Fantasy Index Scheduletron -- strength-of-schedule analysis

I’m not a huge fan of strength of schedule. I tend to prefer to simply choose the players I like, rather than lesser players with more favorable schedules.

Nevertheless, some guys really like the schedule stuff. They like to focus on players with good matchups in weeks 14 or 15. Or they like to choose those with easier schedules at the start of the year.

Below are the strength of schedule numbers for the first eight weeks – roughly the first half of the fantasy schedule. Most teams play seven games in this span; a few are up at eight games.

The Chargers and Rams project to play the easiest schedules at the start of the year. The Dolphins, Patriots and Falcons project to play the hardest.


STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, WEEKS 1-8

   W    L  Pct
  50  78  .391  San Diego
  50  78  .391  St. Louis
  49  63  .438  Arizona
  49  63  .438  Chicago
  49  63  .438  Indianapolis
  49  63  .438  Philadelphia
  50  62  .446  Carolina
  58  70  .453  Green Bay
  51  61  .455  Cincinnati
  52  60  .464  Seattle
  54  58  .482  Detroit
  54  58  .482  Pittsburgh
  62  66  .484  Oakland
  55  57  .491  Dallas
  63  65  .492  San Francisco
  64  64  .500  New Orleans
  56  56  .500  Tampa Bay
  65  63  .508  Denver
  57  55  .509  Baltimore
  57  55  .509  Buffalo
  57  55  .509  Cleveland
  66  62  .516  Washington
  59  53  .527  NY Giants
  60  52  .536  Houston
  62  50  .554  Kansas City
  72  56  .563  Tennessee
  63  49  .563  Minnesota
  63  49  .563  NY Jets
  75  53  .586  Jacksonville
  66  46  .589  Atlanta
  66  46  .589  New England
  67  45  .598  Miami

—Ian Allan

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