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 |
W16 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 12.6 | DEN (13) | 31.0 | 18.4 | Much Easier | 10.0 |
| Colts | 15.5 | BAL (6) | 32.0 | 16.5 | Much Easier | 9.5 |
| Lions | 13.8 | CIN (30) | 29.0 | 15.2 | Much Easier | 17.5 |
| Packers | 14.9 | MIN (2) | 27.0 | 12.1 | Much Easier | 8.0 |
| Saints | 15.9 | ATL (9) | 28.0 | 12.1 | Much Easier | 17.5 |
| Texans | 13.6 | PIT (21) | 24.0 | 10.4 | Much Easier | 11.0 |
| Ravens | 20.0 | IND (24) | 30.0 | 10.0 | Much Easier | 23.5 |
| Chargers | 16.4 | NYJ (26) | 25.0 | 8.6 | Much Easier | 22.0 |
| Patriots | 18.6 | BUF (16) | 26.0 | 7.4 | Easier | 18.5 |
| Steelers | 16.3 | HOU (32) | 23.0 | 6.7 | Easier | 20.0 |
| Giants | 15.3 | ARI (7) | 20.0 | 4.7 | About Same | 8.5 |
| Bills | 18.4 | NE (8) | 22.0 | 3.6 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Browns | 18.4 | CHI (5) | 21.0 | 2.6 | About Same | 5.5 |
| Rams | 14.6 | TEN (19) | 17.0 | 2.4 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Dolphins | 15.2 | KC (18) | 16.0 | 0.8 | About Same | 17.0 |
| Jaguars | 19.0 | SF (17) | 19.0 | 0.0 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Broncos | 18.2 | WAS (20) | 18.0 | -0.2 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Cardinals | 16.3 | NYG (31) | 15.0 | -1.3 | About Same | 25.5 |
| Eagles | 15.0 | OAK (25) | 12.0 | -3.0 | About Same | 28.0 |
| Falcons | 17.4 | NO (11) | 14.0 | -3.4 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Buccaneers | 15.4 | CAR (14) | 11.0 | -4.4 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Chiefs | 17.6 | MIA (22) | 13.0 | -4.6 | About Same | 13.0 |
| Panthers | 15.8 | TB (28) | 9.0 | -6.8 | Harder | 28.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.9 | SEA (15) | 10.0 | -6.9 | Harder | 20.0 |
| Jets | 16.1 | LAC (4) | 8.0 | -8.1 | Much Harder | 7.5 |
| Seahawks | 15.9 | DAL (12) | 7.0 | -8.9 | Much Harder | 7.5 |
| Bengals | 16.8 | DET (27) | 6.0 | -10.8 | Much Harder | 14.5 |
| Raiders | 16.1 | PHI (10) | 4.0 | -12.1 | Much Harder | 11.0 |
| 49ers | 15.3 | JAX (1) | 3.0 | -12.3 | Much Harder | 10.0 |
| Vikings | 18.1 | GB (29) | 5.0 | -13.1 | Much Harder | 29.5 |
| Bears | 18.6 | CLE (23) | 2.0 | -16.6 | Much Harder | 25.0 |
| Titans | 19.9 | LAR (3) | 1.0 | -18.9 | Much Harder | 10.0 |
Filed Under: 2017, w16
