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2012 Strength of Schedule Rankings
As of December 31, 1969This report examines Overall Strength of Schedule based on our Defensive Power Rankings of each team's opponents over the course of the season.
This report also segments SOS Against the Run and SOS Against the Pass leveraging last year's team data, providing one with a reasonable assessment of run/pass schedule difficulty. Year-to-year pass/rush data does offer a sensible level of predictive accuracy, but its certainly far from perfect. Consider this method a "vaguely right" approach.
Full column explanations below. Click a column header to sort the table.
| Team | SOS Rank | Avg Opp Def Rank | Run SOS Rank | Avg Opp vs Run | Pass SOS Rank | Avg Opp vs Pass | Playoffs SOS Rank | Playoffs Avg Opp |
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SOS Rank: Team's Strength of Schedule ranking based on 4for4.com's Defensive Power Rankings of all opponents weeks 1-17. 1 = easiest schedule, 32 = most difficult
Avg Opp Def Rank: The average Defensive Power Rank of opponents weeks 1-17. The higher the number, the easier the average defensive opponent.
Run SOS Rank: Team's Strength of Schedule ranking against the run, based on last year's team data. 1 = easiest schedule, 32 = most difficult
Avg Opp vs Run: The average run defense a team will face weeks 1-17, based on last year's team data. The higher the number, the easier the average defensive opponent against the run.
Pass SOS Rank: Team's Strength of Schedule ranking against the pass, based on last year's team data. 1 = easiest schedule, 32 = most difficult
Avg Opp vs Pass: The average pass defense a team will face weeks 1-17, based on last year's team data. The higher the number, the easier the average defensive opponent against the pass.