5 NFL Teams With The Hardest Schedule In 2015-16 Season

Hardest schedules in 2015-2016 season

5. Arizona Cardinals

They have back-to-back games (Weeks 5 and 6) on the road against the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both of these teams were 11-5 last season, and Pittsburgh happened to win the AFC North. It doesn’t get much easier in Week 8, when Arizona hosts the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. The Cardinals end the season with a brutal three-game stretch: at Philadelphia (10-6), followed by home games against the Green Bay Packers (12-4) and Seattle Seahawks (12-4). This schedule clearly wont be a clear road to the playoffs so we will have to wait and see how well the Cardinals play and how much they win.

Prediction - 9 - 7


4. Seattle Seahawks

knowing that its the Seahawks, most people would think this should be easy and they can handle anything but i`m not so sure.Week 2 will see the Seahawks in a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game. Only this time around, they will have to face Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (12-4) at Lambeau Field. That’s not easy for anyone. Two weeks later, Seattle takes on another tough opponent from the NFC North in the Detroit Lions. The following week, they’re on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals, a team that finished 10-5-1 in 2014. Seattle will find Week 8 challenging, when it takes on the defending NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys in Dallas. Of course, the season doesn’t get any easier down the stretch. The Seahawks will have to go through two formidable teams from the AFC North in Weeks 12 and 14. The first contest will be against the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed two weeks later on the road against Baltimore. It will not be an easy road back to the top for the Seahawks. But They will probably make it to the playoffs since Head Coach Pete Carroll is still there, Legion of Boom is still controlling the secondary, Russell Wilson is back, and NOBODY can forget about Beast mode running over people.

Prediction -  12 - 4

3. San Francisco 49ers

The Niners will get an early season test in Week 2, when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers, who finished the 2014 regular season with an 11-5 record and won the AFC North. Two weeks later, San Francisco will play host to the NFC North champion Green Bay Packers. Then, in Week 6, the Niners will be forced to deal with a visiting Baltimore Ravens team that went 10-6 last season. As the regular season winds down, the challenges for the 49ers won’t get any easier. They will play the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14 at Levi’s Stadium and then the following week San Francisco will go on the road to play the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. If Colin Kaepernick was ever going to prove his elite status, this schedule could be a good start. We will all see if last year was just a unlucky year or if they are for real and still have the championship caliber team they used to be.

Prediction - 10 - 6

2. Cincinnati Beangals

The Bengals have an easy season opener against an Oakland Raiders and should come out with the W. However, the road will get a whole lot more difficult over the next four weeks. In Week 2, Cincinnati will host the San Diego Chargers, a team that went 9-7 in 2014 but has a lot of potential. The following week, the Bengals will be on the road against a strong Baltimore Ravens squad. The next two weeks will see the Bengals playing in their home stadium. Unfortunately, those match-ups will be against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals will have to play many division foes, the season still doesn’t work in their favor. Week 11 will be a challenging, as the Bengals go on the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals. Of course, things may be even more difficult come Week 16, when Cincinnati is tasked with taking on the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field in Mile High Stadium.

Prediction - 9 - 7

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

Right off the bat, Pittsburgh will be tasked with traveling to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots in Week 1. That’s not an easy matchup for any team, but at least they know Tom Brady is suspended and that should bring some hope in the team. Week 5 won’t be easy for the steelers, as they go on the road to battle the San Diego Chargers. Then, in Week 6, the Arizona Cardinals come to town. This game is sure to be a physical and rough. The following Sunday, the Steelers are on the road to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Steelers will get a bye in Week 11, but then it’s right back to the grind. Week 12 will be played against the Seattle Seahawks. The next weekend, Pittsburgh will play host to the Indianapolis Colts. Pittsburgh will end its season on the road against two division opponents. But before then, in Week 15, the Steelers get to play in front a faithful crowd. Unfortunately, their opponent will be the Denver Broncos and their high-powered offense.

Prediction - 8 - 8

Posted by Aarib Syed