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 |
W4 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 10.3 | BUF (4) | 20.3 | 10.0 | Much Easier | 26.5 |
| Eagles | 5.0 | LAC (12) | 14.7 | 9.7 | Much Easier | 15.0 |
| Titans | 11.3 | HOU (14) | 19.8 | 8.4 | Much Easier | 24.5 |
| Buccaneers | 12.0 | NYG (9) | 18.2 | 6.2 | Easier | 10.0 |
| Bills | 17.3 | ATL (17) | 23.5 | 6.2 | Easier | 30.5 |
| Broncos | 11.3 | OAK (21) | 16.2 | 4.8 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Patriots | 15.7 | CAR (3) | 18.5 | 2.8 | About Same | 3.0 |
| Packers | 13.0 | CHI (8) | 15.6 | 2.6 | About Same | 9.5 |
| 49ers | 12.3 | ARI (23) | 14.5 | 2.2 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Jets | 18.0 | JAX (6) | 19.8 | 1.8 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Bears | 14.7 | GB (13) | 16.3 | 1.6 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Panthers | 18.0 | NE (32) | 19.1 | 1.1 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Giants | 13.0 | TB (25) | 13.9 | 0.9 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Texans | 17.7 | TEN (26) | 18.1 | 0.4 | About Same | 4.0 |
| Rams | 15.7 | DAL (18) | 16.0 | 0.3 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Ravens | 17.3 | PIT (2) | 17.4 | 0.1 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Steelers | 18.3 | BAL (20) | 17.6 | -0.8 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Browns | 15.3 | CIN (15) | 14.3 | -1.0 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Jaguars | 20.0 | NYJ (30) | 18.9 | -1.1 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Lions | 16.3 | MIN (16) | 15.2 | -1.2 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Chargers | 17.7 | PHI (11) | 16.4 | -1.3 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Bengals | 15.7 | CLE (31) | 14.0 | -1.7 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Chiefs | 18.3 | WAS (1) | 16.5 | -1.8 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Saints | 17.0 | MIA (29) | 15.0 | -2.0 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Cardinals | 17.3 | SF (22) | 15.2 | -2.2 | About Same | 5.0 |
| Dolphins | 21.0 | NO (28) | 18.3 | -2.7 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Redskins | 19.7 | KC (5) | 16.0 | -3.7 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Seahawks | 20.3 | IND (24) | 16.5 | -3.8 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Raiders | 19.0 | DEN (19) | 14.7 | -4.3 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Vikings | 18.3 | DET (10) | 13.8 | -4.5 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Cowboys | 17.0 | LAR (27) | 10.8 | -6.2 | Harder | 14.0 |
| Colts | 27.0 | SEA (7) | 14.5 | -12.5 | Much Harder | 19.5 |
Filed Under: 2017, w4
