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 |
W15 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 15.8 | DET (17) | 29.0 | 13.2 | Much Easier | 22.0 |
| Jets | 14.0 | HOU (11) | 26.5 | 12.5 | Much Easier | 18.5 |
| Packers | 14.1 | CHI (6) | 23.5 | 9.4 | Much Easier | 18.0 |
| Raiders | 15.1 | CIN (29) | 23.0 | 7.9 | Easier | 21.5 |
| Seahawks | 14.5 | SF (19) | 22.0 | 7.5 | Easier | 25.5 |
| Falcons | 16.9 | ARI (12) | 23.5 | 6.6 | Easier | 18.5 |
| Titans | 14.5 | NYG (21) | 20.5 | 6.0 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.8 | IND (23) | 21.5 | 4.7 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Chiefs | 14.8 | LAC (4) | 18.5 | 3.7 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Jaguars | 17.8 | WAS (18) | 21.0 | 3.2 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Steelers | 16.2 | NE (27) | 18.0 | 1.8 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Rams | 14.5 | PHI (28) | 15.5 | 1.0 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Texans | 15.7 | NYJ (30) | 16.5 | 0.8 | About Same | 29.0 |
| Saints | 17.2 | CAR (25) | 17.5 | 0.3 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Redskins | 18.0 | JAX (5) | 18.0 | 0.0 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Eagles | 14.5 | LAR (16) | 14.5 | -0.0 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Giants | 16.6 | TEN (8) | 16.0 | -0.6 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Patriots | 17.2 | PIT (10) | 16.0 | -1.2 | About Same | 6.0 |
| Browns | 17.5 | DEN (14) | 16.0 | -1.5 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Cardinals | 16.1 | ATL (20) | 14.5 | -1.6 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Colts | 17.6 | DAL (9) | 14.5 | -3.1 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Buccaneers | 17.7 | BAL (3) | 14.5 | -3.2 | About Same | 6.0 |
| Lions | 17.0 | BUF (2) | 13.5 | -3.5 | About Same | 1.5 |
| Bengals | 16.1 | OAK (24) | 12.5 | -3.6 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Panthers | 17.5 | NO (7) | 13.5 | -4.0 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Broncos | 18.1 | CLE (15) | 14.0 | -4.1 | About Same | 19.5 |
| 49ers | 16.5 | SEA (13) | 11.0 | -5.5 | Harder | 9.5 |
| Vikings | 17.6 | MIA (31) | 11.5 | -6.1 | Harder | 24.0 |
| Ravens | 17.3 | TB (22) | 9.5 | -7.8 | Harder | 13.0 |
| Bears | 18.1 | GB (26) | 10.0 | -8.1 | Much Harder | 22.5 |
| Chargers | 16.8 | KC (32) | 8.5 | -8.3 | Much Harder | 17.5 |
| Dolphins | 20.0 | MIN (1) | 3.5 | -16.5 | Much Harder | 3.0 |
Filed Under: 2018, w15
