Strength or weakness of schedule???

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by Big TT, Sep 14, 2007.

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  1. Big TT

    Big TT AKA QUADZILLA-STATE CHAMP-

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    2007 NFL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
    Team Opponents' 2006
    Pct. & Record Games vs. teams
    .500 or Better Games vs.
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    Buffalo Bills .539 138-118 12 8
    Oakland Raiders .539 138-118 11 6
    New England Patriots .535 137-119 10 8
    Tennessee Titans .520 133-123 10 6
    Indianapolis Colts .516 132-124 10 5
    Kansas City Chiefs .516 132-124 11 5
    New York Jets .516 132-124 10 7
    Cincinnati Bengals .512 131-125 10 6
    Miami Dolphins .512 131-125 10 8
    Pittsburgh Steelers .512 131-125 10 5
    Baltimore Ravens .508 130-126 10 5
    Cleveland Browns .508 130-126 10 5
    Jacksonville Jaguars .508 130-126 9 5
    Denver Broncos .504 129-127 10 5
    Detroit Lions .504 129-127 10 7
    Houston Texans .504 129-127 10 5
    San Diego Chargers .504 129-127 11 6
    Minnesota Vikings .500 128-128 10 7
    Philadelphia Eagles .500 128-128 10 9
    Washington Redskins .500 128-128 10 9
    Dallas Cowboys .496 127-129 9 7
    New York Giants .496 127-129 8 7
    Green Bay Packers .492 126-130 9 7
    Seattle Seahawks .488 125-131 8 4
    New Orleans Saints .484 124-132 7 4
    Carolina Panthers .477 122-134 9 5
    Atlanta Falcons .473 121-135 8 5
    St. Louis Rams .473 121-135 8 5
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers .473 121-135 7 4
    San Francisco 49ers .469 120-136 9 5
    Chicago Bears .465 119-137 10 7
    Arizona Cardinals .461 118-138 8 4

    Look at the above table and what stands out....the top 14 teams with the "Harder" schedules are AFC teams. In fact 16 of the first 17 are AFC, I have not seen anything that illistrates the relative weakness of the NFC
    better than that.
     
    #1 Big TT, Sep 14, 2007
  4. moose4now

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    The other thing that stands out is that the Tennessee Titans are playing a tougher schedule than the Super Bowl Champions. The same Super Bowl Champions who also won the Division that the Titans play in.

    Yet, we play the tougher schedule? :irked:

    Explain? :suspect:
     
    #2 moose4now, Sep 14, 2007
  7. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    the colts had a better record than we did, making our strength of schedule harder than theirs.

    that would be my guess anyway...
     
    #3 Fry, Sep 14, 2007
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    But, it's supposed to be the opposite.
     
    #4 moose4now, Sep 14, 2007
  13. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    i didn't do a very good job of explaining my point.

    we automatically play each other each year being in the same division and we also play essentially the same teams because we're in the same division. the difference in the two teams' strength of schedule is the fact that the colts had a better record than we did last year, which would give us a harder strength of schedule than the colts.

    :yes:
     
    #5 Fry, Sep 14, 2007
  16. Psychop1

    Psychop1 Big Tee

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    Exactly. Us having to play the Superbowl champs twice gives us a harder schedule than them, who play an 8-8 team (us) twice. You can't put too much stock into SOS. If we were playing the weakest schedule, it would likely mean that we would be playing a lot of up and coming teams. Playing a tough schedule means we could be one of those up and coming teams, while some of the top teams lose a step. None of it is set in stone, but that is usually how it happens every season.
     
    #6 Psychop1, Sep 15, 2007
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