Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule, 2023

What You Need to Know:

The Green Bay Packers have the easiest 2023 fantasy football schedule for passing based on 2022 pass defense efficiency.
The New York Giants have the hardest 2023 fantasy football schedule for passing based on 2022 pass defense efficiency.
The Minnesota Vikings have the easiest 2023 fantasy football schedule for rushing based on 2022 run defense efficiency.
The Miami Dolphins have the hardest 2023 fantasy football schedule for rushing based on 2022 run defense efficiency.

There is no perfect way to determine strength of schedule for the upcoming NFL season. Some are much better than others – such as our metric that relies on Vegas win totals – but even the best ones are not actionable for fantasy drafts.

Strength of schedule is difficult because teams change dramatically every season, especially on defense. Simple turnover luck can help the worst passing defense in the league improve to a middle-of-the-pack unit the next season.

Teams also target their weaknesses during the offseason, so the worst defenses tend to add more talent than the elite ones from the season before.

All of that said, some of those strength of schedule failings can be mitigated by using efficiency numbers that take game script out of the equation, looking at each schedule critically, and focusing primarily on the extremes on either side.

Full Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule, Passing:

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