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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | 14.7 | CAR (25) | 26.3 | 11.7 | Much Easier | 30.5 |
| Chiefs | 14.2 | ARI (12) | 24.3 | 10.2 | Much Easier | 26.0 |
| Falcons | 17.3 | GB (13) | 25.0 | 7.8 | Easier | 25.0 |
| Bills | 14.1 | DEN (14) | 21.0 | 6.9 | Easier | 20.5 |
| Broncos | 12.0 | BUF (4) | 18.7 | 6.7 | Easier | 14.0 |
| Eagles | 17.3 | SEA (2) | 23.7 | 6.3 | Easier | 22.0 |
| Redskins | 15.4 | STL (10) | 21.7 | 6.3 | Easier | 25.0 |
| Giants | 14.8 | TEN (32) | 20.7 | 5.9 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 18.1 | CHI (31) | 22.7 | 4.6 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Jaguars | 18.5 | HOU (20) | 23.0 | 4.5 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Jets | 14.6 | MIN (11) | 19.0 | 4.4 | About Same | 27.0 |
| Colts | 19.3 | CLE (9) | 22.3 | 3.1 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Dolphins | 14.6 | BAL (17) | 17.3 | 2.8 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Panthers | 17.3 | NO (26) | 19.0 | 1.7 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Rams | 12.6 | WAS (29) | 13.7 | 1.1 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Bears | 13.8 | DAL (15) | 14.3 | 0.6 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Buccaneers | 20.8 | DET (6) | 21.3 | 0.6 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Lions | 18.6 | TB (18) | 18.3 | -0.3 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Titans | 16.1 | NYG (27) | 14.3 | -1.8 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Browns | 19.8 | IND (16) | 16.3 | -3.5 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Steelers | 18.0 | CIN (7) | 14.0 | -4.0 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Bengals | 20.0 | PIT (24) | 15.7 | -4.3 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Patriots | 13.1 | SD (21) | 8.7 | -4.4 | About Same | 11.0 |
| 49ers | 17.0 | OAK (28) | 11.7 | -5.3 | Harder | 11.5 |
| Raiders | 13.2 | SF (1) | 7.7 | -5.5 | Harder | 4.5 |
| Vikings | 18.9 | NYJ (19) | 13.3 | -5.6 | Harder | 4.5 |
| Chargers | 12.5 | NE (22) | 6.7 | -5.8 | Harder | 7.5 |
| Texans | 20.5 | JAX (8) | 13.7 | -6.8 | Harder | 16.5 |
| Ravens | 19.9 | MIA (3) | 12.3 | -7.6 | Harder | 14.0 |
| Packers | 17.5 | ATL (30) | 9.3 | -8.2 | Much Harder | 11.0 |
| Seahawks | 16.7 | PHI (23) | 7.7 | -9.0 | Much Harder | 6.5 |
| Cardinals | 17.2 | KC (5) | 4.3 | -12.8 | Much Harder | 6.0 |
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