Raiders have fourth easiest schedule in 2013

[BlackWidow]

A 4-12 season has its, um, rewards, no?

The chance to coach in the Senior Bowl. The No. 3 overall draft pick. And, as it turns out, the fourth "easiest" schedule in the NFL for 2013.

At least, that's what the .469 combined winning percentage of the Raiders' opponents next season, as compiled by NFL.com, tells us. Really, though, it has less to do with rewarding Oakland than it does with how weak the AFC West was last season and how, for example, the 13-3 Denver Broncos have the league's easiest schedule next year, by virtue of their opponents' combined .430 winning percentage in 2012.

Six games come against the AFC West. Because while Denver won 13 games, the San Diego Chargers, Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs combined to go just 13-35.

And while the exact schedule will not be released until April, the Raiders already know they will travel to Houston (12-4), Indianapolis (11-5), the New York Giants (9-7), Dallas (8-8), and the New York Jets (6-10), as well as Denver (13-3), San Diego (7-9) and Kansas City (2-14), and play host to Washington (10-6), Pittsburgh (8-8), Tennessee (6-10), Philadelphia (4-12) and Jacksonville (2-14), plus the Broncos, Chargers and Chiefs.

Following, then, per NFL.com, is every team's strength of schedule for 2013, based on their opponents' combined record and winning percentage from 2012:

Carolina Panthers 138-116-2 (.543)
Detroit Lions 138-118-0 (.539)
New Orleans Saints 137-117-2 (.539)
St. Louis Rams 137-117-2 (.539)
Baltimore Ravens 137-119 (.535)
Green Bay Packers 136-119-1 (.533)
Arizona Cardinals 131-121-4 (.520)
Miami Dolphins 133-123-0 (.520)
49ers 132-122-2 (.520)
Minnesota Vikings 132-124-0 (.516)
Seattle Seahawks 130-122-4 (.516)
Cincinnati Bengals 130-126-0 (.508)
Jacksonville Jaguars 129-125-2 (.508)
New England Patriots 130-126-0 (.508)
Atlanta Falcons 128-126-2 (.504)
Chicago Bears 128-127-1 (.502)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 127-127-2 (.500)
Washington 127-128-1 (.498)
New York Jets 127-129-0 (.496)
Philadelphia Eagles 127-129-0 (.496)
Cleveland Browns 126-130-0 (.492)
Pittsburgh Steelers 126-130-0 (.492)
Tennessee Titans 124-130-2 (.488)
New York Giants 123-133-0 (.480)
Dallas Cowboys 121-134-1 (.475)
Buffalo Bills 121-135-0 (.473)
Houston Texans 120-134-2 (.473)
Kansas City Chiefs 121-135-0 (.473)
Raiders 120-136-0 (.469)
Indianapolis Colts 117-137-2 (.461)
San Diego Chargers 117-139-0 (.457)
Denver Broncos 110-146-0 (.430)

 

[RaiderZar]

Not a great home schedule. I wouldn't mind going to see us beat the Squeelers for 2 straight years.

 

[flaraider]

A 4-12 season has its, um, rewards, no?

The chance to coach in the Senior Bowl. The No. 3 overall draft pick. And, as it turns out, the fourth "easiest" schedule in the NFL for 2013.

At least, that's what the .469 combined winning percentage of the Raiders' opponents next season, as compiled by NFL.com, tells us. Really, though, it has less to do with rewarding Oakland than it does with how weak the AFC West was last season and how, for example, the 13-3 Denver Broncos have the league's easiest schedule next year, by virtue of their opponents' combined .430 winning percentage in 2012.

Six games come against the AFC West. Because while Denver won 13 games, the San Diego Chargers, Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs combined to go just 13-35.

And while the exact schedule will not be released until April, the Raiders already know they will travel to Houston (12-4), Indianapolis (11-5), the New York Giants (9-7), Dallas (8-8), and the New York Jets (6-10), as well as Denver (13-3), San Diego (7-9) and Kansas City (2-14), and play host to Washington (10-6), Pittsburgh (8-8), Tennessee (6-10), Philadelphia (4-12) and Jacksonville (2-14), plus the Broncos, Chargers and Chiefs.

Following, then, per NFL.com, is every team's strength of schedule for 2013, based on their opponents' combined record and winning percentage from 2012:

Carolina Panthers 138-116-2 (.543)
Detroit Lions 138-118-0 (.539)
New Orleans Saints 137-117-2 (.539)
St. Louis Rams 137-117-2 (.539)
Baltimore Ravens 137-119 (.535)
Green Bay Packers 136-119-1 (.533)
Arizona Cardinals 131-121-4 (.520)
Miami Dolphins 133-123-0 (.520)
49ers 132-122-2 (.520)
Minnesota Vikings 132-124-0 (.516)
Seattle Seahawks 130-122-4 (.516)
Cincinnati Bengals 130-126-0 (.508)
Jacksonville Jaguars 129-125-2 (.508)
New England Patriots 130-126-0 (.508)
Atlanta Falcons 128-126-2 (.504)
Chicago Bears 128-127-1 (.502)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 127-127-2 (.500)
Washington 127-128-1 (.498)
New York Jets 127-129-0 (.496)
Philadelphia Eagles 127-129-0 (.496)
Cleveland Browns 126-130-0 (.492)
Pittsburgh Steelers 126-130-0 (.492)
Tennessee Titans 124-130-2 (.488)
New York Giants 123-133-0 (.480)
Dallas Cowboys 121-134-1 (.475)
Buffalo Bills 121-135-0 (.473)
Houston Texans 120-134-2 (.473)
Kansas City Chiefs 121-135-0 (.473)
Raiders 120-136-0 (.469)
Indianapolis Colts 117-137-2 (.461)
San Diego Chargers 117-139-0 (.457)
Denver Broncos 110-146-0 (.430)

fuck me really? the fucking revneD socnorB have the easiest schedule in the fucked up NFL?