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With the conclusion of the 2021 regular season over the weekend, we now know the opponents for all NFL teams in 2022.
Next season, the Kansas City Chiefs will have eight games at home, plus nine more on the road. All AFC teams will play their extra inter-conference opponent on the road under the scheduling formula adopted when the season was extended to 17 games. In 2023, the AFC will play those games at home.
In addition to their games against each other, AFC West teams will play all the squads in the AFC South and NFC West. Each AFCW franchise will also face the NFC South team that finished in the same place within that division in 2020, plus the AFC East and AFC North teams that had identical division finishes in 2021.
Chiefs home games:
Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills.
Chiefs road games:
Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Based on their opponents’ 2021 records, next year’s Kansas City schedule is projected to be the league’s sixth-hardest — or if you prefer, 27th-easiest — although that will change as teams inevitably rise and fall next season. Here are the projected strength-of-schedule figures for all NFL teams in 2022.
2022 Strength of Schedule
| Rnk | Team | SOS | Opponents |
| 1 | Washington | 0.4619 | DAL, PHI, NYG, DAL, PHI, NYG, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, CLE, SFO, ATL |
| 1 | Cowboys | 0.4619 | PHI, WAS, NYG, PHI, WAS, NYG, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, CIN, LAR, TAM |
| 3 | Eagles | 0.4636 | DAL, WAS, NYG, DAL, WAS, NYG, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, PIT, ARI, NOR |
| 4 | Giants | 0.4654 | DAL, PHI, WAS, DAL, PHI, WAS, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, BAL, SEA, CAR |
| 5 | Lions | 0.4671 | GNB, MIN, CHI, GNB, MIN, CHI, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, JAX, SEA, CAR |
| 6 | Jaguars | 0.4688 | TEN, IND, HOU, TEN, IND, HOU, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, DET, NYJ, BAL |
| 7 | Colts | 0.4688 | TEN, HOU, JAX, TEN, HOU, JAX, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, MIN, NWE, PIT |
| 8 | Titans | 0.4704 | IND, HOU, JAX, IND, HOU, JAX, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, GNB, BUF, CIN |
| 9 | Bears | 0.4706 | GNB, MIN, DET, GNB, MIN, DET, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, HOU, SFO, ATL |
| 10 | Ravens | 0.4740 | CIN, PIT, CLE, CIN, PIT, CLE, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, NYG, JAX, DEN |
| 11 | Packers | 0.4775 | MIN, CHI, DET, MIN, CHI, DET, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, TEN, LAR, TAM |
| 12 | Dolphins | 0.4809 | BUF, NWE, NYJ, BUF, NWE, NYJ, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, SFO, HOU, LAC |
| 13 | Vikings | 0.4844 | GNB, CHI, DET, GNB, CHI, DET, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, IND, ARI, NOR |
| 14 | Texans | 0.4878 | TEN, IND, JAX, TEN, IND, JAX, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, DAL, PHI, WAS, NYG, CHI, MIA, CLE |
| 15 | Browns | 0.4948 | CIN, PIT, BAL, CIN, PIT, BAL, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, WAS, HOU, LAC |
| 16 | Jets | 0.4948 | BUF, NWE, MIA, BUF, NWE, MIA, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, SEA, JAX, DEN |
| 17 | Patriots | 0.4982 | BUF, MIA, NYJ, BUF, MIA, NYJ, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, ARI, IND, LVR |
| 18 | Broncos | 0.5085 | KAN, LVR, LAC, KAN, LVR, LAC, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, CAR, NYJ, BAL |
| 19 | Steelers | 0.5121 | CIN, CLE, BAL, CIN, CLE, BAL, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, PHI, IND, LVR |
| 20 | Bills | 0.5121 | NWE, MIA, NYJ, NWE, MIA, NYJ, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, GNB, MIN, CHI, DET, LAR, TEN, KAN |
| 21 | Panthers | 0.5122 | TAM, NOR, ATL, TAM, NOR, ATL, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, DEN, DET, NYG |
| 22 | Seahawks | 0.5172 | LAR, ARI, SFO, LAR, ARI, SFO, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, NYJ, DET, NYG |
| 23 | Chargers | 0.5190 | KAN, LVR, DEN, KAN, LVR, DEN, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, ATL, MIA, CLE |
| 24 | Falcons | 0.5242 | TAM, NOR, CAR, TAM, NOR, CAR, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, LAC, CHI, WAS |
| 25 | Raiders | 0.5276 | KAN, LAC, DEN, KAN, LAC, DEN, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, NOR, NWE, PIT |
| 26 | Saints | 0.5278 | TAM, ATL, CAR, TAM, ATL, CAR, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, LVR, MIN, PHI |
| 27 | Chiefs | 0.5328 | LVR, LAC, DEN, LVR, LAC, DEN, TEN, IND, HOU, JAX, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, TAM, BUF, CIN |
| 28 | 49ers | 0.5329 | LAR, ARI, SEA, LAR, ARI, SEA, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, MIA, CHI, WAS |
| 29 | Buccaneers | 0.5346 | NOR, ATL, CAR, NOR, ATL, CAR, LAR, ARI, SFO, SEA, CIN, PIT, CLE, BAL, KAN, GNB, DAL |
| 30 | Bengals | 0.5364 | PIT, CLE, BAL, PIT, CLE, BAL, BUF, NWE, MIA, NYJ, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, DAL, TEN, KAN |
| 31 | Cardinals | 0.5432 | LAR, SFO, SEA, LAR, SFO, SEA, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, NWE, MIN, PHI |
| 32 | Rams | 0.5675 | ARI, SFO, SEA, ARI, SFO, SEA, TAM, NOR, ATL, CAR, KAN, LVR, LAC, DEN, BUF, GNB, DAL |
The NFL’s final schedule, including specific dates and times for each game, should be released sometime in May.
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