Week 3 Fantasy Football Defensive Matchup Exploitation: RB

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Sep 15 2013 Green Bay WI USA Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris 46 catches the ball prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Benny Sieu USA TODAY Sports

Running backs are usually the lifeblood of your fantasy roster so if you run into a tough matchup, it could ruin your entire week. In Week 2, we saw Frank Gore, Stevan Ridley, and Maurice Jones-Drew run into impossible matchups in the Seahawks, Jets, and Raiders. Let’s take a look at which running backs have the most and least favorable matchups in Week 3, based on how many points each defense has allowed to running backs.

You can also check out defensive matchup exploitation rankings for quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends.

Highly Unfavorable, Unfavorable, Neutral, Slightly Favorable, Favorable

Rank
vs
RB

RB
FPS
Allowed

Defense

Week 3 Opponents

1

 13.3 Seahawks Maurice Jones-Drew (questionable), Jordan Todman, Justin Forsett

2

 13.8 Raiders Knowshon Moreno, Montee Ball

3

 16.4 Jets C.J. Spiller, Fred Jackson

4

 17.7 Chiefs LeSean McCoy, Bryce Brown

5

 21.4 Bears Isaac Redman, Felix Jones

6

 21.6 Bengals James Starks, Jonathan Franklin, Eddie Lacy (doubtful)

7

 21.6 Cowboys Daryl Richardson, Isaiah Pead, Zac Stacy

8

 23 Buccaneers Stevan Ridley, LeGarrette Blount, Leon Washington

9

 23.4 Ravens Arian Foster, Ben Tate

10

 24.1 Browns Adrian Peterson

11

 24.1 Cardinals Darren Sproles, Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram

12

 24.8 Eagles Jamaal Charles, Knile Davis

13

 27.3 Dolphins Jacquizz Rodgers, Jason Snelling

14

 27.9 Falcons Lamar Miller, Daniel Thomas

15

 29.5 Packers BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Gio Bernard

16

 29.9 Texans Ray Rice (questionable), Bernard Pierce

17

 30 Saints Rashard Mendenhall

18

 31.1 Titans Ryan Mathews, Danny Woodhead

19

 31.2 Colts Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter

20

 32.8 Bills Chris Ivory, Bilal Powell

21

 33.3 Chargers Chris Johnson, Jackie Battle

22

 33.4 Patriots Doug Martin

23

 35 Rams DeMarco Murray, Lance Dunbar

24

 38.9 Giants DeAngelo Williams, Mike Tolbert

25

 39.8 Broncos Darren McFadden, Marcel Reece, Rashad Jennings

26

 40.4 Panthers David Wilson, Da’Rel Scott, Brandon Jacobs

27

 43.4 Steelers Matt Forte

28

 47.9 49ers Trent Richardson, Ahmad Bradshaw, Donald Brown

29

 48.1 Jaguars Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin

30

 51.2 Redskins Reggie Bush, Joique Bell

31

 58.3 Lions Alfred Morris

32

 60.4 Vikings Chris Ogbonnaya, Willis McGahee, Bobby Rainey

*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.

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Igor Derysh
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