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The Jacksonville Jaguars' 2026 NFL schedule ranks 15th in difficulty among all teams. This places them in the middle of the pack based on projected win totals of their opponents.
How does the difficulty of the Jacksonville Jaguars' 2026 NFL schedule compare to the rest of the league?
Taking into account projected win totals of each team's opponents this season, Sharp Football ranked, from easiest to most difficult, the schedules of all 32 teams.
The Jaguars were right in the middle of the pack, ranking 15th.
Below is a look at who the Jaguars' road and home opponents are this season.
The Jaguars' 2026 schedule ranks 15th in difficulty among all 32 NFL teams.
The Jaguars are positioned in the middle of the pack, indicating that their schedule is neither the easiest nor the hardest in the league.
The difficulty is determined by the projected win totals of each team's opponents for the season.

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While we know who the Jaguars will be playing, we still do not know what the exact layout of their schedule will be. That can also impact the difficulty of it, beyond simply who the opponents are.
Long road trips, a lot of travel, and where the bye week is located can all carry weight and affect a schedule's level of difficulty.
We also know that each season, some teams that are projected to be good struggle, and there are a few that always surprise.
Following a 13-4 finish to 2025, the Jaguars established a very strong foundation in Year 1 under Liam Coen and James Gladstone. Oftentimes, a jumping-off point going into Year 2 can be the continuity of being in the same system for a second season.
Rather than implementing new schemes, like the Jaguars were doing last offseason, they can now build upon what's already been established.
To ensure that what we saw from the Jaguars in 2025 becomes the norm and not the outlier, Coen's primary message to the team this offseason is straightforward -- there must be a sense of urgency.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL season: Strength of schedule for Jacksonville Jaguars