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If you look at strength of schedule for the 2008, one team stands out -- Indianapolis. The Colts have played the league's hardest schedule so far (based on how teams have fared against other team). And the Colts also project to play the easiest schedule over the next six weeks (again, based on how teams are currently playing.
Keep an eye on the Colts. They won't win their division, but they could be a factor in the playoffs.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE -- REMAINING
It appears that the Colts, Dolphins and Saints have the easiest remaining schedules, while the Lions, Giants and Steelers have the hardest schedules the rest of the way.
Indianapolis' next six opponents currently have a combined win-loss record of 15-39 -- that's the league's worst. The luckless Lions, meanwhile, have to play their next six against teams that are currently a combined 36-18.
For this chart, week 17 is ignored (since most fantasy leagues are done by that time). In addition, the Monday night game between the 49ers and Cardinals isn't included in this chart (it doesn't show as a remaining game for either team).
W L Pct.
15 39 .278 Indianapolis
18 35 .340 Miami
22 32 .407 New Orleans
22 32 .407 Tennessee
21 30 .412 St. Louis
22 31 .415 Buffalo
23 31 .426 Chicago
24 30 .444 Oakland
25 29 .463 Kansas City
25 29 .463 San Francisco
26 28 .481 San Diego
26 28 .481 Tampa Bay
26 27 .491 Minnesota
26 27 .491 New England
27 27 .500 Denver
27 27 .500 Houston
27 27 .500 Washington
28 26 .519 Arizona
28 26 .519 Cleveland
28 26 .519 Green Bay
29 25 .537 Carolina
29 24 .547 NY Jets
29 24 .547 Philadelphia
30 23 .566 Dallas
30 23 .566 Seattle
31 23 .574 Atlanta
31 23 .574 Baltimore
31 23 .574 Cincinnati
31 23 .574 Jacksonville
31 23 .574 Pittsburgh
34 19 .642 NY Giants
36 18 .667 Detroit
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE -- SO FAR
Purely off the numbers, the Jets, 49ers and Falcons have played the easiest schedules so far, while the Colts, Bengals and Kansas City have played the hardest schedules.
This chart is based on opponents combined records against other teams during weeks 1-10 of the current NFL season. In the case of 0-9 Detroit, for example, their opponents currently are a combined 40-40 (seemingly an easy schedule), but nine of those wins have come against the Lions themselves -- in reality, that's been an easy schedule.
This chart is updated through Sunday, Nov. 9 (so it does not include the MNF game between San Francisco and Arizona).
W L Pct.
28 43 .394 NY Jets
26 37 .413 San Francisco
31 41 .431 Atlanta
31 41 .431 Denver
31 40 .437 Detroit
31 40 .437 NY Giants
32 40 .444 Jacksonville
32 39 .451 Buffalo
32 39 .451 New England
32 38 .457 Seattle
34 38 .472 Baltimore
34 38 .472 Tennessee
35 37 .486 Houston
35 36 .493 Washington
36 36 .500 San Diego
36 36 .500 Tampa Bay
36 35 .507 Carolina
36 35 .507 Dallas
37 35 .514 Minnesota
37 35 .514 Oakland
38 34 .528 Green Bay
38 34 .528 Pittsburgh
38 33 .535 Miami
38 33 .535 New Orleans
38 33 .535 Philadelphia
39 33 .542 Chicago
35 28 .556 Arizona
41 31 .569 Cleveland
41 30 .577 St. Louis
42 30 .583 Cincinnati
43 29 .597 Kansas City
44 28 .611 Indianapolis
—Ian Allan
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