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 |
W13 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 12.1 | BAL (10) | 22.3 | 10.2 | Much Easier | 15.0 |
| Eagles | 15.7 | SEA (9) | 21.8 | 6.0 | Easier | 30.5 |
| Dolphins | 15.5 | DEN (17) | 20.5 | 5.0 | Easier | 21.5 |
| Jaguars | 17.3 | IND (26) | 22.3 | 5.0 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Bills | 16.6 | NE (15) | 21.3 | 4.6 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Packers | 10.5 | TB (31) | 13.5 | 3.0 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Cowboys | 15.6 | WAS (14) | 18.5 | 2.9 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Bears | 14.2 | SF (27) | 17.0 | 2.8 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Colts | 17.5 | JAX (1) | 20.3 | 2.8 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Ravens | 18.3 | DET (20) | 21.0 | 2.7 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Steelers | 16.4 | CIN (25) | 19.0 | 2.6 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Chargers | 18.0 | CLE (21) | 20.3 | 2.3 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Redskins | 14.1 | DAL (18) | 16.3 | 2.2 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Vikings | 15.6 | ATL (7) | 17.3 | 1.6 | About Same | 26.5 |
| 49ers | 14.0 | CHI (5) | 15.5 | 1.5 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Panthers | 15.8 | NO (3) | 17.0 | 1.2 | About Same | 29.5 |
| Texans | 15.5 | TEN (23) | 16.5 | 1.0 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Chiefs | 18.3 | NYJ (16) | 19.3 | 1.0 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Patriots | 17.6 | BUF (24) | 18.5 | 0.9 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Cardinals | 18.3 | LAR (8) | 18.8 | 0.5 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Rams | 15.6 | ARI (13) | 15.8 | 0.1 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Broncos | 19.1 | MIA (22) | 18.8 | -0.3 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Saints | 16.4 | CAR (11) | 15.3 | -1.1 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Buccaneers | 13.4 | GB (28) | 10.3 | -3.1 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Giants | 15.7 | OAK (32) | 12.3 | -3.5 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Browns | 17.3 | LAC (6) | 13.8 | -3.5 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Raiders | 16.6 | NYG (29) | 11.8 | -4.9 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Falcons | 18.1 | MIN (2) | 12.0 | -6.1 | Harder | 17.0 |
| Titans | 19.5 | HOU (30) | 12.3 | -7.2 | Harder | 17.5 |
| Jets | 19.1 | KC (19) | 10.3 | -8.8 | Much Harder | 4.5 |
| Bengals | 19.4 | PIT (12) | 9.3 | -10.1 | Much Harder | 11.0 |
| Seahawks | 21.1 | PHI (4) | 10.0 | -11.1 | Much Harder | 13.0 |
Filed Under: 2017, w13
