NFL Game Previews / Stat Matchups

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 7 Matchup: New York Jets at New England

New England
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 21.7ppg and NYJ Allows 14.8ppg ( -32%) Tom Brady Pro 21.8 Running Backs Average 26.6ppg and NYJ Allows 20.4ppg ( -23%) Stevan Ridley Pro 12.8 Shane Vereen   5.8 Brandon Bolden   5.1 LeGarrette Blount   2.7 Leon Washington   1.5 Wide Receivers Average 23.8ppg and NYJ Allows 18.4ppg ( -22%) Danny Amendola   7.8 Julian Edelman IR 7.0 Donald Jones IR 5.7 Michael Jenkins   3.6 Lavelle Hawkins   0.9 Matt Slater   0.3 Tight Ends Average 15.3ppg and NYJ Allows 7.2ppg ( -53%) Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2 Aaron Hernandez   7.9 Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8 Daniel Fells   1.4 Kickers Average 9.6ppg and NYJ Allows 6.8ppg ( -29%) Stephen Gostkowski   9.6 Defensive Linemen Average 13.5ppg and NYJ Allows 16.8ppg (+ 25%) Rob Ninkovich   6.4 Chandler Jones   5.0 Vince Wilfork   4.5 Justin Francis   4.1 Tommy Kelly   3.0 Jermaine Cunningham   2.8 Linebackers Average 28.1ppg and NYJ Allows 26.0ppg ( -7%) Jerod Mayo   9.0 Brandon Spikes   6.3 Dont'a Hightower   5.6 Jeff Tarpinian   1.0 Defensive Backs Average 31.4ppg and NYJ Allows 31.5ppg (+ 0%) Devin McCourty   7.0 Aqib Talib Pro 6.9 Steve Gregory   6.2 Alfonzo Dennard   6.2 Kyle Arrington   4.8 Adrian Wilson   4.3 Tavon Wilson   4.2 Ras-I Dowling IR 1.8 Nate Ebner   1.0	FFToolbox Patriots News 5/21 Patriots QB Tom Brady: 'I've never felt better throwing the football' 5/20 Fifth forearm surgery unlikely for Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski  5/17 Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski headed toward forearm and back surgery  Latest Patriots Rumors and News Patriots ink CB Ryan - sportsnetwork.com Rob Gronkowski of New England Patriots undergoes fourth surgery on forearm - ESPN: Adam Schefter Eagles trading places during OTAs (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com NFL roundup: Gronkowski surgery shows he's clear of infection (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Gronkowski undergoes fourth surgery (National Football Post) - Yahoo.com Team Report - PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Team Report - NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Welker making impact on Broncos at OTAs (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Gronkowski surgery shows infection has cleared (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Pats continue to tap into the Rutgers pipeline (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Gronk out of surgery, infection has cleared (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Patriots sign free agents Harrison, Ruffer (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Report: Gronk's surgery went well; Pats add playersAnother Rutgers player joins Pats; and a kicker, - The Providence Journal Patriots sign rookie WR Mark Harrison and K David Ruffer - patriots.com Patriots sign WR Mark Harrison - Rotoworld.com Report: Spikes elects to work out on his own (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Which New England Patriots Are Under the Most Pressure Heading into 2013? (Yahoo! Contributor Networ - Yahoo.com Rob Gronkowski Dealing with Another Setback (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Brandon Spikes to report to Patriots in June - Rotoworld.com NFL planning to move draft to May (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Johnson: N.Y. will leave Super Bowl imprint (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Johnson: New York will leave imprint on Super Bowl XLVIII (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Feeling queasy about Gronk's latest surgery? (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com Report: Spikes skips Patriots' OTAs - The Providence Journal Team Report - BUFFALO BILLS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Ex-Patriot Chad Johnson arrested on probation violation - The Providence Journal NFL owners doling out Super Bowls in Boston (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com New England Patriots Should Not Be Criticized for Releasing Kyle Love (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Gronkowski to undergo fourth arm surgery today (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com More Patriots News & Rumors
New York Jets
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 11.1ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 79%) Mark Sanchez   10.1 Greg McElroy   7.3 Running Backs Average 17.9ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg ( -6%) Christopher Ivory   5.9 Bilal Powell   5.8 Mike Goodson   4.0 Joe McKnight   1.8 Lex Hilliard   1.0 Wide Receivers Average 16.7ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg (+ 42%) Santonio Holmes IR 8.3 Jeremy Kerley   6.5 Stephen Hill IR 3.9 Clyde Gates   2.4 Jordan White   1.3 Tight Ends Average 6.8ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg (+ 33%) Jeff Cumberland   3.9 Hayden Smith   1.6 Konrad Reuland   0.8 Kickers Average 6.2ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg (+ 2%) Nick Folk   6.2 Defensive Linemen Average 13.9ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg (+ 2%) Muhammad Wilkerson   5.4 Kenrick Ellis   2.1 Antonio Garay   2.1 Linebackers Average 21.6ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg ( -0%) David Harris   7.4 Garrett McIntyre   4.2 Calvin Pace   3.8 Demario Davis   3.4 Quinton Coples   3.0 Antwan Barnes IR 2.8 Josh Mauga IR 2.5 Nick Bellore   1.2 Defensive Backs Average 27.8ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 14%) Dawan Landry   6.0 Antonio Cromartie   4.2 Ellis Lankster   4.0 Isaiah Trufant   3.8 Kyle Wilson   3.6 Antonio Allen   3.0 Josh Bush   0.7	FFToolbox Jets News 5/17 Jets RB Mike Goodson arrested for marijuana, weapons possession Latest Jets Rumors and News Looking at the enemy: New York Jets (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic) - Yahoo.com Ed Reed, Brian Cushing miss Texans' spring workout (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com Schiano reiterates Freeman is Bucs QB (The Associated Press) - Yahoo.com New York Jets Need to Cut Mike Goodson Following Arrest (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Mike Goodson meeting with Jets to discuss arrest - SI.com Mcknight's Fire, Goodson's Firearms Shake Up New York Jets' Running Back Competition (Yahoo! Contrib - Yahoo.com Owner: Jets in fact-finding mode after RB's arrest - CBS SportsLine.com Jets owner: Goodson met with team about arrest (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com San Francisco favored to host 50th Super Bowl (Reuters) - Yahoo.com NFL-San Francisco favored to host 50th Super Bowl (Reuters) - Yahoo.com Poll: Mike Goodson's future with Jets - ESPN Goodson discusses arrest with Jets officials - ESPN.com Cro Bids for a Shutout - newyorkjets.com Woody on Goodson: Jets about “truth, justice and the American way” - Pro Football Talk Team Report - NEW YORK JETS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Jets could cut Goodson - CBS SportsLine.com Devlin, Szott to Coach in NJ All-Star Classic - newyorkjets.com New York Jets Running Back Breakdown: Complete Evaluation, Depth Chart Analysis - Bleacher Report New York Jets: What to Watch for at OTAs - Bleacher Report Jets Didn't Show Interest in Brian Hoyer This Year - Fantasy Football Mastermind Will the Jets Cut Mike Goodson? - Fantasy Football Mastermind Done with Jets? - CBS SportsLine.com Jets' Mt. Rushmore may not have many recent faces - Pro Football Talk Report: Jets “really wanted” Brian Hoyer - Pro Football Talk 2013 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Jets RB Chris Ivory - Bleacher Report Report: Jets 'really wanted' Brian Hoyer - Rotoworld.com Geno Smith the 'preferred candidate' for Jets - Rotoworld.com Goodson's Jets future a 'major question mark' - Rotoworld.com Jets GM John Idzik steps into spotlight - USATODAY.com Teammate expects Mike Goodson to be released by Jets - sportingnews.com More Jets News & Rumors