Cowboys 2014 strength of schedule ranks 18 in NFL at 48%

[WoodysGirl]

NFL strength of schedule in 2014
Rank. Team – Opp. Win Pct.
1. Oakland Raiders -- .578
2. Denver Broncos -- .570
3. St. Louis Rams --.564
4. San Diego Chargers -- .563
4. San Francisco 49ers -- .563
6. Seattle Seahawks -- .561
7. Kansas City Chiefs -- .559
8. Arizona Cardinals -- .547
9. New York Jets -- .520
10. New England Patriots -- .516
11. Atlanta Falcons -- .512
12. Miami Dolphins -- .508
13. Green Bay Packers -- .504
14. Buffalo Bills -- .500
15. Chicago Bears -- .496
16. Detroit Lions -- .492
17. Washington Commanders -- .490
18. Dallas Cowboys -- .488
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- .484
20. Philadelphia Eagles -- .479
21. Minnesota Vikings -- .477
22. Carolina Panthers -- .473
23. Cincinnati Bengals -- .469
23. New Orleans Saints -- .469
23. Pittsburgh Steelers -- .469
26. Cleveland Browns -- .465
26. New York Giants -- .465
28. Baltimore Ravens -- .461
29. Jacksonville Jaguars -- .453
30. Houston Texans -- .441
31. Tennessee Titans -- .438
32. Indianapolis Colts -- .430

http://www.csnbayarea.com/raiders/raiders-have-nfls-toughest-2014-schedule?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo

 

[CyberB0b]

Poor Raiders.

 

[17yearsandcounting]

It is probably only ranked so bad because we get the Skins and Giants for a quarter of the schedule.

 

[pancakeman]

Poor Raiders, that's a pretty brutal schedule. Six tough division games, plus NFC West, and Patriots.

 

[yentl911]

middle of the pack schedule for a middle of the pack team.

 

[TonyRomo17]

the cowboys wont make the playoffs until they fire JG

 

[Aikmaniac]

the cowboys wont make the playoffs until they fire JG

Powerball numbers?

 

[Doomsday101]

I never put much stock into strength of schedule. It can tell you based on the past season but can't tell you what team is going to step up. I'm sure KC did not look like a hard game before the start of the 2013 season that changed on the other hand Houston looked to be a true contender and fell flat.

 

[31smackdown]

Does anyone have what last years projected strength of schedule was and what it actually ended up to be? In a league with such swings, how much does this really mean outside of the top 2 or 3 on each end?

 

[DoctorChicken]

Poor Raiders. They already suck and now this.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I will go ahead and say it..................The Raiders are on the clock (1st pick in 2015 with that schedule).................LOL

 

[pancakeman]

Does anyone have what last years projected strength of schedule was and what it actually ended up to be? In a league with such swings, how much does this really mean outside of the top 2 or 3 on each end?

This site shows the SoS rankings (but not the winning percentages) before and after the season.
Some of the more notable ones:
- Lions expected to have 2nd hardest schedule but in reality it was the 29th!
- Packers expected the 6th hardest and got the 30th.
- Bucs expected middle of the pack but their opponents won the most.
- Texans expected 26th hardest, got 2nd hardest instead!
- Poor Raiders expected the 29th hardest but got the 8th.

Cowboys schedule looked 24th hardest, wound up being 21st.

 

[Proximo]

I never put much stock into strength of schedule. It can tell you based on the past season but can't tell you what team is going to step up. I'm sure KC did not look like a hard game before the start of the 2013 season that changed on the other hand Houston looked to be a true contender and fell flat.

Exactly. Way too many surprises in this league each year to try and guess this far in advance which schedules are going to be the easiest or hardest.

 

[Fredd]

true, this will all change once the cowboys start to steam roll everyone, making their opponent's SOS MUCH higher

 

[StarBoyz83]

the cowboys wont make the playoffs until they fire JG

That and get talent on the roster.

 

[Longboysfan]

Poor Raiders, that's a pretty brutal schedule. Six tough division games, plus NFC West, and Patriots.

LOL. Another year of being the whipping target for a lot of teams.

 

[dstovall5]

LOL. Another year of being the whipping target for a lot of teams.

Hmm, sounds familiar.

 

[GoCowboysGo]

I wish they added strength of schedule outside a team's own division.