2007 Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule

The strength of a teams schedule can have a huge effect on how a player performs throughout the fantasy football season. Even a great player can get shut down against the leagues best defenses. Here is an article from ESPN that has developed the following strength of schedule rankings based upon how many times a team plays the tougher defensive teams in the league.

	Toughest		Average		Easiest
	Lions	9	Bengals	2	Titans	-11
	Packers	7	Browns	2	Jaguars	-9
	Redskins	7	Raiders	2	Buccaneers	-8
	Chargers	5	Bills	1	Panthers	-7
	Bears	4	Colts	1	Cardinals	-6
	Jets	4	Giants	1	Patriots	-5
	Cowboys	3	Seahawks	1	Falcons	-5
	Broncos	3	Eagles	0	Texans	-4
	Chiefs	3	Rams	-1	Ravens	-3
	Vikings	3	Dolphins	-2	Saints	-3
	Steelers	3
	49ers	3

Looking at the easiest schedules, this ranking sheet bodes well for players like Deuce McAllister, Ahman Green, Laurence Maroney, Carnell Williams, and Edgerrin James.

On the side of the difficult schedules, you may have some down weeks with RB's like Brandon Jackson, Clinton Portis, and Cedric Benson.