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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 15.0 | HOU (13) | 29.0 | 14.0 | Much Easier | 21.5 |
| Falcons | 13.1 | SF (32) | 25.5 | 12.4 | Much Easier | 27.0 |
| Buccaneers | 16.8 | DAL (15) | 25.5 | 8.7 | Much Easier | 22.0 |
| Bills | 15.5 | CLE (31) | 24.0 | 8.5 | Much Easier | 27.0 |
| Texans | 15.8 | JAX (10) | 23.5 | 7.7 | Easier | 13.5 |
| Patriots | 17.5 | DEN (1) | 24.0 | 6.5 | Easier | 13.0 |
| Jets | 16.8 | MIA (23) | 22.0 | 5.2 | Easier | 20.5 |
| Dolphins | 17.5 | NYJ (25) | 22.0 | 4.5 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Giants | 16.2 | DET (11) | 20.5 | 4.3 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Chargers | 17.0 | OAK (24) | 19.5 | 2.5 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Colts | 14.8 | MIN (3) | 17.0 | 2.2 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Panthers | 14.9 | WAS (20) | 16.0 | 1.1 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Saints | 15.0 | ARI (2) | 16.0 | 1.0 | About Same | 3.5 |
| Vikings | 15.0 | IND (28) | 15.5 | 0.5 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Lions | 16.6 | NYG (9) | 17.0 | 0.4 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Cowboys | 15.8 | TB (5) | 16.0 | 0.2 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Steelers | 19.0 | CIN (17) | 18.5 | -0.5 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Raiders | 15.3 | SD (14) | 14.5 | -0.8 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Rams | 17.9 | SEA (4) | 17.0 | -0.9 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Broncos | 18.5 | NE (18) | 16.0 | -2.5 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Eagles | 15.0 | BAL (6) | 12.0 | -3.0 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Redskins | 13.6 | CAR (22) | 10.5 | -3.1 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Seahawks | 20.4 | LA (16) | 17.0 | -3.4 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Bears | 15.9 | GB (19) | 11.5 | -4.4 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Titans | 16.7 | KC (8) | 11.5 | -5.2 | Harder | 9.0 |
| 49ers | 15.3 | ATL (27) | 10.0 | -5.3 | Harder | 21.5 |
| Browns | 16.5 | BUF (26) | 10.5 | -6.0 | Harder | 20.0 |
| Ravens | 19.7 | PHI (21) | 12.0 | -7.7 | Harder | 14.0 |
| Bengals | 17.9 | PIT (7) | 9.5 | -8.4 | Much Harder | 10.0 |
| Packers | 15.6 | CHI (12) | 7.0 | -8.6 | Much Harder | 7.5 |
| Cardinals | 19.5 | NO (29) | 10.0 | -9.5 | Much Harder | 16.5 |
| Chiefs | 17.6 | TEN (30) | 7.5 | -10.1 | Much Harder | 15.5 |
Filed Under: 2016, w15
