Key Highlights
- CockcroftDec 24, 2025, 06:40 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMaking tough lineup decisions every week can be the most challenging part of the fantasy football process.
- When you're torn between two similar players and simply don't know which one to start, start the player with the superior matchup. Ah, but exactly how does one determine the best (and worst) weekly matchups?Our matchup rankings provide a schedule-independent method to evaluate positional matchups each week, ranking all 32 opposing defenses in order of most to least favorable for opposing players at all skill positions (quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end).
- Instead of relying on season totals, we calibrate points-allowed data to show how each defense fared relative to the difficulty of the schedule it has faced.
- This provides a fairer approach to judging the quality of individual matchups."Adj.
- FPA," or adjusted fantasy points allowed, reflects how far above or below players' weekly PPR fantasy point averages that defense held opponents at that position.
