Making weekly lineup decisions benefits from choosing players with superior matchups. Week 1 presents particular difficulty because preseason analysis often relies on prior-season statistics that may not reflect offseason changes. A schedule-independent ranking system evaluates positional matchups by ordering all 32 opposing defenses from most to least favorable for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends. Points-allowed data are calibrated relative to each defense's strength of schedule to provide fairer matchup assessments. Adjusted Fantasy Points Allowed (Adj. FPA) indicates how much a defense raised or lowered opponents' weekly PPR averages. Matchup strength is one factor among others and should not be the sole decision criterion.
The matchup rankings below 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 four skill positions (quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end). Instead of relying upon seasonal totals, we calibrate points-allowed data to show how each defense fared relative to the difficulty of the schedule it has faced.
"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. A positive number means that the matchup is favorable, a negative number means it is unfavorable. Additionally, remember teams often use multiple running backs and wide receivers in a game, and these plus/minus averages cover all of a team's personnel at that position.
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