Passing Matchup Chart Week 8

Footballguys Staff's Passing Matchup Chart Week 8 Footballguys Staff Published 10/28/2020

Below is the Week 8 Passing Matchup Chart. While this intended to be a true ranking, the tiers are ultimately the more important factor here as many of the teams within the same tier are close.

To view all of our Week 8 Matchup content, please see the links below:
Top 5 Passing Matchups Week 8
Bottom 5 Passing Matchups Week 8
Top 5 Rushing Matchups Week 8
Bottom 5 Rushing Matchups Week 8
Rushing Matchup Chart Week 8
Passing Matchup Chart Week 8

Team
Opponent
Matchup Grade
Carolina
vs Atlanta
Great
San Francisco
at Seattle
Great
Green Bay
vs Minnesota
Great
Kansas City
vs NY Jets
Great
Cincinnati
vs Tennessee
Great
Philadelphia
vs Dallas
Good
Las Vegas
at Cleveland
Good
Tampa Bay
at NY Giants
Good
Cleveland
vs Las Vegas
Good
New England
at Buffalo
Good
LA Rams
at Miami
Good
Denver
vs LA Chargers
Neutral
Indianapolis
at Detroit
Neutral
Tennessee
at Cincinnati
Neutral
Chicago
vs New Orleans
Neutral
LA Chargers
at Denver
Neutral
Buffalo
vs New England
Neutral
NY Giants
vs Tampa Bay
Tough
Minnesota
at Green Bay
Tough
NY Jets
at Kansas City
Tough
New Orleans
at Chicago
Tough
Atlanta
at Carolina
Tough
Seattle
vs San Francisco
Tough
Dallas
at Philadelphia
Bad
Baltimore
vs Pittsburgh
Bad
Pittsburgh
at Baltimore
Bad
Detroit
vs Indianapolis
Bad
Miami
vs LA Rams
Bad

Methodology: Best matchup does not mean the players who are projected for the most amount of points. We try to balance the impact that the defense will have on the offense as we start with a baseline for each team and try to determine which defenses will have the biggest impact on the offense. More often than not, bad offenses will show up on the worst matchups and good offenses will show up on the top matchups but occasionally you will have a scenario where the top offense is facing the top defense, therefore, making it a difficult matchup for that offense.

You should always start elite players even if they are in one of the more difficult matchups of the week.

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