Fantasy Football: Strength of Schedule Index

Below is a condensed version of the eight part SOS series where we broke down each team’s strength of schedule, key players, common divisional and conference opponents, along with fantasy impact. No. 1 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) represents the easiest schedule, while No. 32 (Cincinnati Bengals) represents the hardest schedule.

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SOS	Team	Bye	Home Division	NFC Div. Opp.	AFC Div. Opp.	QB	RB	WR	TE	Playoff Schedule
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	NFC South	NFC East	AFC South	1	1	1	20	vs NO, at STL, vs CHI
2	Atlanta Falcons	10	NFC South	NFC East	AFC South	3	4	5	13	at CAR, at JAX, vs CAR
3	New Orleans Saints	11	NFC South	NFC East	AFC South	7	9	5	7	at TB vs DET, vs JAX
4	Carolina Panthers	5	NFC South	NFC East	AFC South	4	2	4	23	vs ATL, at NYG, at ATL
5	Washington Redskins	8	NFC East	NFC South	AFC East	2	6	2	26	at CHI, vs BUF, at PHI
6	New York Giants	11	NFC East	NFC South	AFC East	5	13	8	14	at MIA, vs CAR, at MIN
7	Philadelphia Eagles	8	NFC East	NFC South	AFC East	9	18	12	3	vs. BUF, vs. ARI, vs. WAS
8	New England Patriots	4	AFC East	NFC East	AFC South	8	17	13	5	at HOU, vs. TEN, at NYJ
9	Buffalo Bills	8	AFC East	NFC East	AFC South	15	11	22	6	at PHI, at WAS, DAL
10	Miami Dolphins	5	AFC East	NFC East	AFC South	10	20	11	9	vs NYJ, at SD, vs IND
11	Indianapolis Colts	10	AFC South	NFC South	AFC East	11	10	3	28	at JAX, vs HOU, at MIA
12	Dallas Cowboys	6	NFC East	NFC South	AFC East	6	12	9	31	at GB, vs NYJ, at BUF
13	Jacksonville Jaguars	8	AFC South	NFC South	AFC East	14	8	7	29	vs IND, vs ATL, at NO
14	New York Jets	5	AFC East	NFC East	AFC South	17	7	21	15	vs. TEN, at DAL, vs NE
15	Houston Texans	9	AFC South	NFC South	AFC East	19	3	18	22	vs. NE, @IND, @TEN
16	Tennessee Titans	4	AFC South	NFC South	AFC East	16	5	10	32	at NYJ, at NE, vs. HOU
17	Detroit Lions	9	NFC North	NFC West	AFC West	12	16	17	24	at STL, at NO, vs. SF
18	Oakland Raiders	6	AFC West	NFC North	AFC North	13	22	19	17	at DEN, vs. GB, vs. SD
19	Minnesota Vikings	5	NFC North	NFC West	AFC West	20	25	26	4	at ARI, vs. CHI, vs. NYG
20	Denver Broncos	7	AFC West	NFC North	AFC North	21	14	27	16	vs. OAK, at PIT, vs. CIN
21	Kansas City Chiefs	9	AFC West	NFC North	AFC North	18	21	16	25	vs. SD, at BAL, vs. CLE
22	San Diego Chargers	10	AFC West	NFC North	AFC North	22	15	27	18	at KC, vs. MIA, at OAK
23	Green Bay Packers	7	NFC North	NFC West	AFC West	23	27	31	1	vs. DAL, at OAK, at ARI
24	Seattle Seahawks	9	NFC West	NFC North	AFC North	27	29	15	11	at BAL, vs. CLE, vs. STL
25	St. Louis Rams	6	NFC West	NFC North	AFC North	28	31	24	2	vs. DET, vs. TB, at SEA
26	San Francisco 49ers	10	NFC West	NFC North	AFC North	31	24	25	10	at CLE, vs. CIN, at DET
27	Cleveland Browns	11	AFC North	NFC West	AFC West	25	30	29	8	vs. SF, at SEA, at KC
28	Arizona Cardinals	9	NFC West	NFC North	AFC North	26	23	14	30	vs. MIN, at PHI, vs. GB
29	Chicago Bears	7	NFC North	NFC West	AFC West	24	28	23	19	vs. WAS, at MIN, at TB
30	Baltimore Ravens	9	AFC North	NFC West	AFC West	28	19	30	21	vs. SEA, vs. KC, vs. PIT
31	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	AFC North	NFC West	AFC West	32	26	32	12	at CIN, vs. DEN at BAL
32	Cincinnati Bengals	7	AFC North	NFC West	AFC West	30	32	20	27	vs. PIT, at SF, at DEN

Key

SOS = strength of schedule (Number 1 has the easiest, and so on and so forth)
Home Division = this is the division these team resides in, playing six games (three home, three away)
NFC Divisional Opponents = this is the NFC division this team plays in the yearly rotation, playing four games (two home, two away)
AFC Divisional Opponents = this is the AFC division this team plays in the yearly rotation, playing four games (two home, two away)
*The team’s 15th and 16th games are determined by their final place in the standings, where they play the two corresponding teams from their conference that finished in the same spot, not in their division, and not in their scheduled rotating division*
Rankings Key = using Jacksonville as the example, they are playing the 14th easiest schedule against QB, 8th easiest against RB, 7th easiest against WR, and 29th against TE. 1 = easiest. 32 = hardest
Bye Week = this is the team’s bye week where they will not have a game
Playoff Schedule = this falls during Weeks 14-16 where a league will typically have their fantasy playoffs