There is no better feeling than entering championship week owning elite wide receivers in highly favorable matchups. This week, if you have Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, A.J. Green, Josh Gordon, Keenan Allen, Antonio Brown, Dez Bryant, Andre Johnson, Pierre Garcon, or even Kendall Wright, you’re in real good shape.
Hakeem Nicks, Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Rod Streater, and Dwayne Bowe all look good as well. Victor Cruz is likely out which means Rueben Randle could be startable, as could Marvin Jones against a weak Vikings defense, Greg Little against a woeful Jets pass defense, Emmanuel Sanders against a bad Packers defense, and Miles Austin if Terrance Williams is forced to miss this week’s game.
On the unfavorable defensive matchup side, I would stay away from any receiver in Jacksonville, Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, and on the Jets. Marques Colston, Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Wes Welker (if he plays), Calvin Johnson, and Jordy Nelson are all still very startable despite their unfavorable matchups.
Let’s take a look at all of this week’s fantasy football wide receiver defensive matchups.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
Highly Unfavorable, Unfavorable, Neutral, Slightly Favorable, Favorable
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Rank |
AVG |
Defense |
Week 16 Opponents |
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1 |
14.85 | Titans | Ace Sanders, Mike Brown |
|
2 |
14.89 | Seahawks | Larry Fitzgerald (Q), Michael Floyd, Andre Roberts |
|
3 |
16.5 | Dolphins | Robert Woods, Stevie Johnson (Q) |
|
4 |
16.92 | Panthers | Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Kenny Stills |
|
5 |
17.05 | Cardinals | Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse |
|
6 |
17.54 | Texans | Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Wes Welker (Q), Andre Caldwell |
|
7 |
17.85 | 49ers | Roddy White, Harry Douglas |
|
8 |
18.45 | Saints | Steve Smith, Brandon LaFell, Ted Ginn |
|
9 |
19.67 | Giants | Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson, Kris Durham |
|
10 |
19.92 | Browns | Santonio Holmes, Jeremy Kerley, David Nelson |
|
11 |
20.71 | Steelers | Jordy Nelson, Jarrett Boykin, James Jones |
|
12 |
20.75 | Bengals | Cordarrelle Patterson, Greg Jennings, Jerome Simpson |
|
13 |
21.71 | Patriots | Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, Marlon Brown |
|
14 |
22.43 | Rams | Vincent Jackson, Tiquan Underwood |
|
15 |
22.78 | Bears | DeSean Jackson, Riley Cooper |
|
16 |
22.96 | Buccaneers | Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens |
|
17 |
23.42 | Falcons | Anquan Boldin, Michael Crabtree |
|
18 |
23.49 | Ravens | Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Aaron Dobson (Q), Kenbrell Thompkins (Q) |
|
19 |
23.64 | Chiefs | T.Y. Hilton, Da’Rick Rogers |
|
20 |
24.38 | Jaguars | Kendall Wright, Nate Washington, Justin Hunter |
|
21 |
24.57 | Cowboys | Pierre Garcon, Aldrick Robinson, Santana Moss |
|
22 |
24.83 | Broncos | Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins |
|
23 |
24.99 | Redskins | Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Terrance Williams (Q) |
|
24 |
25.18 | Packers | Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders |
|
25 |
25.57 | Raiders | Keenan Allen, Eddie Royal, Vincent Brown |
|
26 |
25.69 | Colts | Dwayne Bowe, Donnie Avery, Dexter McCluster |
|
27 |
26.25 | Chargers | Rod Streater, Andre Holmes, Denarius Moore |
|
28 |
26.45 | Jets | Josh Gordon, Greg Little |
|
29 |
26.76 | Vikings | A.J. Green, Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu |
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30 |
27.44 | Bills | Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Rishard Matthews |
|
31 |
27.94 | Lions | Hakeem Nicks, Rueben Randle, Victor Cruz (D) |
|
32 |
30.01 | Eagles | Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery |
*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
