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 |
W4 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 7.7 | ATL (26) | 16.8 | 9.1 | Much Easier | 9.0 |
| Dolphins | 9.3 | NE (28) | 17.5 | 8.2 | Much Easier | 11.0 |
| Cardinals | 12.3 | SEA (27) | 19.8 | 7.5 | Easier | 14.5 |
| Raiders | 12.7 | CLE (1) | 19.5 | 6.8 | Easier | 19.0 |
| Jets | 13.3 | JAX (9) | 18.8 | 5.4 | Easier | 29.5 |
| Bills | 13.3 | GB (29) | 16.8 | 3.4 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Rams | 18.0 | MIN (13) | 21.3 | 3.3 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Seahawks | 14.3 | ARI (15) | 16.6 | 2.3 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Packers | 15.7 | BUF (12) | 17.9 | 2.3 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Browns | 17.3 | OAK (17) | 19.3 | 2.0 | About Same | 19.0 |
| Colts | 12.3 | HOU (30) | 14.2 | 1.8 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Falcons | 14.7 | CIN (24) | 16.3 | 1.6 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Lions | 17.0 | DAL (6) | 18.2 | 1.2 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Ravens | 16.7 | PIT (16) | 17.7 | 1.0 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Broncos | 16.3 | KC (31) | 17.0 | 0.7 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Chargers | 15.3 | SF (19) | 15.7 | 0.3 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Vikings | 20.0 | LAR (3) | 20.0 | 0.0 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Panthers | 18.7 | BYE (N/A) | 18.5 | -0.2 | About Same | 29.0 |
| Buccaneers | 16.7 | CHI (23) | 15.8 | -0.8 | About Same | 5.5 |
| Steelers | 19.0 | BAL (5) | 17.7 | -1.3 | About Same | 30.0 |
| Redskins | 17.3 | BYE (N/A) | 15.0 | -2.3 | About Same | 8.0 |
| 49ers | 20.7 | LAC (22) | 18.2 | -2.5 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Giants | 15.0 | NO (32) | 12.5 | -2.5 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Jaguars | 18.3 | NYJ (4) | 15.2 | -3.2 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Cowboys | 19.0 | DET (18) | 15.3 | -3.8 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Chiefs | 19.0 | DEN (14) | 15.2 | -3.8 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Patriots | 19.0 | MIA (21) | 15.0 | -4.0 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Saints | 17.3 | NYG (20) | 12.6 | -4.8 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Eagles | 19.7 | TEN (7) | 14.3 | -5.4 | Harder | 16.5 |
| Titans | 20.0 | PHI (2) | 13.6 | -6.4 | Harder | 15.5 |
| Bears | 23.7 | TB (25) | 16.5 | -7.2 | Harder | 24.0 |
| Texans | 18.3 | IND (8) | 8.7 | -9.7 | Much Harder | 3.0 |
Filed Under: 2018, w4
