Strength of Schedule

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I found it interesting to note that the Skins had the second-toughest schedule this season, based on the post-season strength of schedule rankings. Also, only one other playoff had opponents that finished over .500 (the Pats at .508) and the Broncos finished with opponents at .500.

All of the other playoff teams finished within the top 15 for ease of schedule, including the Seahawks who finished with the easiest schedule (and a L at the hands of our Skins).

Not that any of this means much, but its pretty damn interesting to me that we played a harsh schedule and came out looking good in every game except the first Giants game. We played a lot of tough teams real tough, and I hope we get a second crack at them in the playoffs...

Here are the rankings:

Seahawks 0.43
Panthers 0.449
Bucs 0.449
Dolphins 0.457
Bears 0.457
Colts 0.457
Jaguars 0.465
Bengals 0.477
Rams 0.484
Vikings 0.484
Falcons 0.492
Steelers 0.492
Giants 0.492
Bills 0.5
Broncos 0.5
Lions 0.504
Chiefs 0.504
Cardinals 0.508
Browns 0.508
Patriots 0.508
Titans 0.512
Saints 0.523
Ravens 0.523
Cowboys 0.523
Jets 0.527
Packers 0.531
Eagles 0.531
Texans 0.535
Raiders 0.539
49ers 0.539
Redskins 0.539
Chargers 0.559