Strength of Schedule Rankings: 1998 National Football League (NFL)

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Strength of schedule (SOS) scores include only games that have already been played. Games still remaining on the schedule do not impact the present week's strength of schedule scores. For this reason, SOS scores are not made available before the completion of the second week.

Rank Program Score Division # Games Non-Division Games
1.
New England Patriots		 552.65 #1 AFC East 17 @ #1 Denver Broncos
#16 Tennessee Oilers
@ #20 New Orleans Saints
#18 Kansas City Chiefs
#3 Atlanta Falcons
@ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #26 St. Louis Rams
#5 San Francisco 49ers
@ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars
2.
Miami Dolphins		 546.61 #1 AFC East 18 #19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars
#26 St. Louis Rams
@ #24 Carolina Panthers
#20 New Orleans Saints
@ #17 Oakland Raiders
#1 Denver Broncos
@ #3 Atlanta Falcons
@ #1 Denver Broncos
3.
St. Louis Rams		 545.86 #4 NFC West 16 #2 Minnesota Vikings
@ #9 Buffalo Bills
#13 Arizona Cardinals
#4 New York Jets
@ #7 Miami Dolphins
@ #27 Chicago Bears
@ #29 Philadelphia Eagles
#11 New England Patriots
4.
Chicago Bears		 541.26 #2 NFC Central 16 #6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #13 Arizona Cardinals
#10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #16 Tennessee Oilers
#26 St. Louis Rams
@ #3 Atlanta Falcons
#22 Baltimore Ravens
5.
Carolina Panthers		 540.05 #4 NFC West 16 #8 Green Bay Packers
@ #10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#9 Buffalo Bills
#7 Miami Dolphins
@ #4 New York Jets
#21 Washington Redskins
@ #28 Indianapolis Colts
6.
New Orleans Saints		 539.76 #4 NFC West 16 @ #28 Indianapolis Colts
#11 New England Patriots
#14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
@ #2 Minnesota Vikings
@ #7 Miami Dolphins
#10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #13 Arizona Cardinals
#9 Buffalo Bills
7.
Indianapolis Colts		 538.89 #1 AFC East 16 #20 New Orleans Saints
#25 San Diego Chargers
@ #5 San Francisco 49ers
@ #22 Baltimore Ravens
@ #3 Atlanta Falcons
#30 Cincinnati Bengals
@ #12 Seattle Seahawks
#24 Carolina Panthers
8.
New York Jets		 523.82 #1 AFC East 18 @ #5 San Francisco 49ers
#22 Baltimore Ravens
@ #26 St. Louis Rams
#3 Atlanta Falcons
@ #18 Kansas City Chiefs
@ #16 Tennessee Oilers
#24 Carolina Panthers
#12 Seattle Seahawks
#6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #1 Denver Broncos
Rank Program Score Division # Games Non-Division Games
9.
Kansas City Chiefs		 521.75 #3 AFC West 16 @ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #29 Philadelphia Eagles
@ #11 New England Patriots
#19 Pittsburgh Steelers
#4 New York Jets
#13 Arizona Cardinals
#10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #15 New York Giants
10.
Detroit Lions		 521.20 #2 NFC Central 16 #30 Cincinnati Bengals
#13 Arizona Cardinals
@ #29 Philadelphia Eagles
#19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #5 San Francisco 49ers
#3 Atlanta Falcons
@ #22 Baltimore Ravens
11.
Cincinnati Bengals		 512.84 #6 AFC Central 16 @ #23 Detroit Lions
#8 Green Bay Packers
@ #17 Oakland Raiders
#1 Denver Broncos
@ #2 Minnesota Vikings
#9 Buffalo Bills
@ #28 Indianapolis Colts
#14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12.
Philadelphia Eagles		 505.93 #5 NFC East 16 #12 Seattle Seahawks
@ #3 Atlanta Falcons
#18 Kansas City Chiefs
@ #1 Denver Broncos
@ #25 San Diego Chargers
#23 Detroit Lions
@ #8 Green Bay Packers
#26 St. Louis Rams
13.
San Francisco 49ers		 502.07 #4 NFC West 18 #4 New York Jets
@ #21 Washington Redskins
@ #9 Buffalo Bills
#28 Indianapolis Colts
@ #8 Green Bay Packers
#15 New York Giants
#23 Detroit Lions
@ #11 New England Patriots
#8 Green Bay Packers
14.
Washington Redskins		 499.68 #5 NFC East 16 #5 San Francisco 49ers
@ #12 Seattle Seahawks
#1 Denver Broncos
@ #2 Minnesota Vikings
@ #17 Oakland Raiders
#25 San Diego Chargers
@ #24 Carolina Panthers
#14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15.
New York Giants		 498.79 #5 NFC East 16 @ #17 Oakland Raiders
@ #25 San Diego Chargers
@ #14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#3 Atlanta Falcons
#8 Green Bay Packers
@ #5 San Francisco 49ers
#1 Denver Broncos
#18 Kansas City Chiefs
16.
Oakland Raiders		 497.20 #3 AFC West 16 #15 New York Giants
@ #10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #13 Arizona Cardinals
#30 Cincinnati Bengals
@ #22 Baltimore Ravens
#21 Washington Redskins
#7 Miami Dolphins
@ #9 Buffalo Bills
Rank Program Score Division # Games Non-Division Games
17.
Atlanta Falcons		 494.73 #4 NFC West 19 #29 Philadelphia Eagles
@ #15 New York Giants
@ #4 New York Jets
@ #11 New England Patriots
#27 Chicago Bears
#28 Indianapolis Colts
@ #23 Detroit Lions
#7 Miami Dolphins
@ #2 Minnesota Vikings
% #1 Denver Broncos
18.
San Diego Chargers		 488.43 #3 AFC West 16 #9 Buffalo Bills
@ #16 Tennessee Oilers
#15 New York Giants
@ #28 Indianapolis Colts
#29 Philadelphia Eagles
#22 Baltimore Ravens
@ #21 Washington Redskins
@ #13 Arizona Cardinals
19.
Denver Broncos		 487.92 #3 AFC West 19 #11 New England Patriots
#10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #21 Washington Redskins
#29 Philadelphia Eagles
#6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #30 Cincinnati Bengals
@ #15 New York Giants
@ #7 Miami Dolphins
#7 Miami Dolphins
#4 New York Jets
% #3 Atlanta Falcons
20.
Buffalo Bills		 487.45 #1 AFC East 17 @ #25 San Diego Chargers
#26 St. Louis Rams
#5 San Francisco 49ers
#6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #24 Carolina Panthers
@ #30 Cincinnati Bengals
#17 Oakland Raiders
@ #20 New Orleans Saints
21.
Jacksonville Jaguars		 486.14 #6 AFC Central 18 @ #27 Chicago Bears
#18 Kansas City Chiefs
#7 Miami Dolphins
@ #9 Buffalo Bills
@ #1 Denver Broncos
#14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#23 Detroit Lions
@ #2 Minnesota Vikings
#11 New England Patriots
@ #4 New York Jets
22.
Seattle Seahawks		 483.30 #3 AFC West 16 @ #29 Philadelphia Eagles
#13 Arizona Cardinals
#21 Washington Redskins
@ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #10 Dallas Cowboys
#16 Tennessee Oilers
@ #4 New York Jets
#28 Indianapolis Colts
23.
Tennessee Oilers		 474.31 #6 AFC Central 16 #25 San Diego Chargers
@ #11 New England Patriots
#27 Chicago Bears
@ #14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#4 New York Jets
@ #12 Seattle Seahawks
@ #8 Green Bay Packers
#2 Minnesota Vikings
24.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers		 472.47 #2 NFC Central 16 #15 New York Giants
#24 Carolina Panthers
@ #20 New Orleans Saints
#16 Tennessee Oilers
@ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars
#19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #21 Washington Redskins
@ #30 Cincinnati Bengals
Rank Program Score Division # Games Non-Division Games
25.
Green Bay Packers		 462.90 #2 NFC Central 17 @ #30 Cincinnati Bengals
@ #24 Carolina Panthers
#22 Baltimore Ravens
#5 San Francisco 49ers
@ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers
@ #15 New York Giants
#29 Philadelphia Eagles
#16 Tennessee Oilers
@ #5 San Francisco 49ers
26.
Baltimore Ravens		 461.10 #6 AFC Central 16 @ #4 New York Jets
@ #8 Green Bay Packers
#17 Oakland Raiders
@ #25 San Diego Chargers
#28 Indianapolis Colts
#2 Minnesota Vikings
@ #27 Chicago Bears
#23 Detroit Lions
27.
Dallas Cowboys		 458.30 #5 NFC East 17 @ #1 Denver Broncos
#17 Oakland Raiders
#24 Carolina Panthers
@ #27 Chicago Bears
#12 Seattle Seahawks
#2 Minnesota Vikings
@ #20 New Orleans Saints
@ #18 Kansas City Chiefs
28.
Pittsburgh Steelers		 456.59 #6 AFC Central 16 #27 Chicago Bears
@ #7 Miami Dolphins
#12 Seattle Seahawks
@ #18 Kansas City Chiefs
#8 Green Bay Packers
@ #23 Detroit Lions
#11 New England Patriots
@ #14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29.
Minnesota Vikings		 452.32 #2 NFC Central 18 @ #26 St. Louis Rams
#21 Washington Redskins
#20 New Orleans Saints
#30 Cincinnati Bengals
@ #10 Dallas Cowboys
@ #22 Baltimore Ravens
#6 Jacksonville Jaguars
@ #16 Tennessee Oilers
#13 Arizona Cardinals
#3 Atlanta Falcons
30.
Arizona Cardinals		 436.64 #5 NFC East 18 @ #12 Seattle Seahawks
@ #26 St. Louis Rams
#17 Oakland Raiders
#27 Chicago Bears
@ #23 Detroit Lions
@ #18 Kansas City Chiefs
#20 New Orleans Saints
#25 San Diego Chargers
@ #2 Minnesota Vikings

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game