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 |
W11 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 14.7 | CIN (13) | 24.2 | 9.5 | Much Easier | 31.0 |
| Cowboys | 17.4 | BYE (N/A) | 25.7 | 8.3 | Much Easier | 21.5 |
| Titans | 14.8 | PIT (21) | 21.8 | 7.1 | Easier | 23.0 |
| Giants | 15.9 | SF (2) | 22.3 | 6.4 | Easier | 22.0 |
| Rams | 11.0 | DEN (12) | 17.3 | 6.3 | Easier | 16.0 |
| Lions | 17.1 | ARI (9) | 22.8 | 5.7 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Chiefs | 13.2 | SEA (3) | 18.3 | 5.1 | Easier | 23.5 |
| Bills | 13.6 | MIA (4) | 16.8 | 3.3 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Panthers | 17.5 | ATL (30) | 20.4 | 2.9 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Bengals | 17.9 | NO (24) | 19.0 | 1.1 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Jaguars | 16.7 | BYE (N/A) | 17.2 | 0.5 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Steelers | 16.7 | TEN (22) | 17.0 | 0.3 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Colts | 19.2 | NE (20) | 19.5 | 0.3 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Packers | 16.2 | PHI (29) | 16.2 | -0.1 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Broncos | 12.6 | STL (17) | 12.0 | -0.6 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Buccaneers | 18.9 | WAS (27) | 18.3 | -0.6 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Redskins | 16.8 | TB (31) | 16.0 | -0.8 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Falcons | 18.7 | CAR (25) | 17.3 | -1.3 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Texans | 20.1 | CLE (10) | 18.5 | -1.6 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Eagles | 18.2 | GB (15) | 16.2 | -2.1 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Chargers | 12.6 | OAK (26) | 10.3 | -2.2 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Bears | 15.2 | MIN (7) | 12.5 | -2.7 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Ravens | 20.0 | BYE (N/A) | 16.8 | -3.2 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Dolphins | 16.8 | BUF (8) | 13.5 | -3.3 | About Same | 13.5 |
| 49ers | 17.3 | NYG (23) | 14.0 | -3.3 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Vikings | 19.2 | CHI (32) | 15.8 | -3.4 | About Same | 2.5 |
| Patriots | 13.9 | IND (14) | 10.3 | -3.6 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Raiders | 12.3 | SD (16) | 8.2 | -4.2 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Jets | 15.6 | BYE (N/A) | 10.8 | -4.8 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Browns | 21.3 | HOU (19) | 16.0 | -5.3 | Harder | 19.0 |
| Seahawks | 19.1 | KC (5) | 11.3 | -7.8 | Harder | 5.5 |
| Cardinals | 18.1 | DET (1) | 10.0 | -8.1 | Much Harder | 10.0 |
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