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 |
W4 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 7.0 | WAS (4) | 20.3 | 13.3 | Much Easier | 17.5 |
| Seahawks | 10.0 | BYE (N/A) | 18.9 | 8.9 | Much Easier | 11.0 |
| Bengals | 9.7 | BYE (N/A) | 18.5 | 8.9 | Much Easier | 18.5 |
| Chargers | 10.7 | JAX (32) | 19.5 | 8.8 | Much Easier | 14.0 |
| Ravens | 15.0 | CAR (16) | 18.3 | 3.3 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Steelers | 14.3 | TB (23) | 16.7 | 2.3 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Texans | 16.0 | BUF (11) | 18.3 | 2.3 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Titans | 18.3 | IND (25) | 20.2 | 1.8 | About Same | 30.5 |
| Cardinals | 16.7 | BYE (N/A) | 18.3 | 1.6 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Panthers | 15.0 | BAL (3) | 16.4 | 1.4 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Falcons | 14.3 | MIN (6) | 15.3 | 1.0 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 17.0 | NO (19) | 17.8 | 0.8 | About Same | 23.5 |
| 49ers | 17.0 | PHI (22) | 17.8 | 0.8 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Jets | 14.7 | DET (2) | 15.2 | 0.5 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Browns | 14.0 | BYE (N/A) | 14.4 | 0.4 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Packers | 15.0 | CHI (18) | 15.3 | 0.3 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Chiefs | 16.0 | NE (10) | 15.8 | -0.2 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Raiders | 17.0 | MIA (30) | 16.7 | -0.3 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Jaguars | 17.0 | SD (8) | 15.8 | -1.2 | About Same | 4.0 |
| Bills | 18.7 | HOU (12) | 17.3 | -1.4 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Dolphins | 16.3 | OAK (17) | 14.2 | -2.2 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Patriots | 17.7 | KC (28) | 15.5 | -2.2 | About Same | 29.5 |
| Lions | 17.3 | NYJ (29) | 14.8 | -2.5 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Saints | 17.0 | DAL (26) | 13.9 | -3.1 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Redskins | 22.0 | NYG (27) | 18.9 | -3.1 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Eagles | 20.3 | SF (15) | 17.0 | -3.3 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Rams | 18.3 | BYE (N/A) | 14.7 | -3.6 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bears | 18.3 | GB (9) | 14.2 | -4.2 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Vikings | 20.0 | ATL (21) | 14.3 | -5.8 | Harder | 16.0 |
| Broncos | 22.3 | BYE (N/A) | 16.3 | -6.0 | Harder | 4.5 |
| Colts | 22.3 | TEN (5) | 14.7 | -7.7 | Harder | 19.0 |
| Buccaneers | 22.7 | PIT (20) | 11.8 | -10.8 | Much Harder | 12.5 |
Filed Under: 2014, w4
