The second of two bye weeks from hell has cost fantasy owners studs like Calvin Johnson, Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Larry Fitzgerald, Victor Cruz, and Justin Blackmon. To make matters worse, players like T.Y. Hilton, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Harry Douglas, Torrey Smith, Antonio Brown, and Steve Johnson all have very difficult matchups that are bound to limit their output.
Similarly, it’s tough to make sense of the wide receiver situation in New England, Miami, Seattle and Kansas City so any of those make for a tough start.
On the flip side, A.J. Green and Vincent Jackson should continue to get enough volume for strong games and you have to start them.
The most favorable matchups belong to Keenan Allen, Vincent Brown, Steve Smith, Pierre Garcon, Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, the Saints’ trio, Josh Gordon, DeSean Jackson, Jordy Nelson, Jarrett Boykin, and Brandon Marshall. All of those guys are very startable in any league.
Let’s take a look at all of this week’s wide receiver matchups.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
Highly Unfavorable, Unfavorable, Neutral, Slightly Favorable, Favorable
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Rank |
AVG |
Defense |
Week 9 Opponents |
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1 |
14.23 | Texans | T.Y. Hilton, Darrius Heyward-Bey, LaVon Brazil |
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2 |
14.39 | Titans | Chris Givens, Austin Pettis, Tavon Austin |
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3 |
15.10 | Steelers | Danny Amendola, Aaron Dobson, Julian Edelman, Kenbrell Thompkins |
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4 |
15.31 | Dolphins | A.J. Green, Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu (Q) |
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5 |
16.10 | Panthers | Harry Douglas, Drew Davis, Roddy White (Q) |
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6 |
16.15 | Seahawks | Vincent Jackson, Tiquan Underwood, Chris Owusu |
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7 |
17.56 | Browns | Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, Marlon Brown |
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8 |
18.00 | Patriots | Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders |
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9 |
18.26 | Cardinals | BYE |
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10 |
19.29 | 49ers | BYE |
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11 |
20.11 | Chiefs | Steve Johnson, Robert Woods |
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12 |
21.19 | Bengals | Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Rishard Matthews |
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13 |
21.34 | Saints | Jeremy Kerley, Stephen Hill, David Nelson |
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14 |
21.46 | Buccaneers | Golden Tate, Percy Harvin (Q), Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse |
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15 |
21.98 | Jaguars | BYE |
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16 |
22.53 | Colts | Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins |
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17 |
22.55 | Giants | BYE |
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18 |
22.80 | Packers | Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, |
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19 |
23.29 | Bears | Jordy Nelson, Jarrett Boykin, Myles White, James Jones (Q) |
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20 |
23.33 | Raiders | DeSean Jackson, Riley Cooper, Jason Avant |
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21 |
23.67 | Ravens | Josh Gordon, Greg Little, Davone Bess |
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22 |
24.20 | Rams | Kendall Wright, Nate Washington, Justin Hunter, Kenny Britt |
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23 |
25.35 | Cowboys | Greg Jennings, Jerome Simpson, Cordarrelle Patterson |
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24 |
25.93 | Jets | Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Kenny Stills, Robert Meachem |
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25 |
26.11 | Vikings | Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, Miles Austin (Q) |
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26 |
26.86 | Broncos | BYE |
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27 |
26.90 | Chargers | Pierre Garcon, Leonard Hankerson, Santana Moss |
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28 |
27.98 | Lions | BYE |
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29 |
28.27 | Falcons | Steve Smith, Brandon LaFell, Ted Ginn Jr. |
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30 |
28.61 | Redskins | Keenan Allen, Vincent Brown, Eddie Royal |
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31 |
33.15 | Eagles | Denarius Moore, Rod Streater |
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32 |
34.45 | Bills | Dwayne Bowe, Donnie Avery, Dexter McCluster |
*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
