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 |
W10 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 12.3 | IND (32) | 21.1 | 8.9 | Much Easier | 26.5 |
| Ravens | 13.7 | BYE (N/A) | 18.7 | 5.0 | Easier | 29.0 |
| Jaguars | 18.3 | LAC (9) | 22.9 | 4.6 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Chiefs | 15.3 | BYE (N/A) | 19.0 | 3.7 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Eagles | 13.4 | BYE (N/A) | 16.7 | 3.3 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Bears | 12.8 | GB (20) | 16.0 | 3.3 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Raiders | 15.4 | BYE (N/A) | 18.3 | 2.8 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bills | 19.6 | NO (11) | 22.3 | 2.7 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Broncos | 18.0 | NE (30) | 20.6 | 2.6 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Giants | 14.1 | SF (25) | 16.1 | 2.0 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Dolphins | 20.0 | CAR (2) | 21.6 | 1.6 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Packers | 11.8 | CHI (6) | 13.3 | 1.5 | About Same | 3.5 |
| Chargers | 19.0 | JAX (1) | 20.4 | 1.4 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Panthers | 18.4 | MIA (17) | 19.0 | 0.6 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Saints | 15.6 | BUF (16) | 16.0 | 0.4 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Patriots | 18.0 | DEN (7) | 18.0 | 0.0 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Redskins | 17.6 | MIN (5) | 17.4 | -0.2 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Lions | 13.5 | CLE (26) | 13.3 | -0.2 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Buccaneers | 14.9 | NYJ (29) | 14.3 | -0.6 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Rams | 17.3 | HOU (23) | 15.7 | -1.5 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Titans | 18.4 | CIN (13) | 16.6 | -1.8 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Cowboys | 17.0 | ATL (18) | 15.1 | -1.9 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Texans | 19.4 | LAR (10) | 17.0 | -2.4 | About Same | 2.0 |
| Falcons | 16.8 | DAL (19) | 14.1 | -2.6 | About Same | 21.0 |
| 49ers | 14.9 | NYG (27) | 12.0 | -2.9 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Colts | 16.9 | PIT (3) | 13.8 | -3.1 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Vikings | 15.4 | WAS (4) | 11.9 | -3.5 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Seahawks | 20.6 | ARI (22) | 15.7 | -4.9 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Jets | 18.8 | TB (31) | 13.3 | -5.4 | Harder | 10.0 |
| Bengals | 16.6 | TEN (24) | 10.4 | -6.2 | Harder | 9.5 |
| Cardinals | 21.4 | SEA (8) | 13.9 | -7.5 | Harder | 15.5 |
| Browns | 17.6 | DET (14) | 9.1 | -8.5 | Much Harder | 9.0 |
Filed Under: 2017, w10
