We hear all the time about a team’s strength of schedule, but those numbers are based on the previous season’s records. Sometimes, you just get a sense of how tough a schedule will be. The Jets already knew they would face a uphill battle in 2023 even before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles both reached Super Bowl LVII.
Here, we’ll get a better sense of the strength of the Jets’ schedule and we’ll rank the 14 opponents for the Jets based on the projected win totals from NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund.
14
Houston Texans (Week 14)
Frelund’s projected win total: 5.9
2022 record: 3-13-1
13
Washington Commanders (Week 16)
Frelund’s projected win total: 6.6
2022 record: 8-8-1
12
Las Vegas Raiders (Week 10)
Frelund’s projected win total: 6.8
2022 record: 6-11
11
New England Patriots (Weeks 3 and 18)
Frelund’s projected win total: 7.9
2022 record: 8-9
10
New York Giant (Week 8)
Frelund’s projected win total: 7.9
2022 record: 9-7-1
9
Denver Broncos (Week 5)
Frelund’s projected win total: 8.1
2022 record: 5-12
8
Atlanta Falcons (Week 13)
Frelund’s projected win total: 8.7
2022 record: 7-10
7
Los Angeles Chargers (Week 9)
Frelund’s projected win total: 8.9
2022 record: 10-7
6
Cleveland Browns (Week 17)
Frelund’s projected win total: 9.3
2022 record: 7-10
5
Miami Dolphins (Weeks 12 and 15)
Frelund’s projected win total: 9.6
2022 record: 9-8
4
Dallas Cowboys (Week 2)
Frelund’s projected win total: 9.6
2022 record: 12-5
3
Buffalo Bills (Weeks 1 and 11)
Frelund’s projected win total: 10.6
2022 record: 13-3
2
Philadelphia Eagles (Week 6)
Frelund’s projected win total: 11.1
2022 record: 14-3
1
Kansas City Chiefs (Week 4)
Frelund’s projected win total: 11.6
2022 record: 14-3
