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 |
W16 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 11.9 | BAL (16) | 27.0 | 15.1 | Much Easier | 11.0 |
| Eagles | 16.9 | WAS (23) | 30.0 | 13.1 | Much Easier | 17.0 |
| Falcons | 19.5 | CAR (7) | 32.0 | 12.5 | Much Easier | 17.5 |
| Giants | 17.1 | MIN (10) | 29.0 | 11.9 | Much Easier | 8.5 |
| Lions | 14.4 | SF (14) | 26.0 | 11.6 | Much Easier | 23.0 |
| Patriots | 19.5 | NYJ (13) | 31.0 | 11.5 | Much Easier | 18.5 |
| Texans | 17.5 | TEN (24) | 28.0 | 10.5 | Much Easier | 22.0 |
| Bears | 12.4 | TB (25) | 21.0 | 8.6 | Much Easier | 17.5 |
| Colts | 16.4 | MIA (31) | 24.0 | 7.6 | Easier | 17.5 |
| Browns | 13.0 | KC (1) | 19.0 | 6.0 | Easier | 2.0 |
| Panthers | 19.5 | ATL (9) | 25.0 | 5.5 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 20.1 | BUF (22) | 23.0 | 2.9 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Broncos | 15.2 | CIN (5) | 18.0 | 2.8 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Chiefs | 14.3 | CLE (27) | 17.0 | 2.7 | About Same | 21.5 |
| 49ers | 14.1 | DET (21) | 15.0 | 0.9 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Jets | 21.1 | NE (8) | 22.0 | 0.9 | About Same | 5.0 |
| Bengals | 15.2 | DEN (6) | 16.0 | 0.8 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Titans | 19.4 | HOU (4) | 20.0 | 0.6 | About Same | 6.0 |
| Rams | 15.9 | SEA (3) | 14.0 | -1.9 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Vikings | 14.3 | NYG (30) | 12.0 | -2.3 | About Same | 28.0 |
| Seahawks | 14.2 | STL (15) | 11.0 | -3.2 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Packers | 13.4 | ARI (11) | 10.0 | -3.4 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Bills | 18.2 | DAL (2) | 13.0 | -5.2 | Harder | 12.5 |
| Saints | 16.9 | JAX (28) | 9.0 | -7.9 | Harder | 24.5 |
| Chargers | 15.7 | OAK (17) | 6.0 | -9.7 | Much Harder | 24.0 |
| Dolphins | 18.0 | IND (20) | 8.0 | -10.0 | Much Harder | 19.0 |
| Ravens | 15.9 | PIT (19) | 5.0 | -10.9 | Much Harder | 10.0 |
| Buccaneers | 18.9 | CHI (26) | 7.0 | -11.9 | Much Harder | 20.5 |
| Jaguars | 17.2 | NO (32) | 4.0 | -13.2 | Much Harder | 20.5 |
| Raiders | 14.6 | SD (18) | 1.0 | -13.6 | Much Harder | 15.0 |
| Cardinals | 17.6 | GB (12) | 3.0 | -14.6 | Much Harder | 20.5 |
| Redskins | 19.9 | PHI (29) | 2.0 | -17.9 | Much Harder | 25.5 |
Filed Under: 2015, w16
