Commanders' strength of schedule compared to rest of the NFC East

Well, we've gotten past free agency, the NFL draft, and rookie minicamp. The next event on the agenda is the 2026 schedule release, scheduled for Thursday night.

We've known which teams the Washington Commanders will play in 2026 for a while now, but we don't know the order or times. Once we have the full schedule, it'll be much easier to get an idea of how this season could go. So, as we await the reveal, let's go back over the team's opponents:

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As part of the build-up to the reveal, NFL insider Adam Schefter posted each team's strength of schedule on X. This was calculated using each team's 2025 winning percentage.

So, do the Commanders have an easy or hard schedule? Well, going off of how their opponents played last year, the Commanders have a mediocre schedule. The Commanders have the 16th-toughest schedule in the league according to this metric, as their opponents had a combined .502 winning percentage in 2025.

According to Schefter's post, the Commanders have the toughest schedule out of the four NFC East teams, which isn't ideal. However, you can't just go off last year's performance. For example, the Commanders had a bad winning percentage last year, but that was due to injuries, and they're widely expected to be much better in 2026.

What's more important than winning percentage is the way the schedule falls, which we'll know in about 24 hours.

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Strength of schedule vs. other NFC East teams