<div class="content">The NFL enters the 2026 regular season with every team’s projected strength measured by the number of games each is favored to win.

The NFL enters the 2026 regular season with every team’s projected strength measured by the number of games each is favored to win. The Los Angeles Rams top the list with 16 games as favorites, while the Arizona Cardinals sit at the bottom with zero. The ranking draws from lookahead point spreads across all 272 matchups and shows wide variation in expectations and schedule difficulty.The Rams are favored in all but one contest, a Week 16 road game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals follow closely behind, listed as favorites in 15 games despite finishing 2025 with only six wins. Four teams share third place with 14 games each: the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks, as defending Super Bowl champions, are underdogs only on the road against the 49ers, Eagles and Rams.At the lower end, the Cardinals are the only team without a single favorite role. The Dolphins appear favored in one game, while the Browns, Titans and Falcons each hold two or three. Several clubs, including the Jaguars, Bears and Texans, sit in the middle range of 12 or 13 favored games despite facing notably tough schedules. The data also shows that many teams listed as underdogs in certain matchups remain within three points of even money.The figures offer a direct view of how oddsmakers assess each franchise heading into the campaign. Teams with high numbers of favored games tend to open with favorable early schedules or benefit from returning key players, while those near the bottom face extended stretches as underdogs. The ordering will shift once actual results begin to influence future spreads.