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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. |  St. Louis Rams |
559.37 | #3 NFC West | 16 | #1 Minnesota Vikings @ #9 Buffalo Bills #16 Arizona Cardinals #4 New York Jets @ #8 Miami Dolphins @ #27 Chicago Bears @ #30 Philadelphia Eagles #11 New England Patriots |
| 2. |  New England Patriots |
555.85 | #1 AFC East | 16 | @ #2 Denver Broncos #14 Tennessee Oilers @ #20 New Orleans Saints #18 Kansas City Chiefs #3 Atlanta Falcons @ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #25 St. Louis Rams #5 San Francisco 49ers |
| 3. |  Chicago Bears |
554.85 | #2 NFC Central | 16 | #6 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #16 Arizona Cardinals #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #14 Tennessee Oilers #25 St. Louis Rams @ #3 Atlanta Falcons #22 Baltimore Ravens |
| 4. |  Carolina Panthers |
554.74 | #3 NFC West | 16 | #7 Green Bay Packers @ #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #9 Buffalo Bills #8 Miami Dolphins @ #4 New York Jets #21 Washington Redskins @ #28 Indianapolis Colts |
| 5. |  New Orleans Saints |
554.58 | #3 NFC West | 16 | @ #28 Indianapolis Colts #11 New England Patriots #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #1 Minnesota Vikings @ #8 Miami Dolphins #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #16 Arizona Cardinals #9 Buffalo Bills |
| 6. |  Indianapolis Colts |
553.95 | #1 AFC East | 16 | #20 New Orleans Saints #26 San Diego Chargers @ #5 San Francisco 49ers @ #22 Baltimore Ravens @ #3 Atlanta Falcons #29 Cincinnati Bengals @ #13 Seattle Seahawks #24 Carolina Panthers |
| 7. |  Miami Dolphins |
538.05 | #1 AFC East | 16 | #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars #25 St. Louis Rams @ #24 Carolina Panthers #20 New Orleans Saints @ #17 Oakland Raiders #2 Denver Broncos @ #3 Atlanta Falcons |
| 8. |  Detroit Lions |
533.56 | #2 NFC Central | 16 | #29 Cincinnati Bengals #16 Arizona Cardinals @ #30 Philadelphia Eagles #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #5 San Francisco 49ers #3 Atlanta Falcons @ #22 Baltimore Ravens |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. |  Kansas City Chiefs |
522.35 | #4 AFC West | 16 | @ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #30 Philadelphia Eagles @ #11 New England Patriots #19 Pittsburgh Steelers #4 New York Jets #16 Arizona Cardinals #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #15 New York Giants |
| 10. |  Cincinnati Bengals |
521.45 | #6 AFC Central | 16 | @ #23 Detroit Lions #7 Green Bay Packers @ #17 Oakland Raiders #2 Denver Broncos @ #1 Minnesota Vikings #9 Buffalo Bills @ #28 Indianapolis Colts #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11. |  New York Jets |
510.22 | #1 AFC East | 16 | @ #5 San Francisco 49ers #22 Baltimore Ravens @ #25 St. Louis Rams #3 Atlanta Falcons @ #18 Kansas City Chiefs @ #14 Tennessee Oilers #24 Carolina Panthers #13 Seattle Seahawks |
| 12. |  Philadelphia Eagles |
509.67 | #5 NFC East | 16 | #13 Seattle Seahawks @ #3 Atlanta Falcons #18 Kansas City Chiefs @ #2 Denver Broncos @ #26 San Diego Chargers #23 Detroit Lions @ #7 Green Bay Packers #25 St. Louis Rams |
| 13. |  Washington Redskins |
504.98 | #5 NFC East | 16 | #5 San Francisco 49ers @ #13 Seattle Seahawks #2 Denver Broncos @ #1 Minnesota Vikings @ #17 Oakland Raiders #26 San Diego Chargers @ #24 Carolina Panthers #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 14. |  New York Giants |
503.25 | #5 NFC East | 16 | @ #17 Oakland Raiders @ #26 San Diego Chargers @ #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #3 Atlanta Falcons #7 Green Bay Packers @ #5 San Francisco 49ers #2 Denver Broncos #18 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15. |  Oakland Raiders |
497.14 | #4 AFC West | 16 | #15 New York Giants @ #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #16 Arizona Cardinals #29 Cincinnati Bengals @ #22 Baltimore Ravens #21 Washington Redskins #8 Miami Dolphins @ #9 Buffalo Bills |
| 16. |  Buffalo Bills |
489.80 | #1 AFC East | 16 | @ #26 San Diego Chargers #25 St. Louis Rams #5 San Francisco 49ers #6 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #24 Carolina Panthers @ #29 Cincinnati Bengals #17 Oakland Raiders @ #20 New Orleans Saints |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. |  San Francisco 49ers |
488.84 | #3 NFC West | 16 | #4 New York Jets @ #21 Washington Redskins @ #9 Buffalo Bills #28 Indianapolis Colts @ #7 Green Bay Packers #15 New York Giants #23 Detroit Lions @ #11 New England Patriots |
| 18. |  San Diego Chargers |
486.36 | #4 AFC West | 16 | #9 Buffalo Bills @ #14 Tennessee Oilers #15 New York Giants @ #28 Indianapolis Colts #30 Philadelphia Eagles #22 Baltimore Ravens @ #21 Washington Redskins @ #16 Arizona Cardinals |
| 19. |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
485.60 | #2 NFC Central | 16 | #15 New York Giants #24 Carolina Panthers @ #20 New Orleans Saints #14 Tennessee Oilers @ #6 Jacksonville Jaguars #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #21 Washington Redskins @ #29 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20. |  Tennessee Oilers |
485.38 | #6 AFC Central | 16 | #26 San Diego Chargers @ #11 New England Patriots #27 Chicago Bears @ #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #4 New York Jets @ #13 Seattle Seahawks @ #7 Green Bay Packers #1 Minnesota Vikings |
| 21. |  Seattle Seahawks |
482.54 | #4 AFC West | 16 | @ #30 Philadelphia Eagles #16 Arizona Cardinals #21 Washington Redskins @ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #10 Dallas Cowboys #14 Tennessee Oilers @ #4 New York Jets #28 Indianapolis Colts |
| 22. |  Jacksonville Jaguars |
473.40 | #6 AFC Central | 16 | @ #27 Chicago Bears #18 Kansas City Chiefs #8 Miami Dolphins @ #9 Buffalo Bills @ #2 Denver Broncos #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #23 Detroit Lions @ #1 Minnesota Vikings |
| 23. |  Baltimore Ravens |
470.89 | #6 AFC Central | 16 | @ #4 New York Jets @ #7 Green Bay Packers #17 Oakland Raiders @ #26 San Diego Chargers #28 Indianapolis Colts #1 Minnesota Vikings @ #27 Chicago Bears #23 Detroit Lions |
| 24. |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
465.28 | #6 AFC Central | 16 | #27 Chicago Bears @ #8 Miami Dolphins #13 Seattle Seahawks @ #18 Kansas City Chiefs #7 Green Bay Packers @ #23 Detroit Lions #11 New England Patriots @ #12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. |  Dallas Cowboys |
457.26 | #5 NFC East | 16 | @ #2 Denver Broncos #17 Oakland Raiders #24 Carolina Panthers @ #27 Chicago Bears #13 Seattle Seahawks #1 Minnesota Vikings @ #20 New Orleans Saints @ #18 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 26. |  Green Bay Packers |
456.97 | #2 NFC Central | 16 | @ #29 Cincinnati Bengals @ #24 Carolina Panthers #22 Baltimore Ravens #5 San Francisco 49ers @ #19 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #15 New York Giants #30 Philadelphia Eagles #14 Tennessee Oilers |
| 27. |  Denver Broncos |
454.20 | #4 AFC West | 16 | #11 New England Patriots #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #21 Washington Redskins #30 Philadelphia Eagles #6 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #29 Cincinnati Bengals @ #15 New York Giants @ #8 Miami Dolphins |
| 28. |  Atlanta Falcons |
450.06 | #3 NFC West | 16 | #30 Philadelphia Eagles @ #15 New York Giants @ #4 New York Jets @ #11 New England Patriots #27 Chicago Bears #28 Indianapolis Colts @ #23 Detroit Lions #8 Miami Dolphins |
| 29. |  Minnesota Vikings |
442.09 | #2 NFC Central | 16 | @ #25 St. Louis Rams #21 Washington Redskins #20 New Orleans Saints #29 Cincinnati Bengals @ #10 Dallas Cowboys @ #22 Baltimore Ravens #6 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #14 Tennessee Oilers |
| 30. |  Arizona Cardinals |
408.62 | #5 NFC East | 16 | @ #13 Seattle Seahawks @ #25 St. Louis Rams #17 Oakland Raiders #27 Chicago Bears @ #23 Detroit Lions @ #18 Kansas City Chiefs #20 New Orleans Saints #26 San Diego Chargers |
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