Sorted Hardest to Easiest
Strength of Schedule (SofS): In this chart, SofS is the actual average strength rating of opponents according to Fanbay.net NFL Team Power Ratings. Higher is easier. Lower is more difficult. The number is the average opponents team ranking. Teams are ranked 1 to 32 from Hardest/Strongest Schedule to Easiest/Weakest Schedule.
Analysis: The toughest schedule in 2005 belongs to the Oakland Raiders. Miami has the 2nd toughest schedule, they had the toughest schedule last year in the 2004 NFL strength of schedule. Be sure to take a look at the bottom of the list to see which teams have relatively easy schedules this year.
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| Rank | Team | SoS | W (03) | L (03) | T (O3) | Pts O | Pts D | Yds O | Yds D | Power |
| 1 | Oakland Raiders | 14.098 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20.3 | 28.4 | 326.6 | 375.8 | 23.67 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | 14.288 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 17.3 | 22.6 | 269.9 | 305.5 | 21.33 |
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | 14.453 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 27.9 | 18.7 | 343.9 | 318.1 | 10.64 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | 14.579 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 | 17.6 | 353.2 | 312.5 | 8.81 |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14.974 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 31.1 | 27.2 | 415.6 | 384.6 | 14.41 |
| 6 | New York Jets | 15.014 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 18.1 | 21.4 | 297.2 | 327.6 | 8.91 |
| 7 | Denver Broncos | 15.111 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 22.2 | 19.6 | 384.5 | 293.3 | 8.96 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | 15.186 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23.6 | 17.7 | 284.5 | 269.8 | 11.89 |
| 9 | New Orleans Saints | 16.055 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 21.5 | 26.7 | 318.9 | 396.7 | 24.3 |
| 10 | Houston Texans | 16.205 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19.6 | 22.6 | 325.5 | 354.9 | 19.7 |
| 11 | Baltimore Ravens | 16.225 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 16.1 | 271.1 | 289.6 | 14.19 |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16.316 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 328.5 | 335.5 | 17.68 |
| 13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16.332 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 331.5 | 322.9 | 14.47 |
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons | 16.362 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 319.1 | 327.5 | 14.58 |
| 15 | Dallas Cowboys | 16.374 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 18.3 | 26.2 | 323.1 | 344.1 | 21.42 |
| 16 | Cleveland Browns | 16.658 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 17.6 | 26.1 | 273.7 | 335.5 | 24.3 |
| 17 | Indianapolis Colts | 16.669 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33.9 | 20.5 | 415.1 | 364.4 | 12.57 |
| 18 | New York Giants | 16.744 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 21.2 | 14.7 | 345.4 | 287.6 | 19.02 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16.98 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 | 15.7 | 322.7 | 258.5 | 8.95 |
| 20 | Washington Redskins | 17.037 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 274.7 | 261.1 | 15.47 |
| 21 | Carolina Panthers | 17.085 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 325.5 | 334.2 | 16.93 |
| 22 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17.261 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 312.1 | 284.4 | 14 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17.276 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26.4 | 14.4 | 365.8 | 313.4 | 8.81 |
| 24 | Chicago Bears | 17.282 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 14.6 | 20.1 | 238.6 | 334.9 | 23.8 |
| 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 17.431 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 17.5 | 27.9 | 291.3 | 331.1 | 22.59 |
| 26 | Tennessee Titans | 17.638 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 21.7 | 27.4 | 358.7 | 342.4 | 17.59 |
| 27 | Seattle Seahawks | 17.658 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 362.9 | 353.6 | 16.02 |
| 28 | Detroit Lions | 17.678 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 281.8 | 347.1 | 22.15 |
| 29 | Green Bay Packers | 17.716 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 25.6 | 23.9 | 393.6 | 348.5 | 13.71 |
| 30 | St. Louis Rams | 17.864 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19.1 | 25.4 | 355.4 | 348.1 | 20.33 |
| 31 | Arizona Cardinals | 17.876 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 286.5 | 327.9 | 19.68 |
| 32 | Minnesota Vikings | 18.349 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 25.4 | 24.3 | 400.2 | 366 | 15.9 |
*Stats Explanations
SofS- Strength of Schedule. In this chart, SofS is the actual average strength rating of opponents according to Fanbay.net NFL Team Power Ratings. Higher is easier. Lower is more difficult. The number is the average opponents team ranking. So, a rating of 12 means that team plays teams that are, on average, the 12th best team in the NFL.
The average SofS (strength of schedule) in our analysis is a 16.5. Note: Teams are ranked 1 to 32 from Hardest/Strongest Schedule to Easiest/Weakest Schedule.
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