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2006 NFL
Strength of Schedule Rankings - Regular Season Passing
Defense
Your
Players Are Only As Good as Their Defensive Match-ups
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Every fantasy football season, the
one aspect that most owners overlook at draft time is a player’s
strength of schedule. This statistic can help identify which
players will have an easy road in 2006, and which will have an
uphill climb.
Analyzing the weekly match-ups is
critical when drafting quarterbacks, receivers and tight ends, so the teams below are
ranked by how many passing yards their 2006
opponents gave up on average each week in 2005. We've also
totaled their
match-ups against the best and worst passing defenses.
These rankings are based strictly
upon their opponents' defensive rankings, not the team's ability
in the passing game.
Strength of Schedule Overview
Rushing Defense Strength of Schedule
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Rank |
Team |
2005
Passing Rank |
2006
Opponents Average Passing Defense Ranking |
2006
Opponents Passing Defense Average Yards Allowed Per
Game |
Games
Against Top Ten Passing Defenses |
Games
Against Bottom Ten Passing Defenses |
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1 |
Oakland Raiders |
10 |
21.6 |
216
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3 |
11 |
|
2 |
Denver
Broncos |
18 |
21.5 |
215 |
2 |
9 |
|
3 |
San
Diego Chargers |
12 |
21.0 |
214
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2 |
8 |
|
4 |
Arizona Cardinals |
1 |
20.7 |
216 |
2 |
9 |
|
5 |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
6 |
20.2 |
212
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3 |
8 |
|
6 |
Seattle Seahawks |
13 |
19.6 |
213 |
3 |
8 |
|
7 |
St.
Louis Rams |
4 |
18.9 |
213
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4 |
7 |
|
8 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
19 |
18.7 |
206 |
2 |
5 |
|
9 |
Indianapolis Colts |
3 |
18.3 |
206
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4 |
6 |
|
10 |
San
Francisco 49ers |
32 |
18.1 |
205 |
3 |
7 |
|
11 |
Tennessee Titans |
9 |
16.8 |
203
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4 |
5 |
|
12 |
Chicago Bears |
31 |
16.8 |
204 |
4 |
5 |
|
13 |
New
York Jets |
28 |
16.6 |
201
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3 |
3 |
|
14 |
Green
Bay Packers |
7 |
16.6 |
204 |
4 |
4 |
|
15 |
Baltimore Ravens |
22 |
16.6 |
203
|
5 |
5 |
|
16 |
Cleveland Browns |
23 |
16.4 |
202 |
6 |
5 |
|
17 |
Washington Redskins |
21 |
16.1 |
201
|
4 |
4 |
|
18 |
Miami
Dolphins |
16 |
15.9 |
200 |
5 |
4 |
|
19 |
Buffalo Bills |
29 |
15.4 |
199
|
6 |
4 |
|
20 |
Detroit Lions |
26 |
15.3 |
201 |
5 |
4 |
|
21 |
New
England Patriots |
2 |
15.1 |
198
|
5 |
4 |
|
22 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
24 |
15.0 |
200 |
8 |
5 |
|
23 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5 |
14.9 |
199
|
7 |
4 |
|
24 |
Houston Texans |
30 |
14.8 |
187 |
4 |
2 |
|
25 |
Dallas
Cowboys |
15 |
14.8 |
199
|
6 |
3 |
|
26 |
Minnesota Vikings |
20 |
14.6 |
200 |
6 |
4 |
|
27 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
8 |
14.0 |
201
|
7 |
4 |
|
28 |
Carolina Panthers |
17 |
13.4 |
196 |
7 |
3 |
|
29 |
New
Orleans Saints |
14 |
13.4 |
199
|
8 |
3 |
|
30 |
New
York Giants |
11 |
13.1 |
196 |
7 |
2 |
|
31 |
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
25 |
12.8 |
196
|
8 |
3 |
|
32 |
Atlanta Falcons |
27 |
11.5 |
193 |
9 |
2 |
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