How do you figure out a schedule of an NFL team?

Answer 1

Only the NFL makes the schedule, but you can figure out which teams will play which teams.

There are 2 pieces of information needed before figuring which team will play

which teams in the next/upcoming season.

1st- Which "ENTIRE" divisions, did Team 1's division play, during the last regular season (Excluding Team 1's own division).

2nd- Which place did Team 1 finish in their own division, during the regular season.

Every team plays games against teams in their own division twice (so that's 6 games). Then they play one entire division in both conferences (Thats 8 games 14 total so far). Then 1 team from in the remaining divisions in their own Conference (2 remaining divisions 2 remaining games). Outside of the "entire division games", teams play teams that finished in the same place as they did.

Now, think about looking at a map. You see North, East, South and West (going clockwise). NFL teams play "entire divisions" going COUNTER CLOCKWISE.

EXAMPLE: If Team 1 is in the NFC East and played the "entire" NFC North , then go counterclockwise and the next year they will play the NFC West the year after that NFC South then the year after that The North (not the East because it's their own division). Team 1 will also have to play an "entire division" from the AFC. And the same rule applies. If they played the AFC South then the next year they will play the West, next year the North, next year the East, and so on and so on.