The new-look NFL opponents list was released Tuesday. It features eight four-team divisions, thanks to the inclusion of the Houston Texans next season.
With the new schedule, teams will play all nondivision opponents every three years, and every AFC team will play every NFC team once every four years. And a team's record from the previous year will have less of a bearing on its upcoming schedule, since only two of the 16 games will be based on the previous year's standings.
The NFL will announce dates in early spring. The season begins Sept. 8-9, with the season finale on Dec. 30.
The Super bowl is Sunday, Jan. 26 in San Diego. The Pro Bowl is a week later, Feb. 2, in Honolulu.
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| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. New England | Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Denver, Kansas City, Green Bay, Minnesota, Pittsburgh | Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Tennessee |
| 2. Miami | Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore | Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Denver, Kansas City, Green Bay, Minnesota, Indianapolis |
| 3. N.Y. Jets | Buffalo, Miami, New England, Denver, Kansas City, Green Bay, Minnesota, Cleveland | Buffalo, Miami, New England, Oakland, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville |
| 4. Buffalo | Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati | Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, Denver, Kansas City, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston |
| AFC North | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. Pittsburgh | Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Carolina, Oakland | Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, New England |
| 2. Baltimore | Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Denver | Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Carolina, Miami |
| 3. Cleveland | Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Carolina, Kansas City | Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Carolina, N.Y. Jets |
| 4. Cincinnati | Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, San Diego | Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo |
| AFC South | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. Tennessee | Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, New England | Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Oakland |
| 2. Indianapolis | Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Miami | Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, Denver |
| 3. Jacksonville | Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, N.Y. Jets | Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Kansas City |
| 4. Houston | Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Buffalo | Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington, San Diego |
| AFC West | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. Oakland | Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco, Seattle, Tennessee | Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Buffalo, Miami, Arizona, St. Louis, Pittsburgh |
| 2. Denver | Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Buffalo, Miami, Arizona, St. Louis, Indianapolis | Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore |
| 3. Kansas City | Denver, Oakland, San Diego, Buffalo, Miami, Arizona, St. Louis, Jacksonville | Denver, Oakland, San Diego, New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleveland |
| 4. San Diego | Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston | Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, Buffalo, Miami, Arizona, St. Louis, Cincinnati |
| NFC East | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. Philadelphia | Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, Arizona, St. Louis, Houston, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay | Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Chicago |
| 2. Washington | Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Arizona, St. Louis, Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans | Dallas, N.Y. Giants. Philadelphis, San Francisco, Seattle, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Green Bay |
| 3. N.Y. Giants | Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Atlanta | Dallas, Philadephia, Washington, Arizona, St. Louis, Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota |
| 4. Dallas | N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Carolina | N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Arizona, St. Louis, Houston, Indianapolis, Detroit |
| NFC North | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. Chicago | Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, New England, N.Y. Jets, Philadelphia | Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo, Miami, St. Louis |
| 2. Green Bay | Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo, Miami, Washington | Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, New England, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco |
| 3. Minnesota | Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Giants | Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, New England, N.Y. Jets, Seattle |
| 4. Detroit | Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, New England, N.Y. Jets, Dallas | Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo, Miami, Arizona |
| NFC South | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. Tampa Bay | Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Green Bay, Minnesota, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis | Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Philadelphia |
| 2. New Orleans | Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco | Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Washington |
| 3. Atlanta | Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Seattle | Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, N.Y. Giants |
| 4. Carolina | Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Arizona | Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dallas |
| NFC West | ||
| Seed/Team | Home | Road |
| 1. St. Louis | Arizona, San Francisco,Seattle, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Oakland, San Diego, Chicago | Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, Denver, Kansas City, Tampa Bay |
| 2. San Francisco | Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, Denver, Kansas City, Green Bay | Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Oakland, San Diego, New Orleans |
| 3. Seattle | Arizona, St. Louis, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington, Denver, Kansas City, Minnesota | Arizona, St. Louis, San Francisco, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Oakland, San Diego, Atlanta |
| 4. Arizona | St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Oakland, San Diego, Detroit | St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, Denver, Kansas City, Carolina |
