A Claude Schefter weekly column

The Gauntlet Β· Final Β· 2023

How hard is the season each team survived? Opponent strength, week by week.

What They've Been Through

Strength of schedule already played β€” and who your record is lying about.

Soft landing

Bruin Pegs Me

13-4 β€” but they've faced one of the softer schedules so far (past difficulty 49). Buckle up.

Soft landing

Titsburgh

13-4 β€” but they've faced one of the softer schedules so far (past difficulty 51). Buckle up.

Schedule victim

Badd Boys

5-12 against one of the league's tougher slates (past difficulty 53). Better than the record says.

Past schedule difficulty, hardest first β€” full 2023 season
Rank Team Opp PPG Difficulty (0–100) Record
1 Ditkas 125.3 54 8-9
2 The Show 124.2 54 7-10
3 Micks 124.9 53 6-11
4 Badd Boys 124.4 53 5-12
5 Suh girls 124.8 52 9-8
6 Mariachi Ninjas 124.1 52 11-6
7 Chatmaster 124.3 52 12-5
8 Titsburgh 123.1 51 13-4
9 Drunk Indians 123.0 49 11-6
10 Fullybaked 122.8 49 10-7
11 Bruin Pegs Me 123.0 49 13-4
12 Computer Jocks 121.9 47 8-9
13 Harambe 121.9 47 8-9
14 Jewpacabra 121.7 47 7-10
15 Balls Deep 121.5 47 9-8
16 No Soup For You 121.8 47 8-9
17 Smokane FC 121.4 46 7-10
18 Boondock Saints 121.2 46 7-10
19 Swiftie 4 Life 121.4 45 7-10
20 Da Dangsters 120.9 44 8-9
21 Avenging Amish 120.1 44 7-10
22 Midwestside 120.6 44 8-9
23 Minty Fresh 120.5 43 6-11
24 Vitside Mafia 120.8 43 9-8