In a long NFL season, the smallest details can make the biggest differences.
For example, a receiver steps out of bounds right before crossing the end line in the closing seconds. A quarterback under-throws a wide-open tight end in the middle of the field as his team unsuccessfully mounts a furious comeback. And, of course, there is always the regular-season slate reveal.
On Thursday evening, the NFL revealed the entire 2022 schedule. Some teams should be thanking their lucky stars that the schedule makers gave them the luck of the draw. Others? They have a legitimate bone to pick over a game order that might decide their respective seasons.
Let’s run through a few NFL teams that were most hurt by the league’s schedule reveal.
