Fantasy Index Scheduletron -- strength-of-schedule analysis

Below is the updated strength-of-schedule information for each team. It gives an indication of which teams have been affected the most by strength of schedule.

According to these figures, the Packers, Cardinals, Saints and Vikings (four NFC playoff teams) have benefited the most from easy schedules. Seattle, Washington and Buffalo, meanwhile get the lost opportunity award – all of those teams have fewer than six wins, even though they’ve played easy schedules.

At the other end of the spectrum, the Titans, Broncos and Dolphins appear to have been hurt the most by playing hard schedules.

The below figures are based on the total wins and losses of opponents in other games. In the case of the Packers, for example, their opponents are actually even worse – only 95-130 against all teams, but 90-120 when the Packers games are disregarded. That’s the fairer measure, in our eyes, otherwise, teams with losing records tend to appear to play harder schedules, while the playoff-type teams appear to have benefited from easy schedules. (The Rams, for example, would get the benefit for their opponents being a combined 14-1 against them, while the Saints would appear to have an easier schedule since they handed their opponents a 2-13 mark).

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RANKINGS – THRU WEEK 16

  Win  Loss  Pct.  
    90  120  .429  Green Bay
    91  119  .433  Arizona
    93  117  .443  New Orleans
    93  117  .443  Minnesota
    97  113  .462  Seattle
    97  113  .462  Washington
  100  110  .476  Buffalo
  102  108  .486  Philadelphia
  102  108  .486  Cincinnati
  103  107  .490  San Diego
  103  107  .490  Pittsburgh
  104  106  .495  Dallas
  105  105  .500  Cleveland
  105  105  .500  St. Louis
  106  104  .505  Jacksonville
  106  104  .505  Kansas City
  106  104  .505  Detroit
  107  103  .510  Houston
  107  103  .510  San Francisco
  107  103  .510  Oakland
  108  102  .514  Indianapolis
  108  102  .514  Chicago
  109  101  .519  NY Jets
  111    99  .529  New England
  111    99  .529  Carolina
  112    98  .533  Atlanta
  112    98  .533  NY Giants
  114    96  .543  Baltimore
  114    96  .543  Tampa Bay
  117    93  .557  Miami
  118    92  .562  Denver
  118    92  .562  Tennessee

—Ian Allan

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