Comparing strength of schedule at the start of the season to how it actually ended up

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We have had these talks about comparing the up coming seasons strength of schedule based on the last years teams records. We all know that is usually not very accurate because of all the changes each year to all the team in the NFL. Here is a comparison of how the strength of schedule at the start of the season was and compares looking at the season end records of the teams that each has played.

The beginning of the season had the easiest as GB and the toughest Atlanta was tied with the 49ers.

The season end had New England Patriots as the easiest and the Cleveland Browns as the toughest.

Start of season

2016 strength of schedule for each team

T-1. Atlanta Falcons (0.555)
T-1. San Francisco 49ers (0.555)
3. Los Angeles Rams (0.551)
4. New Orleans Saints (0.547)
T-5. Seattle Seahawks (0.543)
T-5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0.543)
T-7. Arizona Cardinals (0.531)
T-7. New York Jets (0.531)
9. New England Patriots (0.523)
10. Buffalo Bills (0.520)
11. Miami Dolphins (0.516)
12. Carolina Panthers (0.512)
13. San Diego Chargers (0.508)
14. Denver Broncos (0.504)
15. Oakland Raiders (0.500)
16. Kansas City Chiefs (0.496)
17. Washington Redskins (0.492)
18. Minnesota Vikings (0.488)
T-19. Baltimore Ravens (0.484)
T-19. Houston Texans (0.484)
21. Cleveland Browns (0.480)
22. Indianapolis Colts (0.477)
T-23. Jacksonville Jaguars (0.473)
T-23. Pittsburgh Steelers (0.473)
T-23. Tennessee Titans (0.473)
26. Philadelphia Eagles (0.469)
T-27. Cincinnati Bengals (0.465)
T-27. Detroit Lions (0.465)
T-27. Dallas Cowboys (0.465)
T-30. Chicago Bears (0.461)
T-30. New York Giants (0.461)
32. Green Bay Packers (0.457)


End of season

Strength of Schedule Rankings for NFL

1.Cleveland Browns
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Denver Broncos
4. Oakland Raiders
5. Carolina Panthers
6. Washington Redskins
7. New York Giants
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9. San Diego Chargers
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Cincinnati Bengals
12. Kansas City Chiefs
13. Jacksonville Jaguars
14. Atlanta Falcons
15. Chicago Bears
16. Pittsburgh Steelers
17. Houston Texans
18. Detroit Lions
19. New York Jets
20. Baltimore Ravens
21. Los Angeles Rams
22. Green Bay Packers
23. San Francisco 49ers
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Dallas Cowboys
26. Miami Dolphins
27. Indianapolis Colts
28. Tennessee Titans
29. Buffalo Bills
30. Arizona Cardinals
31. Seattle Seahawks
32. New England Patriots

 

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The Complete Opposite for Tampa from Last Year. Tampa had a losing record with one of the easiest schedules in history, this year a winning record with a tough schedule. Next Year looks even tougher.