{"id":114567,"date":"2025-06-08T21:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/114567\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:34:34","slug":"ranking-the-2025-new-orleans-saints-strength-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/114567\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 2025 New Orleans Saints strength of schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To start their 2025 campaign, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> play the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" data-autotag=\"c6331531-478d-4c7a-b93a-28f5b26af3f9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> on Sept. 7. You can find the Saints&#8217; full strength of schedule analysis below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stubhub.prf.hn\/l\/3PZa1QY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get Saints tickets on StubHub!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saints strength of scheduleThe Saints are playing the second-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents&#8217; combined win total last year).New Orleans will have the 21st-ranked schedule in the NFL, based on our predictions.According to their opponents&#8217; projected win total this season (125), the Saints have the second-easiest schedule in the NFL.In 2025, the Saints&#8217; schedule will see five games against teams who finished with winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that had 12 or more wins and seven games against squads with five or fewer wins in 2024.New Orleans will play four teams who made the 2024 playoffs on its schedule in 2025.Saints games<a href=\"https:\/\/stubhub.prf.hn\/l\/3PZa1QY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get Saints tickets on StubHub!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To start their 2025 campaign, the New Orleans Saints play the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 7. 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