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 |
W7 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 12.0 | DEN (1) | 20.8 | 8.8 | Much Easier | 18.5 |
| Jets | 12.2 | BAL (7) | 19.9 | 7.7 | Easier | 14.5 |
| Browns | 10.2 | CIN (22) | 17.8 | 7.6 | Easier | 14.0 |
| Vikings | 14.6 | PHI (3) | 18.5 | 3.9 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Steelers | 15.5 | NE (12) | 18.8 | 3.3 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Giants | 14.0 | LA (20) | 17.2 | 3.2 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bills | 16.8 | MIA (17) | 20.0 | 3.2 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Buccaneers | 15.4 | SF (29) | 18.4 | 3.0 | About Same | 20.0 |
| 49ers | 13.3 | TB (19) | 16.3 | 3.0 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Rams | 16.3 | NYG (13) | 18.9 | 2.6 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Colts | 13.7 | TEN (8) | 15.4 | 1.8 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Patriots | 15.3 | PIT (23) | 16.0 | 0.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Dolphins | 16.8 | BUF (10) | 17.4 | 0.6 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Falcons | 16.7 | SD (18) | 17.2 | 0.6 | About Same | 27.0 |
| Ravens | 18.5 | NYJ (28) | 18.9 | 0.4 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Panthers | 16.8 | BYE (N/A) | 16.6 | -0.2 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Bears | 16.8 | GB (21) | 15.4 | -1.4 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Chargers | 17.7 | ATL (26) | 16.0 | -1.7 | About Same | 29.5 |
| Cardinals | 19.7 | SEA (4) | 17.9 | -1.8 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Packers | 15.4 | CHI (11) | 13.5 | -1.9 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Raiders | 15.3 | JAX (15) | 13.2 | -2.1 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Redskins | 15.7 | DET (31) | 13.1 | -2.6 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Lions | 15.5 | WAS (14) | 12.2 | -3.3 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Bengals | 16.2 | CLE (32) | 12.8 | -3.4 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Chiefs | 20.4 | NO (24) | 17.0 | -3.4 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Cowboys | 18.3 | BYE (N/A) | 14.7 | -3.6 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Saints | 21.8 | KC (9) | 17.9 | -3.9 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Titans | 19.2 | IND (30) | 14.0 | -5.2 | Harder | 12.0 |
| Jaguars | 17.4 | OAK (27) | 11.1 | -6.3 | Harder | 7.0 |
| Broncos | 23.3 | HOU (6) | 16.6 | -6.8 | Harder | 10.5 |
| Eagles | 22.2 | MIN (2) | 15.2 | -7.0 | Harder | 10.0 |
| Seahawks | 24.0 | ARI (5) | 16.8 | -7.2 | Harder | 12.5 |
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