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This tool is designed to highlight matchups to exploit. This tool is not meant to be a replacement for our weekly player rankings, although matchups are taken into consideration for those as well. You shouldn't bench a stud player who has a difficult matchup or automatically start a fantasy backup who has an easy matchup.

This page uses 2012 stats only, while some of our other tools like Easiest Upcoming Matchups and Strength Of Schedule use the last 16 games of data.

Green signifies a good matchup, red a bad matchup and white an average matchup.

Week 14 Matchup: Kansas City at Cleveland

Cleveland
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 12.8ppg and KC Allows 18.3ppg (+ 43%) Brandon Weeden   12.3 Brian Hoyer   7.9 Jason Campbell   5.0 Running Backs Average 16.7ppg and KC Allows 20.0ppg (+ 19%) Trent Richardson Pro 13.6 Brandon Jackson   3.7 Montario Hardesty   3.5 Dion Lewis   2.6 Chris Ogbonnaya   2.0 Wide Receivers Average 19.7ppg and KC Allows 23.5ppg (+ 19%) Josh Gordon   6.9 Jordan Norwood IR 6.9 Davone Bess   6.4 Greg Little   5.6 Travis Benjamin   4.5 David Nelson IR 3.1 Josh Cooper   1.8 Tight Ends Average 6.4ppg and KC Allows 6.4ppg (+ 1%) Gary Barnidge   2.8 Kellen Davis   2.5 Jordan Cameron   2.2 Brad Smelley   0.3 Kickers Average 7.3ppg and KC Allows 8.9ppg (+ 23%) Shayne Graham   8.6 Defensive Linemen Average 21.1ppg and KC Allows 19.4ppg ( -8%) Ahtyba Rubin   3.8 Desmond Bryant   3.1 John Hughes   2.8 Billy Winn   2.8 Phil Taylor   2.4 Ishmaa'ily Kitchen   1.3 Linebackers Average 20.9ppg and KC Allows 24.4ppg (+ 17%) D'Qwell Jackson   8.0 Craig Robertson   5.6 Paul Kruger   5.4 L.J. Fort   5.1 Jabaal Sheard   4.3 Quentin Groves   4.0 James-Michael Johnson IR 3.4 Emmanuel Stephens IR 2.3 Tank Carder   1.5 Defensive Backs Average 31.0ppg and KC Allows 30.2ppg ( -3%) Joe Haden   6.3 Buster Skrine   5.5 T.J. Ward IR 5.4 Christopher Owens   4.1 Tashaun Gipson   3.9 Raymond Ventrone   3.5 Trevin Wade   2.1	FFToolbox Browns News 5/24 Browns RB Trent Richardson, TE Jordan Cameron nursing injuries  5/21 Expectations remain high for Browns WR Josh Gordon 5/19 Browns' plans for TE Jordan Cameron: 'Throw to him a lot' Latest Browns Rumors and News After taking 'a little jab back' at GM Lombardi, Browns' Gordon looking to prove himself - miamiherald.com After taking 'a little jab back' at GM Mike Lombardi, Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon looking to pr - Akron Beacon Journal First Down: RG-Glee, QB's freak recovery echoes Peterson's (Roto Arcade) - Yahoo.com Browns Release Thaddeus Lewis - Fantasy Football Mastermind Little finds veteran mentor in Bess - clevelandbrowns.com Browns sign rookie offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey, a seventh-round pick, to four-year contract - Akron Beacon Journal Browns Sign 7th-Rounder Garrett Gilkey - Fantasy Football Mastermind Browns sign rookie OL Gilkey to 4-year contract - rtsports.com Browns sign seventh-round pick Garrett Gilkey - Pro Football Talk Browns sign rookie OL Gilkey to 4-year contract (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Browns sign OL Gilkey (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Browns sign seventh-round draft pick Garrett Gilkey - Akron Beacon Journal Browns sign seventh-rounder Gilkey - Rotoworld.com Browns sign Garrett Gilkey - clevelandbrowns.com Browns Claim Miguel Maysonet - Fantasy Football Mastermind Browns Release Eric Hagg - Fantasy Football Mastermind Hoyer's work brought him home - clevelandbrowns.com The Browns wrap up the Mt. Rushmore nomination process (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com The Browns wrap up the Mt. Rushmore nomination process - Pro Football Talk Browns sign Hoyer, Jackson - sportsnetwork.com Browns' Weeden sees his homefolk struggle in Oklahoma - miamiherald.com Browns notebook: Trent Richardson continues to be plagued by injuries, might miss minicamp next mont - Akron Beacon Journal Weeden to help tornado victims - clevelandbrowns.com Marla Ridenour: Tornado's terror touches Browns' Brandon Weeden, Josh Cooper - Akron Beacon Journal Browns third-string quarterback Brian Hoyer confident he has what it takes to become starter - Akron Beacon Journal Browns Injury Update - T-Rich Sits; May Miss Minicamp - Fantasy Football Mastermind Richardson misses Browns workout with shin pull - SI.com Chudzinski stresses importance of versatility - clevelandbrowns.com Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado - rtsports.com Transcript from news conference with Browns coach Rob Chudzinski - Akron Beacon Journal More Browns News & Rumors
Kansas City
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 9.8ppg and CLE Allows 17.9ppg (+ 83%) Alex Smith   13.0 Chase Daniel   2.3 Running Backs Average 19.8ppg and CLE Allows 20.0ppg (+ 1%) Jamaal Charles   13.2 Shaun Draughn   3.3 Cyrus Gray   1.6 Anthony Sherman Que 0.8 Wide Receivers Average 14.0ppg and CLE Allows 25.5ppg (+ 82%) Dwayne Bowe IR 7.5 Donnie Avery   6.1 Dexter McCluster   3.9 Jon Baldwin   2.8 Terrance Copper IR 1.4 Jamar Newsome   1.2 Devon Wylie   1.1 Mardy Gilyard   0.4 Tight Ends Average 4.7ppg and CLE Allows 6.2ppg (+ 30%) Anthony Fasano   4.0 Tony Moeaki   3.7 Kickers Average 6.7ppg and CLE Allows 6.4ppg ( -5%) Ryan Succop   6.7 Defensive Linemen Average 10.6ppg and CLE Allows 14.4ppg (+ 37%) Mike Devito   3.3 Tyson Jackson   3.3 Dontari Poe   2.5 Allen Bailey IR 1.8 Jerrell Powe   1.1 Daniel Muir   1.0 Anthony Toribio   0.9 Linebackers Average 24.6ppg and CLE Allows 24.2ppg ( -1%) Derrick Johnson   8.3 Justin Houston   6.5 Tamba Hali   5.6 Akeem Jordan   2.9 Orie Lemon IR 2.5 Zach Diles IR 1.8 Frank Zombo   1.7 Defensive Backs Average 25.1ppg and CLE Allows 28.4ppg (+ 13%) Dunta Robinson   6.1 Eric Berry   5.8 Sean Smith   5.5 Brandon Flowers   5.0 Tysyn Hartman   3.8 Kendrick Lewis   3.0 Quintin Demps   2.7 Jalil Brown   2.7	FFToolbox Chiefs News 5/25 Chiefs HC Andy Reid compares TE Travis Kelce to Jeremy Shockey Latest Chiefs Rumors and News Chiefs Sign Quintin Demps - Fantasy Football Mastermind Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith: Then and Now - kcchiefs.com Ballard to serve as Chiefs' director of player personnel - sportsnetwork.com Chiefs ship CB Arenas to Cardinals - sportsnetwork.com Kansas City Chiefs 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com Chiefs agree to terms with safeties Bronson, Demps - sportsnetwork.com Kansas City Chiefs WR Jon Baldwin Will Still Fail to Live Up to First-Round Status in 2013 (Yahoo! C - Yahoo.com Throwing to the tight end is back in Chiefs' offense under Andy Reid - Kansas City Star Chiefs offseason report: Andy Reid, Alex Smith may provide quick turnaround - USATODAY.com Mardy Gilyard: "We Have the Best Job in the World" - kcchiefs.com Chiefs OL Learning New System Twice as Fast - kcchiefs.com Kansas City Chiefs: 7 Takeaways from May 23 OTAs - Bleacher Report AFC West draft: Chiefs Pro Bowl connection - SignOnSanDiego.com Knile Davis signs with Chiefs - sportsnetwork.com Kansas City Chiefs: 6 Takeaways from May 22 OTAs - Bleacher Report Buyout of Weis may cost Notre Dame $19 million (National Football Post) - Yahoo.com Chiefs' McCluster tweaks hamstring in workouts - rtsports.com Chiefs WR McCluster hurts hamstring in workout - SI.com Team Report - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Chiefs' McCluster tweaks hamstring in OTAs - ESPN.com Chiefs' McCluster tweaks hamstring in workouts (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Chiefs sign fifth-round pick Sanders Commings (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Chiefs Sign 5th-Rounder Sanders Commings - Fantasy Football Mastermind Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid: "We're Improving" - kcchiefs.com Chiefs sign fifth-round pick Sanders Commings - Pro Football Talk Chiefs worked out free agent S Corey Lynch - Rotoworld.com Defense appears ahead of offense after week two of Chiefs' offseason program - Kansas City Star Kansas City Chiefs Sign Safety Sanders Commings - kcchiefs.com Husain Abdullah, who gave up football to take Muslim pilgrimage, is back in NFL with the Chiefs - Kansas City Star Competition Fierce During Chiefs OTAs - kcchiefs.com More Chiefs News & Rumors