The Titans don’t have Derrick Henry, and they won’t have Julio Jones for at least two more games. They do, however, have the league’s easiest remaining schedule. That gives them a decent chance of holding onto home-field advantage in the AFC.

Tennessee has played 10 games, so they’ve got only seven left. And over half of those games are against the Texans (twice), Jaguars and Dolphins. Their other remaining games are at New England and Pittsburgh, and a home game against the 49ers.

Adding up the wins and losses, Tennessee’s remaining schedule grades out as the easiest in the league – by far – with opponents having a combined win-loss record of 22-42-1.

The Jets, Eagles and Cardinals also have easier remaining schedules.

The most difficult remaining schedules, on the other hand, belong to Kansas City and the four teams in the AFC North (which all have winning records and will play a bunch of games against each other in the remaining weeks).

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Weeks 11-18)
TeamWLTPct
Tennessee22421.346
NY Jets30450.400
Philadelphia26370.413
Arizona28361.438
Green Bay29351.454
San Francisco34400.459
Seattle34401.460
Atlanta34391.466
NY Giants35400.467
Tampa Bay35400.467
Miami31350.470
LA Chargers35391.473
Jacksonville37390.487
Chicago36371.493
Dallas37380.493
Houston37380.493
New Orleans37380.493
Denver32321.500
Washington38370.507
Buffalo39370.513
New England34320.515
Carolina33310.516
Minnesota38352.520
Indianapolis34310.523
Detroit40360.526
LA Rams35300.538
Las Vegas41350.539
Cincinnati41331.553
Cleveland35272.563
Kansas City37271.577
Baltimore43312.579
Pittsburgh45300.600

If we want to take a more short-term view, looking at just the next four weeks, the Titans, Jets, Dolphins and Panthers project to play the easiest schedules (though three of those teams also have a bye in there). The Patriots, Rams and Kansas City, on the other hand, have the hardest schedules over the next month (though again, with each of those teams being in the minority that still have a bye left).

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Weeks 11-14)
TeamWLTPct
Tennessee9190.321
NY Jets13250.342
Miami10180.357
Carolina10180.357
Philadelphia10170.370
San Francisco14220.389
Denver11161.411
Seattle16210.432
Detroit17210.447
Cleveland12141.463
Arizona13150.464
NY Giants18200.474
Houston18200.474
Indianapolis13140.481
Tampa Bay18190.486
Minnesota17182.486
Baltimore18191.487
Atlanta19190.500
LA Chargers18181.500
Green Bay14140.500
Dallas19180.514
New Orleans19180.514
Washington20170.541
Cincinnati19161.542
Pittsburgh20160.556
Las Vegas21160.568
Buffalo22160.579
Chicago22151.592
Jacksonville23150.605
Kansas City17110.607
LA Rams18110.621
New England18100.643

—Ian Allan