Fantasy Index Scheduletron -- strength-of-schedule analysis

Looking at the scheduling data, I see that San Diego, Green Bay and Philadelphia are set up to get off to nice starts this year. They project to have easy schedules at the start of the year.

Jacksonville, Kansas City, Miami and New Orleans, meanwhile, project to have the hardest schedules.

The numbers below are for each team’s first five games.

I also see that Pittsburgh’s schedule trends easy at the start of the game – evidence it can sneak through the Ben Roethlisberger suspension with its playoff hopes still intact.

The Rams play the league’s easiest schedule at the start of the year, but I don’t hold out much hope of them doing anything with it.


SCHEDULE DIFFICULTY EARLY IN SEASON

   W   L   Pct.
  26  54  .325  St. Louis
  30  50  .375  Green Bay
  31  49  .388  San Diego
  32  48  .400  Philadelphia
  34  46  .425  Pittsburgh
  35  45  .438  Cincinnati
  35  45  .438  Cleveland
  36  44  .450  Indianapolis
  37  43  .463  Seattle
  40  40  .500  Chicago
  40  40  .500  Dallas
  41  39  .513  Arizona
  41  39  .513  Baltimore
  41  39  .513  Carolina
  41  39  .513  New England
  41  39  .513  Oakland
  41  39  .513  Tennessee
  42  38  .525  Detroit
  42  38  .525  Houston
  42  38  .525  Minnesota
  42  38  .525  San Francisco
  43  37  .538  Denver
  43  37  .538  Washington
  44  36  .550  Buffalo
  44  36  .550  NY Jets
  45  35  .563  Atlanta
  45  35  .563  Tampa Bay
  46  34  .575  NY Giants
  47  33  .588  New Orleans
  48  32  .600  Miami
  49  31  .613  Kansas City
  52  28  .650  Jacksonville


—Ian Allan

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