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 going to start 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 two weeks of the season:
Quarterbacks
FF Today's default scoring for their fantasy points allowed stats:
| Quarterback Position | |
| PaYd: | 1.00 point for every 20.00 |
| PaTD: | 4.00 points each |
| RuYd: | 1.00 point for every 10.00 |
| RuTD: | 6.00 points each |
|
Passing |
Fantasy |
|
||||||||
|
Team |
G |
Cmp |
Att |
Yard |
TD |
INT |
Fpts |
Fpts/G |
Opponent |
Start/Sit |
|
1. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. QB |
2 |
58 |
78 |
623 |
6 |
0 |
60.4 |
30.2 |
Rams |
Start Nick Foles |
|
2. Buffalo Bills vs. QB |
2 |
64 |
108 |
709 |
5 |
2 |
57.1 |
28.5 |
Dolphins |
Start Ryan Tannehill |
|
3. Houston Texans vs. QB |
2 |
40 |
70 |
438 |
5 |
1 |
57 |
28.5 |
Buccaneers |
Start Jameis Winston |
|
4. New England Patriots vs. QB |
2 |
49 |
68 |
593 |
4 |
4 |
56 |
28 |
Jaguars |
Sit Blake Bortles |
|
5. New York Giants vs. QB |
2 |
66 |
91 |
719 |
4 |
2 |
51.8 |
25.9 |
Start Kirk Cousins |
|
|
6. New Orleans Saints vs. QB |
2 |
33 |
53 |
514 |
4 |
0 |
51.4 |
25.7 |
Panthers |
Start Cam Newton |
|
7. Kansas City Chiefs vs. QB |
2 |
52 |
92 |
590 |
5 |
2 |
50.1 |
25.1 |
Packers |
Start Aaron Rodgers |
|
8. Chicago Bears vs. QB |
2 |
35 |
47 |
374 |
7 |
1 |
50 |
25 |
Seahawks |
Start Russell Wilson |
|
9. Oakland Raiders vs. QB |
2 |
57 |
79 |
653 |
4 |
1 |
49 |
24.5 |
Browns |
Sit Josh McCown |
|
10. Seattle Seahawks vs. QB |
2 |
43 |
60 |
546 |
3 |
0 |
48.7 |
24.4 |
Bears |
Start Jay Cutler |
|
11. Detroit Lions vs. QB |
2 |
49 |
60 |
557 |
3 |
2 |
47.8 |
23.9 |
Broncos |
Start Peyton Manning |
|
12. Atlanta Falcons vs. QB |
2 |
63 |
92 |
628 |
3 |
2 |
45.7 |
22.9 |
Cowboys |
Sit Brandon Weeden |
Running Backs
FF Today's default scoring for their fantasy points allowed stats:
| Running Back Position | |
| RuYd: | 1.00 point for every 10.00 |
| RuTD: | 6.00 points each |
| ReYd: | 1.00 point for every 10.00 |
| ReTD: | 6.00 points each |
|
|
|
|
Rushing |
|
|
Receiving |
|
|
Fantasy |
|
|
|
Team |
G |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Rec |
Yard |
TD |
Fpts |
Fpts/G |
Opponent |
Start/Sit |
|
1. Detroit Lions vs. RB |
2 |
63 |
246 |
3 |
10 |
111 |
0 |
53.7 |
26.9 |
Broncos |
Start C.J. Anderson |
|
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. RB |
2 |
52 |
232 |
3 |
7 |
45 |
1 |
51.7 |
25.9 |
Texans |
Start Alfred Blue |
|
3. Atlanta Falcons vs. RB |
2 |
37 |
137 |
2 |
24 |
199 |
1 |
51.6 |
25.8 |
Cowboys |
Start Joseph Randle |
|
4. Oakland Raiders vs. RB |
2 |
50 |
233 |
3 |
16 |
86 |
0 |
49.9 |
25 |
Browns |
Start Isaiah Crowell |
|
5. Cleveland Browns vs. RB |
2 |
60 |
308 |
2 |
8 |
70 |
0 |
49.8 |
24.9 |
Raiders |
Start Latavious Murray |
|
6. St. Louis Rams vs. RB |
2 |
61 |
275 |
2 |
12 |
93 |
0 |
48.8 |
24.4 |
Steelers |
Start Le'Veon Bell |
|
7. San Diego Chargers vs. RB |
2 |
45 |
232 |
1 |
13 |
134 |
1 |
48.6 |
24.3 |
Vikings |
Start Adrian Peterson |
|
8. Cincinnati Bengals vs. RB |
2 |
39 |
181 |
0 |
21 |
172 |
2 |
47.3 |
23.7 |
Ravens |
Start Justin Forsett |
|
9. New York Giants vs. RB |
2 |
43 |
138 |
2 |
18 |
193 |
0 |
45.1 |
22.6 |
Redskins |
Start Alfred Morris and Matt Jones |
|
10. New Orleans Saints vs. RB |
2 |
51 |
222 |
1 |
8 |
104 |
1 |
44.6 |
22.3 |
Panthers |
Start Jonathan Stewart |
|
11. Minnesota Vikings vs. RB |
2 |
44 |
207 |
2 |
11 |
87 |
0 |
41.4 |
20.7 |
Chargers |
Start Melvin Gordon |
|
12. New England Patriots vs. RB |
2 |
46 |
244 |
2 |
6 |
48 |
0 |
41.2 |
20.6 |
Jaguars |
Start Dion Lewis |
Wide Receivers
FF Today's default scoring for their fantasy points allowed stats:
| Wide Receiver Position | |
| RuYd: | 1.00 point for every 10.00 |
| RuTD: | 6.00 points each |
| ReYd: | 1.00 point for every 10.00 |
| ReTD: | 6.00 points each |
|
Team |
G |
Rec |
Yards |
TD |
Fpts |
Fpts/G |
Opponent |
Start/Sit |
|
1. Kansas City Chiefs vs. WR |
2 |
41 |
506 |
4 |
74.6 |
37.3 |
Packers |
Start James Jones |
|
2. Chicago Bears vs. WR |
2 |
28 |
325 |
7 |
74.5 |
37.3 |
Seahawks |
Start Doug Baldwin |
|
3. New England Patriots vs. WR |
2 |
31 |
440 |
3 |
62.7 |
31.4 |
Jaguars |
Start Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns |
|
4. Baltimore Ravens vs. WR |
2 |
38 |
433 |
3 |
61.3 |
30.7 |
Bengals |
Start Marvin Jones |
|
5. Buffalo Bills vs. WR |
2 |
38 |
416 |
3 |
61.1 |
30.6 |
Dolphins |
Start Rishard Matthews |
|
6. San Francisco 49ers vs. WR |
2 |
25 |
457 |
2 |
57.7 |
28.9 |
Cardinals |
Start John Brown |
|
7. Philadelphia Eagles vs. WR |
2 |
25 |
362 |
3 |
54.2 |
27.1 |
Jets |
Start Brandon Marshall |
|
8. Indianapolis Colts vs. WR |
2 |
23 |
331 |
3 |
52 |
26 |
Titans |
Start Kendall Wright |
|
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. WR |
2 |
23 |
344 |
3 |
52 |
26 |
Texans |
Start Nate Washington |
|
10. Miami Dolphins vs. WR |
2 |
25 |
382 |
2 |
51.6 |
25.8 |
Bills |
Start Sammy Watkins |
|
11. New York Jets vs. WR |
2 |
25 |
372 |
2 |
49.2 |
24.6 |
Eagles |
Start Nelson Agholor |
|
12. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. WR |
2 |
32 |
353 |
2 |
48.2 |
24.1 |
Rams |
Start Kenny Britt |
Fantasy Rundown
If you are looking for more fantasy baseball or football coverage, look no further than Fantasy Rundown, which provides links to all of the best fantasy content on the internet.
