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 |
W13 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 15.4 | PIT (23) | 29.0 | 13.6 | Much Easier | 30.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.4 | PHI (32) | 25.3 | 8.9 | Much Easier | 21.5 |
| Giants | 15.6 | JAX (12) | 24.3 | 8.6 | Much Easier | 18.5 |
| Lions | 17.5 | CHI (31) | 22.8 | 5.3 | Easier | 22.5 |
| Redskins | 17.3 | IND (11) | 21.5 | 4.2 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Jaguars | 17.2 | NYG (25) | 20.8 | 3.6 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Dolphins | 13.3 | NYJ (24) | 16.8 | 3.5 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Panthers | 19.1 | MIN (14) | 22.5 | 3.4 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Falcons | 19.0 | ARI (7) | 22.0 | 3.0 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Bills | 14.9 | CLE (9) | 17.8 | 2.8 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Chiefs | 13.2 | DEN (20) | 15.8 | 2.6 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Rams | 13.1 | OAK (18) | 15.3 | 2.2 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Jets | 14.3 | MIA (6) | 16.0 | 1.7 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Titans | 16.3 | HOU (21) | 18.0 | 1.7 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Eagles | 16.8 | DAL (19) | 18.3 | 1.4 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Broncos | 10.4 | KC (4) | 11.5 | 1.1 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Bengals | 18.3 | TB (29) | 18.8 | 0.5 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Colts | 19.1 | WAS (27) | 19.3 | 0.2 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Patriots | 13.1 | GB (17) | 12.5 | -0.6 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Chargers | 11.5 | BAL (13) | 10.3 | -1.2 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Packers | 18.6 | NE (16) | 16.8 | -1.9 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bears | 16.8 | DET (3) | 14.5 | -2.3 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Vikings | 18.8 | CAR (26) | 16.0 | -2.8 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Buccaneers | 21.4 | CIN (8) | 17.0 | -4.4 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Seahawks | 17.1 | SF (1) | 12.5 | -4.6 | About Same | 4.0 |
| Raiders | 12.6 | STL (10) | 7.5 | -5.1 | Harder | 4.5 |
| Steelers | 17.7 | NO (22) | 12.5 | -5.2 | Harder | 17.0 |
| Browns | 20.6 | BUF (5) | 14.5 | -6.1 | Harder | 17.0 |
| Texans | 18.6 | TEN (28) | 12.0 | -6.6 | Harder | 12.0 |
| Ravens | 19.7 | SD (15) | 12.0 | -7.7 | Harder | 16.5 |
| 49ers | 18.8 | SEA (2) | 10.5 | -8.3 | Much Harder | 8.5 |
| Cardinals | 15.6 | ATL (30) | 4.3 | -11.4 | Much Harder | 6.0 |
Filed Under: 2014, w13
