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 |
W9 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | 14.5 | PIT (14) | 25.4 | 10.9 | Much Easier | 26.5 |
| Panthers | 13.0 | TB (32) | 20.5 | 7.5 | Easier | 27.0 |
| Cardinals | 13.8 | BYE (N/A) | 20.5 | 6.8 | Easier | 19.5 |
| Cowboys | 12.4 | TEN (9) | 19.0 | 6.6 | Easier | 28.0 |
| Bills | 16.5 | CHI (7) | 21.7 | 5.2 | Easier | 24.0 |
| Broncos | 16.1 | HOU (19) | 21.3 | 5.2 | Easier | 20.5 |
| Seahawks | 13.9 | LAC (21) | 18.6 | 4.8 | About Same | 27.5 |
| Packers | 13.7 | NE (22) | 18.1 | 4.4 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Titans | 13.0 | DAL (1) | 16.9 | 3.9 | About Same | 11.0 |
| Raiders | 16.1 | SF (27) | 18.0 | 1.9 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Giants | 13.4 | BYE (N/A) | 14.5 | 1.1 | About Same | 16.5 |
| Vikings | 15.3 | DET (26) | 16.1 | 0.9 | About Same | 28.0 |
| Saints | 16.6 | LAR (8) | 17.4 | 0.8 | About Same | 13.5 |
| Jaguars | 15.6 | BYE (N/A) | 16.4 | 0.8 | About Same | 18.0 |
| Chargers | 16.9 | SEA (3) | 17.4 | 0.5 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Bears | 19.4 | BUF (5) | 19.4 | -0.1 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Browns | 19.4 | KC (28) | 18.6 | -0.8 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Steelers | 20.3 | BAL (2) | 19.0 | -1.3 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Patriots | 17.9 | GB (18) | 16.4 | -1.4 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Rams | 17.6 | NO (23) | 16.0 | -1.6 | About Same | 10.5 |
| Texans | 13.9 | DEN (15) | 12.1 | -1.7 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Redskins | 15.1 | ATL (31) | 12.6 | -2.5 | About Same | 6.5 |
| Buccaneers | 17.4 | CAR (13) | 14.9 | -2.6 | About Same | 1.5 |
| Jets | 16.9 | MIA (30) | 14.3 | -2.6 | About Same | 18.5 |
| Chiefs | 17.9 | CLE (12) | 14.7 | -3.2 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Falcons | 19.0 | WAS (6) | 14.0 | -5.0 | About Same | 12.0 |
| Colts | 17.0 | BYE (N/A) | 11.5 | -5.5 | Harder | 8.5 |
| 49ers | 17.5 | OAK (29) | 12.0 | -5.5 | Harder | 5.0 |
| Bengals | 21.8 | BYE (N/A) | 16.0 | -5.8 | Harder | 20.5 |
| Dolphins | 19.6 | NYJ (20) | 13.6 | -6.1 | Harder | 10.5 |
| Lions | 17.3 | MIN (17) | 10.8 | -6.5 | Harder | 11.0 |
| Eagles | 18.3 | BYE (N/A) | 10.0 | -8.3 | Much Harder | 13.5 |
Filed Under: 2018, w9
