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Updated Strength of Schedule

Broncos, Jaguars will play easiest schedules

Four weeks left in the regular season, and based on win-loss records so far, it looks like the Broncos, Jaguars, Patriots and Kansas City will play the easiest schedules the rest of the way. The Rams, Raiders and Cardinals will play the hardest schedules.

Here's what the remaining schedules look like (and they include Week 17 games).

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Weeks 14-17
TeamWLTPct
Denver16320.333
Jacksonville19290.396
Kansas City20280.417
New England20280.417
Buffalo21270.438
Green Bay21270.438
Dallas21261.448
Detroit21261.448
Indianapolis22260.458
Tennessee22260.458
Cincinnati22251.469
Miami23250.479
NY Jets23250.479
Chicago23241.490
Philadelphia23241.490
Pittsburgh23241.490
San Francisco24240.500
Washington24240.500
Cleveland25230.521
Seattle25230.521
Atlanta25221.531
Carolina26220.542
Houston26220.542
New Orleans26220.542
NY Giants26220.542
Tampa Bay26220.542
Baltimore27201.573
Minnesota28200.583
San Diego28200.583
Arizona29190.604
Oakland29190.604
St. Louis30180.625

We can use the same info to look at which teams have benefited so far from playing easy schedules.

The Ravens, Lions and Steelers have played the easiest schedules through Week 13. Baltimore's opponents have gone 58-73-1 (that doesn't include the Ravens' own games -- toss those in and they'd be at 64-79-1).

The Bucs, Broncos, Giants and Falcons have played the hardest schedules. The Bucs, for example, have played the Saints and Panthers twice each, as well as the Seahawks. The Broncos have played New England and a pair at Kansas City.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Weeks 1-13
TeamWLTPct
Baltimore58731.443
Detroit57723.443
Pittsburgh60711.458
Oakland61710.462
Chicago60693.466
Green Bay61701.466
Philadelphia61701.466
Cincinnati62691.473
Cleveland62682.477
Kansas City63690.477
NY Jets64680.485
Carolina64671.489
Seattle64671.489
San Diego65670.492
Minnesota65661.496
New England66660.500
Tennessee66660.500
Washington65652.500
Indianapolis67650.508
Miami67650.508
Dallas67641.511
San Francisco68631.519
Jacksonville69630.523
New Orleans69630.523
Arizona70620.530
Buffalo70620.530
Houston70620.530
St. Louis70620.530
Atlanta71610.538
NY Giants70602.538
Denver73590.553
Tampa Bay76560.576

(All of these figures assume the Seahawks hang on to beat New Orleans in the MNF game -- they're up big in the third quarter).

--Ian Allan

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