DEF
DEFENSE VS POSITION
DEFENSE vs RB
Average PPR points each defense has allowed to opposing RBs this season.
11.2
WORST vs RB (AVG PPR)
5.3
BEST vs RB (AVG PPR)
ALL 32 DEFENSES vs RB
RANK 1 = STINGIEST · RANK 32 = MOST GENEROUS · 2026| # | DEFENSE | APP | AVG PPR | TOTAL PPR | SEVERITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WAS Washington Commanders | 15 | 5.3 | 79 | |
| 2 |  TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 5.7 | 85 | |
| 3 |  JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 5.8 | 82 | |
| 4 |  MIN Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 6.0 | 71 | |
| 5 |  NE New England Patriots | 18 | 6.0 | 108 | |
| 6 |  CHI Chicago Bears | 15 | 6.1 | 92 | |
| 7 |  CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 6.2 | 93 | |
| 8 |  CLE Cleveland Browns | 14 | 6.3 | 88 | |
| 9 |  PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 6.5 | 104 | |
| 10 |  HOU Houston Texans | 13 | 6.5 | 85 | |
| 11 |  ATL Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 6.5 | 98 | |
| 12 |  DET Detroit Lions | 14 | 6.7 | 93 | |
| 13 |  LAR Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 6.7 | 100 | |
| 14 |  ARI Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 7.1 | 100 | |
| 15 |  KC Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 7.1 | 78 | |
| 16 |  BAL Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 7.2 | 94 | |
| 17 |  SEA Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 7.4 | 104 | |
| 18 |  SF San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 7.5 | 121 | |
| 19 |  LV Las Vegas Raiders | 14 | 8.0 | 112 | |
| 20 |  TEN Tennessee Titans | 12 | 8.0 | 96 | |
| 21 |  PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 8.0 | 112 | |
| 22 |  NYG New York Giants | 13 | 8.0 | 105 | |
| 23 |  MIA Miami Dolphins | 16 | 8.2 | 131 | |
| 24 |  LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 8.4 | 109 | |
| 25 |  DAL Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 8.4 | 127 | |
| 26 |  DEN Denver Broncos | 15 | 8.4 | 127 | |
| 27 |  NYJ New York Jets | 14 | 8.5 | 119 | |
| 28 |  IND Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 9.6 | 134 | |
| 29 |  BUF Buffalo Bills | 14 | 10.1 | 141 | |
| 30 |  GB Green Bay Packers | 14 | 10.2 | 142 | |
| 31 |  CAR Carolina Panthers | 10 | 11.2 | 112 | |
| 32 |  NO New Orleans Saints | 14 | 11.2 | 157 |
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.
