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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 12.3 | MIN (3) | 17.8 | 5.5 | Easier | 11.0 |
| Bills | 16.2 | KC (18) | 21.4 | 5.2 | Easier | 19.0 |
| Jaguars | 17.9 | ARI (14) | 22.8 | 4.9 | About Same | 26.5 |
| Packers | 10.3 | PIT (4) | 14.6 | 4.3 | About Same | 2.5 |
| Chargers | 18.1 | DAL (20) | 22.2 | 4.1 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Redskins | 13.6 | NYG (30) | 17.6 | 4.0 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Steelers | 15.2 | GB (27) | 18.6 | 3.4 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Broncos | 18.9 | OAK (32) | 22.2 | 3.3 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Patriots | 17.1 | MIA (22) | 20.2 | 3.1 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Giants | 15.6 | WAS (17) | 18.6 | 3.0 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Bears | 13.7 | PHI (10) | 16.4 | 2.7 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Dolphins | 17.1 | NE (16) | 19.8 | 2.7 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Eagles | 16.6 | CHI (7) | 19.0 | 2.4 | About Same | 31.0 |
| Ravens | 15.7 | HOU (29) | 18.0 | 2.3 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Chiefs | 18.2 | BUF (26) | 20.2 | 2.0 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Cowboys | 17.0 | LAC (11) | 18.8 | 1.8 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Colts | 14.6 | TEN (25) | 16.2 | 1.6 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Texans | 15.4 | BAL (12) | 17.0 | 1.6 | About Same | 2.5 |
| Raiders | 18.3 | DEN (13) | 17.8 | -0.5 | About Same | 15.0 |
| 49ers | 15.1 | SEA (5) | 14.0 | -1.1 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Rams | 17.4 | NO (6) | 15.6 | -1.8 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Titans | 17.2 | IND (31) | 15.2 | -2.0 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Panthers | 16.7 | NYJ (23) | 14.6 | -2.1 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Buccaneers | 14.9 | ATL (9) | 12.6 | -2.3 | About Same | 5.5 |
| Saints | 16.7 | LAR (8) | 14.2 | -2.5 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Cardinals | 19.8 | JAX (1) | 17.0 | -2.8 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Vikings | 14.9 | DET (19) | 12.0 | -2.9 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Browns | 16.2 | CIN (15) | 12.2 | -4.0 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Jets | 20.3 | CAR (2) | 12.8 | -7.5 | Harder | 8.5 |
| Falcons | 16.7 | TB (28) | 9.0 | -7.7 | Harder | 17.0 |
| Bengals | 18.9 | CLE (21) | 9.0 | -9.9 | Much Harder | 11.0 |
| Seahawks | 21.4 | SF (24) | 10.6 | -10.8 | Much Harder | 14.0 |
Filed Under: 2017, w12
