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 |
W8 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 13.1 | DET (17) | 21.3 | 8.1 | Much Easier | 19.5 |
| Ravens | 10.9 | MIA (14) | 17.6 | 6.8 | Easier | 29.0 |
| Saints | 13.8 | CHI (7) | 18.7 | 4.8 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Bills | 17.2 | OAK (23) | 21.9 | 4.7 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Broncos | 16.7 | KC (22) | 20.7 | 4.0 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Chiefs | 13.7 | DEN (5) | 17.5 | 3.8 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Chargers | 14.9 | NE (29) | 18.6 | 3.8 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Bears | 13.7 | NO (18) | 17.0 | 3.3 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Giants | 15.7 | BYE (N/A) | 18.4 | 2.7 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Eagles | 13.4 | SF (28) | 15.8 | 2.3 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Buccaneers | 16.0 | CAR (3) | 17.6 | 1.6 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Panthers | 18.0 | TB (31) | 19.4 | 1.4 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Jaguars | 18.4 | BYE (N/A) | 19.2 | 0.8 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Raiders | 16.9 | BUF (12) | 17.6 | 0.8 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Lions | 15.0 | PIT (2) | 15.4 | 0.4 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Packers | 13.7 | BYE (N/A) | 14.0 | 0.3 | About Same | 3.5 |
| Texans | 19.3 | SEA (6) | 19.3 | 0.0 | About Same | 1.5 |
| Falcons | 15.8 | NYJ (30) | 15.7 | -0.2 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Titans | 16.0 | BYE (N/A) | 15.6 | -0.4 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Jets | 17.0 | ATL (21) | 16.1 | -0.9 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Rams | 18.0 | BYE (N/A) | 16.7 | -1.3 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Cowboys | 17.3 | WAS (8) | 15.4 | -1.9 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Bengals | 14.2 | IND (32) | 11.8 | -2.4 | About Same | 10.5 |
| 49ers | 15.9 | PHI (15) | 13.0 | -2.9 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Vikings | 15.7 | CLE (26) | 12.0 | -3.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Dolphins | 22.2 | BAL (19) | 18.4 | -3.7 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Redskins | 19.0 | DAL (27) | 14.8 | -4.2 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Seahawks | 22.0 | HOU (10) | 17.7 | -4.3 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Patriots | 19.3 | LAC (9) | 14.0 | -5.3 | Harder | 7.0 |
| Colts | 17.3 | CIN (13) | 10.5 | -6.8 | Harder | 12.0 |
| Browns | 18.7 | MIN (4) | 10.5 | -8.2 | Much Harder | 13.0 |
| Cardinals | 23.0 | BYE (N/A) | 12.8 | -10.2 | Much Harder | 14.0 |
Filed Under: 2017, w8
