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 |
W5 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 9.3 | SF (19) | 21.1 | 11.8 | Much Easier | 16.5 |
| Seahawks | 8.5 | LAR (5) | 18.2 | 9.7 | Much Easier | 24.5 |
| Bengals | 12.0 | MIA (23) | 20.5 | 8.5 | Much Easier | 21.5 |
| Ravens | 17.3 | CLE (17) | 22.0 | 4.8 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Packers | 13.0 | DET (25) | 17.5 | 4.5 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Raiders | 14.0 | LAC (20) | 18.2 | 4.2 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Jaguars | 12.8 | KC (30) | 16.9 | 4.2 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Vikings | 13.5 | PHI (8) | 17.1 | 3.6 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Jets | 16.8 | DEN (11) | 17.4 | 0.6 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Broncos | 19.5 | NYJ (14) | 20.0 | 0.5 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Redskins | 13.3 | NO (27) | 13.6 | 0.3 | About Same | 7.5 |
| Lions | 14.5 | GB (18) | 14.5 | 0.0 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Chargers | 16.5 | OAK (26) | 16.5 | 0.0 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Bills | 17.0 | TEN (13) | 16.8 | -0.2 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Panthers | 20.7 | NYG (9) | 20.3 | -0.3 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Dolphins | 17.0 | CIN (24) | 16.5 | -0.5 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Bears | 19.3 | BYE (N/A) | 18.6 | -0.7 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Cowboys | 14.5 | HOU (31) | 13.7 | -0.8 | About Same | 24.0 |
| Falcons | 15.5 | PIT (22) | 14.5 | -1.0 | About Same | 4.5 |
| Buccaneers | 16.0 | BYE (N/A) | 14.4 | -1.6 | About Same | 5.5 |
| Browns | 22.3 | BAL (1) | 20.5 | -1.7 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Texans | 13.3 | DAL (10) | 11.1 | -2.2 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Chiefs | 18.0 | JAX (2) | 15.6 | -2.4 | About Same | 20.5 |
| Patriots | 20.3 | IND (16) | 17.6 | -2.6 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Colts | 16.8 | NE (15) | 14.1 | -2.7 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Rams | 20.3 | SEA (21) | 17.4 | -2.9 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Titans | 16.0 | BUF (12) | 12.5 | -3.5 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Giants | 17.5 | CAR (3) | 13.5 | -4.0 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Steelers | 20.0 | ATL (28) | 15.5 | -4.5 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Saints | 21.5 | WAS (4) | 15.0 | -6.5 | Harder | 12.5 |
| 49ers | 26.0 | ARI (6) | 14.6 | -11.4 | Much Harder | 14.0 |
| Eagles | 22.3 | MIN (29) | 10.4 | -11.9 | Much Harder | 18.0 |
Filed Under: 2018, w5
