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 |
W8 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 10.9 | KC (23) | 17.5 | 6.6 | Easier | 29.5 |
| Saints | 13.7 | NYG (26) | 18.5 | 4.8 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Rams | 14.2 | SF (28) | 18.9 | 4.7 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Chiefs | 14.0 | DET (32) | 18.5 | 4.5 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Browns | 11.9 | ARI (12) | 16.3 | 4.4 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Eagles | 14.4 | BYE (N/A) | 18.3 | 3.9 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Dolphins | 13.5 | NE (17) | 15.6 | 2.1 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Bengals | 17.5 | PIT (13) | 19.1 | 1.6 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Seahawks | 16.0 | DAL (7) | 17.1 | 1.1 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Falcons | 17.6 | TB (25) | 18.6 | 1.1 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Packers | 15.8 | DEN (2) | 16.8 | 0.9 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Patriots | 12.3 | MIA (21) | 13.1 | 0.8 | About Same | 3.5 |
| Colts | 16.1 | CAR (5) | 16.4 | 0.2 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Giants | 12.9 | NO (31) | 13.0 | 0.1 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Redskins | 14.3 | BYE (N/A) | 14.3 | 0.0 | About Same | 8.5 |
| 49ers | 15.6 | STL (4) | 15.3 | -0.3 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Steelers | 18.9 | CIN (10) | 18.1 | -0.7 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Jaguars | 18.6 | BYE (N/A) | 17.8 | -0.8 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Bears | 17.7 | MIN (11) | 16.7 | -1.0 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Ravens | 16.3 | SD (18) | 15.1 | -1.2 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Titans | 20.2 | HOU (29) | 18.8 | -1.4 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Raiders | 17.7 | NYJ (1) | 15.8 | -1.9 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Chargers | 18.4 | BAL (30) | 16.5 | -1.9 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Panthers | 19.3 | IND (24) | 17.2 | -2.1 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Buccaneers | 17.8 | ATL (15) | 15.4 | -2.4 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Jets | 18.8 | OAK (22) | 16.0 | -2.8 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Bills | 17.7 | BYE (N/A) | 13.7 | -4.0 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Texans | 19.0 | TEN (6) | 14.8 | -4.3 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Broncos | 24.2 | GB (14) | 18.2 | -5.9 | Harder | 11.5 |
| Cowboys | 20.5 | SEA (3) | 12.8 | -7.7 | Harder | 5.0 |
| Vikings | 22.5 | CHI (19) | 14.3 | -8.2 | Much Harder | 22.5 |
| Cardinals | 22.4 | CLE (27) | 10.1 | -12.3 | Much Harder | 11.0 |
Filed Under: 2015, w8
