By The Huddle | April 24, 2014 12:00 am ET

2013 Passing Fantasy Points Allowed
Per Game

20 Best Matchups		20 Worst Matchups
@MIN	42.0	NYG	26.8
PHI	41.9	CIN	26.7
@ATL	38.8	IND	26.6
GB	36.1	CAR	26.1
@OAK	34.9	OAK	26.0
JAC	34.6	@MIA	25.8
ARI	34.5	TEN	25.8
DET	34.3	CLE	25.6
MIN	34.1	MIA	25.5
@DAL	33.6	@PIT	25.4
CHI	33.4	@BAL	25.0
NYJ	33.3	SF	24.9
SD	32.9	@NYG	24.2
TB	32.6	@CIN	24.1
@WAS	32.3	@CAR	24.0
DEN	32.3	@NO	23.9
@KC	31.6	SEA	21.0
@DET	31.5	@SEA	20.4
DAL	31.5	HOU	20.3
@CHI	31.4	@TEN	17.9

More Strength of Schedule:
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | RB w/ PPR | Receivers | RCV w/ PPR

The Strength of Schedule takes the results from all defensive performances last season and then applies the stats allowed against quarterbacks, running backs and receivers to determine who will have the easier schedule. This is determined by taking the best and worst venues for offenses to face and comparing those statistics allowed against the current NFL schedule for each team. Unlike strength of schedules used during the regular season which only considers the 32 defenses, this look back at last year considers the 64 venues that can happen – facing each defense either home or away.

To remove the effects of the really bad or good odd game, defensive performances last year have their best and worst game removed before determining their average fantasy points allowed for each position.

Three different views are given below – Weeks 1 to 6 show what players will face as they start the season. Weeks 1 through 16 are shown for a full season view and weeks 14 to 16 show the most common weeks for fantasy playoffs. Below that is the NFL schedule marked for each team to show when they have good (green) or bad (red) match-ups. Bye weeks are considered a bad matchup since the player is unavailable for your fantasy team that week. This is important especially considering the Dorey Rule – “draft as if the season only lasted the first six weeks”.

This analysis considers both tight ends and wide receivers awarded 0.1 points per received yard and six point touchdowns.

Best Schedules:

Fins – The Dolphin receivers face no games against a Top 20 toughest defensive venue all season long. Not one. That should at least make the connection between Mike Wallace and Ryan Tannehill more possible than last year though the due still needs to establish some chemistry.

Bears – This is great news for both Alshon Jeffrey and Brandon Marshall in an offense that will look to connect early and often with the pair. The only caveat here and it needs to at least be acknowledged, the Bears get a nice slate of games during fantasy playoffs – all home games against the Cowboys, Saints and Lions – but they will all be outside in what should be wintry Chicago weather.

Lions and Packers – Both teams have great quarterbacks and very nice schedules for the receivers. Figure on Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson doing no worse than 2013 and potentially even better.

Worst Schedules:

Jaguars –
A team already searching for the starting quarterback gets the worst schedule for receivers – over half of their games go against Top 20 toughest venues from last year. That’s league-worst and not exactly encouraging about Cecil Shorts returning from injured reserve or Justin Blackmon who may or may not have his suspension lifted.

Browns – Yet another team that is deciding on a new quarterback will face a very bad schedule. 2013 was a break out season for Josh Gordon and the Browns did not add anyone likely to matter much – Nate Burleson is probably the best bet to compete with Greg Little for the #2 role that has done almost nothing anyway. Is this enough to ding Gordon this year? Well. Yes. Bad schedule and an unknown starting quarterback is the perfect recipe for at least a marginal decline.

Ravens – Tough schedule but that’s been true every season for a long time. At least the Ravens added Steve Smith who won’t be as good as he was in his prime in Carolina, but he’s bound to be an upgrade from Marlon Brown and Jacoby Jones.

Weeks 1 to 16 (Full Season)
	SOS	Good	Bad
MIA	6	6	0
CHI	5	7	2
BUF	4	7	3
DET	4	7	3
GB	3	7	4
MIN	2	5	3
NYJ	2	5	3
ARI	2	6	4
NE	2	6	4
SEA	2	6	4
STL	2	6	4
NO	2	7	5
SF	1	5	4
WAS	1	5	4
TB	1	6	5
OAK	0	4	4
PHI	0	4	4
SD	0	4	4
NYG	0	5	5
TEN	0	5	5
CAR	-1	4	5
DEN	-1	4	5
ATL	-1	5	6
IND	-2	3	5
KC	-2	3	5
CIN	-3	2	5
HOU	-3	3	6
DAL	-4	3	7
BAL	-5	2	7
PIT	-5	2	7
CLE	-6	2	8
JAC	-7	2	9

Weeks 1 to 6 (Dorey Rule)
	SOS	Good	Bad
NO	4	4	0
SEA	4	4	0
SF	3	3	0
MIA	2	2	0
BUF	2	3	1
NYG	2	3	1
NYJ	2	3	1
SD	2	3	1
GB	2	4	2
CHI	1	2	1
STL	1	2	1
ATL	1	3	2
TEN	1	3	2
IND	0	1	1
MIN	0	1	1
PHI	0	1	1
CAR	0	2	2
DET	0	2	2
HOU	0	2	2
ARI	-1	1	2
DEN	-1	1	2
JAC	-1	1	2
OAK	-1	1	2
WAS	-1	1	2
NE	-1	2	3
BAL	-2	0	2
CLE	-2	0	2
KC	-2	0	2
PIT	-2	1	3
TB	-2	1	3
CIN	-3	0	3
DAL	-4	0	4

Weeks 14 to 16 (FF Playoffs)
	SOS	Good	Bad
DET	3	3	0
BUF	2	2	0
CHI	2	2	0
CIN	1	1	0
MIA	1	1	0
SD	1	1	0
MIN	1	2	1
PHI	1	2	1
SF	1	2	1
STL	1	2	1
TB	1	2	1
GB	0	0	0
HOU	0	0	0
BAL	0	1	1
DAL	0	1	1
IND	0	1	1
NO	0	1	1
NYJ	0	1	1
OAK	0	1	1
PIT	0	1	1
TEN	0	1	1
WAS	0	1	1
ARI	-1	0	1
ATL	-1	0	1
DEN	-1	0	1
NE	-1	0	1
NYG	-1	0	1
SEA	-1	0	1
CAR	-1	1	2
KC	-2	0	2
CLE	-3	0	3
JAC	-3	0	3

Week – By – Week

TM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
ARI	SD	@NYG	SF	BYE	@DEN	WAS	@OAK	PHI	@DAL	STL	DET	@SEA	@ATL	KC	@STL	SEA
ATL	NO	@CIN	TB	@MIN	@NYG	CHI	@BAL	DET	BYE	@TB	@CAR	CLE	ARI	@GB	PIT	@NO
BAL	CIN	PIT	@CLE	CAR	@IND	@TB	ATL	@CIN	@PIT	TEN	BYE	@NO	SD	@MIA	JAC	@HOU
BUF	@CHI	MIA	SD	@HOU	@DET	NE	MIN	@NYJ	BYE	KC	@MIA	NYJ	CLE	@DEN	GB	@OAK
CAR	@TB	DET	PIT	@BAL	CHI	@CIN	@GB	SEA	NO	@PHI	ATL	BYE	@MIN	@NO	TB	CLE
CHI	BUF	@SF	@NYJ	GB	@CAR	@ATL	MIA	@NE	BYE	@GB	MIN	TB	@DET	DAL	NO	DET
CIN	@BAL	ATL	TEN	BYE	@NE	CAR	@IND	BAL	JAC	CLE	@NO	@HOU	@TB	PIT	@CLE	DEN
CLE	@PIT	NO	BAL	BYE	@TEN	PIT	@JAC	OAK	TB	@CIN	HOU	@ATL	@BUF	IND	CIN	@CAR
DAL	SF	@TEN	@STL	NO	HOU	@SEA	NYG	WAS	ARI	@JAC	BYE	@NYG	PHI	@CHI	@PHI	IND
DEN	IND	KC	@SEA	BYE	ARI	@NYJ	SF	SD	@NE	@OAK	@STL	MIA	@KC	BUF	@SD	@CIN
DET	NYG	@CAR	GB	@NYJ	BUF	@MIN	NO	@ATL	BYE	MIA	@ARI	@NE	CHI	TB	MIN	@CHI
GB	@SEA	NYJ	@DET	@CHI	MIN	@MIA	CAR	@NO	BYE	CHI	PHI	@MIN	NE	ATL	@BUF	@TB
HOU	WAS	@OAK	@NYG	BUF	@DAL	IND	@PIT	@TEN	PHI	BYE	@CLE	CIN	TEN	@JAC	@IND	BAL
IND	@DEN	PHI	@JAC	TEN	BAL	@HOU	CIN	@PIT	@NYG	BYE	NE	JAC	WAS	@CLE	HOU	@DAL
JAC	@PHI	@WAS	IND	@SD	PIT	@TEN	CLE	MIA	@CIN	DAL	BYE	@IND	NYG	HOU	@BAL	TEN
KC	TEN	@DEN	@MIA	NE	@SF	BYE	@SD	STL	NYJ	@BUF	SEA	@OAK	DEN	@ARI	OAK	@PIT
MIA	NE	@BUF	KC	@OAK	BYE	GB	@CHI	@JAC	SD	@DET	BUF	@DEN	@NYJ	BAL	@NE	MIN
MIN	@STL	NE	@NO	ATL	@GB	DET	@BUF	@TB	WAS	BYE	@CHI	GB	CAR	NYJ	@DET	@MIA
NE	@MIA	@MIN	OAK	@KC	CIN	@BUF	NYJ	CHI	DEN	BYE	@IND	DET	@GB	@SD	MIA	@NYJ
NO	@ATL	@CLE	MIN	@DAL	TB	BYE	@DET	GB	@CAR	SF	CIN	BAL	@PIT	CAR	@CHI	ATL
NYG	@DET	ARI	HOU	@WAS	ATL	@PHI	@DAL	BYE	IND	@SEA	SF	DAL	@JAC	@TEN	WAS	@STL
NYJ	OAK	@GB	CHI	DET	@SD	DEN	@NE	BUF	@KC	PIT	BYE	@BUF	MIA	@MIN	@TEN	NE
OAK	@NYJ	HOU	@NE	MIA	BYE	SD	ARI	@CLE	@SEA	DEN	@SD	KC	@STL	SF	@KC	BUF
PHI	JAC	@IND	WAS	@SF	STL	NYG	BYE	@ARI	@HOU	CAR	@GB	TEN	@DAL	SEA	DAL	@WAS
PIT	CLE	@BAL	@CAR	TB	@JAC	@CLE	HOU	IND	BAL	@NYJ	@TEN	BYE	NO	@CIN	@ATL	KC
SD	@ARI	SEA	@BUF	JAC	NYJ	@OAK	KC	@DEN	@MIA	BYE	OAK	STL	@BAL	NE	DEN	@SF
SEA	GB	@SD	DEN	BYE	@WAS	DAL	@STL	@CAR	OAK	NYG	@KC	ARI	@SF	@PHI	SF	@ARI
SF	@DAL	CHI	@ARI	PHI	KC	@STL	@DEN	BYE	STL	@NO	@NYG	WAS	SEA	@OAK	@SEA	SD
STL	MIN	@TB	DAL	BYE	@PHI	SF	SEA	@KC	@SF	@ARI	DEN	@SD	OAK	@WAS	ARI	NYG
TB	CAR	STL	@ATL	@PIT	@NO	BAL	BYE	MIN	@CLE	ATL	@WAS	@CHI	CIN	@DET	@CAR	GB
TEN	@KC	DAL	@CIN	@IND	CLE	JAC	@WAS	HOU	BYE	@BAL	PIT	@PHI	@HOU	NYG	NYJ	@JAC
WAS	@HOU	JAC	@PHI	NYG	SEA	@ARI	TEN	@DAL	@MIN	BYE	TB	@SF	@IND	STL	@NYG	PHI