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 |
W14 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 17.3 | WAS (21) | 27.0 | 9.7 | Much Easier | 27.0 |
| Broncos | 18.5 | NYJ (23) | 27.3 | 8.8 | Much Easier | 25.5 |
| Lions | 12.8 | TB (25) | 21.0 | 8.3 | Much Easier | 17.0 |
| Eagles | 17.7 | LAR (5) | 24.7 | 7.0 | Easier | 29.5 |
| Dolphins | 15.0 | NE (10) | 21.7 | 6.7 | Easier | 24.0 |
| Redskins | 14.4 | LAC (9) | 20.7 | 6.3 | Easier | 15.0 |
| Ravens | 18.1 | PIT (13) | 24.0 | 5.9 | Easier | 25.0 |
| Jaguars | 17.9 | SEA (6) | 23.3 | 5.4 | Easier | 26.0 |
| Panthers | 15.3 | MIN (2) | 20.3 | 5.1 | Easier | 27.0 |
| Vikings | 16.3 | CAR (11) | 21.0 | 4.8 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Cardinals | 16.1 | TEN (18) | 19.7 | 3.6 | About Same | 26.5 |
| Saints | 15.7 | ATL (7) | 18.3 | 2.7 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Colts | 14.2 | BUF (17) | 15.7 | 1.5 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Steelers | 18.0 | BAL (3) | 19.3 | 1.3 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Bears | 15.1 | CIN (22) | 16.0 | 0.9 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Packers | 12.6 | CLE (20) | 13.0 | 0.4 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Texans | 14.8 | SF (24) | 14.7 | -0.2 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Rams | 16.3 | PHI (4) | 16.0 | -0.3 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Patriots | 18.4 | MIA (19) | 17.7 | -0.8 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Falcons | 16.3 | NO (8) | 14.7 | -1.6 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Bills | 17.7 | IND (30) | 16.0 | -1.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Chiefs | 17.9 | OAK (27) | 14.7 | -3.3 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Giants | 17.4 | DAL (15) | 13.0 | -4.4 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Cowboys | 17.8 | NYG (32) | 12.3 | -5.4 | Harder | 16.5 |
| 49ers | 14.2 | HOU (28) | 8.0 | -6.2 | Harder | 9.5 |
| Buccaneers | 15.3 | DET (26) | 8.7 | -6.7 | Harder | 9.0 |
| Bengals | 17.3 | CHI (12) | 10.3 | -7.0 | Harder | 14.0 |
| Browns | 16.4 | GB (29) | 9.3 | -7.1 | Harder | 7.5 |
| Jets | 17.0 | DEN (16) | 9.0 | -8.0 | Harder | 8.5 |
| Seahawks | 19.7 | JAX (1) | 11.3 | -8.3 | Much Harder | 10.0 |
| Raiders | 17.9 | KC (31) | 9.3 | -8.6 | Much Harder | 9.5 |
| Titans | 18.9 | ARI (14) | 10.0 | -8.9 | Much Harder | 14.5 |
Filed Under: 2017, w14
