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Remaining difficulty for rushing, passing stats

You like Adrian Peterson? What if you found out Minnesota will play the hardest run-defense schedule in the league the rest of the way. Ian Allan looks at the numbers.

We're in the end game now, paying less attention at overall talent and ability and looking more at who's playing who.

Here are are stat charts to consider. I've done rushing and passing stats, and I've done them in blocks of three and four weeks. (Many leagues end in Week 16, so I've got it going both ways.)

On all of these charts, you're looking at yards per game, TDs per game, and then fantasy points per game, using the scoring system of 6 for TDs and 1 for every 10 yards.

For overall passing stats, looks like Philadelphia, Oakland and Chicago have the easiest schedules, while Arizona, Jacksonville and the Jets have the hardest schedules (as if those teams aren't bad enough as is). Also see New Orleans down there.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, PASSING (Weeks 14-17)
TeamYds/GTD/GPts/G
Philadelphia2841.7939.2
Oakland2831.7138.6
Chicago2781.7738.4
Dallas2771.7138.0
Detroit2771.7137.9
Washington2721.6937.3
San Diego2721.6737.2
Kansas City2711.6937.2
Tennessee2561.8336.6
Baltimore2641.6736.4
Minnesota2681.5636.2
Green Bay2641.6036.0
NY Giants2601.5835.5
Cincinnati2581.5835.3
Miami2531.6034.9
Buffalo2521.6034.9
Houston2601.4834.9
San Francisco2441.7334.7
Carolina2471.5434.0
Cleveland2501.4833.9
Indianapolis2421.5833.7
New England2421.5633.6
Atlanta2521.3833.4
Seattle2481.4433.4
Denver2471.4433.3
Pittsburgh2411.4632.8
Tampa Bay2441.4032.8
St. Louis2351.5232.6
New Orleans2491.2532.4
NY Jets2421.3332.2
Jacksonville2331.4231.8
Arizona2291.0629.3

For passing, when you leave out Week 17, Washington and Tennessee move to the top. Note that Denver and New Orleans are in the bottom 4.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, PASSING (Weeks 14-16)
TeamYds/GTD/GPts/G
Washington2811.7838.8
Tennessee2741.8938.7
Chicago2821.7538.7
Baltimore2741.8138.3
Philadelphia2751.7838.2
San Diego2731.7237.6
Houston2701.7537.5
Oakland2761.6437.5
Green Bay2701.6737.0
Kansas City2661.7236.9
Dallas2651.7236.8
Detroit2691.5636.2
Cincinnati2611.5835.6
Minnesota2651.5035.5
Buffalo2551.6435.3
Atlanta2581.5835.3
Cleveland2541.5834.9
St. Louis2481.6734.8
NY Giants2531.4734.2
San Francisco2401.6934.1
Tampa Bay2501.4733.8
Miami2461.5333.8
Pittsburgh2471.3632.9
NY Jets2421.4432.8
Seattle2411.4232.6
Carolina2421.3932.5
Indianapolis2351.4732.4
New England2371.4432.4
Denver2391.3131.7
Jacksonville2291.4231.4
New Orleans2441.0030.4
Arizona2311.0829.6

For rushing, Green Bay and Dallas are the teams with the really friendly schedules (thank you, Chicago Bears run D). The Vikings, Saints and Rams are playing the tough run defenses.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, RUSHING (Weeks 14-17)
TeamYds/GTD/GPts/G
Green Bay1331.0819.8
Dallas1261.0418.9
Houston1181.1018.4
Philadelphia121.9617.9
Buffalo124.8817.7
Cleveland121.9017.5
Jacksonville120.9017.4
Kansas City114.9817.3
Denver112.9617.0
Washington121.7916.8
Chicago117.8316.7
Cincinnati116.7916.4
Indianapolis116.7516.1
Arizona108.8816.1
Tampa Bay112.7915.9
Tennessee107.8515.9
Miami113.7315.7
Pittsburgh112.7315.6
Atlanta105.8315.5
Carolina110.7315.3
Baltimore111.6515.0
San Diego106.7314.9
NY Giants104.7514.9
Detroit110.6314.7
New England111.6014.7
Oakland103.6914.4
NY Jets101.6914.2
Seattle100.7114.2
San Francisco108.5213.9
St. Louis102.4813.1
New Orleans94.5212.5
Minnesota100.3812.2

If leaving out Week 17, then Cincinnati joins list of easiest run schedules. Jets and Seahawks are down near the bottom.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, RUSHING (Weeks 14-16)
TeamYds/GTD/GPts/G
Dallas1301.1920.1
Green Bay1261.0318.7
Cincinnati1221.0018.2
Houston1201.0318.1
Washington127.8317.7
Denver1161.0017.6
Kansas City1131.0317.5
Atlanta1131.0317.5
Buffalo120.9217.5
Philadelphia119.9217.4
Miami125.8117.3
Cleveland123.8317.3
Jacksonville117.9217.2
Arizona110.9216.5
Chicago114.8116.2
Tampa Bay112.8116.0
Pittsburgh116.7216.0
Baltimore114.7515.9
Tennessee105.8615.6
San Francisco116.5815.1
San Diego102.8115.0
Indianapolis112.5614.5
New England107.6114.4
Carolina101.6714.1
Oakland104.6114.0
Detroit106.4713.4
NY Giants102.5313.4
St. Louis101.5313.3
Seattle97.5813.2
NY Jets94.6113.1
Minnesota106.3612.7
New Orleans90.5312.2

--Ian Allan

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