NFL Q3 Strength of Schedule

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).