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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 11.5 | OAK (24) | 27.0 | 15.5 | Much Easier | 28.0 |
| Dolphins | 14.2 | BAL (26) | 22.5 | 8.3 | Much Easier | 25.0 |
| Seahawks | 13.6 | MIN (8) | 19.3 | 5.6 | Easier | 17.5 |
| Colts | 13.1 | PIT (17) | 18.5 | 5.4 | Easier | 17.0 |
| Lions | 14.3 | GB (20) | 18.0 | 3.7 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Vikings | 15.7 | SEA (4) | 19.3 | 3.5 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Saints | 15.6 | CAR (2) | 18.8 | 3.1 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Bears | 14.0 | SF (23) | 16.5 | 2.5 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Packers | 11.2 | DET (19) | 13.5 | 2.3 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Broncos | 17.3 | SD (28) | 19.0 | 1.7 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Eagles | 17.4 | NE (11) | 19.0 | 1.6 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Texans | 17.1 | BUF (10) | 18.3 | 1.2 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Jaguars | 16.4 | TEN (15) | 17.5 | 1.1 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Bengals | 15.6 | CLE (30) | 16.8 | 1.1 | About Same | 12.0 |
| 49ers | 14.4 | CHI (12) | 15.3 | 0.9 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Panthers | 17.5 | NO (32) | 18.3 | 0.7 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Giants | 17.1 | NYJ (14) | 17.0 | -0.1 | About Same | 5.0 |
| Steelers | 16.6 | IND (22) | 16.0 | -0.6 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Rams | 16.7 | ARI (16) | 16.0 | -0.7 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Patriots | 16.9 | PHI (27) | 15.8 | -1.2 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Raiders | 16.1 | KC (9) | 14.5 | -1.6 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Bills | 18.6 | HOU (3) | 17.0 | -1.6 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Chargers | 17.9 | DEN (1) | 16.3 | -1.7 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Browns | 16.3 | CIN (7) | 13.3 | -3.0 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Cardinals | 18.0 | STL (5) | 14.8 | -3.3 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Falcons | 18.5 | TB (18) | 15.3 | -3.3 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Cowboys | 20.3 | WAS (21) | 16.3 | -4.0 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Buccaneers | 17.7 | ATL (13) | 12.8 | -5.0 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Redskins | 19.2 | DAL (6) | 13.8 | -5.4 | Harder | 18.5 |
| Titans | 19.1 | JAX (25) | 12.5 | -6.6 | Harder | 7.0 |
| Ravens | 18.7 | MIA (31) | 9.3 | -9.5 | Much Harder | 13.0 |
| Jets | 21.4 | NYG (29) | 10.5 | -10.9 | Much Harder | 8.5 |
Filed Under: 2015, w13
