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 |
W11 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | 13.8 | CIN (31) | 24.0 | 10.2 | Much Easier | 22.5 |
| Cowboys | 12.0 | ATL (30) | 19.0 | 7.0 | Easier | 30.5 |
| Bills | 15.0 | BYE (N/A) | 21.0 | 6.0 | Easier | 24.5 |
| Panthers | 15.9 | DET (25) | 20.8 | 4.9 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Titans | 11.9 | IND (29) | 15.2 | 3.3 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Cardinals | 15.7 | OAK (27) | 18.7 | 3.0 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Steelers | 19.0 | JAX (3) | 22.0 | 3.0 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Saints | 17.3 | PHI (12) | 19.8 | 2.5 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Seahawks | 15.9 | GB (19) | 18.3 | 2.4 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Vikings | 16.4 | CHI (11) | 18.7 | 2.2 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Broncos | 17.1 | LAC (13) | 19.3 | 2.2 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Packers | 16.0 | SEA (7) | 17.3 | 1.3 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Raiders | 17.7 | ARI (6) | 18.7 | 1.0 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Rams | 14.9 | KC (28) | 15.4 | 0.5 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Buccaneers | 16.9 | NYG (15) | 17.3 | 0.4 | About Same | 5.0 |
| Browns | 19.0 | BYE (N/A) | 19.3 | 0.3 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Bears | 18.1 | MIN (10) | 18.3 | 0.2 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Texans | 14.2 | WAS (5) | 14.0 | -0.2 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Chiefs | 15.4 | LAR (18) | 15.0 | -0.4 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Falcons | 17.6 | DAL (9) | 16.5 | -1.1 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Jets | 16.2 | BYE (N/A) | 15.0 | -1.2 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Patriots | 16.4 | BYE (N/A) | 15.0 | -1.4 | About Same | 5.0 |
| 49ers | 16.7 | BYE (N/A) | 15.2 | -1.5 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Chargers | 16.7 | DEN (16) | 15.0 | -1.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Colts | 15.9 | TEN (4) | 12.3 | -3.6 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Giants | 15.6 | TB (32) | 11.7 | -3.9 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Jaguars | 17.8 | PIT (8) | 13.8 | -3.9 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Eagles | 16.9 | NO (21) | 11.5 | -5.4 | Harder | 17.5 |
| Lions | 16.8 | CAR (20) | 11.0 | -5.8 | Harder | 6.0 |
| Bengals | 21.7 | BAL (1) | 15.3 | -6.3 | Harder | 20.5 |
| Dolphins | 20.2 | BYE (N/A) | 11.7 | -8.5 | Much Harder | 6.5 |
| Redskins | 20.1 | HOU (17) | 9.2 | -10.9 | Much Harder | 3.5 |
Filed Under: 2018, w11
