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NFL schedule release reveals brutal path for these 3 teams in 2025

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The NFL released the schedules for all 32 teams on Wednesday, and some have it a little tougher than others this season.

The NFL does not have a balanced schedule, which is why some teams will see tougher or easier schedules regardless of how they did last season.

Trying to predict the strength of a schedule is an inexact science because teams do change a lot from season to season, whether that would be in free agency, the NFL Draft or changes to the front office and coaching staff.

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Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart hold up Giants jerseys

New York Giants first-round draft picks Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart pose for photos prior to the start of the press conference. (Thomas Salus-Imagn Images)

Regardless, here are the three teams whose 2025 opponents have the highest combined win percentage from the 2024 season and have a gauntlet of a schedule.

New York Giants

Despite a dreadful 3-14 season that nearly cost general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll their jobs, the Giants have the hardest schedule in football.

The Giants' opponents for the upcoming season have a combined .574 winning percentage. The NFC East is set to play both the NFC North and AFC West this season, and both divisions harbor three teams that made the playoffs last season.

The beginning of the Giants' schedule is particularly rough, as six of their first eight games are against playoff teams from last season.

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New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll walks off the field after losing to the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Jan. 5, 2025. (Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

Below is the Giants' schedule:

Week 1 – away vs. the Washington Commanders
Week 2 – away vs. the Dallas Cowboys
Week 3 – home vs. the Kansas City Chiefs
Week 4 – home vs. the Los Angeles Chargers
Week 5 – away vs. the New Orleans Saints
Week 6 – home vs. the Philadelphia Eagles
Week 7 – away vs. the Denver Broncos
Week 8 – away vs. the Eagles
Week 9 – home vs the San Francisco 49ers
Week 10 – away vs the Chicago Bears
Week 11 – home vs the Green Bay Packers
Week 12 – away vs the Detroit Lions
Week 13 – away vs the New England Patriots
Week 14 – BYE
Week 15 - home vs the Commanders
Week 16 – home vs the Minnesota Vikings
Week 17 – away vs the Las Vegas Raiders
Week 18 – home vs the Dallas Cowboys

Chicago Bears

Caleb Williams’ second year with the Bears will be a challenge, as their opponents had a combined winning percentage of .571.

Every team in the NFC North except for the Bears made the playoffs last season, and the Bears will match up against each of their division foes twice this season.

In addition to the usual six games against their division rivals, the NFC North is taking on the NFC East and AFC North this season. The NFC East holds the Super Bowl champion Eagles and the Commanders, who were knocked out by Philadelphia in the NFC Championship game.

The AFC North had two playoff teams last season in the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, and that doesn’t include the Cincinnati Bengals, who just narrowly missed out on the playoffs.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams passes against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images)

Below is the Bears’ schedule:

Week 1 – home vs. the Vikings
Week 2 – away vs. the Lions
Week 3 – home vs. the Cowboys
Week 4 – away vs. the Raiders
Week 5 – BYE
Week 6 – away vs. the Commanders
Week 7 – home vs. the Saints
Week 8 – away vs. the Ravens
Week 9 – away vs. the Bengals
Week 10 – home vs. the Giants
Week 11 – away vs. the Vikings
Week 12 – home vs. the Steelers
Week 13 – away vs. the Eagles
Week 14 – away vs. the Packers
Week 15 – home vs. the Cleveland Browns
Week 16 – home vs. the Packers
Week 17 – away vs. the 49ers
Week 18 – home vs. the Lions

Detroit Lions

The Lions, like the Bears, are in the NFC North and most of their opponents overlap, so both teams’ opponents have a combined winning percentage of .571.

The Lions went an outstanding 15-2 last season, but will face a much taller task in 2025 to have the same record.

In addition to having a difficult schedule, the team lost both coordinators from last year’s team. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took the Bears’ head coaching job, while defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is now the New York Jets’ head coach.

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Lions head coach Dan Campbell during the Green Bay Packers game at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 5, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Below is the Lions' schedule: