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Defensive Strength of Schedule

Lions look good for closing games

Here's another Strength of Schedule chart. Focusing on defenses in this one. It identifies which teams in their remaining games will play the opponents tending to allow the most interceptions, sacks and TD returns.

The Lions, Chargers and Jaguars lead the way (and this is being put together just as the Thursday night game is kicking off).

I've got them in order of fantasy points, awarding 6 points for TDs, 2 for interceptions and 1 for each sack.

The hardest schedules (teams facing opponents not making many mistakes) belong to Washington, New Orleans and the Giants.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Defense (Weeks 14-16)
TeamIntSackTDPoints
Detroit4010515275
San Diego418416262
Jacksonville349115249
New England421266246
Kansas City3510012242
Seattle439610242
Cleveland379512241
Denver348114233
NY Jets391117231
Buffalo381176229
Minnesota371009228
Indianapolis368911227
Dallas338612224
Tennessee43898223
Cincinnati331009220
Pittsburgh401036219
Carolina36909216
Philadelphia377012216
Oakland35968214
Houston358310213
Chicago291058211
Baltimore36819207
Miami271018203
Atlanta31957199
Arizona24878183
Green Bay29955183
St. Louis33924182
Tampa Bay23917179
San Francisco26935175
NY Giants29678173
New Orleans29913167
Washington25903158

If you want to include Week 17, it turns out slightly different. Tennessee and Indianapolis inch up towards the top. Arizona, Tampa Bay and St. Louis join the bottom group.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, Defense (Weeks 14-17)
TeamIntSackTDPoints
Detroit5413919361
Tennessee5712016330
Indianapolis5312815324
Denver4711918321
New England5115810320
Miami4714313315
Jacksonville4312018314
Cleveland4713214310
Pittsburgh551459309
NY Jets521568308
San Diego4711616306
Seattle5012513303
Kansas City4412215300
Cincinnati4713911299
Dallas4012116297
Buffalo461498289
Minnesota5111512289
Baltimore5210712283
Carolina4812011282
Houston4611113281
Washington4412112281
Chicago4013710277
Oakland4411111265
Philadelphia449813264
NY Giants4210013262
Atlanta421267252
Green Bay3811610252
San Francisco431286250
St. Louis391226236
Tampa Bay311159231
Arizona311178227
New Orleans371244222

--Ian Allan

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