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 |
W5 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 7.0 | BYE (N/A) | 19.1 | 12.1 | Much Easier | 25.5 |
| Bills | 15.0 | CIN (7) | 22.9 | 7.9 | Easier | 25.0 |
| Patriots | 9.0 | TB (29) | 15.7 | 6.7 | Easier | 5.0 |
| Titans | 12.5 | MIA (18) | 18.9 | 6.4 | Easier | 21.5 |
| Jets | 12.8 | CLE (30) | 18.0 | 5.3 | Easier | 22.5 |
| Chargers | 13.0 | NYG (16) | 16.3 | 3.3 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Eagles | 11.5 | ARI (25) | 14.7 | 3.2 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Panthers | 17.8 | DET (4) | 19.4 | 1.6 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Buccaneers | 13.0 | NE (32) | 14.5 | 1.5 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Rams | 16.0 | SEA (14) | 17.5 | 1.5 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Texans | 20.5 | KC (6) | 21.9 | 1.4 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Cardinals | 16.8 | PHI (17) | 17.5 | 0.8 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Packers | 13.5 | DAL (21) | 14.3 | 0.8 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Ravens | 14.3 | OAK (19) | 14.7 | 0.5 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Broncos | 16.3 | BYE (N/A) | 16.5 | 0.3 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Redskins | 17.5 | BYE (N/A) | 17.6 | 0.1 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Jaguars | 21.5 | PIT (8) | 21.1 | -0.4 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Saints | 15.8 | BYE (N/A) | 15.3 | -0.4 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Bengals | 17.0 | BUF (2) | 16.2 | -0.8 | About Same | 7.0 |
| 49ers | 17.5 | IND (27) | 16.6 | -0.9 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Raiders | 17.3 | BAL (24) | 15.9 | -1.3 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Lions | 17.8 | CAR (3) | 15.8 | -1.9 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Vikings | 15.8 | CHI (13) | 13.5 | -2.3 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Chiefs | 18.3 | HOU (5) | 15.8 | -2.4 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Steelers | 19.3 | JAX (12) | 16.5 | -2.7 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Browns | 16.5 | NYJ (26) | 13.3 | -3.2 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Bears | 16.5 | MIN (10) | 13.2 | -3.3 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Giants | 17.8 | LAC (23) | 14.4 | -3.4 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Seahawks | 20.5 | LAR (28) | 16.8 | -3.7 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Cowboys | 20.0 | GB (9) | 13.5 | -6.5 | Harder | 16.5 |
| Dolphins | 23.7 | TEN (31) | 17.2 | -6.5 | Harder | 4.0 |
| Colts | 24.3 | SF (15) | 13.5 | -10.8 | Much Harder | 17.5 |
Filed Under: 2017, w5
