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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 |
646.44 | #6 AFC North | 4 | @ #8 New England Patriots #1 Oakland Raiders @ #7 New Orleans Saints |
| 2. |  Detroit Lions |
631.36 | #8 NFC North | 4 | @ #4 Miami Dolphins @ #20 Carolina Panthers #7 New Orleans Saints |
| 3. |  St. Louis Rams |
612.21 | #5 NFC West | 5 | @ #5 Denver Broncos #16 New York Giants @ #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #24 Dallas Cowboys |
| 4. |  New York Jets |
578.81 | #3 AFC East | 5 | @ #10 Jacksonville Jaguars #11 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 5. |  Baltimore Ravens |
559.09 | #6 AFC North | 4 | @ #20 Carolina Panthers #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #5 Denver Broncos |
| 6. |  New England Patriots |
556.41 | #3 AFC East | 5 | #18 Pittsburgh Steelers #11 Kansas City Chiefs @ #9 San Diego Chargers |
| 7. |  Kansas City Chiefs |
546.63 | #1 AFC West | 5 | @ #21 Cleveland Browns #10 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #8 New England Patriots #4 Miami Dolphins @ #23 New York Jets |
| 8. |  Cincinnati Bengals |
529.39 | #6 AFC North | 5 | #9 San Diego Chargers @ #22 Atlanta Falcons #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #15 Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. |  Tennessee Titans |
528.24 | #7 AFC South | 5 | #12 Philadelphia Eagles @ #24 Dallas Cowboys #21 Cleveland Browns @ #1 Oakland Raiders #14 Washington Redskins |
| 10. |  Washington Redskins |
522.99 | #4 NFC East | 4 | #17 Arizona Cardinals @ #3 San Francisco 49ers @ #27 Tennessee Titans |
| 11. |  Houston Texans |
518.17 | #7 AFC South | 4 | #24 Dallas Cowboys @ #9 San Diego Chargers @ #12 Philadelphia Eagles |
| 12. |  New Orleans Saints |
516.76 | #2 NFC South | 5 | #6 Green Bay Packers @ #19 Chicago Bears @ #29 Detroit Lions #18 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13. |  San Francisco 49ers |
504.27 | #5 NFC West | 4 | @ #16 New York Giants #5 Denver Broncos #14 Washington Redskins |
| 14. |  Denver Broncos |
503.79 | #1 AFC West | 5 | #28 St. Louis Rams @ #3 San Francisco 49ers #26 Buffalo Bills @ #13 Baltimore Ravens |
| 15. |  Jacksonville Jaguars |
499.08 | #7 AFC South | 4 | @ #11 Kansas City Chiefs #23 New York Jets #12 Philadelphia Eagles |
| 16. |  Atlanta Falcons |
494.05 | #2 NFC South | 4 | @ #6 Green Bay Packers #19 Chicago Bears #31 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. |  Seattle Seahawks |
488.86 | #5 NFC West | 4 | @ #1 Oakland Raiders @ #16 New York Giants #32 Minnesota Vikings |
| 18. |  Arizona Cardinals |
488.64 | #5 NFC West | 5 | @ #14 Washington Redskins #9 San Diego Chargers #16 New York Giants @ #20 Carolina Panthers |
| 19. |  Miami Dolphins |
471.03 | #3 AFC East | 5 | #29 Detroit Lions @ #15 Indianapolis Colts @ #11 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 20. |  Buffalo Bills |
469.33 | #3 AFC East | 5 | @ #32 Minnesota Vikings @ #5 Denver Broncos #19 Chicago Bears #1 Oakland Raiders |
| 21. |  San Diego Chargers |
440.20 | #1 AFC West | 5 | @ #31 Cincinnati Bengals #30 Houston Texans @ #17 Arizona Cardinals #8 New England Patriots |
| 22. |  Green Bay Packers |
438.62 | #8 NFC North | 5 | #22 Atlanta Falcons @ #7 New Orleans Saints #20 Carolina Panthers |
| 23. |  New York Giants |
434.16 | #4 NFC East | 5 | #3 San Francisco 49ers @ #28 St. Louis Rams #25 Seattle Seahawks @ #17 Arizona Cardinals |
| 24. |  Chicago Bears |
429.32 | #8 NFC North | 5 | @ #22 Atlanta Falcons #7 New Orleans Saints @ #26 Buffalo Bills |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. |  Carolina Panthers |
411.85 | #2 NFC South | 5 | #13 Baltimore Ravens #29 Detroit Lions @ #32 Minnesota Vikings @ #6 Green Bay Packers #17 Arizona Cardinals |
| 26. |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
407.88 | #2 NFC South | 5 | @ #13 Baltimore Ravens #28 St. Louis Rams @ #31 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 27. |  Cleveland Browns |
407.03 | #6 AFC North | 5 | #11 Kansas City Chiefs @ #27 Tennessee Titans |
| 28. |  Indianapolis Colts |
399.35 | #7 AFC South | 4 | #4 Miami Dolphins #31 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 29. |  Philadelphia Eagles |
391.56 | #4 NFC East | 5 | @ #27 Tennessee Titans #30 Houston Texans @ #10 Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 30. |  Minnesota Vikings |
381.04 | #8 NFC North | 4 | #26 Buffalo Bills #20 Carolina Panthers @ #25 Seattle Seahawks |
| 31. |  Dallas Cowboys |
367.38 | #4 NFC East | 5 | @ #30 Houston Texans #27 Tennessee Titans @ #28 St. Louis Rams |
| 32. |  Oakland Raiders |
363.22 | #1 AFC West | 4 | #25 Seattle Seahawks @ #18 Pittsburgh Steelers #27 Tennessee Titans @ #26 Buffalo Bills |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game