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I know I am not the only fantasy football owner who goes back and forth on who to start as my second running back or who to start in my flex position every Sunday morning. I check out the projections from numberFire. I check the injury reports. I check the over/under totals for the game. Anything to give me an edge.
You can check all of those sources, but one thing fantasy owners want to know is: which defenses give up the most FANTASY points (FPA) to quarterbacks or running backs. Well, the folks over at FFToday provide these exact stats. Maybe you already check them out, but I am start ing a new series here that gives you some of the FPA stats they provide on a weekly basis, along with some recommendations to start or sit a player.
I will take a look at just the top three skill positions every week: quarterback, running back and wide receiver, providing you the 12 defenses that allow the most FANTASY points to QBs, RBs and WRs during the NFL season.
Below you will see the 12 worst defenses in FPA for QBs, RBs and WRs through the first four weeks of the season:
Quarterbacks
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Passing |
Fantasy |
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Team |
G |
Cmp |
Att |
Yard |
TD |
Fpts |
Fpts/G |
Opponent |
Start/Sit |
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1. Kansas City Chiefs vs. QB |
4 |
93 |
151 |
1,244 |
11 |
110 |
27.5 |
Start Jay Cutler |
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2. New England Patriots vs. QB |
3 |
66 |
101 |
835 |
6 |
76.8 |
25.6 |
Start Brandon Weeden |
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3. Buffalo Bills vs. QB |
4 |
110 |
192 |
1,218 |
10 |
102.2 |
25.6 |
Start Marcus Mariota |
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4. New Orleans Saints vs. QB |
4 |
69 |
110 |
1,075 |
7 |
101.3 |
25.3 |
Start Sam Bradford |
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5. Oakland Raiders vs. QB |
4 |
113 |
171 |
1,275 |
8 |
96.1 |
24 |
Start Peyton Manning |
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6. Detroit Lions vs. QB |
4 |
100 |
128 |
1,168 |
6 |
94.2 |
23.6 |
Start Carson Palmer |
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7. Cleveland Browns vs. QB |
4 |
79 |
131 |
1,108 |
9 |
93 |
23.3 |
Start Joe Flacco |
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8. Baltimore Ravens vs. QB |
4 |
93 |
144 |
1,033 |
7 |
92.2 |
23 |
Browns |
Start Josh McCown |
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9. Philadelphia Eagles vs. QB |
4 |
114 |
172 |
1,139 |
6 |
91.4 |
22.8 |
Saints |
Start Drew Brees |
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10. New York Giants vs. QB |
4 |
124 |
182 |
1,309 |
6 |
90.8 |
22.7 |
Start Colin Kaepernick |
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11. Houston Texans vs. QB |
4 |
76 |
133 |
955 |
7 |
90.4 |
22.6 |
Start Andrew Luck |
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12. Jacksonville Jaguars vs. QB |
4 |
111 |
164 |
1,174 |
6 |
88.2 |
22.1 |
Start Jameis Winston |
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Running Backs
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Rushing |
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Fantasy |
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Team |
G |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Fpts |
Fpts/G |
Opponent |
Start/Sit |
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1. Atlanta Falcons vs. RB |
4 |
75 |
318 |
7 |
116.3 |
29.1 |
Start Alfred Morris |
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2. San Diego Chargers vs. RB |
4 |
95 |
487 |
4 |
113.2 |
28.3 |
Le'Veon BellStart |
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3. Dallas Cowboys vs. RB |
4 |
92 |
322 |
5 |
101.5 |
25.4 |
Patriots |
Start Dion Lewis |
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4. Cleveland Browns vs. RB |
4 |
109 |
556 |
3 |
97.5 |
24.4 |
Ravens |
Start Justin Forsett |
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5. Houston Texans vs. RB |
4 |
99 |
375 |
4 |
93.6 |
23.4 |
Colts |
Start Frank Gore |
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6. St. Louis Rams vs. RB |
4 |
100 |
440 |
3 |
91.7 |
22.9 |
Start Eddie Lacy |
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7. San Francisco 49ers vs. RB |
4 |
96 |
403 |
6 |
91.3 |
22.8 |
Giants |
Start Rashad Jennings |
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8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. RB |
4 |
118 |
501 |
4 |
87.5 |
21.9 |
Jaguars |
Start T.J. Weldon |
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9. Miami Dolphins vs. RB |
4 |
126 |
542 |
3 |
83.5 |
20.9 |
Bye |
Bye |
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10. Carolina Panthers vs. RB |
4 |
89 |
324 |
3 |
81.4 |
20.4 |
Bye |
Bye |
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11. New York Giants vs. RB |
4 |
81 |
266 |
2 |
80 |
20 |
49ers |
Start Carlos Hyde |
Wide Receivers
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Team |
G |
Rec |
Yards |
TD |
Fpts |
Fpts/G |
Opponent |
Start/Sit |
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1. Kansas City Chiefs vs. WR |
4 |
70 |
975 |
10 |
159.3 |
39.8 |
Bears |
Start Alshon Jeffery /Eddie Royal |
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2. Baltimore Ravens vs. WR |
4 |
66 |
884 |
7 |
131 |
32.8 |
Browns |
Start Travis Benjamin / Andrew Hawkins |
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3. Buffalo Bills vs. WR |
4 |
69 |
772 |
7 |
120.6 |
30.2 |
Titans |
Start Kendall Wright /Harry Douglas |
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4. Philadelphia Eagles vs. WR |
4 |
69 |
801 |
6 |
116.1 |
29 |
Saints |
Start Brandin Cooks / Willie Snead |
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5. New England Patriots vs. WR |
3 |
40 |
619 |
4 |
86.6 |
28.9 |
Cowboys |
Start Terrance Willilams /Cole Beasley |
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6. Indianapolis Colts vs. WR |
4 |
53 |
720 |
6 |
111 |
27.8 |
Texans |
Start DeAndre Hopkins /Cecil Shorts |
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7. San Francisco 49ers vs. WR |
4 |
51 |
822 |
4 |
107.2 |
26.8 |
Giants |
Start Odell Beckham Jr. / Rueben Randle |
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8. Chicago Bears vs. WR |
4 |
47 |
588 |
8 |
106.8 |
26.7 |
Chiefs |
Start Jeremy Maclin |
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9. Washington Redskins vs. WR |
4 |
45 |
617 |
6 |
103.1 |
25.8 |
Falcons |
Start Julio Jones / Leonard Hankerson |
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10. Miami Dolphins vs. WR |
4 |
53 |
755 |
4 |
102.5 |
25.6 |
Bye |
Bye |
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11. Cleveland Browns vs. WR |
4 |
46 |
668 |
6 |
102.2 |
25.6 |
Ravens |
Start Kamar Aiken |
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12. Detroit Lions vs. WR |
4 |
62 |
799 |
3 |
100.9 |
25.2 |
Cardinals |
Start Larry Fitgerald / John Brown |
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