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Strength of schedule

Lions, Seahawks, Packers have easiest schedules

As we near the halfway point of the season, the scheduling data becomes more meaningful (now that it's clearer which teams are good and bad). Based on current win-loss records, it appears that Detroit, Seattle and Green Bay will play the easiest schedules going forward.

For the Lions, their remaining games are against teams that are currently a combined 20-38. That's No. 1, followed by Seattle, Green Bay and Buffalo.

The Chargers, Broncos and Rams project to play the hardest remaining schedules. San Diego's schedule is by far the hardest, with four games against Kansas City and Denver -- so its opponents are a combined 30-2 in those four games.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Weeks 9-17)
TeamWLPct
Detroit2038.345
Seattle2436.400
Green Bay2740.403
Buffalo2535.417
Cincinnati2433.421
Jacksonville2534.424
Tennessee2939.426
Dallas2632.448
Cleveland2733.450
Indianapolis3137.456
New England2732.458
Washington3237.464
Chicago3236.471
Philadelphia2831.475
San Francisco2831.475
Arizona2932.475
NY Jets2830.483
Houston3335.485
Miami3335.485
New Orleans3434.500
Carolina3531.530
Baltimore3732.536
Oakland3732.536
Pittsburgh3732.536
NY Giants3227.542
Atlanta3729.561
Minnesota3929.574
Tampa Bay3929.574
Kansas City3524.593
St. Louis3524.593
Denver3821.644
San Diego4623.667

We can also look at how teams have done so far.

Jacksonville, Houston and Tennessee have played the hardest schedules thus far. With the Jaguars, their opponents are a combined 35-18. That doesn't include the eight wins against Jacksonville, so it's actually a 43-18 if you want to throw those in.

Carolina, Kansas City and San Diego thus far have played the easiest schedules.

So with San Diego, there's your biggest swing. Their schedule has been the 3rd-easiest so far, but will be the hardest going forward.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Weeks 1-8)
TeamWLPct
Jacksonville3518.660
Houston2917.630
Tennessee2917.630
Indianapolis2818.609
Buffalo3022.577
Cincinnati3023.566
Washington2620.565
Arizona2923.558
Cleveland2923.558
Dallas3024.556
Miami2421.533
Oakland2421.533
NY Giants2825.528
Green Bay2422.522
San Francisco2725.519
Detroit2626.500
New England2626.500
Seattle2626.500
Tampa Bay2224.478
Baltimore2124.467
Chicago2124.467
New Orleans2124.467
NY Jets2428.462
Atlanta2125.457
Philadelphia2429.453
St. Louis2429.453
Pittsburgh1925.432
Minnesota1926.422
Denver2131.404
San Diego1728.378
Kansas City2033.377
Carolina1730.362

--Ian Allan

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