2013 NFL Strength of Schedule
By Josh Sanchez
The 2013-14 NFL season is still months away, but the league has finally gotten the fans excited with the release of the regular season schedule on Thursday evening. Fans always anticipate the schedule release, so now that the schedule is known they can start eyeballing which weeks and match ups they would like to make the trip to see.
With the schedule released (which you can see here), we can now examine which team’s schedule benefits them the most and gives them the best road to the Super Bowl.
One of the ways to best analyze a team’s chances of making a run is by checking out the strength of schedule.
Where does your team’s schedule stack up?
2013 NFL Strength of Schedule | |||||
Rank | Team | SOS | Opp. W-L-T | ||
1 | Carolina Panthers | 0.543 | 138-116-2 | |
2 | Detroit Lions | 0.539 | 138-118-0 | |
3 | New Orleans Saints | 0.539 | 137-117-2 | |
4 | St. Louis Rams | 0.539 | 137-117-2 | |
5 | Baltimore Ravens | 0.535 | 137-119-0 | |
6 | Green Bay Packers | 0.533 | 136-119-1 | |
7 | Arizona Cardinals | 0.520 | 131-121-4 | |
8 | Miami Dolphins | 0.520 | 133-123-0 | |
9 | San Francisco 49ers | 0.520 | 132-122-2 | |
10 | Minnesota Vikings | 0.516 | 132-124-0 | |
11 | Seattle Seahawks | 0.516 | 130-122-4 | |
12 | Cincinnati Bengals | 0.508 | 130-126-0 | |
13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0.508 | 129-125-2 | |
14 | New England Patriots | 0.508 | 130-126-0 | |
15 | Atlanta Falcons | 0.504 | 128-126-2 | |
16 | Chicago Bears | 0.502 | 128-127-1 | |
17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.500 | 127-127-2 | |
18 | Washington Redskins | 0.498 | 127-128-1 | |
19 | New York Jets | 0.496 | 127-129-0 | |
20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 0.496 | 127-129-0 | |
21 | Cleveland Browns | 0.492 | 126-130-0 | |
22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.492 | 126-130-0 | |
23 | Tennessee Titans | 0.488 | 124-130-2 | |
24 | New York Giants | 0.480 | 123-133-0 | |
25 | Dallas Cowboys | 0.480 | 121-134-1 | |
26 | Buffalo Bills | 0.473 | 121-135-0 | |
27 | Houston Texans | 0.473 | 120-134-2 | |
28 | Kansas City Chiefs | 0.473 | 121-135-0 | |
29 | Oakland Raiders | 0.469 | 120-136-0 | |
30 | Indianapolis Colts | 0.461 | 117-137-2 | |
31 | San Diego Chargers | 0.457 | 117-139-0 | |
32 | Denver Broncos | 0.430 | 110-146-0 |
Who do you think will make it to the Super Bowl? It is never too early to make your predictions. Sound off in the comments section and let your voice be heard.