APR's strength of schedule (played and unplayed games) for each team, based on the week 12 power rankings. Note that this is not the same as the 'strength of schedule' metric mentioned in the official NFL tie breakers.
As usual, a higher value indicates a tougher schedule, lower values indicate an easier schedule.
Rank | Team | SOS unplayed | Rank | SOS played |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Browns | 0.9888 | 23 | 0.8836 |
2 | Rams | 0.9737 | 14 | 0.8975 |
3 | Colts | 0.9704 | 12 | 0.9026 |
4 | Chiefs | 0.9601 | 25 | 0.8827 |
5 | Panthers | 0.9344 | 17 | 0.8932 |
6 | Giants | 0.9320 | 28 | 0.8814 |
7 | Lions | 0.9302 | 2 | 0.9231 |
8 | Bengals | 0.9300 | 27 | 0.8824 |
9 | Vikings | 0.9235 | 4 | 0.9177 |
10 | Chargers | 0.9163 | 7 | 0.9142 |
11 | Raiders | 0.9161 | 13 | 0.9010 |
12 | Bills | 0.9134 | 18 | 0.8929 |
13 | Cardinals | 0.9120 | 31 | 0.8705 |
14 | Dolphins | 0.9081 | 20 | 0.8874 |
15 | Bears | 0.9028 | 8 | 0.9131 |
16 | Redskins | 0.9022 | 32 | 0.8678 |
17 | Falcons | 0.8988 | 19 | 0.8877 |
18 | Packers | 0.8974 | 26 | 0.8826 |
19 | Broncos | 0.8954 | 9 | 0.9070 |
20 | Saints | 0.8894 | 30 | 0.8789 |
21 | Seahawks | 0.8878 | 11 | 0.9037 |
22 | Eagles | 0.8718 | 16 | 0.8936 |
23 | Titans | 0.8696 | 15 | 0.8963 |
24 | Steelers | 0.8671 | 10 | 0.9062 |
25 | Buccaneers | 0.8641 | 1 | 0.9439 |
26 | Cowboys | 0.8566 | 29 | 0.8803 |
27 | Texans | 0.8521 | 24 | 0.8829 |
28 | Jaguars | 0.8459 | 5 | 0.9167 |
29 | Jets | 0.8416 | 6 | 0.9164 |
30 | 49ers | 0.8406 | 22 | 0.8858 |
31 | Patriots | 0.8187 | 21 | 0.8871 |
32 | Ravens | 0.8173 | 3 | 0.9198 |
Comments:
The Giants, Lions, and Bengals are the playoff-contending teams with the most difficult remainint schedule. The Giants have the biggest swing from easiest to hardest.
The Ravens, Patriots, 49ers, Jets, and Texans are the contending teams with the easiest remaining schedule. Which may not be the best news for the Ravens, who have not done well on the road against weak teams.
APR ranks the Packers' strength-of-schedule for games played as 26th hardest. They have played some teams in the top 10 (Saints, Bears, and Lions), but they've also played a lot of teams in the bottom 10 (Chargers, Vikings, Panthers, and Rams).