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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 12.8 | SD (26) | 24.7 | 11.8 | Much Easier | 25.5 |
| Lions | 14.6 | STL (11) | 23.7 | 9.1 | Much Easier | 28.5 |
| Texans | 15.8 | NE (9) | 22.7 | 6.8 | Easier | 20.5 |
| Vikings | 14.8 | ARI (13) | 21.3 | 6.6 | Easier | 22.5 |
| Eagles | 16.4 | BUF (10) | 21.3 | 4.9 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Dolphins | 15.6 | NYG (31) | 19.7 | 4.1 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Seahawks | 14.1 | BAL (21) | 18.0 | 3.9 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Colts | 13.8 | JAX (27) | 17.7 | 3.8 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Saints | 15.3 | TB (18) | 18.7 | 3.4 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Packers | 13.3 | DAL (4) | 16.0 | 2.7 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Bears | 14.8 | WAS (20) | 17.3 | 2.5 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Patriots | 17.9 | HOU (8) | 20.3 | 2.4 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Falcons | 19.8 | CAR (6) | 21.7 | 1.8 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Chargers | 15.8 | KC (2) | 17.3 | 1.6 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Steelers | 16.0 | CIN (3) | 17.3 | 1.3 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Raiders | 14.9 | DEN (1) | 15.7 | 0.8 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Rams | 15.8 | DET (22) | 16.0 | 0.2 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Cardinals | 17.8 | MIN (12) | 17.7 | -0.2 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Bengals | 16.2 | PIT (15) | 15.7 | -0.5 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Giants | 16.2 | MIA (28) | 15.7 | -0.5 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Panthers | 19.6 | ATL (7) | 18.7 | -0.9 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Jaguars | 16.7 | IND (24) | 15.7 | -1.0 | About Same | 19.5 |
| 49ers | 13.8 | CLE (30) | 12.0 | -1.8 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Broncos | 17.0 | OAK (23) | 14.7 | -2.3 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Bills | 16.8 | PHI (29) | 13.3 | -3.5 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Redskins | 18.5 | CHI (14) | 14.3 | -4.2 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 20.4 | GB (19) | 15.3 | -5.1 | Harder | 13.0 |
| Titans | 20.0 | NYJ (16) | 13.7 | -6.3 | Harder | 8.5 |
| Browns | 14.2 | SF (25) | 7.3 | -6.8 | Harder | 3.5 |
| Buccaneers | 17.7 | NO (32) | 10.3 | -7.3 | Harder | 12.5 |
| Ravens | 19.3 | SEA (5) | 6.7 | -12.7 | Much Harder | 8.5 |
| Jets | 22.3 | TEN (17) | 7.7 | -14.6 | Much Harder | 6.5 |
Filed Under: 2015, w14
