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 |
W9 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 12.5 | BYE (N/A) | 21.1 | 8.6 | Much Easier | 24.0 |
| Ravens | 11.8 | TEN (24) | 17.7 | 6.0 | Easier | 28.5 |
| Broncos | 17.0 | PHI (16) | 21.3 | 4.3 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Saints | 12.4 | TB (31) | 16.1 | 3.7 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Giants | 15.7 | LAR (8) | 19.3 | 3.5 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Bears | 13.5 | BYE (N/A) | 16.9 | 3.4 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Jaguars | 18.6 | CIN (12) | 21.9 | 3.3 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Raiders | 14.5 | MIA (14) | 17.4 | 2.9 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Bills | 17.7 | NYJ (30) | 20.6 | 2.9 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Buccaneers | 14.3 | NO (18) | 17.1 | 2.8 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Chiefs | 14.1 | DAL (23) | 16.3 | 2.2 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Eagles | 15.1 | DEN (3) | 17.0 | 1.9 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Chargers | 16.6 | BYE (N/A) | 17.9 | 1.3 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Cowboys | 15.7 | KC (20) | 16.0 | 0.3 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Lions | 14.0 | GB (15) | 14.1 | 0.1 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Falcons | 17.3 | CAR (1) | 17.3 | -0.0 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Rams | 18.6 | NYG (22) | 18.5 | -0.1 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Panthers | 19.4 | ATL (21) | 19.1 | -0.2 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Texans | 17.6 | IND (32) | 17.3 | -0.3 | About Same | 3.0 |
| Packers | 13.7 | DET (17) | 12.8 | -1.0 | About Same | 3.0 |
| Jets | 17.6 | BUF (10) | 15.9 | -1.8 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Titans | 18.4 | BAL (13) | 16.5 | -1.9 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Seahawks | 21.1 | WAS (7) | 19.0 | -2.1 | About Same | 15.5 |
| 49ers | 15.6 | ARI (27) | 13.1 | -2.5 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Redskins | 19.6 | SEA (11) | 16.1 | -3.4 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Dolphins | 20.7 | OAK (26) | 16.6 | -4.1 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Bengals | 16.9 | JAX (2) | 12.1 | -4.7 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Patriots | 18.6 | BYE (N/A) | 13.9 | -4.8 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Vikings | 16.1 | BYE (N/A) | 10.9 | -5.3 | Harder | 13.5 |
| Colts | 17.1 | HOU (19) | 10.7 | -6.4 | Harder | 8.0 |
| Browns | 17.4 | BYE (N/A) | 9.8 | -7.6 | Harder | 9.5 |
| Cardinals | 22.1 | SF (28) | 13.0 | -9.1 | Much Harder | 14.5 |
Filed Under: 2017, w9
