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.

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