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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 16 Matchup: San Francisco at Seattle

Seattle
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 18.4ppg and SF Allows 14.6ppg ( -20%) Russell Wilson   18.2 Brady Quinn   5.2 Running Backs Average 22.5ppg and SF Allows 13.8ppg ( -39%) Marshawn Lynch   15.7 Robert Turbin   3.6 Michael Robinson   2.9 Wide Receivers Average 19.9ppg and SF Allows 18.6ppg ( -7%) Percy Harvin IR 11.9 Golden Tate   7.8 Sidney Rice   7.4 Doug Baldwin   3.9 Charly Martin IR 1.4 Jermaine Kearse   0.6 Tight Ends Average 6.6ppg and SF Allows 6.8ppg (+ 4%) Zach Miller   3.6 Anthony McCoy   3.4 Kickers Average 7.4ppg and SF Allows 6.2ppg ( -16%) Steven Hauschka IR 7.4 Defensive Linemen Average 18.4ppg and SF Allows 15.0ppg ( -18%) Chris Clemons IR 5.5 Michael Bennett   4.5 Cliff Avril   3.9 Brandon Mebane   3.7 Bruce Irvin   3.5 Red Bryant   1.8 Clinton McDonald   1.8 Tony McDaniel   1.8 Linebackers Average 19.7ppg and SF Allows 24.2ppg (+ 23%) Bobby Wagner   8.7 K.J. Wright   6.8 Malcolm Smith   4.0 Michael Morgan   2.3 Heath Farwell   1.5 Defensive Backs Average 27.7ppg and SF Allows 25.0ppg ( -10%) Richard Sherman   8.1 Antoine Winfield   8.0 Brandon Browner   6.4 Kam Chancellor   5.8 Earl Thomas   5.1 Byron Maxwell   3.5 Walter Thurmond IR 3.0 Jeron Johnson   2.9 Chris Maragos   1.8	FFToolbox Seahawks News 5/23 Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch DUI hearing postponed Latest Seahawks Rumors and News Hawks give Puyallup's Veltung a shot at WR - TheNewsTribune.com Hawks give Puyallup's Veltung a shot - The Olympian RG3 still aiming for Washington's season opener | A.M. Briefing - The Seattle Times Seahawks sign receiver Justin Veltung - Pro Football Talk Seahawks sign receiver Justin Veltung (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Wilson No. 51 on NFL Networks' Top 100 countdown - The Seattle Times Seahawks sign WR Justin Veltung, a Puyallup High grad - The Seattle Times In Justin Veltung, the Seahawks sign a guy who jumps really, really high (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com Keeping an eye on K.J. Wright - seahawks.com Seahawks sign undrafted free agent Veltung - The Seattle Times Seahawks Make Roster Move - seahawks.com Video --- FoxSports.com reviews Wilson's history - The Seattle Times Reports --- Seahawks sign undrafted free agent Veltung - The Seattle Times Coded goal: RG3 still aiming for Redskins' opener - The Seattle Times Flynn restructures deal for Raiders (National Football Post) - Yahoo.com Morning kickoff --- Harvin impresses, Curry reminisces, and more - The Seattle Times Joe Namath, Curtis Martin Chime in on Geno Smith, Mark Sanchez (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Percy Harvin to get some carries for Seahawks - Rotoworld.com Seahawks Injury Update - Fantasy Football Mastermind Seahawks Make Player Moves - Fantasy Football Mastermind Seahawks' Lynch has DUI motion continued - TheNewsTribune.com Seahawks' Lynch has DUI motion continued - The Olympian Team Report - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Henry Hynoski carted off with knee injury during Giants OTAs (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Percy Harvin already impressing Seahawks teammates, coaches - The Seattle Times San Francisco's Michael Crabtree tears Achilles but not expected to miss entire season - The Seattle Times Percy Harvin feels like a wanted man with Seahawks - miamiherald.com Defensive tackle Jesse Williams can jump - The Seattle Times WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon - The Seattle Times Does Michael Crabtree's Injury Make Seahawks Favorites in Loaded NFC West? - Bleacher Report More Seahawks News & Rumors
San Francisco
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 19.4ppg and SEA Allows 13.0ppg ( -33%) Colin Kaepernick   15.1 Colt McCoy   8.9 Running Backs Average 18.9ppg and SEA Allows 15.3ppg ( -19%) Frank Gore   12.4 Kendall Hunter IR 5.0 LaMichael James   3.9 Anthony Dixon   2.7 Bruce Miller   1.0 Wide Receivers Average 19.6ppg and SEA Allows 17.1ppg ( -13%) Michael Crabtree   10.3 Anquan Boldin   7.8 Mario Manningham IR 4.8 Kyle Williams IR 2.7 Marlon Moore   2.3 Tight Ends Average 9.1ppg and SEA Allows 6.4ppg ( -29%) Vernon Davis   5.7 Garrett Celek   1.3 Kickers Average 8.2ppg and SEA Allows 6.2ppg ( -24%) Phil Dawson   7.3 Defensive Linemen Average 10.8ppg and SEA Allows 16.8ppg (+ 56%) Justin Smith   5.4 Ray McDonald   3.3 Ian Williams Out 3.0 Glenn Dorsey IR 1.4 Will Tukuafu   1.0 Linebackers Average 29.5ppg and SEA Allows 25.1ppg ( -15%) Navorro Bowman   8.5 Patrick Willis   8.1 Aldon Smith   7.8 Ahmad Brooks   4.8 Dan Skuta   1.6 Defensive Backs Average 27.5ppg and SEA Allows 22.1ppg ( -20%) Donte Whitner   5.9 Carlos Rogers   5.5 Tarell Brown   4.9 Craig Dahl   4.3 Chris Culliver   4.2 Nnamdi Asomugha   4.2 Darcel McBath   1.7 Perrish Cox   1.6 C.J. Spillman   1.5	FFToolbox 49ers News 5/22 49ers WR Michael Crabtree tears Achilles  Latest 49ers Rumors and News Predicting San Francisco 49ers' Wide Receiver Depth Chart After Crabtree Injury - Bleacher Report 49ers Sign Two Rookies - Fantasy Football Mastermind 49ers sign Carradine, McDonald - sportsnetwork.com 49ers Sign 2nd-Rounder Tank Carradine - Fantasy Football Mastermind Kendall Hunter Works His Way Back - 49ers.com Michael Crabtree's Injury Could Provide a Few Silver Linings for 49ers - Bleacher Report 49ers sign second-round pick Vance McDonald - Pro Football Talk Jim Harbaugh and 49ers Players Respond to Michael Crabtree's Injury - Bleacher Report Eric Reid Recaps First Week of OTAs - 49ers.com 49ers Sign Carradine and McDonald - 49ers.com 49ers TE Vance McDonald signs rookie deal - Rotoworld.com Tank Carradine signs his 49ers deal - Pro Football Talk Tank Carradine signs rookie deal with 49ers - Rotoworld.com McDonald Enjoys Mentorship Role - 49ers.com 49ers Extend Team Voice, Ted Robinson - 49ers.com PFT Live: Losing Crabtree the worst-case scenario for 49ers? - Pro Football Talk 49ers haven't spoken with Randy Moss - Rotoworld.com 49ers confirm Crabtree has full Achilles tear - Michael Crabtree | SF - rotoworld.com San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl Hopes Take Large Hit with Crabtree Injury (Yahoo! Contributor Networ - Yahoo.com 49ers confirm Crabtree has full Achilles tear - Rotoworld.com PFT Live Jets talk with Manish Mehta, 49ers talk with Matt Maiocco (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com PFT Live: Jets talk with Manish Mehta, 49ers talk with Matt Maiocco - Pro Football Talk 49ers could go back to Moss - CBS SportsLine.com 49ers WR Crabtree suffers torn Achilles - sportsnetwork.com 49ers Mum on Replacing Michael Crabtree - Fantasy Football Mastermind Crabtree tears Achilles' in practice - SacBee Team Report - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com How San Francisco 49ers Losing Michael Crabtree Still Leaves Room for Optimism - Bleacher Report 49ers start preparing for life without Crabtree - baltimoresun.com Colt McCoy Shines at 49ers OTAs - 49ers.com More 49ers News & Rumors