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2006 NFL
Strength of Schedule Rankings - Regular Season Rushing
Defense
Your
Players Are Only As Good as Their Defensive Match-ups
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Every fantasy football season, the
one aspect that most owners overlook at draft time is a player’s
strength of schedule. This statistic can help identify which
players will have an easy road in 2006, and which will have an
uphill climb.
Analyzing the weekly match-ups is
critical when drafting running backs, so the teams below are
ranked by how many rushing yards their 2006 opponents gave up on
average each week in 2005. We've also totaled their match-ups
against the best and worst rushing defenses.
These rankings are based strictly
upon their opponents' defensive rankings, not the team's ability
in the rushing game.
Strength of Schedule Overview
Passing Defense Strength of Schedule
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Rank |
Team |
2005
Rushing Offense |
2006
Opponents Average Rushing Defense Ranking |
2006
Opponents Rushing Defense Average Yards Allowed Per
Game |
Games
Against Top Ten Rushing Defenses |
Games
Against Bottom Ten Rushing Defenses |
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1 |
New
England Patriots |
24 |
21.1 |
120
|
1 |
7 |
|
2 |
New
York Jets |
31 |
20.5 |
119 |
2 |
7 |
|
3 |
Miami
Dolphins |
12 |
19.2 |
118
|
4 |
7 |
|
4 |
Indianapolis Colts |
16 |
19.0 |
116 |
2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Green
Bay Packers |
30 |
18.6 |
117
|
3 |
6 |
|
6 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
10 |
18.5 |
115 |
3 |
4 |
|
7 |
Chicago Bears |
8 |
18.5 |
117
|
4 |
7 |
|
8 |
Minnesota Vikings |
27 |
18.4 |
116 |
3 |
7 |
|
9 |
Detroit Lions |
26 |
18.3 |
116
|
2 |
6 |
|
10 |
Washington Redskins |
7 |
18.1 |
115 |
2 |
4 |
|
11 |
Carolina Panthers |
19 |
18.0 |
115
|
4 |
6 |
|
12 |
Tennessee Titans |
23 |
17.5 |
114 |
3 |
4 |
|
13 |
Buffalo Bills |
20 |
17.4 |
114
|
4 |
5 |
|
14 |
Houston Texans |
15 |
17.2 |
107 |
1 |
3 |
|
15 |
Dallas
Cowboys |
13 |
17.1 |
113
|
3 |
4 |
|
16 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
28 |
16.8 |
113 |
2 |
5 |
|
17 |
New
York Giants |
6 |
16.3 |
112
|
3 |
3 |
|
18 |
Baltimore Ravens |
21 |
16.1 |
111 |
6 |
7 |
|
19 |
Arizona Cardinals |
32 |
15.9 |
112
|
5 |
6 |
|
20 |
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
14 |
15.8 |
111 |
5 |
5 |
|
21 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
5 |
15.4 |
110
|
7 |
5 |
|
22 |
San
Francisco 49ers |
17 |
15.4 |
111 |
7 |
6 |
|
23 |
San
Diego Chargers |
9 |
15.3 |
110
|
8 |
5 |
|
24 |
Seattle Seahawks |
3 |
15.1 |
111 |
6 |
5 |
|
25 |
New
Orleans Saints |
18 |
14.8 |
109
|
6 |
4 |
|
26 |
Atlanta Falcons |
1 |
14.4 |
109 |
7 |
4 |
|
27 |
Cleveland Browns |
25 |
13.9 |
108
|
9 |
5 |
|
28 |
Denver
Broncos |
2 |
13.3 |
107 |
9 |
4 |
|
29 |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
4 |
13.1 |
106
|
8 |
4 |
|
30 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
11 |
12.9 |
106 |
10 |
5 |
|
31 |
Oakland Raiders |
29 |
12.8 |
106
|
10 |
5 |
|
32 |
St.
Louis Rams |
22 |
12.2 |
105 |
8 |
3 |
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