2003 NFL Team schedule by 2002 opponent records.
Strength schedule for an NFL team
has become far too often a gauge to determine how successful a team is/was in
any given season. While there is a statistic for almost any situation in or
around the National Football League, the strength of schedule is one barometer
that is a common factor in determining playoff spot races to even an excuse for
a team front office when the season hadn’t progressed as well as
anticipated.
Below is a workup of the 2003
season strength of schedule, ranked in order of easiest schedule to most
difficult, from 2002 NFL season results.
|
Ranking
|
Team
|
W- L-
T
|
W/L
Pct.
|
Games
Against
2002
Playoff
Teams
|
|
1 |
Seattle |
113-142-1
|
.443 |
5 |
|
1 |
Arizona |
113-142-1
|
.443 |
5 |
|
3 |
Green
Bay |
115-141-0
|
.449 |
4 |
|
4 |
San
Francisco |
115-140-1
|
.451 |
5 |
|
5 |
St.
Louis |
116-138-2
|
.457 |
7 |
|
6 |
Pittsburgh |
121-135-0
|
.473 |
6 |
|
6 |
Detroit |
121-135-0
|
.473 |
4 |
|
8 |
Kansas
City |
121-134-1
|
.475 |
5 |
|
9 |
Minnesota |
122-133-1
|
.479 |
6 |
|
10 |
Cleveland |
122-132-2
|
.480 |
5 |
|
10 |
Baltimore |
122-132-2
|
.480 |
6 |
|
10 |
Chicago |
123-133-0
|
.480 |
4 |
|
13 |
Oakland |
123-132-1
|
.482 |
5 |
|
14 |
San
Diego |
124-131-1
|
.486 |
5 |
|
15 |
Denver |
126-129-1
|
.494 |
6 |
|
16 |
Buffalo |
129-127-0
|
.504 |
6 |
|
17 |
Cincinnati |
129-125-2
|
.508 |
6 |
|
18 |
Miami |
132-124-0
|
.516 |
6 |
|
19 |
Indianapolis |
132-123-1
|
.518 |
6 |
|
20 |
New
Orleans |
132-122-2
|
.520 |
8 |
|
21 |
NY
Giants |
133-122-1
|
.521 |
5 |
|
22 |
Tennessee |
133-121-2
|
.523 |
7 |
|
22 |
Atlanta |
134-122-0
|
.523 |
6 |
|
22 |
Carolina |
133-121-2
|
.523 |
8 |
|
25 |
New England |
135-121-0
|
.527 |
7 |
|
26 |
Houston |
136-119-1
|
.533 |
7 |
|
27 |
Washington |
137-118-1
|
.537 |
7 |
|
27 |
Jacksonville |
137-118-1
|
.537 |
7 |
|
29 |
Tampa Bay |
137-117-2
|
.539 |
8 |
|
30 |
Philadelphia |
138-117-1
|
.541 |
7 |
|
30 |
NY Jets |
138-117-1
|
.541 |
6 |
|
30 |
Dallas |
138-117-1
|
.541 |
7
|