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Strength of schedule

Kansas City should ride easy schedule to the playoffs

Checking in with the weekly look at Strength of Schedule. I’m going with wins and losses this time, and they indicate that when it comes to playoff spots, two teams to keep an eye on are Kansas City and Washington.

Kansas City has the league’s easiest remaining schedule, with its remaining five opponents currently sporting a combined record of 19-36. That puts them in the driver’s seat, I think for an AFC wild card spot.

Washington is just a game back, and that might help win the NFC East. Note that the other 5-6 team in that division, has the league’s third-hardest schedule the rest of the way.

Atlanta currently is 6-5, but that team looks done. It is 1-5 in its last six games, and it plays the hardest remaining schedule. The Eagles also stand out as a team with a difficult remaining schedule.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Weeks 13-16)
TeamWLPct
Kansas City1430.318
Washington1727.386
Seattle1826.409
New England1826.409
Miami1826.409
Jacksonville1826.409
Detroit1826.409
Buffalo1826.409
Tampa Bay1925.432
San Francisco2024.455
NY Jets2024.455
Indianapolis2024.455
Cincinnati2024.455
Green Bay2123.477
Chicago2123.477
Carolina2123.477
Baltimore2222.500
Houston2321.523
Denver2321.523
Dallas2321.523
Arizona2321.523
St. Louis2420.545
San Diego2420.545
New Orleans2420.545
Cleveland2420.545
Oakland2519.568
Minnesota2519.568
Tennessee2618.591
Pittsburgh2816.636
Philadelphia2915.659
NY Giants2915.659
Atlanta3113.705

If you’re in a league going all the way to Week 17, it looks like this …

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (Weeks 13-17)
TeamWLPct
Kansas City1936.345
Washington2035.364
New England2233.400
Indianapolis2233.400
Detroit2332.418
San Francisco2431.436
Jacksonville2431.436
Cincinnati2431.436
Buffalo2431.436
NY Jets2530.455
Chicago2530.455
Denver2629.473
Carolina2629.473
St. Louis2728.491
Seattle2728.491
Houston2728.491
Miami2827.509
Dallas2827.509
Green Bay2926.527
Arizona2926.527
Tampa Bay3025.545
Pittsburgh3025.545
New Orleans3025.545
Cleveland3025.545
Oakland3124.564
Baltimore3124.564
Tennessee3223.582
Minnesota3223.582
San Diego3322.600
NY Giants3322.600
Philadelphia3421.618
Atlanta3520.636

—Ian Allan

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