The Oakland Raiders of the mighty AFC West will face three playoff teams within their division, playing each twice in 2014 -- and outside of practice, they don't get to face the Oakland Raiders.
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Those facts give the Raiders the toughest strength of schedule heading into the 2014 season, according to NFL Media's research team.
Not surprisingly, the entire AFC South (a combined 24-40 2013 record) comprises the four easiest schedules next season. The Indianapolis Colts project to have the least challenging schedule.
In reality, the numbers below are meaningless. Teams are always rising and falling in the NFL, am I right?
Still, the list can be fun to peruse while you procrastinate from whatever work you are supposed to be doing.
- Oakland Raiders .578
- Denver Broncos .570
- St. Louis Rams .564
- San Diego Chargers .563
San Francisco 49ers .563 - Seattle Seahawks .561
- Kansas City Chiefs .559
- Arizona Cardinals .547
- New York Jets .520
- New England Patriots .516
- Atlanta Falcons .512
- Miami Dolphins .508
- Green Bay Packers .504
- Buffalo Bills .500
- Chicago Bears .496
- Detroit Lions .492
- Washington Redskins .490
- Dallas Cowboys .488
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers .484
- Philadelphia Eagles .479
- Minnesota Vikings .477
- Carolina Panthers .473
- Cincinnati Bengals .469
New Orleans Saints .469
Pittsburgh Steelers .469 - Cleveland Browns .465
New York Giants .465 - Baltimore Ravens .461
- Jacksonville Jaguars .453
- Houston Texans .441
- Tennessee Titans .438
- Indianapolis Colts .430
Here is last season's list if you care to waste more time.
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