Strength of Schedule note

At the end of the regular season, the team with the strongest SOS was... the Philadelphia Eagles. Second was the Washington Redskins.

Which makes sense. After all, we got to play the Eagles twice, while they had to play the Redskins.

I believe this is yet another reason to be proud of the NFC East. Three in the playoffs, the two strongest schedules in the league, all four schedules in the top ten (Giants at #6, Dallas at #10)... it's turning into the proving ground it was in the 1980's.

And meanwhile we're facing the Seahawks who had one of the easiest schedules in the league facing off against the likes of the Rams, Cardinals and 49ers. You really have to wonder how they would have done in a division like the NFC East.

Nice info here! I knew our strength of schedule was high, but had no idea that we had the 2nd hardest schedule in the league.

Interesting fact.

I thought this might pad our offensive and defensive rankings on pro football outsiders. Here's how they rank our respective units:

Team Defense adjusted ranking : #6 in the league.
7th against the pass
11th against the run

Team Offense: #24 in the league
Pass rank : 12th
Rush rank: 23rd

from: FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Football analysis and NFL stats for the Moneyball era - Authors of Pro Football Prospectus 2007 (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/)

I think it's important to note that our defense is playing the best it has been at the right time of the year. Going into the playoffs, I think we've got the ability to win a couple of games. You can't help but get excited...

Where did you get that stat?

And meanwhile we're facing the Seahawks who had one of the easiest schedules in the league facing off against the likes of the Rams, Cardinals and 49ers. You really have to wonder how they would have done in a division like the NFC East.

Right? That's a bunch of crap. Why does that seem to happen so much. The AFC South and NFC East and both PACKED with competition and talent but most of the other divisions are basically one good team lumped in the 3 bad ones, save the AFC North.

Bring on the Seahawks. When we played them in '05 in the Playoffs we lost that game because we had exactly ZERO offense. Going 3 and out in less that 15 seconds of game time is crap. If our defense plays as well as they have been, we generate turnovers and our offense works they way it has lately, then Seattle is SUNK.

Ship it.

The truth is, the Seahawks have the most cumulative wins of any team in the NFC since 2003! They are 51-29, or a winning percentage of .638. Unfortunately, the Redskins are only 35-45 in that same time frame, or a winning percentage of .438. I think the only team in the NFL that has won more games at home than the Seahawks during that time is the Colts.

The truth is, the Seahawks have the most cumulative wins of any team in the NFC since 2003! They are 51-29, or a winning percentage of .638. Unfortunately, the Redskins are only 35-45 in that same time frame, or a winning percentage of .438. I think the only team in the NFL that has won more games at home than the Seahawks during that time is the Colts.

Congratulations...:tongue

And meanwhile we're facing the Seahawks who had one of the easiest schedules in the league facing off against the likes of the Rams, Cardinals and 49ers. You really have to wonder how they would have done in a division like the NFC East.
Not so fast Matty. I know in '05 we were saying the same thing, and look how that played-out for us. Our team needs to respect their capabilities, because they can hurt us. If somehow we can defeat the hawks and take-out the cowboys during the next round. I really like our chances against tampa, greenbay or new york. How sweet would that be? I know, let's focus one game at time. HTTR

The truth is, the Seahawks have the most cumulative wins of any team in the NFC since 2003! They are 51-29, or a winning percentage of .638. Unfortunately, the Redskins are only 35-45 in that same time frame, or a winning percentage of .438. I think the only team in the NFL that has won more games at home than the Seahawks during that time is the Colts.

While I agree that you shouldn't be "punished" for the schedule you're given, can't a lot of that be attributed to the competition, or lack thereof, in the AFC West? Or would you say that the rest of the division is so poor because the Seahawks have been so good rendering the rest virtually helpless?