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 |
W14 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 15.0 | LA (15) | 29.3 | 14.3 | Much Easier | 29.5 |
| Bills | 14.9 | PIT (7) | 26.3 | 11.4 | Much Easier | 27.0 |
| Buccaneers | 16.1 | NO (29) | 24.3 | 8.3 | Much Easier | 23.0 |
| Jaguars | 15.0 | MIN (2) | 22.7 | 7.7 | Easier | 20.0 |
| Chargers | 17.3 | CAR (27) | 24.3 | 7.1 | Easier | 27.5 |
| Redskins | 14.5 | PHI (22) | 18.0 | 3.5 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Lions | 16.1 | CHI (8) | 19.0 | 2.9 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Texans | 14.5 | IND (28) | 17.3 | 2.8 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Panthers | 16.2 | SD (9) | 19.0 | 2.8 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Giants | 16.1 | DAL (17) | 18.7 | 2.6 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Vikings | 17.1 | JAX (6) | 19.0 | 1.9 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Jets | 14.6 | SF (32) | 16.0 | 1.4 | About Same | 18.0 |
| 49ers | 13.8 | NYJ (25) | 15.0 | 1.3 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Broncos | 17.8 | TEN (30) | 18.3 | 0.6 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Patriots | 15.8 | BAL (5) | 16.3 | 0.5 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Dolphins | 16.6 | ARI (3) | 16.7 | 0.1 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.9 | NYG (19) | 15.7 | -1.3 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Eagles | 15.4 | WAS (20) | 13.7 | -1.8 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Cardinals | 18.3 | MIA (23) | 16.0 | -2.3 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Steelers | 19.8 | BUF (12) | 17.3 | -2.4 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Raiders | 15.3 | KC (18) | 12.7 | -2.7 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Seahawks | 19.8 | GB (21) | 16.7 | -3.2 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Bears | 17.7 | DET (14) | 14.3 | -3.3 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Chiefs | 16.9 | OAK (24) | 13.3 | -3.6 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Colts | 14.9 | HOU (10) | 10.7 | -4.3 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Ravens | 19.3 | NE (13) | 15.0 | -4.3 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Rams | 17.7 | ATL (26) | 13.0 | -4.7 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Saints | 18.0 | TB (11) | 13.3 | -4.7 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Titans | 17.0 | DEN (1) | 11.3 | -5.7 | Harder | 12.0 |
| Browns | 16.8 | CIN (16) | 9.3 | -7.5 | Harder | 10.5 |
| Packers | 16.8 | SEA (4) | 8.0 | -8.8 | Much Harder | 5.0 |
| Bengals | 16.3 | CLE (31) | 7.3 | -8.9 | Much Harder | 8.5 |
Filed Under: 2016, w14
