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

2013 Passing Fantasy Points Allowed
Per Game

20 Best Matchups		20 Worst Matchups
PHI	65.7	IND	43.1
@MIN	63.5	NO	42.7
@OAK	56.9	KC	42.6
@ATL	56.8	TEN	42.3
DET	53.7	SF	42.2
@DAL	52.8	@DEN	42.1
GB	52.8	CIN	41.6
MIN	52.6	@NE	41.4
JAC	52.4	OAK	41.2
ARI	52.4	@BAL	41.1
NYJ	51.4	CLE	41.1
DEN	50.9	MIA	40.2
SD	50.6	@NYG	40.1
@CLE	50.2	@CIN	40.1
TB	49.1	@NO	39.4
DAL	48.7	@CAR	38.6
@ARI	48.5	SEA	36.5
@TB	48.3	@SEA	33.1
@KC	48.1	HOU	30.5
@WAS	48.0	@TEN	30.4

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 along with one point per reception.

Best Schedules:

Sam Bradford – The fifth-year player faces a nice slate of games with half his games going against a Top 20 easiest venue and history says he needs every advantage he can get. He missed 11 games with a blown knee in 2013 and has never delivered on the promise of being the 2010 Offensive Rookie of the Year. Since the only free agent pickup for receiver was Kenny Britt, it is hard to see Bradford making much progress despite the nice schedule.

Vikings – The soft schedule will help though the Vikings are yet another team looking at the NFL draft with an eye toward getting a new quarterback. Greg Jennings and Cordarrelle Patterson both enter their second season in Minneapolis which should benefit the offense as well. One caveat here – the Vikings won’t be in a dome this year while their new stadium is being built and playing outside could be an issue in weeks 12, 13, 14 and17.

Russell Wilson – Wilson is never going to be in a pass-heavy scheme in Seattle and that will influence just how productive he can possibly be. But he receives a nice schedule and more importantly, his first six games contains four good matchups and no bad ones. A decent fantasy play during the opening of the season when passing points are generally higher and gives you time to switch off to some other developing situation.

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

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

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