Patsguy05

Some homer on cbs sportsline was saying this morning that the chargers will win this weekend because their strength of schedule was tougher this year than ours. Does anyone have a comparison?

Keegs

I think the Pats schedule was tougher. Thus, i think the pats will win this weekend. There, it's even now, you don't have to worry about it anymore

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chrisfx811

Wow, that is shocking since SD went 2-3 against teams that made the playoffs.
That includes 1 win against the Titans who were questionable at best.

The Pats were 6-0 against playoff teams.
The Jets & Dolphins drag down our SOS so much it's ridiculous, but as many have said, when you get down to teams that are 5-11, 4-12, and even 6-10, they all pretty much suck.

Patsguy05

I don't recall saying that I was worried about it but regardless I do have a great sense of peace now Keegs. Thanks!

BelichickFan

They would be close if not Indy being ahead because they played a 16-0 team

As others have said SoS isn't that important - strength of victory and record vs. above .500 teams says more.

Buchanty

The Bolts faced 5 teams with a winning record and won 2 of them, the most famous one against the Colts when PM thought Cromartie was one of his WRs.
The other win was in Tennessee against the Titans in overtime.

The SOS card is in my mind always suspicious because it is taken as an absolute based on strong or weak divisions played. The Chargers did play the NFC North (second strongest in the NFC after the East) and the AFC South (the strongest in the AFC). However that seem anomalous with the fact that NE had a supposed weaker schedule (NFC East - the strongest, and the AFC North - second in the AFC) yet still played against 7 teams with a winning record.

Much has been made of the fact that they beat the Colts twice, but in each case it was more the ponies throwing the game away than the Bolts dominating it. I dont understand either Wade Phillips or Dungy not calling a single running play in the last 2 minutes in both of their divisional games.

One good thing to come out of the SOS perception though is the overconfidence the Chargers will bring to Foxboro. Let them think they have played better against a stronger schedule for as long as possible.

alamo

Pats final SOS = 120-136 .469
SD final SOS = 128-128 .500

So yes, the Pats schedule (as calculated by strength of schedule) was easier. But of course that by itself is relatively meaningless, especially since the SOS calculation does not take into account which teams you beat and which teams you lost to. I haven't found a source for "strength of victory" and don't feel like calculating it. Except for the Patriots, I am pretty sure their Strength of Victory is .469

xmarkd400x

Well, the Pats contribute 16 of those 128 wins.

Brady'sButtBoy

cold hard football facts track quality wins - check it out, Pats lead with 7, next best was Dallas with 4, SD came in with 2.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...Standings.html

this was for regular season only...

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alamo

Yes, but the Chargers contribute 11, and even backing out each other the Chargers' SOS is still more difficult.