NFL Teams: Strength of Schedule vs. Salary Cap

With the release of the 2013 NFL schedule Thursday night also come immediate metrics surrounding each team's "strength of schedule" heading into the new season. The strength of schedule percentage is calculated by taking the win-loss records from all opponents on a team's 2013 schedule. The report below outlines how each NFL team's strength of schedule figure and 2013 team salary cap figure compare.

A Few Stand Out Points

• The Carolina Panthers have the most challenging schedule for 2013 while the Denver Broncos may have the easiest.
• The biggest stand out how much the Broncos have spent in towards the cap while how relatively easy their schedule looks on paper
• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a strength of schedule of .500 while only spending $99 million so far.
• The NFC has 8 of the top 10 hardest schedules this season, 5 of which have spent over the average team cap hit.
• The AFC has 8 of the top 10 easiest schedules this season, of which 4 of 5 the easiest schedules are the entire AFC West division -- DEN and KC have the highest team caps while having two of the easiest schedules.
•  View the Real-Time NFL Team Cap Tracker