Look: 1 NFL Franchise Getting Biggest 'Rest Advantage' In 2023
FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 26: New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers greets team owner Woody Johnson during an introductory press conference at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on April 26, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Now that the full NFL regular season schedule has been released, analysts can do a deep dive into all of the little intricacies of each team's slate.
That's what Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis and FOX Sports has done in regards to which teams have the most favorable setups this fall.
In terms of net rest--the edge in days of rest a team has by game, summed up over the course of the season--no one fares better than the New York Jets.
The Jets have a net rest total of +12, which ties them with the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders for best in the league, but some added factors give Gang Green slightly more advantages than those two teams.
"They get a bye week ahead of playing the Giants in Week 8. Luckily for the Jets, that game counts as a road game despite them playing at their home stadium," Sharp writes. "So from October 5 through November 12, the Jets don’t leave New York.
"They also have an advantage in key divisional games which could ultimately make a difference in who wins the AFC East. The Jets don’t have a single rest disadvantage in any games they play against their division."
On the flipside, the San Francisco 49ers have the biggest disadvantage in terms of net rest at -20 for the season. The Los Angeles Rams are next up at -17.
You can view all of Sharp's work in terms of calculating net rest here, as well as his full schedule analysis right here.
