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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. |  New England Patriots |
639.00 | #3 AFC East | 7 | #11 Pittsburgh Steelers #13 Kansas City Chiefs @ #2 San Diego Chargers #1 Green Bay Packers #3 Denver Broncos |
| 2. |  Washington Redskins |
623.19 | #4 NFC East | 7 | #14 Arizona Cardinals @ #8 San Francisco 49ers @ #23 Tennessee Titans #4 New Orleans Saints @ #1 Green Bay Packers #16 Indianapolis Colts |
| 3. |  Denver Broncos |
580.16 | #1 AFC West | 8 | #24 St. Louis Rams @ #8 San Francisco 49ers #12 Buffalo Bills @ #18 Baltimore Ravens #6 Miami Dolphins @ #15 New England Patriots |
| 4. |  Cincinnati Bengals |
573.40 | #8 AFC North | 7 | #2 San Diego Chargers @ #10 Atlanta Falcons #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #16 Indianapolis Colts #23 Tennessee Titans |
| 5. |  Kansas City Chiefs |
567.06 | #1 AFC West | 8 | @ #19 Cleveland Browns #21 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #15 New England Patriots #6 Miami Dolphins @ #27 New York Jets |
| 6. |  New Orleans Saints |
557.70 | #2 NFC South | 8 | #1 Green Bay Packers @ #26 Chicago Bears @ #28 Detroit Lions #11 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #17 Washington Redskins #8 San Francisco 49ers |
| 7. |  St. Louis Rams |
556.52 | #5 NFC West | 7 | @ #3 Denver Broncos #20 New York Giants @ #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #25 Dallas Cowboys #9 Oakland Raiders |
| 8. |  Baltimore Ravens |
547.68 | #8 AFC North | 7 | @ #22 Carolina Panthers #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #3 Denver Broncos @ #16 Indianapolis Colts #21 Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. |  Houston Texans |
546.66 | #7 AFC South | 7 | #25 Dallas Cowboys @ #2 San Diego Chargers @ #7 Philadelphia Eagles #12 Buffalo Bills @ #19 Cleveland Browns |
| 10. |  Detroit Lions |
539.11 | #6 NFC North | 7 | @ #6 Miami Dolphins @ #22 Carolina Panthers #4 New Orleans Saints @ #12 Buffalo Bills |
| 11. |  San Francisco 49ers |
512.13 | #5 NFC West | 7 | @ #20 New York Giants #3 Denver Broncos #17 Washington Redskins @ #4 New Orleans Saints |
| 12. |  Atlanta Falcons |
508.06 | #2 NFC South | 7 | @ #1 Green Bay Packers #26 Chicago Bears #32 Cincinnati Bengals @ #20 New York Giants |
| 13. |  Oakland Raiders |
506.34 | #1 AFC West | 7 | #30 Seattle Seahawks @ #11 Pittsburgh Steelers #23 Tennessee Titans @ #12 Buffalo Bills @ #24 St. Louis Rams |
| 14. |  Miami Dolphins |
506.10 | #3 AFC East | 7 | #28 Detroit Lions @ #16 Indianapolis Colts @ #13 Kansas City Chiefs @ #3 Denver Broncos |
| 15. |  Carolina Panthers |
502.05 | #2 NFC South | 8 | #18 Baltimore Ravens #28 Detroit Lions @ #31 Minnesota Vikings @ #1 Green Bay Packers #14 Arizona Cardinals @ #25 Dallas Cowboys |
| 16. |  New York Giants |
500.39 | #4 NFC East | 7 | #8 San Francisco 49ers @ #24 St. Louis Rams #30 Seattle Seahawks @ #14 Arizona Cardinals #10 Atlanta Falcons |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. |  Chicago Bears |
495.36 | #6 NFC North | 7 | @ #10 Atlanta Falcons #4 New Orleans Saints @ #12 Buffalo Bills |
| 18. |  New York Jets |
492.97 | #3 AFC East | 7 | @ #21 Jacksonville Jaguars #13 Kansas City Chiefs #31 Minnesota Vikings #19 Cleveland Browns |
| 19. |  Arizona Cardinals |
490.21 | #5 NFC West | 7 | @ #17 Washington Redskins #2 San Diego Chargers #20 New York Giants @ #22 Carolina Panthers #25 Dallas Cowboys |
| 20. |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
482.31 | #8 AFC North | 7 | @ #15 New England Patriots #9 Oakland Raiders @ #4 New Orleans Saints #16 Indianapolis Colts |
| 21. |  Green Bay Packers |
480.27 | #6 NFC North | 7 | #10 Atlanta Falcons @ #4 New Orleans Saints #22 Carolina Panthers @ #15 New England Patriots #17 Washington Redskins |
| 22. |  San Diego Chargers |
478.26 | #1 AFC West | 7 | @ #32 Cincinnati Bengals #29 Houston Texans @ #14 Arizona Cardinals #15 New England Patriots |
| 23. |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
476.61 | #2 NFC South | 8 | @ #18 Baltimore Ravens #24 St. Louis Rams @ #32 Cincinnati Bengals #19 Cleveland Browns @ #7 Philadelphia Eagles |
| 24. |  Jacksonville Jaguars |
458.39 | #7 AFC South | 7 | @ #13 Kansas City Chiefs #27 New York Jets #7 Philadelphia Eagles @ #18 Baltimore Ravens |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. |  Seattle Seahawks |
456.09 | #5 NFC West | 7 | @ #9 Oakland Raiders @ #20 New York Giants #31 Minnesota Vikings @ #25 Dallas Cowboys |
| 26. |  Buffalo Bills |
442.06 | #3 AFC East | 8 | @ #31 Minnesota Vikings @ #3 Denver Broncos #26 Chicago Bears #9 Oakland Raiders @ #29 Houston Texans #28 Detroit Lions |
| 27. |  Philadelphia Eagles |
439.59 | #4 NFC East | 7 | @ #23 Tennessee Titans #29 Houston Texans @ #21 Jacksonville Jaguars #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 28. |  Tennessee Titans |
431.46 | #7 AFC South | 7 | #7 Philadelphia Eagles @ #25 Dallas Cowboys #19 Cleveland Browns @ #9 Oakland Raiders #17 Washington Redskins @ #32 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 29. |  Indianapolis Colts |
430.56 | #7 AFC South | 7 | #6 Miami Dolphins #32 Cincinnati Bengals #18 Baltimore Ravens @ #11 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #17 Washington Redskins |
| 30. |  Cleveland Browns |
429.50 | #8 AFC North | 8 | #13 Kansas City Chiefs @ #23 Tennessee Titans @ #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #29 Houston Texans @ #27 New York Jets |
| 31. |  Dallas Cowboys |
425.92 | #4 NFC East | 8 | @ #29 Houston Texans #23 Tennessee Titans @ #24 St. Louis Rams #22 Carolina Panthers @ #14 Arizona Cardinals #30 Seattle Seahawks |
| 32. |  Minnesota Vikings |
353.22 | #6 NFC North | 7 | #12 Buffalo Bills #22 Carolina Panthers @ #30 Seattle Seahawks @ #27 New York Jets |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game