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2005 NFL Strength of Schedule Rankings - Regular Season Win/Loss Record

Hindsight - Updated: April 10, 2005

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 2005, and which will have an uphill climb.

Defenses change from year-to-year but generally the teams with the worst records give up the most points. Therefore, having players who play more of these teams in the following year have a "weaker" schedule, which is always an advantage for your fantasy team.

Each team's strength of schedule was determined by using their opponents' combined total record from the previous year. Players on the higher ranking teams should be drafted above players of similar quality who play for the teams who scored lower on the list.

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Extremely Soft

Players on these teams should have an easier time putting up the points. Focus on those NFC West teams as their players should rack up the points this year.

Team	Division	2005 Opponents' Combined 2004 Record
1. St. Louis Rams	NFC West	114-142
2. Arizona Cardinals	NFC West	115-141
3. Philadelphia Eagles	NFC East	117-139
4. Seattle Seahawks	NFC West	124-132
5. Washington Redskins	NFC East	119-137
6. San Francisco 49ers	NFC West	120-136

Still Pretty Easy

These teams should cruise some weeks and flounder in others. Keep an eye out for players from the NFC East and North but be a little wary of the NFC South as they have to play the AFC East.

Team	Division	2005 Opponents' Combined 2004 Record
7. Dallas Cowboys	NFC East	122-134
T-8. Chicago Bears	NFC North	123-133
T-8. Minnesota Vikings	NFC North	123-133
T-10. Detroit Lions	NFC North	125-131
T-10. New York Giants	NFC East	125-131
T-12. Carolina Panthers	NFC South	126-130
T-12. New Orleans Saints	NFC South	126-130
T-12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC South	126-130
T-12. Tennessee Titans	AFC South	126-130
16. Green Bay Packers	NFC North	127-129
17. Atlanta Falcons	NFC South	128-128

Getting Difficult

A tough voyage all season long as their opponents' combined records are greater than .500, but strong players can weather the storms. Be warned about players from the AFC South divisions, although they do have cushy games against the weak NFC West.

Team	Division	2005 Opponents' Combined 2004 Record
T-18. Houston Texans	AFC South	129-127
T-18. Indianapolis Colts	AFC South	129-127
T-18. Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC South	129-127
21. Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC North	130-126

Ouch!

No easy games here according to last year standings. No real surprises, except that all 10 teams are from the AFC. The AFC East and West divisions have particularly hard schedules as they have to play each other in 2005.

Team	Division	2005 Opponents' Combined 2004 Record
T-22. Cincinnati Bengals	AFC North	134-122
T-22. Denver Broncos	AFC West	134-122
T-24. Cleveland Browns	AFC North	135-121
T-24. Oakland Raiders	AFC West	135-121
T-26. Baltimore Ravens	AFC North	136-120
T-26. Buffalo Bills	AFC East	136-120
T-28. Kansas City Chiefs	AFC West	137-119
T-28. New York Jets	AFC East	137-119
30. New England Patriots	AFC East	138-118
31. San Diego Chargers	AFC West	139-117
32. Miami Dolphins	AFC East	140-116

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