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 1 Matchup: New England at Tennessee

Tennessee
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 14.6ppg and NE Allows 19.9ppg (+ 36%) Ryan Fitzpatrick   15.1 Jake Locker Que 13.8 Rusty Smith   1.4 Running Backs Average 15.1ppg and NE Allows 16.7ppg (+ 11%) Chris Johnson   11.4 Shonn Greene   10.6 Jalen Parmele IR 2.3 Collin Mooney   1.9 Darius Reynaud   1.7 Quinn Johnson   0.5 Wide Receivers Average 19.5ppg and NE Allows 23.7ppg (+ 22%) Nate Washington   6.1 Kenny Britt   5.9 Kendall Wright   5.8 Kevin Walter   4.0 Damian Williams   2.5 Michael Preston   2.0 Roberto Wallace   0.0 Marc Mariani IR 0.0 Tight Ends Average 7.2ppg and NE Allows 9.0ppg (+ 26%) Delanie Walker   3.5 Craig Stevens   2.4 Taylor Thompson   0.5 Kickers Average 6.9ppg and NE Allows 6.3ppg ( -8%) Rob Bironas   6.9 Defensive Linemen Average 18.6ppg and NE Allows 14.3ppg ( -23%) Derrick Morgan   4.8 Jurrell Casey   3.8 Ropati Pitoitua   3.6 Karl Klug   3.4 Kamerion Wimbley   3.2 Mike Martin   2.7 Keyunta Dawson IR 2.5 Antonio Johnson   2.3 Sammie Lee Hill IR 1.5 DaJohn Harris   1.2 Scott Solomon   0.8 Zach Clayton   0.0 Linebackers Average 24.3ppg and NE Allows 21.6ppg ( -11%) Zach Brown   8.5 Akeem Ayers   7.2 Colin McCarthy IR 6.1 Tim Shaw   3.6 Moise Fokou   3.0 Thaddeus Gibson   0.0 Greg Jones IR 0.0 Defensive Backs Average 31.6ppg and NE Allows 31.8ppg (+ 1%) Bernard Pollard   7.7 Jason McCourty   7.4 Alterraun Verner   6.0 Michael Griffin   6.0 George Wilson   5.7 Tommie Campbell   4.3 Al Afalava   4.1 Coty Sensabaugh   2.6 Robert Johnson IR 2.1	FFToolbox Titans News 5/24 Titans WR Kenny Britt 'got serious' this offseason Latest Titans Rumors and News Titans ink RB Parmele - sportsnetwork.com Titans release WR Hawkins - sportsnetwork.com Tennessee Titans 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com The 25 Greatest Players in Tennessee Titans History - Bleacher Report Wright looks to give Titans more in Year 2 - Tennessean.com Five things to watch from Titans offseason practices - Tennessean.com Titans add Johnson to defensive line - sportsnetwork.com Team Report - DENVER BRONCOS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Titans TE Barden's DUI case thrown out of court - CBS SportsLine.com Report: DUI charge for Titans' Barden tossed - ESPN.com Titans' Morgan welcomes reinforcements (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Titans Host Two - Fantasy Football Mastermind DUI charges against Titans tight end dismissed - Tennessean.com Former Titan Mawae buys property near Franklin - Tennessean.com Team Report - TENNESSEE TITANS (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com More Titans News & Rumors
New England
Player Injury Status YTD Average Fantasy Pts Quarterbacks Average 21.7ppg and TEN Allows 19.0ppg ( -13%) Tom Brady Pro 21.8 Mike Kafka   0.0 Running Backs Average 26.6ppg and TEN Allows 22.9ppg ( -14%) Stevan Ridley Pro 12.8 Shane Vereen   5.8 Brandon Bolden   5.1 LeGarrette Blount   2.7 Leon Washington   1.5 Tony Fiammetta Out 0.0 Wide Receivers Average 23.8ppg and TEN Allows 23.1ppg ( -3%) 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 TEN Allows 9.8ppg ( -36%) Rob Gronkowski IR 13.2 Aaron Hernandez   7.9 Michael Hoomanawanui   1.8 Daniel Fells   1.4 Jake Ballard Out 0.0 Kickers Average 9.6ppg and TEN Allows 8.7ppg ( -9%) Stephen Gostkowski   9.6 Defensive Linemen Average 13.5ppg and TEN Allows 12.7ppg ( -6%) Rob Ninkovich   6.4 Chandler Jones   5.0 Vince Wilfork   4.5 Justin Francis   4.1 Tommy Kelly   3.0 Jermaine Cunningham   2.8 Myron Pryor   0.0 Marcus Benard   0.0 Linebackers Average 28.1ppg and TEN Allows 23.7ppg ( -16%) Jerod Mayo   9.0 Brandon Spikes   6.3 Dont'a Hightower   5.6 Jeff Tarpinian   1.0 Dane Fletcher IR 0.0 Defensive Backs Average 31.4ppg and TEN Allows 31.1ppg ( -1%) 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 5/24 Patriots WR Aaron Dobson gets compared to Larry Fitzgerald 5/24 Patriots uncertain about TE Rob Gronkowski's back injury  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  Latest Patriots Rumors and News Video: Patriots' concern for Gronkowski - ESPN: John Clayton Patriots Should Worry About Gronkowski - ESPN: John Clayton New England Patriots 2013 NFL Draft Review - sportsnetwork.com Patriots strike deals with two draft picks - sportsnetwork.com Patriots release DL Love - sportsnetwork.com Can Danny Amendola do it? (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com New England Patriots Sign Draft Choice Josh Boyce (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com New England Patriots Showing Penn State Ties Early on in 2013 (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Patriots sign fourth-round pick Josh Boyce - ESPN.com NFL Nation Blog Patriots Sign 4th-Rounder Josh Boyce - Fantasy Football Mastermind Boyce signs contract with Patriots - Reiss' Pieces (BostonGlobe.com Patriots sign fourth-round pick Boyce (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com New England Patriots: Top 5 Reasons Tom Brady and Co. Will Win Super Bowl 48 - Bleacher Report Update: It's payday on the legendary Super Bowl tattoo bet (picture) (National Football Post) - Yahoo.com Patriots sign fourth-rounder Josh Boyce - Pro Football Talk Patriots sign rookie WR Josh Boyce - Rotoworld.com Film Study: NFL Films' Greg Cosell breaks down Patriots' draft class - Reiss' Pieces (BostonGlobe.com Brandon Spikes Skipping New England Patriots' OTAs Could Be a Mistake (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com Samsonite Make Your Case: Hitting the Slots - patriots.com Tom Brady Supports New England Patriots' Offseason Moves and Believes in 2013 Team (Yahoo! Contribut - Yahoo.com Wakeup Call: Da Bears give da honor to Da Coach (Comcast SportsNet New England) - Yahoo.com 49ers' Goodwin, Patriots' Edelman, Saints' Harper rework deals - USATODAY.com The 25 Greatest New England Patriots in the Bill Belichick Era - Bleacher Report Patriots ink CB Ryan - sportsnetwork.com Examining the New England Patriots' Youth Movement - Bleacher Report In Justin Veltung, the Seahawks sign a guy who jumps really, really high (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com NFL Roundup: Griffin III aims for opening night (The SportsXchange) - Yahoo.com Cardinals take cautious approach to Tyrann Mathieu's contract (Shutdown Corner) - Yahoo.com Show and prove: Patriots' Alfonzo Dennard - ESPN New England Patriots: Team Hall of Fame is Missing Some Key Players (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - Yahoo.com More Patriots News & Rumors