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The following strength of schedule numbers are based upon adding up the "defense allowed by position" 2001 numbers for all opponents remaining on a team's 2002 schedule [Week 1 thru Week 17].
For evaluating the schedule difficulty, the following formulas were used:
For Passing, the formula is: (Yds/20)+(TD's*4).
For Rushing and Receiving we use (Yds/10)+(TD's*6).
Quarterbacks |
Running Backs |
Wide Receivers |
Tight Ends |
2002 Quarterback
Strength Of Schedule
| Team |
QB Yds |
QB Td's |
QB Pts |
| Baltimore |
3786 |
24.3 |
312 |
| Tampa Bay |
3831 |
23.5 |
312 |
| Cincinnati |
3795 |
23.9 |
311 |
| Pittsburgh |
3830 |
23.3 |
311 |
| Cleveland |
3781 |
23.7 |
310 |
| Carolina |
3777 |
23.7 |
309 |
| Dallas |
3838 |
22.7 |
309 |
| Minnesota |
3867 |
22.5 |
309 |
| Atlanta |
3785 |
23.2 |
308 |
| Houston |
3788 |
23.2 |
308 |
| Jacksonville |
3782 |
23.0 |
307 |
| Washington |
3814 |
22.6 |
307 |
| Green Bay |
3820 |
22.3 |
306 |
| Philadelphia |
3823 |
22.2 |
306 |
| New Orleans |
3790 |
22.4 |
305 |
| NFL Ave |
3777 |
22.3 |
304 |
| Chicago |
3755 |
22.6 |
304 |
| Oakland |
3773 |
22.4 |
304 |
| Indianapolis |
3787 |
21.8 |
302 |
| New York Giants |
3760 |
21.9 |
301 |
| Arizona |
3744 |
22.0 |
300 |
| San Francisco |
3738 |
22.1 |
300 |
| Seattle |
3750 |
21.8 |
300 |
| Denver |
3721 |
22.0 |
299 |
| Detroit |
3803 |
21.0 |
299 |
| Tennessee |
3747 |
21.6 |
299 |
| New York Jets |
3758 |
21.2 |
298 |
| San Diego |
3725 |
21.7 |
298 |
| Miami |
3760 |
20.9 |
297 |
| New England |
3704 |
21.7 |
297 |
| St.Louis |
3753 |
21.1 |
297 |
| Kansas City |
3733 |
21.1 |
296 |
| Buffalo |
3746 |
20.2 |
293 |
ANALYSIS: The former AFC Central would appear to be the place for QB's to post big numbers, but unfortunately none of the projected starters strike us as likely to post huge fantasy numbers. Maybe Brad Johnson can turn it around in Tampa Bay with an easy schedule and a new (hopefully more daring) offense from Jon Gruden. If Culpepper can come back healthy then he has a nice shot at putting up stats in the realm of his marvelous 2000 season. Big name guys like Favre, Brooks and McNabb all come in above the average on team strength of schedule.
At the other end of the table we're warned that Rob Johnson and Trent Green will have it rougher than most, but don't think for a minute the St. Louis S.O.S (#30 in the league) deters us from liking Kurt Warner. Remember that the difference in these schedules is not that great (about 1 point per game between easiest and hardest) and that the projected SOS is based on last season's data!! Defenses can change significantly from year to year.
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