Remaining 2014 NFL Strength of Schedule

By
Nate Bouda
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Here’s a look at the 2014 NFL Strength of Schedule based on their opponents’ odds of winning the Super Bowl.

This offers a better idea of how hard a team’s schedule is, instead of using the average win percentage for each team’s 2013 opponents.

We’ll be posting Remaining Strength of Schedule updates as the season plays out.

  • The Super Bowl odds were provided by Bovada.lv
  • “1” is the hardest schedule and “32” is the easiest schedule
  • “Score” is the sum of their opponents SB odds rankings (1-32)
  • Some teams no longer have SB odds due to their record, so we will factor in their win % into the rankings for these teams.

  • 2014 NFL Schedule: By Team

 

     2014 NFL Strength of Schedule

 

Rank

Team

Score

SB Odds

Next 3 Opp.
1. 49ers 26 100 – 1 @SEA, SD, ARI
2. Bills 31 300 – 1 GB, @OAK, @NE
3. Bengals 34 40 – 1 @CLE, DEN, @PIT
3. Buccaneers 34  — @CAR, GB, NO
5. Chargers 36 50 – 1 DEN, @SF, @KC
6. Redskins 37  — @NYG, PHI, DAL
7. Cowboys 38 20 – 1 @PHI, IND, @WAS
8. Rams 39 500 – 1 ARI, NYG, @SEA
9. Browns 42 250 – 1 CIN, @CAR, @BAL
9. Cardinals 42 25 – 1 @STL, SEA, @SF
11. Bears 43  — NO, DET, @MIN
11. Falcons 43 100 – 1 PIT, @NO, CAR
11. Raiders 43  — @KC, BUF, @DEN
14. Texans 44 150 – 1 @IND, BAL, JAX
15. Steelers 45 33 – 1 @ATL, KC, CIN
16. Jets 47  — @TEN, NE, @MIA
16. Seahawks 47 5 – 1 SF, @ARI, STL
18. Vikings 48  — @DET, @MIA, CHI
19. Lions 50 20 – 1 MIN, @CHI, @GB
20. Chiefs 51 150 – 1 OAK, @PIT, SD
21. Colts 52 20 – 1 HOU, @DAL, @TEN
22. Broncos 53 9 – 2 @SD, @CIN, OAK
23. Dolphins 54 125 – 1 @NE, MIN, NYJ
24. Giants 55  — WAS, @STL, PHI
25. Jaguars 56  — @BAL, TEN, @HOU
25. Packers 56 13 – 4 @BUF, @TB, DET
27. Eagles 59 16 – 1 DAL, @WAS, @NYG
28. Titans 62  — NYJ, @JAX, IND
29. Panthers 64 200 – 1 TB, CLE, @ATL
30. Patriots 67 7 – 2 MIA, @NYJ, BUF
30. Ravens 67 33 – 1 JAX, @HOU, CLE
32. Saints 68 50 – 1 @CHI, ATL, @TB

 



 

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15 COMMENTS

  1. Wouldn’t it make sense to put the average Super Bowl odds of opponents and then sort from lowest to highest? Can’t be too hard to do, and it would show how the ranking is done by purely looking at the table.

    • This is actually what we do to calculate the remaining strength of schedule, but we just didn’t add a column that shows the average odds of their opponents.

  2. I know this is strictly by last year’s numbers, but I think Jets have a lot tougher schedule than their ranking – particularly in the first half of the season –
    with games against the Packers, Bears, Lions, Chargers, Broncos, Chiefs and Steelers before their bye week. That’s brutal

    • This is based on their opponents odds of winning the Super Bowl this year.

      I agree that their schedule actually looks pretty tough based on those teams, but playing 4 games against MIA and BUF helps. They also get the Vikings, Raiders and Titans this season.

    • Yes, it does.

      The rank column shows you which team has the hardest schedule (Rams at #1). You’ll notice that a few teams are tied, but the lower the number, the harder the schedule.

  4. this list is not accurate, patriots opponents had a record of 121-135. and that is the only team i bothered checking, who knows how many others are not right

    • You just posted the record for the Patriots 2013 opponents. This is list is based on each team’s 2014 opponent winning percentage.

      I had it mislabeled above, so I do apologize for that, but I assure you these figures are correct.

  5. Dang, this just shows you how hard the AFC West is: all 4 teams, Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders, Donkey’s, are in the top 10!

  6. how do the colts have the easiest schedule?? they play the eagles, steelers, ravens, patriots, broncos, bengals
    and the texans twice

    • Texans have 2 wins, Eagles only 9, Colts only 9, Ravens only 9. They also play the lowly jags and titans. They only have 3 hard games all season

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