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Passing SOS - Based on Defensive Index
By Jason Podgorny

Key:
2003 - Avg FP Allowed By Opps Faced In 2003 (2003 Stats)
Rank - 2003 Rank
E2003 - Avg FP Expected to be Allowed By Opps Faced In 2003 (2002 Stats)
ERank - Expected 2003 Rank
SDiff - Difference Between Expected and Actual Schedules
RDiff - Difference Between Expected and Actual Ranks

This table is presorted by the 2003 column. Numbers in this column represent the average Defensive Index a team faced in 2003.

The E2003 column represents the average defensive index a team was expected to face in 2003 based on the 2002 season ending statistics.

Notice that Denver, Oakland, and San Diego faced a significantly more difficult schedule than they were expected to heading into 2003 while New Orleans and Dallas faced a significantly easier schedule than they were expected to.

2003 Passing SOS vs. Expected (DI)
Team 2003 Rank E2003 ERank SDiff RDiff
CHI 0.87 1 1.33 1 -0.46 0
MIN 0.86 2 0.64 8 0.22 6
STL 0.66 3 0.87 5 -0.21 2
DEN 0.47 4 1.26 2 -0.79 -2
GB 0.46 5 0.97 4 -0.50 -1
CLE 0.40 6 0.26 12 0.14 6
OAK 0.35 7 1.11 3 -0.76 -4
BAL 0.33 8 0.19 15 0.14 7
CAR 0.33 9 -0.15 18 0.48 9
SEA 0.28 10 0.77 6 -0.49 -4
TB 0.27 11 -0.13 17 0.40 6
PIT 0.25 12 0.39 11 -0.14 -1
DET 0.22 13 0.77 7 -0.55 -6
SF 0.13 14 0.24 13 -0.11 -1
KC 0.09 15 0.57 9 -0.48 -6
DAL 0.07 16 -0.70 24 0.78 8
NO -0.03 17 -1.11 32 1.09 15
ARI -0.08 18 0.23 14 -0.31 -4
BUF -0.14 19 -0.50 22 0.36 3
CIN -0.22 20 0.02 16 -0.25 -4
JAC -0.23 21 -0.35 20 0.12 -1
HOU -0.24 22 -0.24 19 0.00 -3
SD -0.28 23 0.43 10 -0.71 -13
PHI -0.32 24 -0.93 30 0.61 6
MIA -0.32 25 -0.40 21 0.08 -4
ATL -0.37 26 -0.64 23 0.27 -3
NYJ -0.53 27 -0.73 26 0.20 -1
IND -0.53 28 -0.71 25 0.18 -3
TEN -0.58 29 -0.91 29 0.34 0
WAS -0.59 30 -0.85 28 0.25 -2
NYG -0.61 31 -0.73 27 0.12 -4
NE -0.85 32 -0.95 31 0.10 -1


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