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 |
W8 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | 14.9 | CAR (13) | 24.0 | 9.1 | Much Easier | 25.5 |
| Cardinals | 13.3 | SF (25) | 20.0 | 6.7 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Panthers | 15.0 | BAL (1) | 21.2 | 6.2 | Easier | 26.5 |
| Cowboys | 11.9 | BYE (N/A) | 17.6 | 5.7 | Easier | 30.0 |
| Seahawks | 13.2 | DET (24) | 18.8 | 5.6 | Easier | 27.5 |
| Broncos | 14.7 | KC (30) | 20.1 | 5.4 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Raiders | 13.8 | IND (28) | 19.2 | 5.4 | Easier | 21.5 |
| Titans | 11.3 | BYE (N/A) | 15.8 | 4.5 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Vikings | 13.1 | NO (22) | 17.3 | 4.1 | About Same | 25.0 |
| Packers | 15.8 | LAR (8) | 19.1 | 3.3 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Bills | 16.1 | NE (21) | 18.9 | 2.7 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Giants | 13.7 | WAS (5) | 15.1 | 1.4 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Browns | 19.6 | PIT (14) | 20.4 | 0.8 | About Same | 21.5 |
| Saints | 16.0 | MIN (23) | 16.4 | 0.4 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Bears | 18.2 | NYJ (20) | 18.3 | 0.2 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Jaguars | 16.9 | PHI (7) | 16.8 | -0.1 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Texans | 12.3 | MIA (26) | 12.1 | -0.2 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Chargers | 16.7 | BYE (N/A) | 16.4 | -0.3 | About Same | 15.5 |
| Rams | 18.1 | GB (15) | 16.9 | -1.3 | About Same | 9.0 |
| Redskins | 15.3 | NYG (17) | 14.0 | -1.3 | About Same | 5.5 |
| Buccaneers | 16.0 | CIN (27) | 14.4 | -1.6 | About Same | 2.0 |
| Jets | 18.4 | CHI (12) | 15.3 | -3.2 | About Same | 16.5 |
| 49ers | 18.6 | ARI (11) | 15.3 | -3.3 | About Same | 8.0 |
| Patriots | 20.0 | BUF (6) | 16.6 | -3.4 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Chiefs | 17.7 | DEN (16) | 13.9 | -3.8 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Colts | 14.9 | OAK (29) | 10.8 | -4.1 | About Same | 10.0 |
| Lions | 18.3 | SEA (4) | 13.7 | -4.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Dolphins | 20.3 | HOU (18) | 15.1 | -5.2 | Harder | 12.5 |
| Steelers | 21.8 | CLE (10) | 16.7 | -5.2 | Harder | 21.5 |
| Bengals | 20.4 | TB (32) | 15.1 | -5.3 | Harder | 19.5 |
| Falcons | 18.9 | BYE (N/A) | 12.4 | -6.4 | Harder | 12.0 |
| Eagles | 21.9 | JAX (2) | 10.1 | -11.7 | Much Harder | 13.0 |
Filed Under: 2018, w8
