MikesVikes Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 2008 Strength of Schedule Rank Team 2007 Winning % of 2008 Opponents 1 Pittsburgh Steelers 0.598 2 Indianapolis Colts 0.594 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 0.559 4 Baltimore Ravens 0.551 5 Minnesota Vikings 0.551 6 Cincinnati Bengals 0.547 7 Cleveland Browns 0.547 8 Houston Texans 0.547 9 Detroit Lions 0.543 10 Tennessee Titans 0.543 11 Chicago Bears 0.532 12 Green Bay Packers 0.532 13 Dallas Cowboys 0.524 14 Washington Redskins 0.524 15 New York Giants 0.520 16 Philadelphia Eagles 0.520 17 St Louis Rams 0.489 18 San Francisco 49ers 0.485 19 Seattle Seahawks 0.477 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0.469 21 Arizona Cardinals 0.465 22 Carolina Panthers 0.465 23 Miami Dolphins 0.465 24 Atlanta Falcons 0.461 25 New York Jets 0.457 26 Kansas City Chiefs 0.453 27 New Orleans Saints 0.450 28 Buffalo Bills 0.449 29 Denver Broncos 0.446 30 Oakland Raiders 0.438 31 San Diego Chargers 0.422 32 New England Patriots 0.387 Pats, on paper, have the easiest schedule in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Pats, on paper, have the easiest schedule in the league. Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 That really suprises me. The Vikings schedule looks kind of soft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Curious. The AFC has the 8 of the 10 toughest schedules, but it also has 8 of the 10 easiest schedules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Curious. The AFC has the 8 of the 10 toughest schedules, but it also has 8 of the 10 easiest schedules. Predetermined divions to play against for 14 of the 16 teams. The rotation has AFC teams against a tough AFC division and tough NFC division or an easier one of both this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 (edited) Predetermined divions to play against for 14 of the 16 teams. The rotation has AFC teams against a tough AFC division and tough NFC division or an easier one of both this year. Yep. Just odd the way it worked out. Edited April 15, 2008 by Bronco Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepinmofo Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Does SoS really matter anymore? I mean, teams change so much from year to year, you cant really bank on them being really bad just because they were the year before. Yeah some teams just always suck, but I dont believe SoS is anything to judge how hard a teams schedule will REALLY be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Does SoS really matter anymore? I mean, teams change so much from year to year, you cant really bank on them being really bad just because they were the year before. Yeah some teams just always suck, but I dont believe SoS is anything to judge how hard a teams schedule will REALLY be. That isn't completely true. The Bills always suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 That really suprises me. The Vikings schedule looks kind of soft... And Sieferts take on it too...no cold weather games this year... SEIFERT TAKE: The first thing that jumps out about this schedule is the lack of cold-weather games. The way things shape up, there are only two possibilities for cold/snow/general muck: Oct. 19 at Chicago (and that’s stretching it) and Nov. 23 at Jacksonville. (For those interested, Jacksonville’s average high on Nov. 23 is 70 degrees. The average low, according to weather.com, is 54.) Otherwise, the Vikings play inside Detroit’s Ford Field on Dec. 7 and at Arizona on Dec. 14. This advantageous arrangement should not be taken lightly. As you might recall, the Vikings haven’t won a December game that had a kickoff temperature of less than 50 degrees since Dec. 26, 1999. Overall, the Vikings have lost 14 of their past 16 outdoor December games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Does SoS really matter anymore? I mean, teams change so much from year to year, you cant really bank on them being really bad just because they were the year before. Yeah some teams just always suck, but I dont believe SoS is anything to judge how hard a teams schedule will REALLY be. I always debate on whether to include it (or to what degree) with player rankings. Seems like some completely ignore SoS and some include it (or at least include it for the playoff weeks). I guess I ignore it more often than not, but I don't know whether that is smart FF or just being too lazy to include one extra thing into player projections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 And Sieferts take on it too...no cold weather games this year... SEIFERT TAKE: The first thing that jumps out about this schedule is the lack of cold-weather games. The way things shape up, there are only two possibilities for cold/snow/general muck: Oct. 19 at Chicago (and that’s stretching it) and Nov. 23 at Jacksonville. (For those interested, Jacksonville’s average high on Nov. 23 is 70 degrees. The average low, according to weather.com, is 54.) Otherwise, the Vikings play inside Detroit’s Ford Field on Dec. 7 and at Arizona on Dec. 14. This advantageous arrangement should not be taken lightly. As you might recall, the Vikings haven’t won a December game that had a kickoff temperature of less than 50 degrees since Dec. 26, 1999. Overall, the Vikings have lost 14 of their past 16 outdoor December games. GO ADRIAN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 And Sieferts take on it too...no cold weather games this year... SEIFERT TAKE: The first thing that jumps out about this schedule is the lack of cold-weather games. The way things shape up, there are only two possibilities for cold/snow/general muck: Oct. 19 at Chicago (and that’s stretching it) and Nov. 23 at Jacksonville. (For those interested, Jacksonville’s average high on Nov. 23 is 70 degrees. The average low, according to weather.com, is 54.) Otherwise, the Vikings play inside Detroit’s Ford Field on Dec. 7 and at Arizona on Dec. 14. This advantageous arrangement should not be taken lightly. As you might recall, the Vikings haven’t won a December game that had a kickoff temperature of less than 50 degrees since Dec. 26, 1999. Overall, the Vikings have lost 14 of their past 16 outdoor December games. That's not all that honest because they did win a January game at Lambeau in 05. It was 29 that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Yep. Just odd the way it worked out. No. The Patriots must have cheated to get this schedule... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 That's not all that honest because they did win a January game at Lambeau in 05. It was 29 that day. Wasn't that the playoffs? He stated December, not January... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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