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 |
W6 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 9.2 | IND (27) | 17.8 | 8.6 | Much Easier | 13.5 |
| Jets | 12.0 | ARI (9) | 19.6 | 7.6 | Easier | 20.0 |
| Bills | 14.8 | SF (25) | 20.7 | 5.9 | Easier | 29.0 |
| Vikings | 12.2 | BYE (N/A) | 17.4 | 5.2 | Easier | 24.5 |
| Buccaneers | 15.0 | BYE (N/A) | 19.3 | 4.3 | About Same | 19.5 |
| 49ers | 13.8 | BUF (11) | 18.0 | 4.2 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Rams | 14.2 | DET (28) | 18.3 | 4.1 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Panthers | 16.0 | NO (19) | 19.1 | 3.1 | About Same | 26.5 |
| Dolphins | 14.4 | PIT (16) | 17.4 | 3.0 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Browns | 13.8 | TEN (6) | 15.8 | 2.0 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Packers | 12.8 | DAL (20) | 13.6 | 0.9 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Steelers | 16.6 | MIA (26) | 16.7 | 0.1 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Colts | 15.0 | HOU (7) | 14.6 | -0.4 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bears | 16.6 | JAX (12) | 16.2 | -0.4 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Lions | 13.2 | LA (17) | 12.8 | -0.4 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Patriots | 17.0 | CIN (15) | 16.6 | -0.4 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Cardinals | 17.6 | NYJ (30) | 17.1 | -0.5 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Giants | 17.6 | BAL (4) | 16.4 | -1.2 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Falcons | 18.2 | SEA (5) | 16.8 | -1.4 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Chiefs | 19.0 | OAK (31) | 17.3 | -1.7 | About Same | 4.0 |
| Chargers | 20.4 | DEN (2) | 18.5 | -1.9 | About Same | 31.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.4 | GB (22) | 13.8 | -2.6 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Redskins | 16.0 | PHI (1) | 13.4 | -2.6 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Raiders | 16.2 | KC (13) | 13.6 | -2.6 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Ravens | 22.0 | NYG (8) | 18.5 | -3.5 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Titans | 19.0 | CLE (32) | 15.5 | -3.5 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Bengals | 18.8 | NE (14) | 13.9 | -4.9 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Broncos | 22.0 | SD (23) | 16.9 | -5.1 | Harder | 13.5 |
| Saints | 22.8 | CAR (18) | 17.1 | -5.7 | Harder | 15.0 |
| Jaguars | 19.0 | CHI (10) | 12.8 | -6.2 | Harder | 6.5 |
| Eagles | 21.5 | WAS (24) | 14.4 | -7.1 | Harder | 6.0 |
| Seahawks | 24.5 | ATL (29) | 15.1 | -9.4 | Much Harder | 13.0 |
Filed Under: 2016, w6
