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Rogers Poll © 2005-2012
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 |
610.86 | #5 NFC West | 8 | #2 Minnesota Vikings @ #11 Buffalo Bills #18 Arizona Cardinals #10 New York Jets @ #8 Miami Dolphins |
| 2. |  Baltimore Ravens |
589.53 | #4 AFC Central | 8 | @ #10 New York Jets @ #6 Green Bay Packers |
| 3. |  Detroit Lions |
577.27 | #2 NFC Central | 8 | #26 Cincinnati Bengals #18 Arizona Cardinals |
| 4. |  Indianapolis Colts |
574.49 | #3 AFC East | 8 | #19 New Orleans Saints #22 San Diego Chargers @ #4 San Francisco 49ers |
| 5. |  Carolina Panthers |
572.35 | #5 NFC West | 8 | #6 Green Bay Packers @ #12 Dallas Cowboys @ #15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #11 Buffalo Bills |
| 6. |  Cincinnati Bengals |
554.53 | #4 AFC Central | 8 | @ #24 Detroit Lions #6 Green Bay Packers @ #5 Oakland Raiders #1 Denver Broncos |
| 7. |  Chicago Bears |
554.43 | #2 NFC Central | 8 | #3 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #13 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #18 Arizona Cardinals #12 Dallas Cowboys @ #17 Tennessee Oilers |
| 8. |  Washington Redskins |
548.05 | #6 NFC East | 8 | #4 San Francisco 49ers @ #16 Seattle Seahawks #1 Denver Broncos @ #2 Minnesota Vikings |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. |  Miami Dolphins |
536.96 | #3 AFC East | 8 | #13 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #3 Jacksonville Jaguars #23 St. Louis Rams |
| 10. |  Jacksonville Jaguars |
532.40 | #4 AFC Central | 8 | @ #20 Chicago Bears #14 Kansas City Chiefs #8 Miami Dolphins @ #11 Buffalo Bills @ #1 Denver Broncos |
| 11. |  Kansas City Chiefs |
529.86 | #1 AFC West | 8 | @ #3 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #30 Philadelphia Eagles @ #9 New England Patriots #13 Pittsburgh Steelers #10 New York Jets |
| 12. |  Philadelphia Eagles |
528.46 | #6 NFC East | 8 | #16 Seattle Seahawks @ #7 Atlanta Falcons #14 Kansas City Chiefs @ #1 Denver Broncos @ #22 San Diego Chargers |
| 13. |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
509.31 | #2 NFC Central | 8 | #21 New York Giants #27 Carolina Panthers @ #19 New Orleans Saints |
| 14. |  New England Patriots |
508.09 | #3 AFC East | 8 | @ #1 Denver Broncos #17 Tennessee Oilers @ #19 New Orleans Saints #14 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15. |  New York Jets |
503.64 | #3 AFC East | 8 | @ #4 San Francisco 49ers #25 Baltimore Ravens @ #23 St. Louis Rams #7 Atlanta Falcons @ #14 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 16. |  Oakland Raiders |
500.41 | #1 AFC West | 8 | #21 New York Giants @ #12 Dallas Cowboys @ #18 Arizona Cardinals #26 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. |  Seattle Seahawks |
482.41 | #1 AFC West | 8 | @ #30 Philadelphia Eagles #18 Arizona Cardinals #29 Washington Redskins @ #13 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 18. |  Denver Broncos |
476.11 | #1 AFC West | 8 | #9 New England Patriots #12 Dallas Cowboys @ #29 Washington Redskins #30 Philadelphia Eagles #3 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #26 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 19. |  Buffalo Bills |
472.42 | #3 AFC East | 8 | @ #22 San Diego Chargers #23 St. Louis Rams #4 San Francisco 49ers #3 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #27 Carolina Panthers |
| 20. |  San Francisco 49ers |
471.56 | #5 NFC West | 8 | #10 New York Jets @ #29 Washington Redskins @ #11 Buffalo Bills #28 Indianapolis Colts @ #6 Green Bay Packers |
| 21. |  New York Giants |
455.84 | #6 NFC East | 8 | @ #5 Oakland Raiders @ #22 San Diego Chargers @ #15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #7 Atlanta Falcons |
| 22. |  Tennessee Oilers |
451.15 | #4 AFC Central | 8 | #22 San Diego Chargers @ #9 New England Patriots #20 Chicago Bears |
| 23. |  San Diego Chargers |
444.27 | #1 AFC West | 8 | #11 Buffalo Bills @ #17 Tennessee Oilers #21 New York Giants @ #28 Indianapolis Colts #30 Philadelphia Eagles |
| 24. |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
435.64 | #4 AFC Central | 8 | #20 Chicago Bears @ #8 Miami Dolphins #16 Seattle Seahawks @ #14 Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. |  Dallas Cowboys |
434.04 | #6 NFC East | 8 | @ #1 Denver Broncos #5 Oakland Raiders #27 Carolina Panthers @ #20 Chicago Bears |
| 26. |  New Orleans Saints |
430.94 | #5 NFC West | 8 | @ #28 Indianapolis Colts #9 New England Patriots #15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 27. |  Arizona Cardinals |
428.88 | #6 NFC East | 8 | @ #16 Seattle Seahawks @ #23 St. Louis Rams #5 Oakland Raiders #20 Chicago Bears @ #24 Detroit Lions |
| 28. |  Green Bay Packers |
428.43 | #2 NFC Central | 8 | @ #26 Cincinnati Bengals @ #27 Carolina Panthers #25 Baltimore Ravens #4 San Francisco 49ers |
| 29. |  Minnesota Vikings |
416.34 | #2 NFC Central | 8 | @ #23 St. Louis Rams #29 Washington Redskins |
| 30. |  Atlanta Falcons |
391.21 | #5 NFC West | 8 | #30 Philadelphia Eagles @ #21 New York Giants @ #10 New York Jets |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game