuries hit in October. Maybe even sooner.

That said, strength of schedule is at least a guide to the challenges each team will face. And it’s the last piece of the puzzle for ranking the teams from best to worst before training camp begins.

So, now that the full 2026 schedule is out, here are my final Power Rankings of the offseason.