Strength of schedule:

Much has been made this week about Buffalo’s schedule and how that might be easy to overlook a very talented Bills team. The argument is that Buffalo hasn’t faced many top contenders, making their 9-3 record more of a mirage than a stamp of approval. Others have argued that no NFL team should be considered an “automatic” or “easy” win, regardless of who they’ve faced and what they’ve done, and that Baltimore had to endure the same type of misguided talk throughout this season.

Regardless of where you fall on this argument, the disparity in the strength of schedule between the Ravens and Bills is as big as it gets. According to TeamRankings.com, Baltimore has had the toughest schedule to this point while Buffalo has had the easiest.

Ultimately, that makes the Bills pretty tough to accurately gauge where they’re really at. Without having been tested often by some of the better teams in the league, there’s no clear indication of how Buffalo can handle a team like the Ravens. That adds a little intrigue to an already interesting matchup.