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 |
W9 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 14.6 | SEA (3) | 22.6 | 7.9 | Easier | 23.0 |
| Steelers | 14.6 | BAL (8) | 20.9 | 6.3 | Easier | 16.0 |
| Giants | 13.3 | PHI (5) | 19.5 | 6.2 | Easier | 17.0 |
| Texans | 13.6 | BYE (N/A) | 19.6 | 6.0 | Easier | 22.5 |
| Vikings | 13.1 | DET (29) | 17.9 | 4.7 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Saints | 15.4 | SF (31) | 19.8 | 4.3 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Jets | 14.6 | MIA (14) | 18.4 | 3.8 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Bears | 14.8 | BYE (N/A) | 18.0 | 3.3 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Colts | 13.3 | GB (13) | 15.9 | 2.6 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Chargers | 16.6 | TEN (15) | 19.1 | 2.5 | About Same | 27.0 |
| Browns | 14.8 | DAL (12) | 16.0 | 1.3 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Panthers | 16.4 | LA (17) | 17.3 | 0.8 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Falcons | 15.8 | TB (26) | 16.3 | 0.5 | About Same | 29.0 |
| Rams | 17.4 | CAR (27) | 17.1 | -0.3 | About Same | 17.0 |
| 49ers | 15.4 | NO (23) | 14.5 | -0.9 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Lions | 15.0 | MIN (2) | 13.9 | -1.1 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Patriots | 17.3 | BYE (N/A) | 15.5 | -1.8 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Dolphins | 17.4 | NYJ (25) | 15.5 | -1.9 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Cowboys | 16.7 | CLE (32) | 14.8 | -2.0 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Cardinals | 19.6 | BYE (N/A) | 17.0 | -2.6 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Bengals | 16.4 | BYE (N/A) | 13.5 | -2.9 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Jaguars | 16.4 | KC (7) | 13.5 | -2.9 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Raiders | 17.4 | DEN (1) | 14.4 | -2.9 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Chiefs | 19.6 | JAX (21) | 16.4 | -3.2 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Buccaneers | 18.6 | ATL (28) | 15.3 | -3.3 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Ravens | 21.0 | PIT (20) | 17.5 | -3.5 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Seahawks | 20.3 | BUF (19) | 16.5 | -3.8 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Eagles | 18.4 | NYG (10) | 14.5 | -3.9 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Packers | 16.9 | IND (30) | 11.8 | -5.1 | Harder | 9.0 |
| Broncos | 20.4 | OAK (22) | 14.9 | -5.5 | Harder | 8.0 |
| Titans | 19.5 | SD (11) | 13.4 | -6.1 | Harder | 14.0 |
| Redskins | 17.5 | BYE (N/A) | 11.1 | -6.4 | Harder | 21.5 |
Filed Under: 2016, w9
