Ultimate Strength of Schedule - Defensive BacksGray's Ultimate Strength of Schedule
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Posted 8/13 by Clayton Gray - Exclusive to Footballguys.com
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Key
- SOS - The basic Strength of Schedule number for the 2004
season (bigger values point to an easier schedule than other teams).
- 2003 - The basic Strength of Schedule number for the 2003
season (bigger values point to an easier schedule than other teams).
- Dif - The comparison of the 2004 schedule to the 2003
schedule (positive values point to an easier schedule than in 2003).
- Easy - The number of games each team will play this season
against teams with the 8 worst defenses (seven worst during the bye weeks).
- Hard - The number of games each team will play this season
against teams with the 8 best defenses (seven best during the bye weeks).
- Wks 1to6 - Wk1to6 - The SOS for the first six weeks of
this season.
- Reg1 - The SOS for the first 13 weeks of this season (the
regular season for most fantasy leagues).
- Reg2 - The SOS for the first 14 weeks of this season (the
regular season for some fantasy leagues).
- Play1 - The SOS for weeks 14 through 16 of this season
(the playoffs for many fantasy leagues).
- Play2 - The SOS for weeks 15 through 16 of this season
(the playoffs for many fantasy leagues).
- Play3 - The SOS for weeks 15 through 17 of this season
(the playoffs for many fantasy leagues).
- Play4 - The SOS for weeks 14 through 17 of this season
(the playoffs for many fantasy leagues).
- WCReg - The SOS for weeks 1 through 12 of this season
(the regular season for the WCOFF).
- WCPly - The SOS for weeks 13 through 16 of this season
(the championship tourney for the WCOFF).
Team |
SOS
|
2003
|
Dif
|
Easy
|
Hard
|
Wk1to6
|
Reg1
|
Reg2
|
Play1
|
Play2
|
Play3
|
Play4
|
WCReg
|
WCPly
|
Ari |
29.7
|
31.6
|
-1.9
|
5
|
6
|
27.4
|
28.8
|
29.1
|
32.8
|
32.7
|
32.2
|
32.4
|
29.0
|
31.3
|
Atl |
30.2
|
29.8
|
0.4
|
3
|
3
|
31.8
|
30.7
|
30.4
|
28.9
|
29.5
|
29.1
|
28.8
|
30.6
|
29.6
|
Bal |
31.6
|
30.5
|
1.0
|
7
|
1
|
31.9
|
31.9
|
31.9
|
31.1
|
30.6
|
30.1
|
30.5
|
31.6
|
32.1
|
Buf |
29.0
|
28.9
|
0.1
|
3
|
7
|
28.2
|
28.0
|
28.7
|
31.3
|
28.5
|
30.3
|
31.9
|
28.4
|
29.4
|
Car |
29.5
|
29.3
|
0.3
|
2
|
6
|
29.7
|
29.1
|
29.7
|
33.4
|
31.7
|
28.9
|
30.9
|
29.3
|
31.7
|
Chi |
29.9
|
30.5
|
-0.6
|
4
|
5
|
28.0
|
29.8
|
29.5
|
27.3
|
28.4
|
31.6
|
30.0
|
29.3
|
29.4
|
Cin |
30.7
|
30.9
|
-0.3
|
6
|
4
|
29.9
|
30.4
|
30.1
|
32.9
|
36.0
|
33.0
|
31.4
|
30.8
|
31.1
|
Cle |
29.3
|
29.9
|
-0.6
|
6
|
6
|
31.8
|
29.6
|
29.9
|
29.3
|
27.6
|
26.8
|
28.3
|
30.0
|
28.3
|
Dal |
30.6
|
29.0
|
1.5
|
4
|
3
|
31.6
|
30.8
|
30.6
|
28.2
|
27.8
|
30.3
|
30.0
|
31.0
|
28.3
|
Den |
29.1
|
30.2
|
-1.0
|
1
|
3
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
26.6
|
25.3
|
26.3
|
27.1
|
29.6
|
27.9
|
Det |
29.9
|
30.9
|
-1.0
|
4
|
5
|
30.0
|
29.4
|
29.6
|
32.9
|
33.5
|
31.2
|
31.4
|
29.6
|
31.4
|
GB |
30.3
|
30.2
|
0.2
|
4
|
3
|
31.1
|
31.0
|
31.0
|
28.8
|
27.4
|
27.4
|
28.5
|
31.3
|
28.4
|
Hou |
29.2
|
29.2
|
0.0
|
4
|
5
|
28.5
|
29.3
|
29.2
|
27.0
|
26.3
|
28.9
|
28.8
|
29.8
|
26.3
|
Ind |
29.3
|
29.8
|
-0.5
|
3
|
5
|
27.7
|
29.2
|
28.9
|
30.3
|
32.8
|
31.0
|
29.6
|
28.8
|
30.9
|
Jac |
30.5
|
29.4
|
1.1
|
4
|
4
|
31.4
|
30.7
|
30.7
|
30.9
|
31.0
|
29.6
|
29.8
|
30.4
|
31.8
|
KC |
28.7
|
30.5
|
-1.8
|
1
|
5
|
27.6
|
28.4
|
28.3
|
29.1
|
30.3
|
30.8
|
29.8
|
28.5
|
28.5
|
Mia |
29.7
|
29.5
|
0.2
|
6
|
6
|
30.3
|
30.2
|
30.0
|
28.9
|
29.6
|
28.4
|
28.2
|
29.7
|
30.5
|
Min |
30.9
|
30.8
|
0.1
|
5
|
3
|
29.9
|
31.0
|
31.2
|
31.2
|
29.6
|
29.3
|
30.6
|
31.3
|
30.3
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NE |
30.1
|
29.7
|
0.5
|
6
|
4
|
30.8
|
30.3
|
30.9
|
28.3
|
23.9
|
26.9
|
29.5
|
30.3
|
28.8
|
NO |
31.4
|
29.9
|
1.5
|
6
|
0
|
31.8
|
31.8
|
31.4
|
30.3
|
31.9
|
31.2
|
30.2
|
31.7
|
30.8
|
NYG |
30.7
|
29.3
|
1.4
|
4
|
4
|
30.3
|
29.9
|
29.6
|
30.6
|
32.9
|
35.6
|
33.2
|
30.0
|
30.2
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NYJ |
30.9
|
29.6
|
1.3
|
4
|
1
|
30.7
|
30.5
|
30.6
|
32.0
|
32.3
|
32.2
|
32.0
|
30.3
|
32.1
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Oak |
30.2
|
30.4
|
-0.2
|
2
|
3
|
31.2
|
30.5
|
30.6
|
29.5
|
28.5
|
28.5
|
29.3
|
30.1
|
30.7
|
Phi |
31.7
|
30.1
|
1.6
|
7
|
2
|
31.2
|
31.5
|
31.3
|
30.7
|
31.6
|
33.5
|
32.3
|
30.9
|
32.5
|
Pit |
28.9
|
30.6
|
-1.8
|
4
|
8
|
29.1
|
28.1
|
27.7
|
30.7
|
34.7
|
34.0
|
31.2
|
28.4
|
29.3
|
SD |
28.7
|
30.1
|
-1.4
|
3
|
5
|
28.1
|
27.7
|
28.0
|
30.5
|
30.2
|
31.5
|
31.4
|
27.2
|
31.4
|
SF |
30.0
|
31.3
|
-1.3
|
3
|
4
|
29.8
|
30.4
|
30.2
|
29.6
|
30.7
|
29.3
|
28.8
|
30.3
|
30.2
|
Sea |
30.2
|
30.7
|
-0.5
|
4
|
5
|
31.0
|
31.2
|
30.8
|
25.7
|
25.3
|
27.6
|
27.3
|
30.3
|
29.5
|
StL |
28.8
|
30.9
|
-2.1
|
1
|
4
|
28.4
|
29.5
|
29.5
|
27.7
|
26.6
|
25.6
|
26.6
|
29.4
|
28.2
|
TB |
30.5
|
29.2
|
1.4
|
3
|
2
|
30.8
|
31.3
|
31.4
|
28.3
|
26.6
|
26.8
|
28.1
|
31.2
|
29.3
|
Ten |
29.7
|
28.9
|
0.8
|
3
|
4
|
29.1
|
29.1
|
29.5
|
31.7
|
30.5
|
30.8
|
31.7
|
29.0
|
31.2
|
Was |
31.2
|
29.6
|
1.5
|
6
|
2
|
31.6
|
32.2
|
31.6
|
25.5
|
26.1
|
29.3
|
28.0
|
31.8
|
28.2
|
Avg |
30.0
|
30.0
|
0.0
|
4
|
4
|
30.0
|
30.1
|
30.0
|
29.7
|
29.7
|
29.9
|
29.9
|
30.0
|
30.0
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2004 Schedule Breakdown for Defensive Backs
This table shows the expected fantasy points allowed at this
position by each team's opponents for each week of the NFL regular season.
Color Coding
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Values in red are
the fantasy points allowed by the worst eight (seven worst during the
bye weeks) defenders at this position.
-
Values in blue are
the fantasy points allowed by the best eight (seven best during the bye
weeks) defenders at this position.
Use the color coding to find stretches of easy
or difficult games.
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Ari |
32.0 |
25.1 |
31.6 |
23.4 |
25.0 |
- |
36.1 |
32.7 |
23.7 |
36.5 |
29.7 |
22.7 |
26.7 |
33.1 |
36.9 |
28.5 |
31.3 |
Atl |
25.0 |
40.3 |
26.7 |
29.7 |
37.7 |
31.6 |
23.8 |
27.4 |
- |
29.8 |
35.2 |
29.0 |
31.7 |
27.8 |
32.4 |
26.6 |
28.5 |
Bal |
30.5 |
33.9 |
31.9 |
34.2 |
28.9 |
- |
32.8 |
27.1 |
36.8 |
24.0 |
40.9 |
26.7 |
35.2 |
31.9 |
29.8 |
31.4 |
28.9 |
Buf |
30.8 |
26.8 |
- |
30.3 |
24.0 |
28.9 |
26.0 |
26.7 |
23.6 |
26.7 |
40.3 |
28.5 |
23.7 |
36.8 |
31.9 |
25.0 |
33.9 |
Car |
38.0 |
23.8 |
- |
32.4 |
27.4 |
27.1 |
31.5 |
28.5 |
26.4 |
25.0 |
30.8 |
31.3 |
26.6 |
36.9 |
31.6 |
31.7 |
23.4 |
Chi |
31.6 |
31.9 |
26.3 |
24.2 |
- |
25.9 |
31.7 |
33.1 |
35.2 |
26.8 |
28.5 |
27.1 |
35.6 |
25.1 |
30.0 |
26.7 |
38.0 |
Cin |
24.0 |
29.3 |
34.2 |
31.4 |
- |
30.5 |
34.1 |
26.8 |
31.2 |
28.9 |
34.4 |
34.1 |
26.0 |
26.7 |
35.5 |
36.5 |
27.1 |
Cle |
34.2 |
27.1 |
35.2 |
25.9 |
31.4 |
37.1 |
24.2 |
- |
26.0 |
34.4 |
22.7 |
31.9 |
25.1 |
32.7 |
31.5 |
23.7 |
25.3 |
Dal |
26.3 |
36.8 |
28.9 |
- |
31.9 |
33.9 |
31.9 |
37.7 |
31.9 |
25.9 |
26.0 |
29.5 |
28.5 |
29.0 |
27.1 |
28.5 |
35.2 |
Den |
34.1 |
25.1 |
31.5 |
31.7 |
29.7 |
26.8 |
31.9 |
32.4 |
30.0 |
- |
26.6 |
26.4 |
31.9 |
29.3 |
23.8 |
26.8 |
28.5 |
Det |
27.5 |
32.3 |
25.9 |
- |
31.6 |
32.5 |
35.2 |
27.1 |
28.5 |
25.1 |
26.3 |
34.1 |
26.7 |
31.9 |
37.4 |
29.5 |
26.8 |
GB |
29.7 |
30.6 |
29.8 |
36.5 |
33.2 |
26.7 |
31.2 |
28.9 |
- |
35.6 |
25.3 |
36.9 |
27.1 |
31.6 |
28.4 |
26.3 |
27.5 |
Hou |
31.5 |
26.7 |
23.8 |
26.4 |
35.6 |
26.8 |
- |
28.4 |
27.4 |
29.8 |
38.0 |
33.2 |
24.0 |
28.5 |
27.5 |
25.1 |
34.1 |
Ind |
26.7 |
26.8 |
32.5 |
25.1 |
27.8 |
- |
30.8 |
23.8 |
37.4 |
32.3 |
27.5 |
26.7 |
32.6 |
25.3 |
34.0 |
31.6 |
27.4 |
Jax |
32.7 |
34.1 |
26.8 |
28.5 |
31.9 |
34.1 |
29.8 |
25.3 |
- |
31.6 |
33.2 |
26.3 |
34.4 |
30.6 |
31.9 |
30.0 |
26.8 |
KC |
27.4 |
29.7 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
- |
25.1 |
32.4 |
28.5 |
31.7 |
26.6 |
25.1 |
31.5 |
26.8 |
26.8 |
34.1 |
26.4 |
31.9 |
Mia |
33.2 |
31.9 |
34.4 |
22.7 |
26.7 |
32.7 |
36.9 |
24.0 |
30.8 |
- |
28.5 |
25.0 |
35.5 |
27.4 |
25.1 |
34.1 |
26.0 |
Min |
40.9 |
27.1 |
29.5 |
- |
25.3 |
26.6 |
32.6 |
31.9 |
29.8 |
31.9 |
37.7 |
30.8 |
27.5 |
34.4 |
26.7 |
32.5 |
28.9 |
NE |
28.5 |
27.4 |
- |
32.7 |
29.3 |
36.1 |
22.7 |
31.4 |
32.0 |
35.5 |
23.8 |
34.2 |
30.5 |
37.1 |
23.7 |
24.0 |
33.1 |
NO |
34.4 |
29.8 |
32.0 |
27.4 |
29.8 |
37.4 |
26.8 |
- |
31.9 |
34.2 |
33.4 |
31.6 |
32.4 |
27.1 |
31.7 |
32.1 |
29.7 |
NYG |
27.1 |
28.5 |
36.8 |
31.9 |
27.1 |
- |
37.7 |
26.3 |
29.5 |
27.4 |
32.1 |
25.9 |
28.9 |
26.0 |
33.9 |
31.9 |
40.9 |
NYJ |
35.2 |
31.9 |
- |
23.7 |
32.8 |
29.8 |
26.7 |
28.9 |
32.7 |
34.0 |
30.5 |
27.4 |
32.3 |
31.4 |
34.4 |
30.3 |
32.0 |
Oak |
31.4 |
35.5 |
31.3 |
25.3 |
29.8 |
34.1 |
23.4 |
31.9 |
29.7 |
- |
31.5 |
27.4 |
34.1 |
31.6 |
33.2 |
23.8 |
28.4 |
Phi |
36.5 |
35.6 |
26.7 |
27.5 |
- |
29.7 |
30.5 |
34.2 |
31.4 |
27.1 |
25.9 |
35.2 |
38.0 |
28.9 |
31.2 |
32.0 |
37.1 |
Pit |
26.4 |
26.0 |
23.7 |
37.1 |
34.1 |
27.1 |
- |
25.1 |
24.2 |
30.5 |
31.9 |
25.9 |
25.1 |
22.7 |
35.2 |
34.2 |
32.7 |
SD |
25.3 |
22.7 |
27.4 |
33.2 |
28.4 |
31.6 |
29.7 |
26.4 |
23.4 |
- |
26.8 |
23.8 |
34.1 |
31.3 |
30.5 |
29.8 |
34.1 |
SF |
32.4 |
26.6 |
28.5 |
36.9 |
30.8 |
24.0 |
- |
27.5 |
36.1 |
29.7 |
31.7 |
29.3 |
32.0 |
27.4 |
25.9 |
35.5 |
26.7 |
Sea |
26.6 |
31.7 |
29.8 |
- |
40.3 |
26.7 |
27.4 |
32.4 |
25.0 |
32.0 |
28.9 |
32.8 |
40.9 |
26.3 |
24.0 |
26.7 |
32.1 |
StL |
26.7 |
31.6 |
29.0 |
25.0 |
28.5 |
29.8 |
23.7 |
- |
30.3 |
34.4 |
32.7 |
31.9 |
29.8 |
29.7 |
27.4 |
25.9 |
23.6 |
TB |
28.9 |
36.1 |
26.8 |
34.1 |
26.6 |
32.0 |
30.6 |
- |
34.1 |
31.6 |
33.1 |
29.7 |
32.4 |
31.9 |
23.4 |
29.7 |
27.4 |
Ten |
23.7 |
28.5 |
28.4 |
31.9 |
31.9 |
30.0 |
26.3 |
37.1 |
- |
30.6 |
25.1 |
25.3 |
29.8 |
34.1 |
26.8 |
34.1 |
31.6 |
Was |
31.3 |
35.2 |
31.2 |
30.5 |
34.2 |
27.5 |
- |
38.0 |
26.7 |
37.1 |
27.1 |
31.4 |
36.5 |
24.2 |
25.0 |
27.1 |
35.6 |
Avg |
30.3 |
30.2 |
29.7 |
29.5 |
30.4 |
30.1 |
29.9 |
29.6 |
29.9 |
30.5 |
30.3 |
29.5 |
30.7 |
29.9 |
30.1 |
29.3 |
30.5 |
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