Official: the NFL will release its 2019 regular season schedule on Wednesday @8pm

[DTVietnam]

Its here!!!

Our 2019 regular season schedule! pic.twitter.com/g0X2BB6pCF

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 18, 2019

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by TribalElder

I bet chiefs vs pats will get flexed to Sunday night

Probably.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by DTVietnam

people always bitching..i think our schedule this year looks alot easier than last years. . especially weeks 1-6 . .

we had @SD, @Steelers @Broncos @Patriots all in the first 6 weeks last year. .

and the Jags were supposed to be a top team. .

if anything i think the NFL wants us and is trying to set us up to be successful..especially in the beginning of the year

this year everyone we are playing in weeks 1-7 we beat last year.

Thanks for being positive.

It's in my nature to look for the things I don't like...

Originally Posted by TribalElder

I bet chiefs vs pats will get flexed to Sunday night

It's possible, the last time I remember Chiefs/Pats not being on prime time was when Marty chose Grbac over Gannon, and Grbac was coming off an injury, and it was at NE, and we got ****ing blitzed to death, and it tanked the entire season.

[BossChief]

Anyone have a presale code to buy single game tix on ticketmaster?

[RunKC]

Jags- Andy/Pat>Foles/Marrone
Raiders-LOL
Ravens-Andy/Pat>Jackson/Harbaugh. Their defense is not as strong as last year
Lions-Andy/Pat>Patricia/Stafford
Colts-Tough game but at home
Texans-Andy/Pat>O’Brien/Watson

That’s a damn favorable opening stretch. Way better than last year’s first 6.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Jags- Andy/Pat>Foles/Marrone
Raiders-LOL
Ravens-Andy/Pat>Jackson/Harbaugh. Their defense is not as strong as last year
Lions-Andy/Pat>Patricia/Stafford
Colts-Tough game but at home
Texans-Andy/Pat>O’Brien/Watson

That’s a damn favorable opening stretch. Way better than last year’s first 6.

I remember the predictions around this time last year. Granted, I wasn't exactly a ray of sunshine about the beginning of our schedule when it got released, but I wasn't predicting doom and gloom like some people were.

"We'll be lucky to go 2-3..."

"We could start 1-4, and if San Francisco is the surprise people think they are, it might be 0-5..."

"3-3 in the first six games is the best case scenario..."

Mahomes took that shit and kicked it square in the balls.

Then Veach texted him and said, "Too dangerous. No more nutsack kicking for you, kid."

[InChiefsHeaven]

Gonna try to go to the Indy Sunday Night game. Never been to a night game before.

Also, why do we play the Packers in pre-season AND regular season...?

[loochy]

When can I buy AFCCG tickets?

[BossChief]

Bought our tickets to the Indy SNF game. Yeah baby. Can’t wait.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Bought our tickets to the Indy SNF game. Yeah baby. Can’t wait.

You can buy tickets already? Through what? Didn't think they went on sale until like July?

[Gravedigger]

I'm not a big fan of our three division home games all being in December. Should've swapped the Oakland week 2 game with the Oakland week 13 game imo. Fans like to go see the team whoop up on division foes when the weather is halfway nice rather than having to choose which game will be in the 40s instead of the 20s.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

I'm not a big fan of our three division home games all being in December. Should've swapped the Oakland week 2 game with the Oakland week 13 game imo. Fans like to go see the team whoop up on division foes when the weather is halfway nice rather than having to choose which game will be in the 40s instead of the 20s.

Positive: Oakland and LA aren’t cold weather teams. Could help a bit.

Plus, great opportunities to build confidence heading into the playoffs at home.

[KCwolf]

VIVID sells tickets - but watch out for the unexpected Sir Charge ... think I paid something like $50/ticket for their "processing fee"

[O.city]

Denver and Oakland will be making golf plans at that point.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by KCwolf

VIVID sells tickets - but watch out for the unexpected Sir Charge ... think I paid something like $50/ticket for their "processing fee"

Do they have an unexpected Ma'am Charge as well?

[KChiefs1]

https://www.numberfire.com/nfl/news/...s-for-2019#_=_

Ranking All 32 NFL Schedules for 2019

With the 2019 NFL schedule released, the takes can really start to fly.

I mean, the takes have already been flying for some NFL fans, but we actually now have something more concrete to dig into.

Analyzing the schedule before the draft changes rosters and before we even know which quarterbacks will start for some teams is always a bit futile, but hey, that's never stopped anybody before.

So let's dig into the schedule and see which teams are probably going to wind up with an easy draw -- and which squads will have it a bit tougher. To do that, we'll rely on our nERD metric. nERD is numberFire's way of indicating how good a team is. A nERD score indicates expected point differential against an average opponent on a neutral field, so a team with a 3.02 nERD score is about a field goal better than an average team. A team at -5.93 is about a touchdown worse. Simple enough, I think.

Schedule Difficulty Using 2018 nERD

One of the most common ways we'll see analysts examine the schedule is via win/loss record from 2018. That's just not really a good practice.

nERD, at least, relies not on wins but rather on offensive, defensive, and special teams efficiency to gauge team strength. Here is how the cumulative schedules look for each team, sorted by the easiest schedule (or lowest nERD).

The New England Patriots draw the easiest schedule by this measure, in large part because all three of their division rivals had a nERD of at least -3.60 last year: Buffalo Bills (-3.60), New York Jets (-10.19), Miami Dolphins (-11.16). The Jets and Dolphins were actually bottom-three teams in 2018 nERD. The overall weakness in the division has the Jets and Bills inside the top five in schedule ease, per this method.

The New York Giants, though, are second on the list. Their own nERD from 2018 (-3.03, 22nd-best in the NFL) led to a 5-11 record last season. They'll have to replace Odell Beckham's production and lean more on Saquon Barkley, but FanDuel Sportsbook has their over/under on wins set at 6.0.

Similar to the AFC East, the entire NFC East finds itself with a top-eight schedule in terms of ease.

The AFC West has a tougher draw, with Oakland, Kansas City, and Denver near the bottom of the heap. Kansas City and Oakland are the only two teams in the league who draw 10 matchups against teams with positive nERD in 2018.

Making Adjustments

Digging back into the past season doesn't account for offseason changes, so let's take it a step further. By leveraging win totals from FanDuel Sportsbook, we can make adjustments to nERD and try to estimate schedule difficulty.

Keep in mind that this will make things tighter, as the win totals aren't as optimistic or pessimistic as nERD can be. For example, the Arizona Cardinals won three games last season and posted a nERD of -12.34, worst in the league. With a win total of five games, they'd play more like a team with a nERD of around -5.50, historically. It's still bad, but it's not quite as dreadful.

We still see the Pats with the easiest go when viewing the schedule this way, and the AFC East and NFC East are clustered near the top. Plus, the AFC West has it rough either way.

Some softer-than-average schedules could lead to stellar seasons from some stalwarts, such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints as well as keep the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens, and Indianapolis Colts in the mix.