Rushing Matchup Chart Week 1

Footballguys Staff's Rushing Matchup Chart Week 1 Footballguys Staff Published 09/10/2020

Below is the Week 1 Rushing Matchup Chart. While this is 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 incredibly close.

To view all of our Week 1 Matchup content, please see the links below:
Top 5 Passing Matchups Week 1
Bottom 5 Passing Matchups Week 1
Top 5 Rushing Matchups Week 1
Bottom 5 Rushing Matchups Week 1
Rushing Matchup Chart Week 1
Passing Matchup Chart Week 1

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