Passing Matchup Chart Week 16

Footballguys Staff's Passing Matchup Chart Week 16 Footballguys Staff Published 12/23/2020

Below is the Week 16 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.

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Top 5 Passing Matchups Week 16
Bottom 5 Passing Matchups Week 16
Top 5 Rushing Matchups Week 16
Bottom 5 Rushing Matchups Week 16
Rushing Matchup Chart Week 16
Passing Matchup Chart Week 16

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