2008 SCHEDULE , Strength Of Schedule , Future Odds : ...

[Kramer]

2008 SCHEDULE , STRENGTH OF , FUTURE ODDS


While the dates and game times are yet to be determined, the home and away opponents are set.

The scheduling formula implemented in 2002 with realignment guarantees that all teams play each other on a regular, rotating basis.

Under the formula, every team within a division plays 16 games as follows:
Home and away against its three division opponents (6 games).

The four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating three-year cycle (4 games).
The four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle (4 games).
Two intraconference games based on the prior year’s standings (2 games). These games match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place, and fourth-place teams in a conference are matched in the same way each year.

AFC East



Buffalo Bills
Home: Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleveland

Away: Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets, Denver, Kansas City, Arizona, St. Louis, Jacksonville




Miami Dolphins
Home: Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore
Away: Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Denver, Kansas City, Arizona, St. Louis, Houston




New England Patriots
Home: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Denver, Kansas City, Arizona, St. Louis, Pittsburgh
Away: Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Indianapolis




New York Jets
Home: Buffalo, Miami, New England, Denver, Kansas City, Arizona, St. Louis, Cincinnati
Away: Buffalo, Miami, New England, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tennessee




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AFC North



Baltimore Ravens
Home: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Washington, Oakland
Away: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Miami




Cincinnati Bengals
Home: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Washington, Kansas City
Away: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, N.Y. Jets




Cleveland Browns
Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Denver
Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Washington, Buffalo




Pittsburgh Steelers
Home: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, San Diego
Away: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Washington, New England




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AFC South



Houston Texans
Home: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Miami
Away: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland




Indianapolis Colts
Home: Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, New England
Away: Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Minnesota, San Diego




Jacksonville Jaguars
Home: Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Minnesota, Buffalo
Away: Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Denver




Tennessee Titans
Home: Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets
Away: Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City




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AFC West



Denver Broncos
Home: Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Buffalo, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville
Away: Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, New England, N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, Carolina, Cleveland




Kansas City Chiefs
Home: Denver, Oakland, San Diego, Buffalo, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Tennessee
Away: Denver, Oakland, San Diego, New England, N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, Carolina, Cincinnati




Oakland Raiders
Home: Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, New England, N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston
Away: Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Buffalo, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Baltimore




San Diego Chargers
Home: Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, New England, N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, Carolina, Indianapolis
Away: Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, Buffalo, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh




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NFC East



Dallas Cowboys
Home: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay
Away: N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Arizona, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Green Bay




New York Giants
Home: Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Carolina
Away: Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, Arizona, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Minnesota




Philadelphia Eagles
Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, Arizona, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta
Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago




Washington Redskins
Home: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, Arizona, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New Orleans
Away: Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit




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NFC North



Chicago Bears
Home: Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Philadelphia
Away: Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis, St. Louis




Detroit Lions
Home: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Washington
Away: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis, San Francisco




Green Bay Packers
Home: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas
Away: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Seattle




Minnesota Vikings
Home: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Indianapolis, N.Y. Giants
Away: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Arizona




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NFC South



Atlanta Falcons
Home: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis
Away: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, San Diego, Philadelphia




Carolina Panthers
Home: Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, Arizona
Away: Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, San Diego, N.Y. Giants




New Orleans Saints
Home: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco

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Away: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, Washington




Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Home: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle
Away: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, Dallas




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NFC West



Arizona Cardinals
Home: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas. N.Y. Giants, Buffalo, Miami, Minnesota
Away: St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, New England, N.Y. Jets, Carolina




St. Louis Rams
Home: Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas. N.Y. Giants, Buffalo, Miami, Chicago
Away: Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, New England, N.Y. Jets, Atlanta




San Francisco 49ers
Home: Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, New England, N.Y. Jets, Detroit
Away: Arizona, St. Louis, Seattle, Dallas. N.Y. Giants, Buffalo, Miami, New Orleans




Seattle Seahawks
Home: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Washington, New England, N.Y. Jets, Green Bay
Away: Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Dallas. N.Y. Giants, Buffalo, Miami, Tampa Bay

Division………in Division……..out of Division…….Ave. SOS
AFC East……..AFC West………NFC West………….0.440
AFC North……AFC South……..NFC East…………..0.559
AFC South……AFC North……..NFC North…………0.561
AFC West…….AFC East……….NFC South…………0.440
PATRIOTS GET TO PLAY NFC WEST THIS YEAR ...

Division………in Division……..out of Division…….Ave. SOS
NFC East……..NFC West………AFC North…………0.522
NFC North……NFC South……..AFC South…………0.540
NFC South……NFC East……….AFC West………….0.461
NFC West…….NFC North……...AFC East…………..0.479
NFC EAST PLAYS NFC WEST ...





Here is how the eight divisions averaged out, most to least difficult:


AFC South…...0.561
AFC North…..0.559
NFC North…..0.540
NFC East……0.522
NFC West..…0.479
NFC South…..0.461
AFC East……0.440
AFC West…..0.440






Here is the breakdown on a team by team basis:
1. Rank…….TEAM………………SOS……2007 Win%
1. Pittsburgh Steelers………..0.598……… .625
2. Indianapolis Colts………...0.594……… .813
3. Jacksonville Jaguars………0.559……… .688
4. Baltimore Ravens…………0.551……… .313
5. Minnesota Vikings………..0.551……… .500
6. Cincinnati Bengals………..0.547……… .438
7. Cleveland Browns………...0.547……… .625
8. Houston Texans…………..0.547……… .500
9. Detroit Lions……………..0.543………. .438
10. Tennessee Titans………….0.543……… .625
11. Chicago Bears…………….0.532……… .438
12. Green Bay Packers………..0.532……… .813
13. Dallas Cowboys…………..0.524……… .813
14. Washington Redskins……..0.524……... .563
15. New York Giants………….0.520……... .625
16. Philadelphia Eagles………..0.520…….. .500
17. St. Louis Rams…………….0.489…….. .188
18. San Francisco 49ers……….0.485…….. .313
19. Seattle Seahawks………….0.477…….. .625
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers…...0.469…….. .563
21. Arizona Cardinals…………0.465…….. .500
22. Carolina Panthers………….0.465……. .438
23. Miami Dolphins…………...0.465…….. .063
24. Atlanta Falcons……………0.461…….. .250
25. New York Jets…………….0.457…….. .250
26. Kansas City Chiefs………..0.453…….. .250
27. New Orleans Saints……….0.450…….. .438
28. Buffalo Bills………………0.449…….. .438
29. Denver Broncos…………...0.446…….. .438
30. Oakland Raiders…………..0.438…….. .250
31. San Diego Chargers……….0.422……. .688
32. New England Patriots……..0.387…….1.000



How in the world does it happen that the team that went undefeated in the 2007 regular season can turn around and have the easiest schedule the following year?


Some of you may be prone to think those dastardly Patriots have figured out another way to cheat, right? Well the NFL sets up these schedules on a rotating basis concerning the non-divisional games. Here is how:


Each team has a 16 game regular season schedule. Of these games there is annually a home and away series between division rivals. Therefore 6 of New England’s games are as follows:
Team……………….….Win%
1. Buffalo Bills…………...0.438
2. Miami Dolphins………. 0.063
3. New York Jets………...0.250
4. Buffalo Bills……………0.438
5. Miami Dolphins………..0.063
6. New York Jets………...0.250





Next, each division plays another division within their conference on a rotating basis from one season to the next. In 2007 New England’s division played the AFC North. In 2008 it worked out that New England’s AFC East Division plays another weak AFC division, the AFC West, leaving the AFC South to be played in 2009…
Team……………….….Win%
7. Denver Broncos………..0.438
8. Kansas City Chiefs……..0.250
9. Oakland Raiders………..0.250
10. San Diego Chargers…….0.688





Additionally, each division in one conference plays one of the four-team divisions from the other conference, also on a rotating basis from season to season. In 2006 the AFC East played the NFC North, followed in 2007 by the NFC East. In 2008 it’s the AFC East’s turn to play another weak division, the NFC West, and in 2009 the AFC East will face off against the NFC South…
Team……………….….Win%




11. Arizona Cardinals..…….0.500
12. San Francisco 49ers……0.313
13. Seattle Seahawks………0.625
14. St. Louis Rams…………0.188
Finally, as a division winner in 2007, the Patriots are scheduled to play the division winners that reside in the two divisions the AFC East isn’t scheduled to play in 2008. These games are the reason the new schedules are not announced until the end of the previous regular season.

Therefore:
Team……………….….Win%
15. Indianapolis Colts.……0.813
16. Pittsburgh Steelers…….0.625
Total………………………..6.192


17.
1. 2007 NFL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Team Opponents' 2006
Pct. & Record Games vs. teams
.500 or Better Games vs.
playoff teams
Buffalo Bills .539 138-118 12 8
Oakland Raiders .539 138-118 11 6
New England Patriots .535 137-119 10 8
Tennessee Titans .520 133-123 10 6
Indianapolis Colts .516 132-124 10 5
Kansas City Chiefs .516 132-124 11 5
New York Jets .516 132-124 10 7
Cincinnati Bengals .512 131-125 10 6
Miami Dolphins .512 131-125 10 8
Pittsburgh Steelers .512 131-125 10 5
Baltimore Ravens .508 130-126 10 5
Cleveland Browns .508 130-126 10 5
Jacksonville Jaguars .508 130-126 9 5
Denver Broncos .504 129-127 10 5
Detroit Lions .504 129-127 10 7
Houston Texans .504 129-127 10 5
San Diego Chargers .504 129-127 11 6
Minnesota Vikings .500 128-128 10 7
Philadelphia Eagles .500 128-128 10 9
Washington Redskins .500 128-128 10 9
Dallas Cowboys .496 127-129 9 7
New York Giants .496 127-129 8 7
Green Bay Packers .492 126-130 9 7
Seattle Seahawks .488 125-131 8 4
New Orleans Saints .484 124-132 7 4
Carolina Panthers .477 122-134 9 5
Atlanta Falcons .473 121-135 8 5
St. Louis Rams .473 121-135 8 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers .473 121-135 7 4
San Francisco 49ers .469 120-136 9 5
Chicago Bears .465 119-137 10 7
Arizona Cardinals .461 118-138 8 4


BILLS DROP FROPM 1ST TO 28TH SOS
PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR ?

CHARGERS 17 TO 31ST
PATRIOTS UNDEFEATED AGAIN?


Odds to win the 2009 Super Bowl XLIII
1. All wagers have action. Singles Only. Max $600
Arizona Cardinals 40/1

Atlanta Falcons 125/1
Baltimore Ravens 50/1

Buffalo Bills 80/1

Carolina Panthers 55/1

Chicago Bears 30/1

Cincinnati Bengals 35/1

Cleveland Browns 35/1

Dallas Cowboys 8/1

Denver Broncos 30/1

Detroit Lions 70/1

Green Bay Packers 14/1

Houston Texans 60/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

Jacksonville Jaguars15/1

Kansas City Chiefs 100/1

Miami Dolphins 80/1

Minnesota Vikings 30/1

New England Patriots3/1

New Orleans Saints 30/1

New York Giants 12/1

New York Jets 70/1

Oakland Raiders 100/1

Philadelphia Eagles 30/1

Pittsburgh Steelers 20/1

San Diego Chargers 15/2

San Francisco 49ers80/1

Seattle Seahawks 30/1

St.Louis Rams 65/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers40/1

Tennessee Titans 35/1

Washington Redskins 35/1


Odds to win the 2009 NFC Championship
All wagers have action. Singles Only. Max $600
Arizona Cardinals 14/1
Atlanta Falcons 40/1

Carolina Panthers 22/1

Chicago Bears
10/1

Dallas Cowboys
11/4

Detroit Lions
30/1

Green Bay Packers
5/1

Minnesota Vikings
10/1

New Orleans Saints
12/1

New York Giants
5/1

Philadelphia Eagles
10/1

San Francisco 49ers
30/1

Seattle Seahawks
10/1

St.Louis Rams
15/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14/1

Washington Redskins
14/1


Odds to win the 2009 AFC Championship


All wagers have action. Singles Only. Max $600
Baltimore Ravens
25/1

Buffalo Bills
40/1

Cincinnati Bengals
20/1

Cleveland Browns
20/1

Denver Broncos
14/1

Houston Texans
30/1

Indianapolis Colts
4/1

Jacksonville Jaguars
8/1

Kansas City Chiefs
50/1

Miami Dolphins
40/1

New England Patriots
3/2

New York Jets
38/1

Oakland Raiders
40/1

Pittsburgh Steelers
10/1

San Diego Chargers
4/1

Tennessee Titans 20/1


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[dhunter]

San Diego Chargers
Home:
Denver - W
Kansas City - W
Oakland - W
New England
N.Y. Jets - W
Atlanta - W
Carolina - W
Indianapolis

Away
Denver - W
Kansas City - W
Oakland - W
Buffalo - W
Miami - W
New Orleans - W
Tampa Bay - W
Pittsburgh

Should easily get 11-12 wins next year and win the division

[TTB]

Originally Posted by dhunter

San Diego Chargers
Home:
Denver - W
Kansas City - W
Oakland - W
New England
N.Y. Jets - W
Atlanta - W
Carolina - W
Indianapolis

Away
Denver - W
Kansas City - W
Oakland - W
Buffalo - W
Miami - W
New Orleans - W
Tampa Bay - W
Pittsburgh

Should easily get 11-12 wins next year and win the division

Damm, why even show up for these games!