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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
I’m not suggesting that it doesn’t make a difference… it’s just not as vast as some think. Through week 11, with Denver having played one more game… the total opposition wins for KC is 54 and Denver is 58.
The difference in teams played between the two so far.. CIN, 49ers, Bills for KC and SEA, PIT, Jets, Panthers for Denver.
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Well, let's take a more practical look at the differences between the Chiefs and Broncos schedules. First of all, the Broncos schedule is a bit more difficult in the fact that you all play the Chiefs twice while the Chiefs play the Broncos twice. That makes your schedule more difficult, but it's not exactly honest to factor that into calculations about the difficulty of schedule.
So, let's dispense with that nonsense and let's also dispense with the nonsense of looking at just games played to date. Let's look at the entirety of the 2024 schedule. Let's also eliminate all common opponents because those will all work out as equivalent.
When we eliminate all common opponents and our head-to-head matchups, we're left with just 3 games each in which we face opponents that the other does not. For 2024 those opponents are San Francisco, Buffalo, and Houston for the Chiefs, and Seattle, NYJ, and Indianapolis for the Broncos. The difference in win totals for those teams is:
Chiefs opponents: 20 wins
Broncos opponents: 13 wins
That is an honest comparison.