6 teams -- including Aaron Rodgers' Jets -- helped by the 2023 NFL schedule

The 2023 NFL schedule was not created equally for all teams.

While the league attempts to create compelling matchups, talent inequality between conferences and divisions mean some teams have a well-paved path to the playoffs while others will have to bushwhack their way across treacherous terrain to get there. But even if the NFL scheduling mechanism dictates six games in a division filled with Super Bowl hopefuls or four against a beefy cross-conference lineup, there’s still hope for respite. Well-timed bye weeks and stretches without star quarterbacks staring across the field at them can help buoy a team’s hopes as a contender.

This year was no different. On Thursday night I broke down the six teams who got shafted by this year’s schedule — hello, New England Patriots and New York Giants. Today I’m going to break down the six teams who owe the league’s schedule makers a cookie bouquet.