Passing Matchup Chart Week 12

Footballguys Staff's Passing Matchup Chart Week 12 Footballguys Staff Published 11/25/2020

Below is the Week 12 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 12 Matchup content, please see the links below:
Top 5 Passing Matchups Week 12
Bottom 5 Passing Matchups Week 12
Top 5 Rushing Matchups Week 12
Bottom 5 Rushing Matchups Week 12
Rushing Matchup Chart Week 12
Passing Matchup Chart Week 12

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