Week 7 Fantasy Football Defensive Matchup Exploitation: QB

Nick Foles
Nick Foles
Oct 13 2013 Tampa FL USA Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles 9 scrambles out of the pocket during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium Steve Mitchell USA TODAY Sports

In any given week, a favorable defensive matchup can make all the difference. Last week, we spotlighted Mike Glennon as a sneaky play against the terrible Eagles defense and he delivered with 273 yards and two touchdowns. Glennon finished with more fantasy points than Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and even Peyton Manning.

This week we have a lot of sneaky plays. Nick Foles, Josh Freeman, and Glennon all have highly favorable matchups. Even Chad Henne could be a solid bye week replacement or QB2 in a daily league.

Meanwhile, Tony Romo, Eli Manning, Andrew Luck, Philip Rivers, Jay Cutler, and Tom Brady are must-starts in their matchups and should see plenty of fantasy points. Yes, even Eli.

On the unfavorable side, Sam Bradford, Joe Flacco, Carson Palmer, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Geno Smith, Alex Smith, and whoever starts for the Texans are all to be avoided this week, if you can. I wouldn’t worry about Peyton’s matchup, obviously, and Kaepernick should be okay against the Titans but I don’t see a Top 10 finish for him this week.

Let’s take a look at all of the matchups on tap for Week 7.

Browse Defensive Matchups by Position: QBRBWRTE

 Highly Unfavorable, Unfavorable, Neutral, Slightly Favorable, Favorable

Rank
vs
QB

AVG
QB
FPS
Allowed

Defense

Week 7 Opponents

1

11.3 Panthers Sam Bradford

2

11.64 Steelers Joe Flacco

3

12.73 Seahawks Carson Palmer

4

12.91 Titans Colin Kaepernick

5

13.91 49ers Ryan Fitzpatrick

6

13.96 Patriots Geno Smith

7

13.98 Colts Peyton Manning

8

14.11 Texans Alex Smith

9

14.24 Chiefs T.J. Yates, Case Keenum, Matt Schaub

10

14.26 Saints BYE

11

15.13 Browns Aaron Rodgers

12

15.19 Lions Andy Dalton

13

15.79 Bengals Matthew Stafford

14

16.28 Bears Robert Griffin

15

17.03 Rams Cam Newton

16

17.4 Ravens Ben Roethlisberger

17

17.42 Jets Tom Brady

18

17.56 Cardinals Russell Wilson

19

17.96 Raiders BYE

20

17.98 Buccaneers Matt Ryan

21

18.44 Dolphins Thad Lewis (Q)

22

19.58 Bills Ryan Tannehill

23

20.26 Redskins Jay Cutler

24

20.32 Jaguars Philip Rivers

25

20.79 Packers Brandon Weeden

26

21.05 Broncos Andrew Luck

27

21.34 Falcons Mike Glennon

28

22.02 Vikings Eli Manning

29

22.27 Eagles Tony Romo

30

22.7 Chargers Chad Henne

31

23.55 Giants Josh Freeman

32

24.39 Cowboys Nick Foles

*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.

Browse Defensive Matchups by Position: QBRBWRTE

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Igor Derysh
Igor Derysh is Editor-at-Large at XN Sports and has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, and FantasyPros. He has previously covered sports for COED Magazine, Fantasy Alarm, and Manwall.com.