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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 13.8 | BUF (9) | 27.4 | 13.6 | Much Easier | 28.5 |
| Dolphins | 12.6 | NYJ (6) | 22.0 | 9.4 | Much Easier | 23.0 |
| Bears | 14.0 | GB (21) | 20.4 | 6.4 | Easier | 14.5 |
| Colts | 12.4 | TB (14) | 18.8 | 6.4 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Lions | 14.7 | PHI (20) | 21.0 | 6.3 | Easier | 31.5 |
| Packers | 12.9 | CHI (18) | 17.2 | 4.3 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Bengals | 17.0 | STL (3) | 21.2 | 4.2 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Jaguars | 14.6 | SD (24) | 17.8 | 3.2 | About Same | 22.0 |
| 49ers | 14.1 | ARI (16) | 16.4 | 2.3 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Seahawks | 16.0 | PIT (17) | 18.2 | 2.2 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Texans | 14.1 | NO (32) | 16.0 | 1.9 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Panthers | 17.8 | DAL (4) | 19.2 | 1.4 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Eagles | 15.1 | DET (23) | 16.2 | 1.1 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Saints | 15.1 | HOU (10) | 15.8 | 0.7 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Broncos | 19.8 | NE (11) | 20.2 | 0.4 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Giants | 15.6 | WAS (19) | 15.0 | -0.6 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Steelers | 18.5 | SEA (2) | 17.6 | -0.9 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Patriots | 16.6 | DEN (1) | 15.6 | -1.0 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Browns | 14.3 | BAL (27) | 13.0 | -1.3 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Vikings | 17.9 | ATL (12) | 16.6 | -1.3 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Rams | 19.6 | CIN (8) | 17.2 | -2.4 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Buccaneers | 16.6 | IND (22) | 14.0 | -2.6 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Falcons | 19.1 | MIN (15) | 16.2 | -2.9 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Titans | 18.8 | OAK (28) | 14.8 | -4.0 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Cowboys | 19.2 | CAR (5) | 14.8 | -4.4 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Redskins | 15.8 | NYG (26) | 11.0 | -4.8 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Raiders | 16.9 | TEN (13) | 12.0 | -4.9 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Ravens | 18.3 | CLE (30) | 12.6 | -5.7 | Harder | 12.0 |
| Bills | 18.0 | KC (7) | 11.8 | -6.2 | Harder | 11.5 |
| Chargers | 19.4 | JAX (25) | 13.2 | -6.2 | Harder | 28.5 |
| Cardinals | 19.1 | SF (31) | 12.2 | -6.9 | Harder | 20.5 |
| Jets | 20.3 | MIA (29) | 12.6 | -7.7 | Harder | 7.5 |
Filed Under: 2015, w12
