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 |
W12 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 15.9 | SD (10) | 23.8 | 7.9 | Easier | 18.0 |
| Jets | 12.6 | NE (15) | 20.4 | 7.8 | Easier | 13.5 |
| Bills | 13.6 | JAX (16) | 21.0 | 7.4 | Easier | 21.5 |
| Saints | 16.3 | LA (6) | 22.0 | 5.7 | Easier | 15.0 |
| Chargers | 16.8 | HOU (7) | 22.2 | 5.4 | Easier | 25.0 |
| Vikings | 16.0 | DET (23) | 20.8 | 4.8 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Bears | 16.4 | TEN (26) | 20.6 | 4.2 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Lions | 15.5 | MIN (3) | 18.8 | 3.3 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Buccaneers | 16.8 | SEA (4) | 19.6 | 2.8 | About Same | 19.5 |
| 49ers | 13.3 | MIA (12) | 15.6 | 2.3 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Seahawks | 16.1 | TB (28) | 18.2 | 2.1 | About Same | 4.0 |
| Falcons | 17.1 | ARI (2) | 19.2 | 2.1 | About Same | 28.0 |
| Giants | 14.3 | CLE (31) | 16.2 | 1.9 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Panthers | 16.0 | OAK (19) | 17.8 | 1.8 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Steelers | 15.4 | IND (30) | 16.6 | 1.2 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Browns | 15.4 | NYG (11) | 16.0 | 0.6 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Rams | 17.1 | NO (25) | 16.4 | -0.7 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Bengals | 15.8 | BAL (8) | 14.4 | -1.4 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Colts | 16.2 | PIT (21) | 13.4 | -2.8 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Eagles | 17.1 | GB (27) | 14.2 | -2.9 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Broncos | 20.2 | KC (9) | 17.0 | -3.2 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Chiefs | 20.2 | DEN (1) | 17.0 | -3.2 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Raiders | 15.9 | CAR (24) | 12.6 | -3.3 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Jaguars | 17.6 | BUF (13) | 13.4 | -4.2 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Redskins | 16.3 | DAL (14) | 11.8 | -4.5 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Dolphins | 16.8 | SF (32) | 12.0 | -4.8 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Cardinals | 17.9 | ATL (29) | 13.0 | -4.9 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Ravens | 19.6 | CIN (20) | 14.6 | -5.0 | Harder | 13.0 |
| Cowboys | 19.0 | WAS (18) | 14.0 | -5.0 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Patriots | 15.5 | NYJ (22) | 9.8 | -5.7 | Harder | 11.5 |
| Packers | 18.7 | PHI (5) | 10.8 | -7.9 | Harder | 10.0 |
| Titans | 18.9 | CHI (17) | 8.3 | -10.7 | Much Harder | 12.5 |
Filed Under: 2016, w12
