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The Houston Texans' 2011 schedule = *reggae voice* "Murdah she wrote,
murdah sheee wrote."
They only have 5 if you just count regular season games. The NFL limits teams to 6 at the most.
I don't know that this has been posted. If it has been, please ignore it and me both.
NFL 2011 Strength of Schedule
I would rather have 3 0clock games over noon anytime....
I bet we get a sunday night this year......
1 monday night.....
1 thursday night.......
thats my prediction......
Señor Stan;1681812 said:I hate the strength of schedule argument. The really good teams don't have to play themselves twice a year. Skews the data.
Señor Stan;1681812 said:I hate the strength of schedule argument. The really good teams don't have to play themselves twice a year. Skews the data.
Yep. And also as has been said around these parts about a billion times (and some still don't understand it) a whole lot of NFL teams just aren't the same team as they were the previous season.
Arguing strength of schedule is like arguing about the draft. Just because you have a high draft pick doesn't mean you will actually select a college player that will perform at the supposed level he was drafted at.
Pre draft record
Colts -W
@Dolphins -W
@Saints - W
Steelers - W
Raiders - W
@Ravens - W
@Titans - W
Jaguars - W
Browns - W
@Bucs - W
@Jaguars - W
Falcons - L
@Bengals - W
Panthers - W
@Colts - W
Titans - L
I predict teh Titans and COlts both meltdown and it will be a two way race between us and the JAGS thus the last 3 weeks we will be playing for nothing due to the lost to ATL at home if we some how win that game i pretty sure we will try and go for a perfect record and not rest our players
All the teams we beat, and Atlanta gets us at home?
Nobody is saying that there is a direct and binding correlation between SOS and this year's outcome. EVERYONE understands that, so please don't be so hard on "some."
SOS is one of many gauges that one can use to get a fix on and make predictions about this year's season. It cannot be relied on as the gospel, but neither should it be entirely discounted. It is what it is, something to talk about and this is the place where we talk about it. Some still don't undertand that.
I see anywhere between 5 and 12 wins on the schedule.
I don't know that this has been posted. If it has been, please ignore it and me both.
NFL 2011 Strength of Schedule
At a Glance
Colts -L (week1 of new Defense vs. Peyton - are you kidding?)
@Dolphins -W (rebound for a road win)
@Saints - L (Torched in NOLA - Brees has 5 TDs)
Steelers - L (They shut down the run and Brown folds on Schaub's blind side)
Raiders - W (No Aso, No winno)
@Ravens - W (Revenge for last year! Defense begins to gel.)
@Titans - W (Munchak proves that good guys sometimes finish last)
Jaguars - W (No batted ball at the end, we win going away.)
Browns - W (They're better, but so are we.)
@Bucs - W (Bucs are still a year away)
@Jaguars - W
Falcons - L (DRob gets a pick six to seal the win)
@Bengals - L (Can't find a way to beat the Bungles...in OT)
Panthers - W (Even Cam Newton won't help the rest of an awful team)
@Colts - L (Same-old, same old....we get owned)
Titans - W (As they say at Aeros games..."and they STILL suck!")
10-6 - We back into a wild-card spot.
Colts -L
@Dolphins -W
@Saints - L
Steelers - L
Raiders - W
@Ravens - L
@Titans - W
Jaguars - W
Browns - W
@Bucs -L
@Jaguars - L
Falcons - L
@Bengals - L
Panthers - W
@Colts - W
Titans - L
Typical 7-9. Just being realistic here...been burned too many times.
Why does the NFL.com schedule show us as having 2 bye weeks and only 15 games
Outside of the NFL Draft later this month, non-legal NFL talk will be at a premium, so you can't blame us if we wanted to share our best schedule-related nuggets.
You need to know the Cardinals, Bills, Panthers, Bengals and Titans are the only teams that won't play any prime-time games. And the team with the easiest season-closing stretch is the Patriots (.328 opponents' 2010 win percentage in Weeks 14-17).
Here's our divisional breakdown:
AFC West
- From Week 11-15, the Chiefs will face the team with the best 2010 regular-season record (Patriots) and then four teams that played in the 2010 Conference Championship Games (Steelers, Bears, Jets, Packers).
- This will be the fourth time in six seasons the Raiders will open the season on Monday night (0-3 in those games).
AFC East
- The Patriots open on the road for the fourth time under Bill Belichick. They've reached the Super Bowl each of the previous three times (2001, 2003, 2007).
- The Jets, who will face the NFC East, have lost two straight vs. the Cowboys, four straight vs. the Redskins, four straight vs. the Giants and are 0-8 all-time against the Eagles.
- Patriots and Colts play in regular season for ninth straight season (4-4 head to head).
AFC North
- The Ravens and Steelers met three times last year and will meet twice by Week 9 this season.
- Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will coach opposite his brother, 49ers head coach Jim, in Week 12. It will be the first game between sibling head coaches in league history.
AFC South
- The Colts are on the road three straight weeks (Weeks 6-8) but then don't leave home for a month (9, 10, 12 at home with a bye Week 11).
- The Titans will travel 7,000 miles this season, fewest in the league.
NFC West
- According to NFL.com, the 49ers will travel over 29,000 miles this season, most for any team. The schedule includes trips to Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Detroit, Washington and Baltimore.
- The Rams have two Monday night dates for the first time since 2004.
NFC East
- The Giants and Cowboys will play twice in last four weeks of season.
- The Cowboys have three home games in an 18-day stretch in November (Weeks 9, 10 and 12).
- Between Weeks 7 and 12 the Eagles have one just one road game, and it's in New Jersey just 95 miles away.
NFC South
- The Saints will play in the first game of the season for the third time in the past five seasons (lost to Colts in 2007 and beat Vikings in 2010).
- The Buccaneers will play in London for second time in three seasons (lost to Patriots in 2009).
NFC North
- The Packers host the Saints in the season opener. The defending Super Bowl champs are 7-0 in kickoff games since they began hosting them in 2004.
- The Bears have just three true road games in the first 11 weeks of the season (six home games, a bye and the London game). The downside of that is there's only two games at Soldier Field in the last six weeks.
- The Lions play a Monday night game for first time since 2001 (which was a 35-0 loss to St. Louis).
Actually, as I already corrected myself, the Cowboys have 7 prime time games (1 more than the 6 allowed).
They have 3 Sunday Night games, 1 Monday night game, 1 Thursday game (T-day), and 2 late season Saturday games, one of which is on NFLN. The 6-10 Cowboys will be in our face all year long.
The Texans have 1 Thursday night game on NFLN, with the same 6-10 record. We have zero games in broadcast prime time. The rest of the nation will likely forget that we are actually an NFL team.
How do we lose @Cincy when they have a rookie QB o wait THe bungals will prob Pick up Vince young
You know I wasn't counting the Thanksgiving game since it isn't actually on in prime time. Does the league count Thanksgiving day games as a prime time slot? I also didn't count the Saturday game on Fox since it's basically a normal NFL day because Christmas falls on that Sunday.
It will never matter how badly the Cowboys are. They will always have National games because they have a large audience. The Texans haven't done anything and haven't been around long enough to get a following around the country.
If VY comes to town, fans need to do their part and shout math problems at him while he's on the field. You know, when he goes under center scream "If a train leaves Boston at 7 pm moving 45 MPH, and a train leave New York at 5:30 moving 75 MPH, what color is the train station?" Should shut him right down.