At the halfway point of the season, the Titans are the surprise leaders in the AFC, and the schedules indicate they’ve got a decent chance of staying there. They don’t have Derrick Henry anymore, but they’ve got the league’s easiest remaining schedule.

They’ve got eight games left, and half of them are against the Texans (twice), Jaguars and Dolphins. That helps. And powered by those also-rans, Tennessee’s remaining games are against teams that are a combined 24-44.

The Jets, Eagles and Bucs are the other teams with the easiest schedules in Weeks 10-18.

Kansas City, meanwhile, has the hardest remaining schedule. It’s final eight games are against teams that are currently 41-26. Other teams with difficult remaining schedules include the four in the AFC North (where everyone currently has a winning record), along with Carolina and Detroit.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Wks 10-18)
TeamWLPct
Tennessee2444.353
NY Jets3145.408
Philadelphia2839.418
Tampa Bay3343.434
NY Giants3038.441
Arizona3037.448
Green Bay3036.455
Jacksonville3741.474
LA Chargers3741.474
Buffalo3739.487
Dallas3739.487
Denver3334.493
Houston3334.493
Atlanta3637.493
Miami3434.500
New England3434.500
Chicago3333.500
San Francisco3938.506
Seattle3938.506
Indianapolis3433.507
New Orleans3937.513
Washington3937.513
Minnesota4036.526
LA Rams3531.530
Las Vegas4236.538
Baltimore4435.557
Detroit4334.558
Pittsburgh4233.560
Carolina3828.576
Cincinnati3928.582
Cleveland3927.591
Kansas City4126.612

—Ian Allan