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 |
W14 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 15.5 | PHI (21) | 24.0 | 8.5 | Much Easier | 26.5 |
| Raiders | 15.9 | PIT (7) | 22.7 | 6.8 | Easier | 20.0 |
| Bills | 13.7 | NYJ (31) | 19.7 | 6.0 | Easier | 15.0 |
| Titans | 13.9 | JAX (3) | 19.7 | 5.8 | Easier | 18.0 |
| Falcons | 16.3 | GB (18) | 21.3 | 5.1 | Easier | 17.0 |
| Packers | 13.9 | ATL (26) | 19.0 | 5.1 | Easier | 20.5 |
| Cardinals | 16.2 | DET (16) | 21.0 | 4.8 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Texans | 14.3 | IND (23) | 18.3 | 4.1 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Seahawks | 16.2 | MIN (5) | 20.0 | 3.8 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Rams | 14.2 | CHI (10) | 17.7 | 3.5 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Jaguars | 16.9 | TEN (11) | 20.3 | 3.4 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Eagles | 15.8 | DAL (9) | 18.7 | 2.8 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Ravens | 17.1 | KC (28) | 19.7 | 2.6 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Bengals | 17.2 | LAC (4) | 19.7 | 2.5 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Vikings | 16.0 | SEA (13) | 18.3 | 2.3 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Jets | 14.6 | BUF (2) | 15.7 | 1.1 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Steelers | 17.1 | OAK (27) | 17.3 | 0.3 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Broncos | 18.5 | SF (20) | 18.7 | 0.2 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Chiefs | 15.3 | BAL (1) | 14.7 | -0.7 | About Same | 8.5 |
| 49ers | 17.3 | DEN (8) | 15.7 | -1.7 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Giants | 16.7 | WAS (17) | 14.3 | -2.3 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Saints | 19.6 | TB (30) | 17.0 | -2.6 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Patriots | 15.9 | MIA (29) | 13.3 | -2.6 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Bears | 17.1 | LAR (24) | 14.3 | -2.8 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Colts | 17.1 | HOU (15) | 13.0 | -4.1 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Browns | 17.8 | CAR (22) | 13.7 | -4.2 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Chargers | 17.0 | CIN (32) | 12.3 | -4.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Panthers | 18.4 | CLE (25) | 12.7 | -5.8 | Harder | 16.0 |
| Redskins | 17.5 | NYG (19) | 11.7 | -5.8 | Harder | 7.0 |
| Buccaneers | 18.9 | NO (6) | 12.0 | -6.9 | Harder | 5.0 |
| Lions | 17.1 | ARI (12) | 8.3 | -8.8 | Much Harder | 3.5 |
| Dolphins | 19.2 | NE (14) | 3.3 | -15.8 | Much Harder | 4.0 |
Filed Under: 2018, w14
