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 |
W15 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 14.0 | DEN (1) | 27.0 | 13.0 | Much Easier | 13.5 |
| Vikings | 14.0 | CHI (21) | 24.5 | 10.5 | Much Easier | 26.0 |
| Chiefs | 12.8 | BAL (26) | 22.5 | 9.7 | Much Easier | 27.0 |
| Lions | 13.5 | NO (32) | 22.5 | 9.0 | Much Easier | 28.0 |
| Eagles | 16.5 | ARI (10) | 25.5 | 9.0 | Much Easier | 15.0 |
| Bears | 13.9 | MIN (13) | 22.5 | 8.6 | Much Easier | 18.0 |
| Colts | 15.4 | HOU (7) | 23.0 | 7.6 | Easier | 18.5 |
| Texans | 16.1 | IND (25) | 22.5 | 6.4 | Easier | 20.5 |
| Patriots | 17.5 | TEN (16) | 22.5 | 5.0 | Easier | 15.5 |
| Saints | 15.8 | DET (22) | 19.0 | 3.2 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Giants | 17.5 | CAR (5) | 20.0 | 2.5 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Jaguars | 17.5 | ATL (9) | 19.5 | 2.0 | About Same | 20.5 |
| 49ers | 15.6 | CIN (3) | 16.5 | 0.9 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Dolphins | 17.1 | SD (19) | 16.5 | -0.6 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Falcons | 19.2 | JAX (29) | 18.5 | -0.7 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bengals | 14.9 | SF (24) | 13.5 | -1.4 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Rams | 16.5 | TB (23) | 15.0 | -1.5 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Packers | 13.2 | OAK (17) | 11.5 | -1.7 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Panthers | 19.1 | NYG (31) | 16.0 | -3.1 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Raiders | 13.9 | GB (18) | 10.5 | -3.4 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Redskins | 19.0 | BUF (12) | 15.5 | -3.5 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Titans | 20.1 | NE (8) | 16.0 | -4.1 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Seahawks | 15.0 | CLE (28) | 10.5 | -4.5 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 20.5 | NYJ (15) | 16.0 | -4.5 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Broncos | 16.8 | PIT (14) | 11.0 | -5.8 | Harder | 8.5 |
| Buccaneers | 18.9 | STL (11) | 13.0 | -5.9 | Harder | 16.0 |
| Cardinals | 18.1 | PHI (27) | 12.0 | -6.1 | Harder | 22.5 |
| Chargers | 15.1 | MIA (30) | 9.0 | -6.1 | Harder | 23.5 |
| Browns | 14.2 | SEA (6) | 8.0 | -6.2 | Harder | 4.0 |
| Bills | 17.8 | WAS (20) | 9.5 | -8.3 | Much Harder | 12.0 |
| Ravens | 16.9 | KC (2) | 8.5 | -8.4 | Much Harder | 8.0 |
| Jets | 21.5 | DAL (4) | 10.0 | -11.5 | Much Harder | 6.0 |
Filed Under: 2015, w15
