Welcome to the Match-up Report. It is a one-stop-shop for getting key info on every match-up for the week and exactly where the strengths and weaknesses are for each team. Exploiting those weaknesses are how you can dominate your season-long and DFS contests throughout the year. Below you will see a key that explains what each stat abbreviation is and what it is meant to show along with what the rankings mean. You will also see an explanation of the color-coding that is included in each match-up breakdown. The ranks are based on games to this point and you will see them change throughout the weeks as they play more games and have more differences in outcomes.

Key

Offensive Rankings

Pace – The speed or tempo in which a team plays (1-fastest, 32-slowest)

PPG – Points scored per game (1-most, 32-least)

T.O.P. – Time of Possession (1-most, 32 least)

Total Yards – Total Yards Gained by Offense (1-most, 32 least)

RZ % - Red Zone TD Scoring Percentage (1-best, 32-worst)

Off Plays – Total Number of Offensive Plays (1-most, 32-least)

Rush Att. – Total Number of Rushing Attempts (1-most, 32-least)

Rush % - Percentage of Offensive Plays That Are Runs (1-highest, 32-lowest)

Rush Yds – Rushing Yards (1-most, 32-least)

Rush YPA – Rushing Yards Per Attempt (1-most, 32-least)

Pass Att. – Total Number of Pass Attempts (1-most, 32-least)

Pass % - Percentage of Offensive Plays That Are Pass (1-highest, 32-lowest)

Pass Yds – Passing Yards (1-most, 32-least)

Pass YPA – Passing Yards Per Attempt (1-most, 32-least)

Defensive Rankings

DVOA – Football Outsiders Defensive Value Over Average (1-best, 32-worst)

Yds/G Allowed – Yards Per Game Against (1-least, 32-most)

Yds/P Allowed – Yards Per Play Against (1-least, 32-most)

Rush Yds/G – Rushing Yards Per Game Against (1-least, 32-most)

Rush Yds/Att. – Rushing Yards Per Attempt Against (1-least, 32-most)

Pass Yds/G – Passing Yards Per Game Against (1-least, 32-most)

Pass Yds/Att. – Passing Yards Per Attempt Against (1-least, 32-most)

Def vs. QB – Fantasy Points Allowed Vs QB (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

Def vs. RB - Fantasy Points Allowed Vs RB (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

Def vs. WR - Fantasy Points Allowed Vs WR (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

Def vs. TE - Fantasy Points Allowed Vs TE (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

New this year is the color-coding to the match-up breakdowns. The color-coding is based on an offensive point of view so when you see green it’s an area to attack in a match-up whereas seeing red or orange should give you some pause.

Matchup Breakdowns

BillsATTexans TitansATPatriots
16Pace23 22Pace21
23PPG11 10PPG6
14T.O.P.16 27T.O.P.4
24Total Yards11 15Total Yards16
13RZ %8 1RZ %27
14Off Plays17 30Off Plays2
5Rush Att.11 12Rush Att.8
4Rush %9 7Rush %17
5Rush Yds10 6Rush Yds19
13Rush YPA7 3Rush YPA27
27Pass Att.20 31Pass Att.3
29Pass %24 26Pass %16
BillsATTexans TitansATPatriots
27Pass Yds10 22Pass Yds9
19Pass YPA12 2Pass YPA18
5DVOA22 17DVOA1
3Yds/G Allowed28 21Yds/G Allowed1
4Yds/P Allowed27 17Yds/P Allowed1
12Rush Yds/G20 11Rush Yds/G7
18Rush Yds/Att26 8Rush Yds/Att17
3Pass Yds/G30 24Pass Yds/G2
3Pass Yds/Att24 20Pass Yds/Att2
30Def vs. QB5 16Def vs. QB32
20Def vs. RB8 14Def vs. RB32
29Def vs. WR13 14Def vs. WR32
28Def vs. TE9 6Def vs. TE25
       
VikingsATSaints SeahawksATEagles
26Pace31 27Pace14
7PPG5 9PPG15
21T.O.P.3 9T.O.P.2
13Total Yards8 7Total Yards12
6RZ %16 9RZ %4
25Off Plays19 10Off Plays3
4Rush Att.20 3Rush Att.7
3Rush %21 5Rush %13
7Rush Yds17 3Rush Yds12
17Rush YPA16 8Rush YPA19
29Pass Att.14 25Pass Att.7
30Pass %12 28Pass %20
VikingsATSaints SeahawksATEagles
20Pass Yds7 11Pass Yds12
6Pass YPA11 9Pass YPA22
7DVOA12 16DVOA13
14Yds/G Allowed12 26Yds/G Allowed9
10Yds/P Allowed14 25Yds/P Allowed16
14Rush Yds/G5 24Rush Yds/G3
16Rush Yds/Att19 28Rush Yds/Att7
16Pass Yds/G17 26Pass Yds/G19
8Pass Yds/Att11 18Pass Yds/Att17
24Def vs. QB11 17Def vs. QB18
22Def vs. RB29 15Def vs. RB26
7Def vs. WR5 15Def vs. WR4
26Def vs. TE23 2Def vs. TE31