We all know how I feel about these things….It’s not who you play, but when you play them….Also since team rosters are nowhere close to being completed, how do you know what a team is going to play like next season? But, as a service, we publish the following:
| 2013 Strength of schedule | ||
| Team | SOS | Opponent record |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | .543 | 138-116-2 |
| Detroit Lions | .539 | 138-118-0 |
| New Orleans Saints | .539 | 137-117-2 |
| St. Louis Rams | .539 | 137-117-2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | .535 | 137-119-0 |
| Green Bay Packers | .533 | 136-119-1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | .520 | 131-121-4 |
| Miami Dolphins | .520 | 133-123-0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | .520 | 132-122-2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | .516 | 132-124-0 |
| Seattle Seahawks | .516 | 130-122-4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | .508 | 130-126-0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | .508 | 129-125-2 |
| New England Patriots | .508 | 130-126-0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | .504 | 128-126-0 |
| Chicago Bears | .502 | 128-127-1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | .500 | 127-127-2 |
| Washington Redskins | .498 | 127-128-1 |
| New York Jets | .496 | 127-129-0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | .496 | 127-129-0 |
| Cleveland Browns | .492 | 126-130-0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | .496 | 126-130-0 |
| Tennessee Titans | .488 | 124-130-2 |
| New York Giants | .480 | 123-133-0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | .480 | 121-134-1 |
| Buffalo Bills | .473 | 121-135-0 |
| Houston Texans | .473 | 120-134-2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | .473 | 121-135-0 |
| Oakland Raiders | .469 | 120-136-0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | .461 | 117-137-2 |
| San Diego Chargers | .457 | 117-139-0 |
| Denver Broncos | .430 | 110-146-0 |