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 |
W6 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 6.5 | WAS (30) | 14.4 | 7.9 | Easier | 11.0 |
| Cowboys | 15.8 | SEA (4) | 22.7 | 6.9 | Easier | 22.5 |
| Panthers | 15.2 | CIN (7) | 21.8 | 6.6 | Easier | 27.0 |
| Packers | 13.0 | MIA (22) | 18.8 | 5.8 | Easier | 15.5 |
| Lions | 15.4 | MIN (8) | 20.5 | 5.1 | Easier | 17.5 |
| Titans | 14.8 | JAX (32) | 19.3 | 4.5 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Bengals | 15.8 | CAR (21) | 19.9 | 4.2 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Bills | 14.6 | NE (15) | 18.3 | 3.7 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Texans | 17.0 | IND (14) | 20.4 | 3.4 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Broncos | 10.3 | NYJ (23) | 13.0 | 2.8 | About Same | 6.0 |
| Falcons | 14.8 | CHI (27) | 17.3 | 2.5 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Ravens | 18.2 | TB (25) | 20.2 | 2.0 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Colts | 18.4 | HOU (16) | 19.1 | 0.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Browns | 16.0 | PIT (20) | 16.6 | 0.6 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Chiefs | 13.4 | BYE (N/A) | 14.0 | 0.6 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Patriots | 14.8 | BUF (6) | 14.9 | 0.1 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Bears | 13.8 | ATL (28) | 13.8 | 0.0 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Giants | 17.8 | PHI (31) | 17.6 | -0.2 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Vikings | 20.4 | DET (3) | 20.1 | -0.3 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Seahawks | 15.3 | DAL (13) | 14.8 | -0.4 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Dolphins | 14.5 | GB (17) | 13.8 | -0.7 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Jets | 15.6 | DEN (9) | 14.4 | -1.2 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Buccaneers | 22.2 | BAL (1) | 19.4 | -2.8 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Chargers | 15.4 | OAK (26) | 12.4 | -3.0 | About Same | 5.5 |
| Redskins | 18.6 | ARI (12) | 15.3 | -3.3 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Eagles | 19.2 | NYG (10) | 15.5 | -3.7 | About Same | 21.5 |
| 49ers | 18.8 | STL (18) | 14.2 | -4.6 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Saints | 20.6 | BYE (N/A) | 15.6 | -5.0 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Jaguars | 20.0 | TEN (19) | 14.7 | -5.3 | Harder | 10.0 |
| Steelers | 21.6 | CLE (29) | 15.0 | -6.6 | Harder | 19.5 |
| Rams | 19.3 | SF (2) | 11.4 | -7.9 | Harder | 11.0 |
| Raiders | 19.0 | SD (5) | 10.5 | -8.5 | Much Harder | 8.5 |
Filed Under: 2014, w6
