Strength of Schedule - Rushing and Defense

Mr. J.V. Presogna
Presogna Productions

A Real-Life Example

The 1994 NFL Season
Rush Defense v. Team Rushing

This will demonstrate why Strength of Schedule is Specific,
and that it is not related to Wins and Losses.
This example is only for rushing and rush defense.
There are a total of 6 Strength of Schedule comparisons.
Your Total Offense v Their Total Defense, and the opposite.
Your Team Passing v Their Pass Defense, and the opposite.
Your Team Rushing v Their Rush Defense, and the opposite.

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Who faced the most difficult schedule in 1994?
The most difficult schedule versus "Team Rushing" was the Houston Oilers.
They did not do too well against that either, as the charts below will show.

The easiest schedule versus "Team Rushing" was the LA Rams.
Sadly, the LA Rams got pushed around even by those weaklings.

* Denotes Playoff Team

The first table shows the average "Team Rushing" coming in,
and compares it to what the team "actually gave up" during the season.
(+) means the actual given up was more than the average coming in.
(-) means the actual given up was less than the average coming in.

NFC

Average Team Rushing Faced	Team	Rush Defense	Actual Team Rushing
2.705	Tampa Bay	104.11	3.434 (+)
2.661	NY Giants	78.59	2.784 (+)
2.660	Dallas*	65.66	2.323 (-)
2.611	Washington	100.64	2.923 (+)
2.609	Green Bay*	57.00	2.031 (-)
2.590	Chicago*	106.92	3.563 (+)
2.587	Minnesota*	27.83	1.394 (-)
2.558	Arizona	50.37	1.912 (-)
2.543	Atlanta	86.01	2.803 (+)
2.503	Philadelphia	67.72	2.423 (-)
2.452	San Francisco*	58.71	1.989 (-)
2.408	New Orleans	77.39	2.811 (+)
2.367	Detroit*	85.35	2.813 (+)
2.331	LA Rams	92.92	2.665 (+)

AFC

Average Team Rushing Faced	Team	Rush Defense	Actual Team Rushing
2.837	Houston Oilers	108.15	3.468 (+)
2.814	Cincinnati	95.92	2.928 (+)
2.790	New England*	82.74	3.059 (+)
2.779	Cleveland*	69.89	2.496 (-)
2.765	Pittsburgh*	52.62	2.087 (-)
2.704	Miami*	68.89	2.162 (-)
2.688	NY Jets	81.41	2.945 (+)
2.686	Denver	86.91	2.961 (+)
2.684	Buffalo	61.20	2.139 (-)
2.684	LA Raiders	60.12	2.234 (-)
2.674	Seattle	95.21	3.107 (+)
2.644	Indianapolis	66.25	2.438 (-)
2.642	Kansas City*	68.32	2.809 (+)
2.560	San Diego*	57.06	2.133 (-)

1994 NFL Average "Team Rushing" = 2.626

1994 NFL Average "Strength of Schedule" = 2.626

1994 NFL "Median Strength of Schedule" = 2.645

To view the Playoff Teams for the 2007 NFL Season click here.

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