DEF
DEFENSE VS POSITION
DEFENSE vs QB
Average PPR points each defense has allowed to opposing QBs this season.
27.4
WORST vs QB (AVG PPR)
6.0
BEST vs QB (AVG PPR)
ALL 32 DEFENSES vs QB
RANK 1 = STINGIEST · RANK 32 = MOST GENEROUS · 2026| # | DEFENSE | APP | AVG PPR | TOTAL PPR | SEVERITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MIN Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 6.0 | 42 | |
| 2 |  GB Green Bay Packers | 7 | 8.8 | 62 | |
| 3 |  NE New England Patriots | 8 | 9.0 | 72 | |
| 4 |  CHI Chicago Bears | 8 | 10.6 | 85 | |
| 5 |  SF San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10.9 | 65 | |
| 6 |  JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 11.7 | 70 | |
| 7 |  PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 12.1 | 60 | |
| 8 |  KC Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12.4 | 49 | |
| 9 |  SEA Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 12.5 | 62 | |
| 10 |  TEN Tennessee Titans | 6 | 12.6 | 76 | |
| 11 |  CAR Carolina Panthers | 6 | 12.9 | 77 | |
| 12 |  NYJ New York Jets | 5 | 13.2 | 66 | |
| 13 |  BAL Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 13.3 | 80 | |
| 14 |  CLE Cleveland Browns | 6 | 13.9 | 84 | |
| 15 |  TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 14.0 | 70 | |
| 16 |  IND Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 14.8 | 104 | |
| 17 |  LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 15.1 | 75 | |
| 18 |  LAR Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 15.4 | 93 | |
| 19 |  MIA Miami Dolphins | 6 | 15.7 | 94 | |
| 20 |  DEN Denver Broncos | 5 | 15.7 | 79 | |
| 21 |  ATL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 15.8 | 95 | |
| 22 |  HOU Houston Texans | 5 | 16.6 | 83 | |
| 23 |  CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 16.7 | 83 | |
| 24 |  NO New Orleans Saints | 5 | 16.9 | 84 | |
| 25 |  DAL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 17.9 | 107 | |
| 26 |  NYG New York Giants | 5 | 18.7 | 94 | |
| 27 |  PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 18.7 | 94 | |
| 28 |  WAS Washington Commanders | 6 | 19.3 | 116 | |
| 29 |  LV Las Vegas Raiders | 5 | 21.0 | 105 | |
| 30 |  BUF Buffalo Bills | 5 | 22.5 | 112 | |
| 31 |  ARI Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 22.6 | 113 | |
| 32 |  DET Detroit Lions | 5 | 27.4 | 137 |
DEFENSIVE HEATMAP
ALL 32 TEAMS x 4 POSITIONS · GREEN = STINGY · RED = GENEROUSEXPLOIT MATCHUPS THIS WEEK
WEEK 6 · MATCHUP CONTEXTA grade ranks how favourable the matchup is, and it does track who scores more, across 2022–25 it correlates about +0.38 with actual production. It does not predict a player beating his own projection: that correlation is −0.04, negative in all four seasons. Read it as context for a start/sit call, not as an edge over the number.
METHODOLOGY
Rankings aggregate player-level PPR fantasy points from nfl_data_pyplay-by-play. Each game-week row for a player counts once against the defending team, so “APP” (appearances) sums every player stat-line a defense faced at the position, backups included, not distinct games. “Avg PPR” is the mean PPR points per appearance allowed; lower = stingier defense. Exploit matchups come from the validated exploit engine, which grades individual players against the defense they face next week using matchup edge and projected production. Data covers 2026 regular season.
