Strength of Schedule Rankings: 2002 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. | Pittsburgh Steelers |
795.16 | #6 AFC North | 2 | @ #1 New England Patriots #2 Oakland Raiders |
| 2. | New Orleans Saints |
639.41 | #3 NFC South | 3 | #9 Green Bay Packers @ #10 Chicago Bears |
| 3. | St. Louis Rams |
638.35 | #5 NFC West | 3 | @ #5 Denver Broncos #11 New York Giants @ #8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 4. | New York Jets |
598.40 | #2 AFC East | 3 | none |
| 5. | Detroit Lions |
590.76 | #7 NFC North | 3 | @ #3 Miami Dolphins @ #21 Carolina Panthers |
| 6. | Kansas City Chiefs |
583.60 | #1 AFC West | 3 | @ #15 Cleveland Browns #23 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #1 New England Patriots |
| 7. | San Francisco 49ers |
566.54 | #5 NFC West | 3 | @ #11 New York Giants #5 Denver Broncos #17 Washington Redskins |
| 8. | Seattle Seahawks |
563.55 | #5 NFC West | 3 | @ #2 Oakland Raiders @ #11 New York Giants |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. | Washington Redskins |
545.57 | #4 NFC East | 3 | #25 Arizona Cardinals @ #7 San Francisco 49ers |
| 10. | Baltimore Ravens |
516.44 | #6 AFC North | 2 | @ #21 Carolina Panthers #8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
509.68 | #3 NFC South | 3 | @ #24 Baltimore Ravens #18 St. Louis Rams |
| 12. | Cincinnati Bengals |
501.30 | #6 AFC North | 3 | #14 San Diego Chargers @ #16 Atlanta Falcons |
| 13. | New England Patriots |
497.19 | #2 AFC East | 3 | #12 Pittsburgh Steelers #20 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 14. | Atlanta Falcons |
493.09 | #3 NFC South | 3 | @ #9 Green Bay Packers #10 Chicago Bears #29 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 15. | Buffalo Bills |
473.22 | #2 AFC East | 3 | @ #30 Minnesota Vikings @ #5 Denver Broncos |
| 16. | Tennessee Titans |
473.12 | #8 AFC South | 3 | #6 Philadelphia Eagles @ #26 Dallas Cowboys #15 Cleveland Browns |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. | New York Giants |
467.83 | #4 NFC East | 3 | #7 San Francisco 49ers @ #18 St. Louis Rams #27 Seattle Seahawks |
| 18. | Chicago Bears |
455.54 | #7 NFC North | 3 | @ #16 Atlanta Falcons #4 New Orleans Saints |
| 19. | Denver Broncos |
453.93 | #1 AFC West | 3 | #18 St. Louis Rams @ #7 San Francisco 49ers #28 Buffalo Bills |
| 20. | Green Bay Packers |
448.90 | #7 NFC North | 3 | #16 Atlanta Falcons @ #4 New Orleans Saints |
| 21. | Jacksonville Jaguars |
441.54 | #8 AFC South | 2 | @ #20 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 22. | Arizona Cardinals |
436.50 | #5 NFC West | 3 | @ #17 Washington Redskins #14 San Diego Chargers |
| 23. | Houston Texans |
435.17 | #8 AFC South | 3 | #26 Dallas Cowboys @ #14 San Diego Chargers |
| 24. | Oakland Raiders |
427.06 | #1 AFC West | 2 | #27 Seattle Seahawks @ #12 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. | Minnesota Vikings |
425.96 | #7 NFC North | 3 | #28 Buffalo Bills #21 Carolina Panthers |
| 26. | Indianapolis Colts |
420.81 | #8 AFC South | 3 | #3 Miami Dolphins |
| 27. | Dallas Cowboys |
409.76 | #4 NFC East | 3 | @ #31 Houston Texans #22 Tennessee Titans |
| 28. | Philadelphia Eagles |
405.16 | #4 NFC East | 3 | @ #22 Tennessee Titans |
| 29. | Miami Dolphins |
378.62 | #2 AFC East | 3 | #32 Detroit Lions @ #19 Indianapolis Colts |
| 30. | Cleveland Browns |
349.61 | #6 AFC North | 3 | #20 Kansas City Chiefs @ #22 Tennessee Titans |
| 31. | San Diego Chargers |
252.24 | #1 AFC West | 3 | @ #29 Cincinnati Bengals #31 Houston Texans @ #25 Arizona Cardinals |
| 32. | Carolina Panthers |
229.60 | #3 NFC South | 3 | #24 Baltimore Ravens #32 Detroit Lions @ #30 Minnesota Vikings |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game





