This report examines teams strength of schedule, comparing the difficulty before and after this week. The top ranked defense has a rank of 1, the bottom ranked defense a rank of 32.
| Team | Opponents BEFORE this week |
W12 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 15.6 | BAL (6) | 28.2 | 12.6 | Much Easier | 30.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.6 | NYG (18) | 27.4 | 10.8 | Much Easier | 25.0 |
| Lions | 16.7 | NE (14) | 24.2 | 7.5 | Easier | 21.0 |
| Giants | 16.1 | DAL (11) | 23.4 | 7.3 | Easier | 19.0 |
| Titans | 16.5 | PHI (28) | 22.6 | 6.1 | Easier | 24.5 |
| Rams | 11.8 | SD (16) | 15.8 | 4.0 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Chiefs | 12.0 | OAK (19) | 15.8 | 3.8 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Panthers | 18.5 | BYE (N/A) | 21.0 | 2.5 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Texans | 19.0 | CIN (13) | 21.0 | 2.0 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Bills | 13.1 | NYJ (23) | 15.0 | 1.9 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Dolphins | 14.0 | DEN (15) | 15.6 | 1.6 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Jaguars | 17.9 | IND (22) | 19.4 | 1.5 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Bengals | 18.7 | HOU (24) | 19.8 | 1.1 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Colts | 19.0 | JAX (26) | 19.8 | 0.8 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Falcons | 19.1 | CLE (10) | 18.6 | -0.5 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Broncos | 12.1 | MIA (4) | 11.6 | -0.5 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Packers | 18.0 | MIN (12) | 17.0 | -1.0 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Redskins | 18.9 | SF (2) | 17.6 | -1.3 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Patriots | 14.8 | DET (1) | 13.4 | -1.4 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Vikings | 19.0 | GB (17) | 17.0 | -2.0 | About Same | 2.5 |
| Jets | 14.3 | BUF (7) | 11.8 | -2.5 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Steelers | 19.2 | BYE (N/A) | 16.0 | -3.2 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Eagles | 18.2 | TEN (25) | 14.8 | -3.4 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Buccaneers | 19.6 | CHI (30) | 15.6 | -4.0 | About Same | 22.0 |
| 49ers | 15.1 | WAS (29) | 10.6 | -4.5 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Cardinals | 14.8 | SEA (5) | 10.0 | -4.8 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Chargers | 12.9 | STL (9) | 8.0 | -4.9 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Ravens | 21.5 | NO (20) | 16.0 | -5.5 | Harder | 25.0 |
| Browns | 20.7 | ATL (31) | 15.0 | -5.7 | Harder | 20.0 |
| Raiders | 13.5 | KC (3) | 7.2 | -6.3 | Harder | 5.0 |
| Bears | 15.4 | TB (32) | 9.0 | -6.4 | Harder | 10.5 |
| Seahawks | 16.4 | ARI (8) | 9.8 | -6.6 | Harder | 5.0 |
Filed Under: 2014, w12
