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 11 Matchup: New York Jets at St. Louis

St. Louis
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 14.9ppg and NYJ Allows 14.8ppg ( -1%) Sam Bradford   14.9 Kellen Clemens   0.6 Running Backs Average 14.4ppg and NYJ Allows 20.4ppg (+ 41%) Daryl Richardson   4.0 Isaiah Pead   0.7 Wide Receivers Average 22.8ppg and NYJ Allows 18.4ppg ( -19%) Chris Givens   5.9 Austin Pettis   3.9 Brian Quick   2.0 Tight Ends Average 6.0ppg and NYJ Allows 7.2ppg (+ 21%) Jared Cook   5.9 Lance Kendricks   4.7 Cory Harkey   1.1 Mike McNeill   0.6 Zach Potter   0.1 Kickers Average 5.9ppg and NYJ Allows 6.8ppg (+ 15%) Greg Zuerlein   5.9 Defensive Linemen Average 19.3ppg and NYJ Allows 16.8ppg ( -13%) Robert Quinn   5.2 Chris Long   4.5 Michael Brockers   4.1 William Hayes   3.9 Eugene Sims   3.1 Kendall Langford   2.2 Kellen Heard   1.1 Linebackers Average 21.1ppg and NYJ Allows 26.0ppg (+ 24%) James Laurinaitis   9.3 Jo-Lonn Dunbar   7.9 Josh Hull   3.0 Defensive Backs Average 32.0ppg and NYJ Allows 31.5ppg ( -1%) Janoris Jenkins   8.4 Cortland Finnegan   7.8 Matt Giordano   3.9 Trumaine Johnson   3.5 Darian Stewart   3.0 Rodney McLeod   2.1 Quinton Pointer   1.0	FFToolbox Rams News 6/17 Rams WR Brian Quick unofficially the No. 4 receiver, WR Austin Pettis starting 6/15 WR Austin Pettis has been Rams' spring MVP Latest Rams Rumors and News Rams RB Pead suspended one game - sportsnetwork.com 8 Early Winners and Losers of the St. Louis Rams Offseason - Bleacher Report St. Louis CVC pays $2M to Rams for legal fees - rtsports.com St. Louis CVC pays $2M to Rams for legal fees (Yahoo! Sports) - Yahoo.com CVC pays $2M to Rams to cover legal fees - ESPN.com Rams Sign Seven Rookies - Fantasy Football Mastermind Rams Hosting Three - Fantasy Football Mastermind Rams signs all seven 2013 draft picks - sportsnetwork.com Team Report - ST. LOUIS RAMS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Brian Quick slides to No. 4 on Rams depth chart - Pro Football Talk Quick, 4th on Rams depth chart - FFToday.com Rounding Up the Latest Offseason Buzz Surrounding St. Louis Rams - Bleacher Report Rams' young offense wraps up 'great offseason' - STLtoday.com More Rams News & Rumors
New York Jets
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 11.1ppg and STL Allows 16.9ppg (+ 52%) Mark Sanchez   10.1 Greg McElroy   7.3 Running Backs Average 17.9ppg and STL Allows 19.1ppg (+ 7%) Chris 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 STL Allows 18.8ppg (+ 13%) Santonio Holmes   8.3 Jeremy Kerley   6.5 Stephen Hill   3.9 Clyde Gates   2.4 Jordan White   1.3 Ben Obomanu   1.2 Tight Ends Average 6.8ppg and STL Allows 7.2ppg (+ 7%) Jeff Cumberland   3.9 Hayden Smith   1.6 Kellen Winslow   1.2 Konrad Reuland   0.8 Kickers Average 6.2ppg and STL Allows 7.9ppg (+ 27%) Nick Folk   6.2 Defensive Linemen Average 13.9ppg and STL Allows 14.8ppg (+ 7%) Muhammad Wilkerson   5.4 Kenrick Ellis   2.1 Antonio Garay   2.1 Linebackers Average 21.6ppg and STL Allows 22.4ppg (+ 4%) David Harris   7.4 Garrett McIntyre   4.2 Calvin Pace   3.8 Demario Davis   3.4 Quinton Coples   3.0 Antwan Barnes   2.8 Josh Mauga   2.5 Nick Bellore   1.2 Defensive Backs Average 27.8ppg and STL Allows 28.3ppg (+ 2%) 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 6/17 Jets WR Santonio Holmes could miss training camp and more  6/15 Jets sign TE Kellen Winslow to 1-year deal Latest Jets Rumors and News Giants' Steve Weatherford rips ex-Jets assistant Mike Westhoff (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Giants' Steve Weatherford rips ex-Jets assistant Mike Westhoff - Pro Football Talk Jets agree to terms with TE Winslow - sportsnetwork.com Jets sign Obomanu; place Garrard on retired list - sportsnetwork.com Jets RB Goodson arrested - sportsnetwork.com NFL - What will the New York Jets do at quarterback? - ESPN: Adam Schefter Jets' Mt. Rushmore won't include Fireman Ed - Pro Football Talk NFL merchandisers looking toward future (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com EA Q&A: Wideouts, Winters and QB Battle - newyorkjets.com The Shutdown Corner Scouting Report: Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com Cromartie can be, but doesn't want to be, the best corner in the league (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Tim Tebow Will Make Jets Pay for Poor Treatment in 2012 - Bleacher Report New York Jets: Roster Bubble Players to Watch - Bleacher Report Why Dee Milliner Is Not Replacing Darrelle Revis in the Jets Defense - Bleacher Report MSW Not Faring Well in Jets Minicamp - Fantasy Football Mastermind Jets add former Cards GM Graves to front office - sportsnetwork.com Team Report - NEW YORK JETS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Team Report - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com David Harris says expect Jets to blitz more next season - Pro Football Talk David Harris says expect Jets to blitz more next season (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com 6 Ways You Know You Are a New York Jets Fan - Bleacher Report A Guide to Key NFL Dates (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Report: Jets paying more for Tebow than Patriots - CBS SportsLine.com Juggernaut Index, No. 32: The New York Jets (Roto Arcade) - Yahoo.com Tim Tebow reportedly costing Jets more money than Patriots - sportingnews.com Doug Whaley: Stephon Gilmore's made a leap this offseason (NBC Sports) - Yahoo.com Jets will spend more on Tim Tebow in 2013 than Patriots will over the next two seasons combined (Shu - Yahoo.com Jets land TE Winslow - CBS SportsLine.com New York Jets' Rex Ryan Wants to Bring the Heat on Defense in 2013 (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Donald Driver would only come out of retirement to play for the Packers (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com More Jets News & Rumors