Strength of Schedule Rankings: 2005 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. | San Diego Chargers |
560.60 | #1 AFC West | 16 | #15 Dallas Cowboys #6 New York Giants @ #13 New England Patriots #5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #19 Philadelphia Eagles @ #28 New York Jets #25 Buffalo Bills @ #10 Washington Redskins #17 Miami Dolphins @ #1 Indianapolis Colts |
| 2. | Oakland Raiders |
546.10 | #1 AFC West | 16 | @ #13 New England Patriots @ #19 Philadelphia Eagles #15 Dallas Cowboys #25 Buffalo Bills @ #29 Tennessee Titans @ #10 Washington Redskins #17 Miami Dolphins @ #28 New York Jets #21 Cleveland Browns #6 New York Giants |
| 3. | Washington Redskins |
539.18 | #2 NFC East | 16 | #9 Chicago Bears #3 Seattle Seahawks @ #2 Denver Broncos @ #12 Kansas City Chiefs #30 San Francisco 49ers @ #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #26 Oakland Raiders #14 San Diego Chargers @ #22 St. Louis Rams @ #23 Arizona Cardinals |
| 4. | Philadelphia Eagles |
538.90 | #2 NFC East | 16 | @ #18 Atlanta Falcons #30 San Francisco 49ers #26 Oakland Raiders @ #12 Kansas City Chiefs #14 San Diego Chargers @ #2 Denver Broncos #27 Green Bay Packers #3 Seattle Seahawks @ #22 St. Louis Rams @ #23 Arizona Cardinals |
| 5. | Dallas Cowboys |
529.05 | #2 NFC East | 16 | @ #14 San Diego Chargers @ #30 San Francisco 49ers @ #26 Oakland Raiders @ #3 Seattle Seahawks #23 Arizona Cardinals #24 Detroit Lions #2 Denver Broncos #12 Kansas City Chiefs @ #8 Carolina Panthers #22 St. Louis Rams |
| 6. | San Francisco 49ers |
525.23 | #8 NFC West | 16 | @ #19 Philadelphia Eagles #15 Dallas Cowboys #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #10 Washington Redskins #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #6 New York Giants @ #9 Chicago Bears @ #29 Tennessee Titans @ #4 Jacksonville Jaguars #32 Houston Texans |
| 7. | Houston Texans |
523.57 | #5 AFC South | 16 | @ #25 Buffalo Bills #5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #7 Cincinnati Bengals @ #3 Seattle Seahawks #21 Cleveland Browns #12 Kansas City Chiefs #22 St. Louis Rams @ #20 Baltimore Ravens #23 Arizona Cardinals @ #30 San Francisco 49ers |
| 8. | New York Jets |
523.19 | #7 AFC East | 16 | @ #12 Kansas City Chiefs #4 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #20 Baltimore Ravens #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #18 Atlanta Falcons #14 San Diego Chargers @ #8 Carolina Panthers @ #2 Denver Broncos #31 New Orleans Saints #26 Oakland Raiders |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 9. | Baltimore Ravens |
520.39 | #3 AFC North | 16 | #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #29 Tennessee Titans #28 New York Jets @ #24 Detroit Lions @ #9 Chicago Bears @ #4 Jacksonville Jaguars #32 Houston Texans @ #2 Denver Broncos #27 Green Bay Packers #16 Minnesota Vikings |
| 10. | Green Bay Packers |
517.34 | #6 NFC North | 16 | #21 Cleveland Browns #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #8 Carolina Panthers #31 New Orleans Saints @ #7 Cincinnati Bengals #5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #18 Atlanta Falcons @ #19 Philadelphia Eagles @ #20 Baltimore Ravens #3 Seattle Seahawks |
| 11. | Kansas City Chiefs |
516.82 | #1 AFC West | 16 | #28 New York Jets #19 Philadelphia Eagles #10 Washington Redskins @ #17 Miami Dolphins @ #25 Buffalo Bills @ #32 Houston Texans #13 New England Patriots @ #15 Dallas Cowboys @ #6 New York Giants #7 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 12. | Denver Broncos |
514.23 | #1 AFC West | 16 | @ #17 Miami Dolphins @ #4 Jacksonville Jaguars #10 Washington Redskins #13 New England Patriots @ #6 New York Giants #19 Philadelphia Eagles #28 New York Jets @ #15 Dallas Cowboys #20 Baltimore Ravens @ #25 Buffalo Bills |
| 13. | New Orleans Saints |
511.77 | #4 NFC South | 16 | @ #6 New York Giants @ #16 Minnesota Vikings % #25 Buffalo Bills @ #27 Green Bay Packers @ #22 St. Louis Rams #17 Miami Dolphins #9 Chicago Bears @ #13 New England Patriots @ #28 New York Jets % #24 Detroit Lions |
| 14. | New England Patriots |
508.12 | #7 AFC East | 16 | #26 Oakland Raiders @ #8 Carolina Panthers @ #5 Pittsburgh Steelers #14 San Diego Chargers @ #18 Atlanta Falcons @ #2 Denver Broncos #1 Indianapolis Colts #31 New Orleans Saints @ #12 Kansas City Chiefs #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 15. | Cleveland Browns |
503.86 | #3 AFC North | 16 | @ #27 Green Bay Packers @ #1 Indianapolis Colts #9 Chicago Bears #24 Detroit Lions @ #32 Houston Texans #29 Tennessee Titans #17 Miami Dolphins @ #16 Minnesota Vikings #4 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #26 Oakland Raiders |
| 16. | Tennessee Titans |
503.22 | #5 AFC South | 16 | @ #5 Pittsburgh Steelers #20 Baltimore Ravens @ #22 St. Louis Rams #7 Cincinnati Bengals @ #23 Arizona Cardinals #26 Oakland Raiders @ #21 Cleveland Browns #30 San Francisco 49ers #3 Seattle Seahawks @ #17 Miami Dolphins |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 17. | New York Giants |
501.00 | #2 NFC East | 16 | #23 Arizona Cardinals #31 New Orleans Saints @ #14 San Diego Chargers #22 St. Louis Rams #2 Denver Broncos @ #30 San Francisco 49ers #16 Minnesota Vikings @ #3 Seattle Seahawks #12 Kansas City Chiefs @ #26 Oakland Raiders |
| 18. | Arizona Cardinals |
500.21 | #8 NFC West | 16 | @ #6 New York Giants #8 Carolina Panthers #29 Tennessee Titans @ #15 Dallas Cowboys @ #24 Detroit Lions #4 Jacksonville Jaguars #10 Washington Redskins @ #32 Houston Texans #19 Philadelphia Eagles @ #1 Indianapolis Colts |
| 19. | Buffalo Bills |
498.78 | #7 AFC East | 16 | #32 Houston Texans @ #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #18 Atlanta Falcons % #31 New Orleans Saints @ #26 Oakland Raiders #12 Kansas City Chiefs @ #14 San Diego Chargers #8 Carolina Panthers #2 Denver Broncos @ #7 Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20. | Detroit Lions |
497.97 | #6 NFC North | 16 | @ #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #20 Baltimore Ravens #8 Carolina Panthers @ #21 Cleveland Browns #23 Arizona Cardinals @ #15 Dallas Cowboys #18 Atlanta Falcons #7 Cincinnati Bengals % #31 New Orleans Saints @ #5 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 21. | Pittsburgh Steelers |
492.68 | #3 AFC North | 16 | #29 Tennessee Titans @ #32 Houston Texans #13 New England Patriots @ #14 San Diego Chargers #4 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #27 Green Bay Packers @ #1 Indianapolis Colts #9 Chicago Bears @ #16 Minnesota Vikings #24 Detroit Lions |
| 22. | St. Louis Rams |
484.49 | #8 NFC West | 16 | #29 Tennessee Titans @ #6 New York Giants @ #1 Indianapolis Colts #31 New Orleans Saints #4 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #32 Houston Texans #10 Washington Redskins @ #16 Minnesota Vikings #19 Philadelphia Eagles @ #15 Dallas Cowboys |
| 23. | Minnesota Vikings |
483.40 | #6 NFC North | 16 | #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #7 Cincinnati Bengals #31 New Orleans Saints @ #18 Atlanta Falcons @ #8 Carolina Panthers @ #6 New York Giants #21 Cleveland Browns #22 St. Louis Rams #5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #20 Baltimore Ravens |
| 24. | Atlanta Falcons |
482.89 | #4 NFC South | 16 | #19 Philadelphia Eagles @ #3 Seattle Seahawks @ #25 Buffalo Bills #16 Minnesota Vikings #13 New England Patriots #28 New York Jets @ #17 Miami Dolphins #27 Green Bay Packers @ #24 Detroit Lions @ #9 Chicago Bears |
| Rank | Program | Score | Division | # Games | Non-Division Games |
| 25. | Cincinnati Bengals |
480.57 | #3 AFC North | 16 | #16 Minnesota Vikings @ #9 Chicago Bears #32 Houston Texans @ #4 Jacksonville Jaguars @ #29 Tennessee Titans #27 Green Bay Packers #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #24 Detroit Lions #25 Buffalo Bills @ #12 Kansas City Chiefs |
| 26. | Jacksonville Jaguars |
465.02 | #5 AFC South | 16 | #3 Seattle Seahawks @ #28 New York Jets #2 Denver Broncos #7 Cincinnati Bengals @ #5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ #22 St. Louis Rams #20 Baltimore Ravens @ #23 Arizona Cardinals @ #21 Cleveland Browns #30 San Francisco 49ers |
| 27. | Miami Dolphins |
463.16 | #7 AFC East | 16 | #2 Denver Broncos #8 Carolina Panthers @ #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers #12 Kansas City Chiefs @ #31 New Orleans Saints #18 Atlanta Falcons @ #21 Cleveland Browns @ #26 Oakland Raiders @ #14 San Diego Chargers #29 Tennessee Titans |
| 28. | Indianapolis Colts |
461.63 | #5 AFC South | 16 | @ #20 Baltimore Ravens #21 Cleveland Browns @ #30 San Francisco 49ers #22 St. Louis Rams @ #13 New England Patriots @ #7 Cincinnati Bengals #5 Pittsburgh Steelers #14 San Diego Chargers @ #3 Seattle Seahawks #23 Arizona Cardinals |
| 29. | Chicago Bears |
460.80 | #6 NFC North | 16 | @ #10 Washington Redskins #7 Cincinnati Bengals @ #21 Cleveland Browns #20 Baltimore Ravens @ #31 New Orleans Saints #30 San Francisco 49ers #8 Carolina Panthers @ #11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ #5 Pittsburgh Steelers #18 Atlanta Falcons |
| 30. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
448.50 | #4 NFC South | 16 | @ #16 Minnesota Vikings #25 Buffalo Bills @ #27 Green Bay Packers #24 Detroit Lions @ #28 New York Jets #17 Miami Dolphins @ #30 San Francisco 49ers #10 Washington Redskins #9 Chicago Bears @ #13 New England Patriots |
| 31. | Carolina Panthers |
447.89 | #4 NFC South | 16 | #13 New England Patriots @ #17 Miami Dolphins #27 Green Bay Packers @ #23 Arizona Cardinals @ #24 Detroit Lions #16 Minnesota Vikings #28 New York Jets @ #9 Chicago Bears @ #25 Buffalo Bills #15 Dallas Cowboys |
| 32. | Seattle Seahawks |
437.19 | #8 NFC West | 16 | @ #4 Jacksonville Jaguars #18 Atlanta Falcons @ #10 Washington Redskins #32 Houston Texans #15 Dallas Cowboys #6 New York Giants @ #19 Philadelphia Eagles @ #29 Tennessee Titans #1 Indianapolis Colts @ #27 Green Bay Packers |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game





