Passing Matchup Chart Week 18

Footballguys Staff's Passing Matchup Chart Week 18 Footballguys Staff Published 01/07/2021

Below is the Week 18 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 18 MATCHUP CONTENT, PLEASE SEE THE LINKS BELOW:

Top 5 Passing Matchups Week 18
Bottom 5 Passing Matchups Week 18
Top 5 Rushing Matchups Week 18
Bottom 5 Rushing Matchups Week 18
Rushing Matchup Chart Week 18
Passing Matchup Chart Week 18

Team
Opponent
Matchup Grade
Baltimore
at Tennessee
Great
Buffalo
vs Indianapolis
Good
Washington
vs Tampa Bay
Good
LA Rams
at Seattle
Neutral
Indianapolis
at Buffalo
Neutral
New Orleans
vs Chicago
Neutral
Pittsburgh
vs Cleveland
Neutral
Tennessee
vs Baltimore
Tough
Tampa Bay
at Washington
Tough
Chicago
at New Orleans
Bad
Seattle
vs LA Rams
Bad
Cleveland
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.

Photos provided by Imagn Images
Share This Article

More by Footballguys Staff

 

Everything Season Long and DFS for Week 15

Your landing page for all of our weekly fantasy football content.

12/11/25 Read More
 

Buy Low, Sell High: Week 14 - Dynasty Stash RBs

Sigmund Bloom

Running Backs to add to your bench if your dynasty team is out of the playoff picture in leagues of all depths.

12/11/25 Read More
 

Week 15 Offensive Sleepers

Sigmund Bloom

Providing you with the best under-the-radar picks at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end for when you have to dig deeper to set your lineup.

12/11/25 Read More
 

Passing Matchups: Week 15

Devin Knotts

A top-to-bottom ranking of this week's NFL passing matchups, while providing details on both sides of the ball for the best and the worst pairings.

12/11/25 Read More
 

Odds and Ends: Week 15

Adam Harstad

Some tips for the home stretch of a picks pool.

12/11/25 Read More
 

Dynasty Roundtable: 4 Offseason Quarterback Fixes

Jeff Bell

Spala, Blaylock, Fahlsing, Kashuba, and Zacharias give a plan of attack for teams with quarterback issues.

12/11/25 Read More