Miami Dolphins Have 17th Easiest 2015 Schedule
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins are dead smack in the middle next season in terms of strength of schedule. They sit at 17th. Miami will face all of their AFC East rivals twice and will also face the NFC East.
In 2015 the Dolphins will be giving up one of their home games to play the New York Jets in London. It’s the 2nd trip to Europe in as many years for the Dolphins and the game again will be held in the 4th week of the season. The start time will be 9:45 a.m. here in the states.
In addition to the home/away games against division teams, Miami faces Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, the New York Giants, and Baltimore all at home. They will face Jaguars, Titans, Eagles, Redskins, and Chargers on the road.
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The strength of schedule is based on a teams opponents win/loss record from the year before. Miami at 17 will face a combined opposition record of 126-130 or a .492 winning percentage. Conversely the Super Bowl defending Patriots will face one of the weaker schedules in 2015. The Patriots opponents combined for a 122 – 134 or .477 winning record.
Overall the strength of schedule never really matters unless it’s breaking ties for draft slots, waiver claims, and the like. On the field the game still needs to be played and teams change personnel every year. Here is the entire list of S.O.S for the 2015 season according to AJC.com. The AFC East teams are in bold.
Pittsburgh Steelers: 147-107-2, .579
Cincinnati Bengals: 144-112, .563
San Francisco 143-112-1, .561
Seattle Seahawks 142-112-2, .559
Arizona Cardinals: 142-113-1, .557
St. Louis Rams: 141-114-1, .553
T-7. Oakland Raiders: 139-116-1, .545
T-7. Kansas City Chiefs: 139-116-1, .545
Cleveland Browns: 138-116-2, .543
Denver Broncos 138-117-1, .541
Baltimore Ravens: 137-117-2, .539
Minnesota Vikings: 138-118, .539
Chicago Bears: 136-120, .531
Green Bay Packers: 135-120-1, .529
Detroit Lions: 135-121, .527
San Diego Chargers: 132-123-1, .518
Miami Dolphins: 126-130, .492
New York Jets: 125-131, .488
Buffalo Bills: 124-131-1, .486
T-20. Washington Redskins: 122-133-1, .478
T-20. New York Giants: 122-133-1, .478
New England Patriots: 122-134, .477
Philadelphia Eagles: 121-134-1, .475
Dallas Cowboys: 119-136-1, .467
Jacksonville Jaguars: 118-137-1, .463
Tennessee Titans: 111-144-1, .435
Carolina Panthers: 111-145, .434
New Orleans Saints: 109-145-2, .429
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 108-146-2, .425
Houston Texans: 106-148-2, .417
Indianapolis Colts: 106-149-1, .417
Atlanta Falcons: 104-150-2, .409