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srrono · 04-17-2012

According to last years win loss records NE will have leagues easiest schedule again. This is per ESPN. Is this strange that NE always has an easy schedule or just a product of thier division?

**Section516** · 04-17-2012

Part of the reason is they play the AFC South..Our division blew last year.

**Double Barrel** · 04-17-2012

It has to be a product of their division, as only two opponents are determined by previous year's record now.

We know in advance who 14 games out of 16 will be in 2013, for instance.

**Dutchrudder** · 04-17-2012

With the way the formula works, the best teams get easier schedules in general. Teams with great records don't have to play themselves, so they don't have those wins count against them. Whereas the rest of their division does have to count those wins against their percentage, which pushes it up. It's really not a great way to gauge the strength of schedule though.

**Playoffs** · 04-17-2012

The team with the easiest schedule has missed the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.

**drs23** · 04-17-2012

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Originally Posted by Playoffs

The team with the easiest schedule has missed the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.

Didn't know that. Gotta link?

**Playoffs** · 04-17-2012

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Originally Posted by drs23

Didn't know that. Gotta link?

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...t+five+seasons.

**Thorn** · 04-18-2012

and we got the 4th easiest schedule.

This strength of schedule thing is so over blown. You guys know that this year there well be at least five to ten teams do something much different than what they did last year. That, of course, could be getting much worse OR better, but you know it happens.

The Pencil Neck · 04-23-2012

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Originally Posted by Dutchrudder

With the way the formula works, the best teams get easier schedules in general. Teams with great records don't have to play themselves, so they don't have those wins count against them. Whereas the rest of their division does have to count those wins against their percentage, which pushes it up. It's really not a great way to gauge the strength of schedule though.

well.

Yes and no.

Teams that win their division have to play the other divisional leaders while the lower ranked teams get games against lower ranked teams in other divisions. But... yeah... that's usually not enough to offset the fact that the divisional winners get to play 6 games against teams that did worse than they did the previous season.

But also, the Patriots (besides playing their own division which wasn't very strong), they also just happened to luck into playing the AFC South and the NFC West and those were two of the weaker divisions in the league last year.

We, on the other hand, just happened to luck into playing the strongest NFC division and the second strongest AFC division. We've only got a "weak" schedule because of our divisional schedule.

Fili · 04-23-2012

Our division and their division = NFL's easiest schedule...

04-17-2012	#1
srrono Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,449 Rep Power: 13492	NE with NFL's easiest schedule According to last years win loss records NE will have leagues easiest schedule again. This is per ESPN. Is this strange that NE always has an easy schedule or just a product of thier division?

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Section516 Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,259 Rep Power: 5023	Re: NE with NFL's easiest schedule Part of the reason is they play the AFC South..Our division blew last year. __________________ Get there by kickoff.

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Double Barrel Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Section: Gridiron, Texas Age: 46 Posts: 27,106 Rep Power: 82704	Re: NE with NFL's easiest schedule It has to be a product of their division, as only two opponents are determined by previous year's record now. We know in advance who 14 games out of 16 will be in 2013, for instance. __________________ "FOOTBALL IS ONLY A DIVERSION." ~ HOUSTON TEXANS In Memoriam - 20 little angels

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Dutchrudder COOL BEANS! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston Section: Fort Kickass Age: 28 Posts: 13,746 Rep Power: 77704	Re: NE with NFL's easiest schedule With the way the formula works, the best teams get easier schedules in general. Teams with great records don't have to play themselves, so they don't have those wins count against them. Whereas the rest of their division does have to count those wins against their percentage, which pushes it up. It's really not a great way to gauge the strength of schedule though. __________________

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Playoffs Subscribed Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,301 Rep Power: 52089	Re: NE with NFL's easiest schedule The team with the easiest schedule has missed the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.

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Thorn Dirty Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston Section: Restrained in the mental ward Age: 61 Posts: 18,216 Rep Power: 54610	Re: NE with NFL's easiest schedule and we got the 4th easiest schedule. This strength of schedule thing is so over blown. You guys know that this year there well be at least five to ten teams do something much different than what they did last year. That, of course, could be getting much worse OR better, but you know it happens. __________________ "Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." --- John Wayne

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Fili All Pro Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: DeAndre Hopkins' hair Age: 16 Posts: 505 Rep Power: 3040	Re: NE with NFL's easiest schedule Our division and their division = NFL's easiest schedule... __________________ "When you expect it," Texans defensive end J.J. Watt said candidly as he stood at his locker, "you don't need to celebrate it."

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