NFL : Les adversaires connus pour 2016

Chaque fin de saison NFL vient avec son lot d’annonces : les playoffs, les 20 premiers picks de la prochaine draft… mais également les adversaires de 2016. Si l’on va devoir attendre fin Avril pour connaître le calendrier complet, chaque franchise sait déjà qui elle va affronter, et si ce sera à domicile ou à l’extérieur.

Voici la liste, les astérisques dénotant les matchs à Londres :

AFC EAST

Buffalo Bills

Domicile : Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars.
Extérieur : Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders.

Miami Dolphins

Domicile : Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans.
Extérieur : Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, San Diego Chargers.

New England Patriots

Domicile : Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans.
Extérieur : Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos.

New York Jets

Domicile : Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts.
Extérieur : Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs.

AFC NORTH

Baltimore Ravens

Domicile : Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders.
Extérieur : Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars.

Cincinnati Bengals

Domicile : Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins*, Denver Broncos.
Extérieur : Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Houston Texans.

Cleveland Browns

Domicile : Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers.
Extérieur : Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Tennessee Titans.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Domicile : Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs.
Extérieur : Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts.

AFC SOUTH

Houston Texans

Domicile : Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals.
Extérieur : Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Domicile : Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts*, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens.
Extérieur : Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills.

Indianapolis Colts

Domicile : Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Extérieur : Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars*, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets.

Tennessee Titans

Domicile : Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns.
Extérieur : Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins.

AFC WEST

Denver Broncos

Domicile : Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots.
Extérieur : Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals.

Kansas City Chiefs

Domicile : Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets.
Extérieur : Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

Oakland Raiders

Domicile : Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills.
Extérieur : Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens.

San Diego Chargers

Domicile : Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins.
Extérieur : Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns.

NFC EAST

Dallas Cowboys

Domicile : New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Extérieur : New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers.

New York Giants

Domicile : Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints.
Extérieur : Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Saint-Louis Rams*.

Philadelphia Eagles

Domicile : Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons.
Extérieur : Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks.

Washington Redskins

Domicile : Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers.
Extérieur : Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals*, Arizona Cardinals.

NFC NORTH

Chicago Bears

Domicile : Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers.
Extérieur : Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Detroit Lions

Domicile : Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Saint-Louis Rams.
Extérieur : Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints.

Green Bay Packers

Domicile : Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks.
Extérieur : Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons.

Minnesota Vikings

Domicile : Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals.
Extérieur : Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers.

NFC SOUTH

Atlanta Falcons

Domicile : Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers.
Extérieur : Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles.

Carolina Panthers

Domicile : Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings.
Extérieur : Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins.

New Orleans Saints

Domicile : Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions.
Extérieur : Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, New York Giants.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Domicile : Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears.
Extérieur : Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys.

NFC WEST

Arizona Cardinals

Domicile : Saint-Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Washington Redskins.
Extérieur : Saint-Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings.

San Francisco 49ers

Domicile : Arizona Cardinals, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys.
Extérieur : Arizona Cardinals, Saint-Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears.

Seattle Seahawks

Domicile : Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Saint-Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles.
Extérieur : Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Saint-Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers.

Saint-Louis Rams

Domicile : Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants*.
Extérieur : Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Detroit Lions.

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Et en bonus, voici la projection du strength of schedule (SOS), i.e. le record cumulé des adversaires de 2016 d’après les records de 2015 (du calendrier le plus compliqué au plus facile) :

1. Atlanta : 142-114 (0.555)
1. San Francisco : 142-114 (0.555)
3. Saint-Louis : 141-115 (0.551)
4. New Orleans : 140-116 (0.547)
5. Seattle : 139-117 (0.543)
5. Tampa Bay : 139-117 (0.543)
7. NY Jets : 136-120 (0.531)
7. Arizona : 136-120 (0.531)
9. New England : 134-122 (0.523)
10. Buffalo : 133-123 (0.520)
11. Miami : 132-124 (0.516)
12. Carolina : 131-125 (0.512)
13. San Diego : 130-126 (0.508)
14. Denver : 129-127 (0.504)
15. Oakland : 128-128 (0.500)
16. Kansas City : 127-129 (0.496)
17. Washington : 126-130 (0.492)
18. Minnesota : 125-131 (0.488)
19. Houston : 124-132 (0.484)
19. Baltimore : 124-132 (0.484)
21. Cleveland : 123-133 (0.480)
22. Indianapolis : 122-134 (0.477)
23. Jacksonville : 121-135 (0.473)
23. Pittsburgh : 121-135 (0.473)
23. Tennessee : 121-135 (0.473)
26. Philadelphie : 120-136 (0.469)
27. Dallas : 119-137 (0.465)
27. Cincinnati : 119-137 (0.465)
27. Detroit : 119-137 (0.465)
30. Chicago : 118-138 (0.461)
30. NY Giants : 118-138 (0.461)
32. Green Bay : 117-139 (0.457)