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 |
W5 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 9.0 | DEN (8) | 16.8 | 7.8 | Easier | 11.5 |
| Cowboys | 13.0 | HOU (13) | 20.6 | 7.6 | Easier | 25.5 |
| Giants | 11.8 | ATL (31) | 19.4 | 7.6 | Easier | 23.0 |
| Titans | 16.3 | CLE (16) | 21.4 | 5.1 | Easier | 26.5 |
| Bengals | 15.0 | NE (14) | 19.7 | 4.7 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Packers | 14.8 | MIN (10) | 18.8 | 4.1 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Bears | 11.8 | CAR (19) | 15.7 | 4.0 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Panthers | 14.5 | CHI (30) | 18.4 | 3.9 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Chargers | 12.0 | NYJ (21) | 15.5 | 3.5 | About Same | 6.0 |
| Ravens | 16.0 | IND (26) | 19.2 | 3.2 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Lions | 16.5 | BUF (7) | 19.3 | 2.8 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Falcons | 14.0 | NYG (11) | 16.5 | 2.5 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Seahawks | 11.7 | WAS (29) | 14.0 | 2.3 | About Same | 3.5 |
| Chiefs | 13.8 | SF (4) | 15.3 | 1.5 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Texans | 18.5 | DAL (20) | 19.0 | 0.5 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Browns | 18.3 | TEN (9) | 17.8 | -0.6 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Steelers | 15.8 | JAX (32) | 14.8 | -0.9 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Broncos | 16.7 | ARI (3) | 15.3 | -1.3 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Colts | 18.5 | BAL (5) | 16.9 | -1.6 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Dolphins | 16.5 | BYE (N/A) | 14.8 | -1.8 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Vikings | 21.0 | GB (15) | 18.4 | -2.6 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Bills | 19.8 | DET (2) | 17.1 | -2.7 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Saints | 19.3 | TB (23) | 16.1 | -3.2 | About Same | 30.5 |
| Jets | 18.5 | SD (12) | 14.8 | -3.7 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Patriots | 19.8 | CIN (1) | 15.7 | -4.0 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Redskins | 20.3 | SEA (6) | 15.3 | -5.0 | About Same | 18.0 |
| 49ers | 19.5 | KC (18) | 14.4 | -5.1 | Harder | 9.0 |
| Rams | 17.7 | PHI (25) | 10.9 | -6.8 | Harder | 7.0 |
| Raiders | 18.0 | BYE (N/A) | 10.8 | -7.3 | Harder | 12.5 |
| Buccaneers | 23.8 | NO (22) | 16.4 | -7.4 | Harder | 17.0 |
| Eagles | 22.8 | STL (17) | 14.2 | -8.6 | Much Harder | 24.5 |
| Jaguars | 23.0 | PIT (28) | 13.4 | -9.6 | Much Harder | 7.0 |
Filed Under: 2014, w5
