Below is the Week 18 Rushing 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 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
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Team
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Opponent
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Matchup Grade
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Baltimore
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at Tennessee
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Good
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Indianapolis
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at Buffalo
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Good
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Pittsburgh
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vs Cleveland
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Neutral
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LA Rams
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at Seattle
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Tough
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Tennessee
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vs Baltimore
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Tough
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Cleveland
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at Pittsburgh
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Tough
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Chicago
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at New Orleans
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Tough
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New Orleans
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vs Chicago
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Tough
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Seattle
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vs LA Rams
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Tough
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Buffalo
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vs Indianapolis
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Bad
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Tampa Bay
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at Washington
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Bad
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Washington
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vs Tampa Bay
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Bad
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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.