The schedule for the 2017 NFL season was released last month. According to NumberFire, the Cincinnati Bengals have the sixth-easiest schedule in the NFL this coming season. Although this doesn’t really say much because this is based on last season’s records, it gives Bengals’ fans a slight beam of hope.

Despite the potential change in competition, Number Fire ranks teams a little differently. They use a system called nERD, which ranks teams in how many points they’d put up against an average team. So hypothetically, if a team was ranked at 3.04 using the nERD system, they would look to beat an average team by roughly one field goal. If that same team were ranked -7.04, they would lose by roughly one touchdown.

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Looking at NumberFire’s chart, the Bengals could theoretically win at least 10 games this coming season, since 10 of the teams they play were ranked in the negatives. The average of their opponents come out to a -1.51 rating in the nERD system.

By comparison, Cincinnati’s AFC North rivals Baltimore Ravens (No. 5), Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 9) and Cleveland Browns (No. 12) all rank in the bottom half as well. Some of that might be due to getting the AFC South and NFC North teams this season, both of which rank relatively low.

Of course, NumberFire isn’t grading teams out with their free agent additions or 2017 NFL draft picks, so each team could be dramatically different as the season starts. But it’s a good look at how hypothetically easy the Bengals’ season should be. Let’s just hope Cincinnati’s “easy” schedule will help them on their quest to reach the playoffs.