DEF
DEFENSE VS POSITION
DEFENSE vs TE
Average PPR points each defense has allowed to opposing TEs this season.
12.4
WORST vs TE (AVG PPR)
2.4
BEST vs TE (AVG PPR)
ALL 32 DEFENSES vs TE
RANK 1 = STINGIEST · RANK 32 = MOST GENEROUS · 2026| # | DEFENSE | APP | AVG PPR | TOTAL PPR | SEVERITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LAR Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 2.4 | 32 | |
| 2 |  SF San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 2.8 | 40 | |
| 3 |  MIN Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 2.9 | 38 | |
| 4 |  CHI Chicago Bears | 12 | 3.2 | 39 | |
| 5 |  TEN Tennessee Titans | 14 | 3.6 | 50 | |
| 6 |  PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 3.8 | 49 | |
| 7 |  SEA Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 3.9 | 50 | |
| 8 |  JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 4.0 | 48 | |
| 9 |  GB Green Bay Packers | 12 | 4.0 | 48 | |
| 10 |  HOU Houston Texans | 11 | 4.1 | 45 | |
| 11 |  NE New England Patriots | 12 | 4.1 | 50 | |
| 12 |  NYJ New York Jets | 9 | 4.5 | 40 | |
| 13 |  BAL Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 4.5 | 59 | |
| 14 |  BUF Buffalo Bills | 14 | 4.6 | 64 | |
| 15 |  NYG New York Giants | 15 | 4.7 | 71 | |
| 16 |  DAL Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 4.9 | 68 | |
| 17 |  LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 4.9 | 49 | |
| 18 |  DEN Denver Broncos | 15 | 5.0 | 74 | |
| 19 |  PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 5.1 | 66 | |
| 20 |  ATL Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 5.6 | 73 | |
| 21 |  CLE Cleveland Browns | 13 | 5.6 | 73 | |
| 22 |  TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 6.0 | 78 | |
| 23 |  CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 6.4 | 83 | |
| 24 |  LV Las Vegas Raiders | 14 | 6.8 | 95 | |
| 25 |  ARI Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 6.9 | 96 | |
| 26 |  NO New Orleans Saints | 12 | 7.0 | 84 | |
| 27 |  IND Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 7.2 | 80 | |
| 28 |  CAR Carolina Panthers | 9 | 7.4 | 66 | |
| 29 |  MIA Miami Dolphins | 13 | 7.6 | 99 | |
| 30 |  KC Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 9.0 | 90 | |
| 31 |  DET Detroit Lions | 16 | 10.0 | 160 | |
| 32 |  WAS Washington Commanders | 9 | 12.4 | 111 |
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.
