04 Strength of Schedule

[JustBonee]

http://www.fanbay.net/nfl/projected/strength.htm
sorry if this has already been posted before!

Texans - Tough ... Cowboys - Easiest (boo)

NFL
Strength of Schedule

1 Miami Dolphins
2 Arizona Cardinals
3 Oakland Raiders
4 Houston Texans
5 Cincinnati Bengals
6 Seattle Seahawks
7 New England Patriots
8 St. Louis Rams
9 Chicago Bears
10 Buffalo Bills
11 New Orleans Saints
12 San Diego Chargers
13 Washington Redskins
14 Atlanta Falcons
15 Carolina Panthers
16 New York Jets
17 Kansas City Chiefs
18 Jacksonville Jaguars
19 Indianapolis Colts
20 Baltimore Ravens
21 San Francisco 49ers
22 Minnesota Vikings
23 Detroit Lions
24 Pittsburgh Steelers
25 Tennessee Titans
26 Green Bay Packers
27 Cleveland Browns
28 Philadelphia Eagles
29 Denver Broncos
30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31 New York Giants
32 Dallas Cowboys

Teams are ranked 1 to 32 from Hardest/Strongest Schedule to Easiest/Weakest Schedule.

 

[Panther5407]

What makes the Texans fourth hardest? Is this new one harder than the number the Texans had last year?

 

[AcresHomesTexan]

i don't get too excited by these strength of schedule things.

1-Every team in the NFL is a player or two away from being not very good in a hurry.
(seriously what if Manning gets hurt for the Colts)

2- Experts always tell us how much parity there is in the NFL, but then attempt to sell me on how say the cowboys are going to have an easy road to the playoffs because of a weal schedule.
-Can't have it both ways.

 

[infantrycak]

What makes the Texans fourth hardest? Is this new one harder than the number the Texans had last year?

Strength of schedule is determined based on the average of each opponents' winning percentage last year. I believe last year based on the 2002 records the Texans had the 7th hardest schedule and ended based on the 2003 records with the hardest schedule for last year.

 

[TheOgre]

Going into last season the Cowboys supposedly had one of the hardest schedules in the league. By the time the season was over, it turned out to be one of the easiest in the league.

 

[Wolf]

I will think the NFL East (this year) will be a little tougher than what is projected now. I think Gibbs will turn that ship around and the giants? Coughlin might get them a little more competitive but will be tough with a rookie QB

.As for us.. we will be in a dogfight also... I think we (and the jags) are closing the gap between us and the Titans.. But never count out McNair... unless he gets hurt (which I hope not)... Indy is still the team to catch,but I hope a close race (with us wining of course )