In the weekly check-in on strength of schedule, the Buffalo Bills look like the big winners. So far, they've played the league's hardest schedule (well, in a tie with the Falcons). But the rest of the way, they'll play the easiest schedule. That starts Sunday against hapless Atlanta.
That's true whether you look at all five of the remaining weeks or just at Weeks 13-16. (The Bills play at New England in Week 17, so their schedule gets more favorable when that one is left out).
| STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Weeks 13-17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | Pct |
| Buffalo | 20 | 35 | 0 | .364 |
| New England | 20 | 35 | 0 | .364 |
| Jacksonville | 22 | 33 | 0 | .400 |
| Detroit | 23 | 32 | 2 | .421 |
| Chicago | 24 | 31 | 2 | .439 |
| Cincinnati | 24 | 30 | 1 | .445 |
| Dallas | 24 | 30 | 1 | .445 |
| Denver | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
| Green Bay | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
| Indianapolis | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
| Washington | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
| Cleveland | 26 | 29 | 0 | .473 |
| NY Jets | 26 | 29 | 0 | .473 |
| Pittsburgh | 26 | 28 | 1 | .482 |
| Miami | 27 | 28 | 0 | .491 |
| NY Giants | 27 | 28 | 0 | .491 |
| San Francisco | 27 | 28 | 0 | .491 |
| Tennessee | 27 | 28 | 0 | .491 |
| Atlanta | 27 | 27 | 1 | .500 |
| Philadelphia | 27 | 27 | 1 | .500 |
| Carolina | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 |
| Baltimore | 28 | 26 | 1 | .518 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 25 | 0 | .545 |
| Houston | 31 | 24 | 0 | .564 |
| Seattle | 32 | 23 | 0 | .582 |
| Arizona | 33 | 22 | 0 | .600 |
| San Diego | 33 | 22 | 0 | .600 |
| Tampa Bay | 33 | 22 | 0 | .600 |
| New Orleans | 34 | 21 | 0 | .618 |
| Oakland | 34 | 21 | 0 | .618 |
| St. Louis | 36 | 19 | 0 | .655 |
| STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Weeks 13-16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | Pct |
| Buffalo | 12 | 32 | 0 | .273 |
| Jacksonville | 15 | 29 | 0 | .341 |
| New England | 16 | 28 | 0 | .364 |
| Chicago | 18 | 25 | 1 | .420 |
| Dallas | 18 | 25 | 1 | .420 |
| Green Bay | 19 | 25 | 0 | .432 |
| Atlanta | 19 | 24 | 1 | .443 |
| Cincinnati | 19 | 24 | 1 | .443 |
| San Francisco | 20 | 24 | 0 | .455 |
| Detroit | 20 | 23 | 1 | .466 |
| Cleveland | 21 | 23 | 0 | .477 |
| Denver | 21 | 23 | 0 | .477 |
| NY Jets | 21 | 23 | 0 | .477 |
| Washington | 21 | 23 | 0 | .477 |
| Baltimore | 21 | 22 | 1 | .489 |
| Philadelphia | 21 | 22 | 1 | .489 |
| Miami | 22 | 22 | 0 | .500 |
| Pittsburgh | 22 | 21 | 1 | .511 |
| Indianapolis | 23 | 21 | 0 | .523 |
| Kansas City | 23 | 21 | 0 | .523 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 |
| NY Giants | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 |
| San Diego | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 |
| Tampa Bay | 24 | 20 | 0 | .545 |
| Oakland | 25 | 19 | 0 | .568 |
| Tennessee | 25 | 19 | 0 | .568 |
| Arizona | 26 | 18 | 0 | .591 |
| Carolina | 26 | 18 | 0 | .591 |
| Houston | 26 | 18 | 0 | .591 |
| St. Louis | 26 | 18 | 0 | .591 |
| Seattle | 27 | 17 | 0 | .614 |
| New Orleans | 31 | 13 | 0 | .705 |
| STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Weeks 1-12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | Pct |
| Green Bay | 47 | 62 | 1 | .432 |
| Kansas City | 49 | 61 | 0 | .445 |
| Seattle | 49 | 60 | 1 | .450 |
| Detroit | 49 | 59 | 2 | .455 |
| Oakland | 50 | 60 | 0 | .455 |
| Baltimore | 50 | 59 | 1 | .459 |
| Philadelphia | 50 | 59 | 1 | .459 |
| Pittsburgh | 50 | 59 | 1 | .459 |
| San Diego | 52 | 58 | 0 | .473 |
| Chicago | 52 | 56 | 2 | .482 |
| New Orleans | 53 | 57 | 0 | .482 |
| Cincinnati | 53 | 56 | 1 | .486 |
| Cleveland | 53 | 55 | 2 | .491 |
| NY Jets | 54 | 56 | 0 | .491 |
| Carolina | 54 | 55 | 1 | .495 |
| Minnesota | 54 | 55 | 1 | .495 |
| Tennessee | 55 | 55 | 0 | .500 |
| Washington | 54 | 54 | 2 | .500 |
| Miami | 56 | 54 | 0 | .509 |
| St. Louis | 56 | 54 | 0 | .509 |
| Arizona | 57 | 53 | 0 | .518 |
| Denver | 57 | 53 | 0 | .518 |
| Houston | 57 | 53 | 0 | .518 |
| Indianapolis | 57 | 53 | 0 | .518 |
| Dallas | 57 | 52 | 1 | .523 |
| New England | 59 | 51 | 0 | .536 |
| San Francisco | 59 | 50 | 1 | .541 |
| Tampa Bay | 60 | 50 | 0 | .545 |
| Jacksonville | 61 | 49 | 0 | .555 |
| NY Giants | 60 | 48 | 2 | .555 |
| Atlanta | 63 | 47 | 0 | .573 |
| Buffalo | 63 | 47 | 0 | .573 |

