Breakdown of Toughest 2012 NFL Schedules

The NFL released the schedule for all 32 team Tuesday, and as one in poised to do, we wanted to take a look at who has the toughest slate in front of them in order to make it to the Super Bowl.

Not only did the Houston Texans gain some national notoriety with four prime time games, plus the Thanksgiving Day game, they have one of the easiest schedules laid out in front of them in order to return to the playoffs.

Dallas has one of the tougher 2012 schedules, tied for 11^th on the list.

To see a week by week break down of the Cowboys scheduled click here.

For Houston click here.

Rank             Team Combined Opponent      Combined Opponent
(toughest to easiest)            Win/Loss Record              Winning Percentage

1                            New York Giants        140-116                       0.547

2                            Denver Broncos          139-117                       0.543

3                             Cleveland Browns      135-121                       0.527

4                             Baltimore Ravens        134-122                       0.523

4                             St. Louis Rams            134-122                       0.523

6                             San Diego Chargers    133-123                       0.52

7                             Philadelphia Eagles     132-124                       0.516

8                             Arizona Cardinals       131-125                       0.512

8                             Minnesota Vikings      131-125                       0.512

10                           Carolina Panthers        130-126                       0.508

11                            Dallas Cowboys          129-127                       0.504

11                            New Orleans Saints    129-127                       0.504

11                            Seattle Seahawks        129-127                       0.504

14                           Pittsburgh Steelers      128-128                       0.5

14                           Indianapolis Colts       128-128                       0.5

14                           Cincinnati Bengals      128-128                       0.5

14                           Jacksonville Jaguars    128-128                       0.5

18                           Miami Dolphins          127-129                       0.496

18                           Oakland Raiders         127-129                       0.496

20                          Chicago Bears             126-130                       0.492

20                          Kansas City Chiefs     126-130                       0.492

20                          Detroit Lions               126-130                       0.492

20                          New York Jets            126-130                       0.492

24                          Atlanta Falcons           125-131                       0.488

24                          San Francisco 49ers    125-131                     0.488

24                          Washington Redskins 125-131                     0.488

27                          Tampa Bay Buccaneers 124-132                  0.484

28                          Tennessee Titans          123-133                    0.48

29                          Buffalo Bills                    121-135                   0.473

29                          Houston Texans            121-135                     0.473

31                           Green Bay Packers         120-136                   0.469

32                          New England Patriots     116-140                   0.453