Carson Wentz has had his troubles this year, but I wonder if he’ll get a boost from the schedule down the stretch it lays out pretty favorably for the Eagles.

Who you’re playing, after all, is something close to half of the equation. Running backs are going to tend to look good when they’re playing against Houston. They’re going to tend to struggle against Tampa Bay.

With Wentz, the schedule indicates he’ll have one of the most favorable schedule for quarterbacks over the next five weeks. His next five are against defenses that are currently allowing an average of 279 passing yards and 1.89 TD passes per game.

All five of the easiest pass schedules, as luck would have it, belong to quarterbacks who’ve tended to pass the ball: Giants, Ravens, Bears and Washington.

That’s using 6 points for TD passes and 1 for every 10 yards. (If you want to use 4 for TD passes and 1 for every 20 yards, the ordering will be very similar.)

On this, I’m looking at the next five weeks for most teams. For teams that haven’t had their bye yet, I’m looking at Weeks 11-16 (next five games).

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, PASSING (next 5 G)
RkTeamYardsTDPPoints
1.NY Giants2821.8739.4
2.Philadelphia2791.8939.3
3.Baltimore2642.0738.8
4.Chicago2681.9338.4
5.Washington2661.9638.3
6.New Orleans2711.8238.1
7.LA Chargers2741.7738.0
8.Indianapolis2631.8737.5
9.Jacksonville2621.8737.4
10.Atlanta2531.9436.9
11.Tampa Bay2641.7336.8
12.Cleveland2651.7236.8
13.NY Jets2731.5636.6
14.Las Vegas2591.7336.3
15.Minnesota2541.7936.2
16.Detroit2581.7236.0
17.Tennessee2561.7135.9
18.Pittsburgh2521.7735.8
19.Kansas City2571.7035.8
20.Seattle2571.6335.5
21.LA Rams2521.7235.5
22.Carolina2511.7335.5
23.Miami2541.6935.5
24.Arizona2671.4635.4
25.Dallas2441.8135.2
26.New England2511.6735.1
27.Cincinnati2461.7034.8
28.Denver2521.6034.7
29.Buffalo2361.7033.8
30.San Francisco2391.6633.8
31.Green Bay2451.4733.3
32.Houston2351.4232.0

For rushing, the Colts, Bears and Packers appear to have the easiest upcoming schedules. The Falcons, Jaguars and Eagles seem to have the hardest run schedules.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, RUSHING (next 5 G)
RkTeamYardsTDPPoints
1.Indianapolis1361.2721.2
2.Chicago1331.2420.8
3.Green Bay1211.2219.4
4.Detroit1281.1119.4
5.Carolina1251.1319.3
6.LA Chargers1191.2119.2
7.Pittsburgh1271.0819.2
8.Miami1301.0219.1
9.Denver1201.1418.9
10.San Francisco1271.0118.8
11.Cleveland1191.1318.7
12.Seattle1201.0918.6
13.Baltimore1241.0218.5
14.New Orleans1201.0918.5
15.Minnesota1211.0718.5
16.Tennessee1161.1318.4
17.Cincinnati1241.0018.4
18.New England126.9618.3
19.NY Jets1101.1818.1
20.Arizona1111.1618.0
21.Tampa Bay1181.0017.8
22.Washington120.9617.8
23.Las Vegas114.9817.2
24.Houston114.9617.2
25.NY Giants112.9316.8
26.Buffalo118.8316.8
27.Kansas City1051.0316.6
28.Dallas118.7616.4
29.LA Rams111.8616.2
30.Philadelphia101.9816.0
31.Jacksonville111.7815.8
32.Atlanta92.8514.3

Strictly for touchdowns (combined rushing/receiving but not returns) the Bears project to have the easiest upcoming schedule. That seems like a wasted opportunity, considering how they’ve struggled. The Colts, Ravens and Chargers are also up there.

The Texans, Bills and Cowboys have the hardest upcoming schedules.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, TOUCHDOWNS (next 5 G)
RkTeamRunPassTotal
1.Chicago1.241.933.18
2.Indianapolis1.271.873.13
3.Baltimore1.022.073.09
4.LA Chargers1.211.772.98
5.Washington.961.962.92
6.New Orleans1.091.822.91
7.Carolina1.131.732.87
8.Philadelphia.981.892.87
9.Minnesota1.071.792.86
10.Cleveland1.131.722.86
11.Pittsburgh1.081.772.84
12.Tennessee1.131.712.84
13.Detroit1.111.722.83
14.NY Giants.931.872.80
15.Atlanta.851.942.79
16.Denver1.141.602.73
17.NY Jets1.181.562.73
18.Tampa Bay1.001.732.73
19.Kansas City1.031.702.72
20.Seattle1.091.632.72
21.Las Vegas.981.732.71
22.Miami1.021.692.71
23.Cincinnati1.001.702.70
24.Green Bay1.221.472.69
25.San Francisco1.011.662.67
26.Jacksonville.781.872.64
27.New England.961.672.62
28.Arizona1.161.462.61
29.LA Rams.861.722.58
30.Dallas.761.812.57
31.Buffalo.831.702.52
32.Houston.961.422.38

—Ian Allan