2010 NFL Strength of Schedule and Bye Weeks
Posted by Kurt on Aug 9, 2010 in Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Rankings
While the relative value of a team’s strength of schedule is marginal for fantasy purposes, it’s still one more weapon to have in an fantasy owners draft arsenal. Below are the rankings from the teams with the most difficult schedules in 2010 (Titans and Texans) to those with the easiest (the NFC West).
How does this knowledge help you?
Perhaps you’re on the fence about whether to take Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson with the first pick. Knowing AP has an easier schedule than Johnson may be the bit of knowledge that moves you off the fence.
Maybe you’re torn between Matt Schaub and Philip Rivers at QB. Could Schaub having the worst schedule and Rivers having one of the easiest be important information?
These are little things on the whole, but still, knowledge can be a powerful weapon in the battle for fantasy dominance!
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Rank |
Team |
Opps. Combined W-L |
Opps. Win % |
Bye Week |
|
T1. |
Texans |
140-116 |
.547 |
7 |
|
T1. |
Titans |
140-116 |
.547 |
9 |
|
3. |
Cowboys |
139-117 |
.543 |
4 |
|
4. |
Bengals |
138-118 |
.539 |
6 |
|
5. |
Jaguars |
137-119 |
.535 |
9 |
|
6. |
Patriots |
136-120 |
.531 |
5 |
|
7. |
Giants |
135-121 |
.527 |
8 |
|
8. |
Redskins |
134-122 |
.523 |
9 |
|
9. |
Eagles |
133-123 |
.520 |
8 |
|
T10. |
Browns |
132-124 |
.516 |
8 |
|
T10. |
Colts |
132-124 |
.516 |
7 |
|
T12. |
Ravens |
130-126 |
.508 |
8 |
|
T12. |
Lions |
130-126 |
.508 |
7 |
|
T14. |
Bears |
129-127 |
.504 |
8 |
|
T14. |
Vikings |
129-127 |
.504 |
4 |
|
T16. |
Bills |
128-128 |
.500 |
6 |
|
T16. |
Dolphins |
128-128 |
.500 |
5 |
|
T16. |
Jets |
128-128 |
.500 |
7 |
|
T16. |
Raiders |
128-128 |
.500 |
10 |
|
20. |
Falcons |
127-129 |
.496 |
8 |
|
21. |
Steelers |
126-130 |
.492 |
5 |
|
T22. |
Packers |
125-131 |
.488 |
10 |
|
T22. |
Chiefs |
125-131 |
.488 |
4 |
|
24. |
Broncos |
124-132 |
.484 |
9 |
|
25. |
Buccaneers |
123-133 |
.480 |
4 |
|
26. |
Panthers |
122-134 |
.477 |
6 |
|
27. |
Saints |
120-136 |
.469 |
10 |
|
28. |
49ers |
117-139 |
.457 |
9 |
|
T29. |
Chargers |
116-140 |
.453 |
10 |
|
T29. |
Seahawks |
116-140 |
.453 |
5 |
|
31. |
Rams |
115-141 |
.449 |
9 |
|
32. |
Cardinals |
114-142 |
.445 |
6 |
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Teams in BOLD made 2009 playoffs |
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Rank |
Team |
Opps. Combined W-L |
Opps. Win % |
Bye Week |
|
T1. |
Texans |
140-116 |
.547 |
7 |
|
T1. |
Titans |
140-116 |
.547 |
9 |
|
3. |
Cowboys |
139-117 |
.543 |
4 |
|
4. |
Bengals |
138-118 |
.539 |
6 |
|
5. |
Jaguars |
137-119 |
.535 |
9 |
|
6. |
Patriots |
136-120 |
.531 |
5 |
|
7. |
Giants |
135-121 |
.527 |
8 |
|
8. |
Redskins |
134-122 |
.523 |
9 |
|
9. |
Eagles |
133-123 |
.520 |
8 |
|
T10. |
Browns |
132-124 |
.516 |
8 |
|
T10. |
Colts |
132-124 |
.516 |
7 |
|
12. |
Ravens |
130-126 |
.508 |
8 |
|
T12. |
Lions |
130-126 |
.508 |
7 |
|
T14. |
Bears |
129-127 |
.504 |
8 |
|
T14. |
Vikings |
129-127 |
.504 |
4 |
|
T16. |
Bills |
128-128 |
.500 |
6 |
|
T16. |
Dolphins |
128-128 |
.500 |
5 |
|
T16. |
Jets |
128-128 |
.500 |
7 |
|
T16. |
Raiders |
128-128 |
.500 |
10 |
|
20. |
Falcons |
127-129 |
.496 |
8 |
|
21. |
Steelers |
126-130 |
.492 |
5 |
|
T22. |
Packers |
125-131 |
.488 |
10 |
|
T22. |
Chiefs |
125-131 |
.488 |
4 |
|
24. |
Broncos |
124-132 |
.484 |
9 |
|
25. |
Buccaneers |
123-133 |
.480 |
4 |
|
26. |
Panthers |
122-134 |
.477 |
6 |
|
27. |
Saints |
120-136 |
.469 |
10 |
|
28. |
49ers |
117-139 |
.457 |
9 |
|
T29. |
Chargers |
116-140 |
.453 |
10 |
|
T29. |
Seahawks |
116-140 |
.453 |
5 |
|
31. |
Rams |
115-141 |
.449 |
9 |
|
32. |
Cardinals |
114-142 |
.445 |
6 |
|
Team in BOLD made 2009 playoffs |
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So the Cardinals have the easiest schedule?
This means when using Strength of Schedule as a projector we must use this list from the bottom up.
Thanks for the info Rustyn
Yes, Cards and Rams have the softest schedules, and Titans/Texans the toughest
I find that using the opponents stats against the rush or pass (as opposed to defense in general) better serves fantasy purposes. So I will look at how, say, the Titans and Vikings schedules stack up against the rush defenses of their 16 opponents if I am looking at drafting either Chris Johnson or AP. That could be quite different than the overall defensive number.
However, I don’t use these numbers until after about the fifth week of the season. That’s when you can see trends in defenses throughout the league. Basing defensive preferences upon the previous season is a stretch because so many things change form year to year.
That’s why last year I targeted Jerome Harrison in trades and the waiver wire, as I saw the Browns were facing two of the worst rush defenses in the fantasy playoff weeks.
no doubt man.. this is sound advice. But since we’re not 5 weeks into the season all we got is this.