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 |
W8 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 11.5 | CHI (20) | 19.6 | 8.1 | Much Easier | 21.0 |
| Texans | 11.1 | DET (30) | 17.8 | 6.6 | Easier | 18.5 |
| Steelers | 14.3 | BYE (N/A) | 19.7 | 5.4 | Easier | 15.5 |
| Jets | 12.4 | CLE (32) | 17.8 | 5.3 | Easier | 13.0 |
| Bills | 15.4 | NE (7) | 20.6 | 5.2 | Easier | 25.5 |
| Giants | 14.3 | BYE (N/A) | 18.7 | 4.4 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Browns | 12.6 | NYJ (24) | 16.6 | 4.1 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Rams | 16.7 | BYE (N/A) | 19.0 | 2.3 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Buccaneers | 17.3 | OAK (25) | 19.0 | 1.7 | About Same | 22.5 |
| 49ers | 14.9 | BYE (N/A) | 16.4 | 1.6 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Saints | 18.2 | SEA (5) | 19.6 | 1.4 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Colts | 13.6 | KC (8) | 14.9 | 1.3 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Cardinals | 16.9 | CAR (26) | 17.9 | 1.0 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Bears | 16.3 | MIN (2) | 16.9 | 0.6 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Falcons | 16.7 | GB (13) | 16.8 | 0.0 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Chargers | 19.0 | DEN (1) | 18.5 | -0.5 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Panthers | 18.3 | ARI (4) | 17.4 | -0.9 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Dolphins | 16.6 | BYE (N/A) | 15.7 | -0.9 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Ravens | 19.9 | BYE (N/A) | 18.8 | -1.1 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Patriots | 17.4 | BUF (16) | 15.9 | -1.6 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Lions | 15.3 | HOU (6) | 13.4 | -1.9 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Packers | 15.8 | ATL (28) | 13.7 | -2.2 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Cowboys | 18.8 | PHI (3) | 16.3 | -2.5 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Raiders | 15.7 | TB (21) | 12.4 | -3.3 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Chiefs | 19.5 | IND (29) | 15.6 | -3.9 | About Same | 6.0 |
| Bengals | 17.7 | WAS (17) | 13.5 | -4.2 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Broncos | 20.6 | SD (12) | 15.8 | -4.8 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Seahawks | 20.0 | NO (27) | 15.0 | -5.0 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Redskins | 17.9 | CIN (22) | 12.0 | -5.9 | Harder | 23.0 |
| Jaguars | 18.0 | TEN (11) | 12.1 | -5.9 | Harder | 8.5 |
| Eagles | 20.7 | DAL (18) | 14.7 | -6.0 | Harder | 9.5 |
| Titans | 20.4 | JAX (15) | 13.0 | -7.4 | Harder | 11.5 |
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