05-24-2022, 03:47 PM
(05-24-2022, 02:31 PM)seab0000 Wrote: So comparing Balt #6 SOS to Bengals #28
They played the same opponents in 14 games, so same SOS there, leaving 3 games that were different opponents.
Those games with SOS indicated BALT Indy #20, Miami #32, Rams #21 tie
BENGALS Jets #8 tie, SF #16, Jacksonville # 8 tie
It appears using this data the Bengals faced the better SOS.
There is already a metric that does what you are trying to do here. It is ProFootballReference's SOS metric, where they assign a team a rating based on margin of victory and quality of opponents. Via this metric, the Bengals had the easiest SOS in the league. You can view this here. The reason this is the case is because the Jets and Jacksonville were two of the worst teams in the league. If the Jets and Jacksonville had those schedules and performed better, I would think this would be a great point. They, however, had that schedule and were dreadful.
