Fantasy Football Points Allowed by Offensive Position – Week 12 – QB, RB, WR, TE

As you know,The Fantasy Greek’s fantasy points allowed tool, is an average of the fantasy points allowed by a team’s defense to the other team’s position players, in this case, quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight-ends. It is intended to help you identify when your position players have a favorable fantasy football match-up versus an unfavorable fantasy football match-up.

While The Fantasy Greek preaches playing the fantasy football players with the best match-ups, don’t check your common sense at the door. Just because a player may have a better match-up does not mean you should bench your stud player. So, if Tom Brady is your QB1, do not bench him and play Ryan Tannehill.

The Fantasy Greek has also provided each team’s rank as of Week 16 in 2011, and each team’s rank as of Week 9 in 2012, for comparison purposes which could help you understand whether a team’s performance so far this season could be an anomaly or a sign that they are simply that good, or that bad. With each passing week, you should be able to get a sense of whether there are any temporal shifts in a team’s defense of a particular position, i.e., their defense of the position has improved or gotten worse.

As the season progresses, The Fantasy Greek expects the range by position will “flatten.” The range of most fantasy points allowed to least fantasy points allowed, from high to low should be roughly as follows by position:

Quarterbacks: 27 on the high end to 13 on the low end
Running Backs: 25 on the high end to 10 on the low end
Wide Receivers: 29 on the high end to 14 on the low end
Tight-Ends: 10 on the high end to 3 on the low end

Good luck this week!

Quarterbacks

Each QB credited 1 point per 20 passing yard; 1 point per 10 rushing yards; 6 points per TD; and -2 points per interception or fumble lost (Standard Scoring – Non PPR)

	Team	FPA	Week 12 Positional Opponent	Wk 9 Rank	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Saints	29.04	49ers – A. Smith*, C. Kaepernik	1	5
2	Raiders	26.02	Bengals – Andy Dalton	9	4
3	Patriots	25.59	Jets – Mark Sanchez	5	2
4	Vikings	25.31	Bears – Jay Cutler*, J Campbell	8	1
5	Bills	25.16	Colts – Andrew Luck	3	12
6	Redskins	25.07	Cowboys – Tony Romo	2	21
7	Titans	24.84	Jaguars – Chad Henne	4	22
8	Buccaneers	24.75	Falcons – Matt Ryan	13	3
9	Chiefs	24.29	Broncos – Peyton Manning	6	18
10	Jaguars	23.81	Titans – Jake Locker	16	25
11	Colts	23.51	Bills – Ryan Fitzpatrick	10	10
12	Browns	23.04	Steelers – Charlie Batch	7	7
13	Giants	22.96	Packers – Aaron Rodgers	11	7
14	Eagles	22.17	Panthers – Cam Newton	23	16
15	Rams	21.63	Cardinals – John Skelton	14	23
16	Dolphins	21.60	Seahawks – Russell Wilson	18	8
17	Chargers	21.55	Ravens – Joe Flacco	12	11
18	Lions	21.43	Texans – Matt Schaub	20	19
19	Broncos	21.02	Chiefs – Matt Cassel	19	6
20	Packers	20.66	Giants – Eli Manning	15	9
21	Panthers	20.48	Eagles – Michael Vick, N. Foles	21	15
22	Bengals	19.42	Raiders – Carson Palmer	17	24
23	Texans	19.40	Lions – Mathew Stafford	22	29
24	Falcons	18.16	Buccaneers – Josh Freeman	26	14
25	Jets	17.79	Patriots – Tom Brady	28	28
26	Ravens	17.63	Chargers – Phillip Rivers	27	32
27	Cowboys	17.38	Redskins – Robert Griffin III	29	17
28	Cardinals	16.35	Rams – Sam Bradford	30	20
29	Seahawks	15.25	Dolphins – Ryan Tannehill	24	27
30	Forty-Niners	14.91	Saints – Drew Brees	31	26
31	Steelers	14.81	Browns – Brandon Weeden	25	31
32	Bears	14.62	Vikings – Christian Ponder	32	13

Running Backs

Each Running Back credited 1 point per 10 rushing or receiving yard; 6 points per TD; and -2 points per fumble lost (Standard Scoring – Non PPR)

	Team	FPA	Week 12 Positional Opponent	Wk 9 Rank	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Bills	25.55	Colts – Donald Brown, Vick Ballard	1	5
2	Saints	24.69	49ers – Frank Gore	2	18
3	Jaguars	23.96	Titans – Chris Johnson	4	21
4	Titans	23.73	Jaguars – Parmele, M. Jones-Drew*	3	9
5	Raiders	22.26	Bengals – BenJarvus Green-Ellis	13	7
6	Chiefs	20.40	Broncos – Ronnie Hillman, Lance Ball	7	8
7	Bengals	20.15	Raiders – Darren McFadden*, M. Reece	5	22
8	Jets	20.06	Patriots – Ridley, Vareen	9	19
9	Ravens	19.74	Chargers – R. Mathews, R. Brown	6	29
10	Colts	19.64	Bills – CJ Spiller, F. Jackson	8	4
11	Panthers	19.50	Eagles – LeSean McCoy*, Bryce Brown	10	2
12	Falcons	19.40	Buccaneers – Doug Martin, L. Blount	11	27
13	Rams	19.12	Cardinals – B. Wells, Stephens-Howling	14	3
14	Browns	19.00	Steelers – Mendenhall*, Redman, Dwyer	12	6
15	Cowboys	16.54	Redskins – Alfred Morris	20	26
16	Vikings	16.48	Bears – M. Forte, M. Bush	19	11
17	Eagles	16.34	Panthers – D. Williams, J. Stewart	23	10
18	Patriots	16.33	Jets – Shonn Greene, Bilal Powell	26	16
19	Chargers	15.95	Ravens – Ray Rice	18	20
20	Buccaneers	15.91	Falcons – Michael Turner, J. Rodgers	17	1
21	Packers	15.75	Giants – Ahmad Bradshaw; Andre Brown	15	15
22	Redskins	15.41	Cowboys – F. Jones, DeMarco Murray	22	13
23	Cardinals	15.41	Rams – Steven Jackson	21	23
24	Broncos	15.38	Chiefs – Jamaal Charles	16	12
25	Dolphins	14.69	Seahawks – Marshawn Lynch	25	30
26	Giants	14.34	Packers – Alex Green, James Starks	24	14
27	Steelers	14.29	Browns – Trent Richardson	28	25
28	Lions	13.53	Texans – Arian Foster, Ben Tate	27	24
29	Seahawks	13.45	Dolphins – Reggie Bush, Daniel Thomas	29	17
30	Bears	12.20	Vikings – Adrian Peterson	32	28
31	Forty-Niners	11.30	Saints – M. Ingram, P. Thomas, C. Ivory	31	32
32	Texans	10.69	Lions – Mikel, Leshoure, J. Bell	30	31

Wide Receivers

Each Wide Receiver credited 1 point per 10 receiving or rushing yard; 6 points per TD; and -2 points per fumble lost (Standard Scoring – Non PPR)

	Team	FPA	Week 12 Positional Opponent	Wk 9 Rank	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Saints	29.86	49ers – M. Crabtree, R. Moss, M. Manningham	1	6
2	Buccaneers	29.02	Falcons – Julio, Jones*, Roddy White, H. Douglas	3	14
3	Colts	27.91	Bills – S. Johnson, D. Jones	4	9
4	Patriots	27.22	Jets –S. Hill, J. Hill, Kerley	7	1
5	Redskins	26.90	Cowboys – D. Bryant, M. Austin, K. Ogletree	2	26
6	Browns	26.54	Steelers – M. Wallace, E. Sanders, P. Burress	5	32
7	Giants	26.32	Packers – J. Nelson, J. Jones, Cobb, Jennings	8	4
8	Jaguars	24.68	Titans – K. Britt, N. Washington, K. Wright	13	27
9	Packers	24.21	Giants – H. Nicks*, V. Cruz, D. Hixon, R. Barden	11	5
10	Raiders	23.90	Bengals – AJ Green, B. Tate, A. Hawkins	14	3
11	Dolphins	23.62	Seahawks – S. Rice, G. Tate	10	8
12	Chargers	23.55	Ravens – A. Boldin, T. Smith, J. Jones	9	21
13	Bills	23.49	Colts – R. Wayne, D. Avery*, TY Hilton	6	20
14	Titans	22.54	Jaguars – C. Shorts, J. Blackmon, L. Robinson	15	28
15	Chiefs	22.01	Broncos – D. Thomas, E. Decker	12	24
16	Cardinals	22.00	Rams – D. Amendola, B. Gibson	19	10
17	Eagles	21.73	Panthers – S. Smith, B. LaFell	16	18
18	Texans	21.48	Lions – Calvin Johnson, N. Burleson, T. Young	18	22
19	Lions	21.02	Texans – Andre Johnson, K. Walter	23	13
20	Vikings	20.73	Bears – B. Marshall, A. Jeffrey*	29	2
21	Ravens	20.70	Chargers – M. Floyd, R. Meachem	21	16
22	Broncos	20.38	Chiefs – Bowe, McCluster, Breaston, Baldwin	26	11
23	Rams	19.98	Cardinals – L. Fitzgerald, M. Floyd	20	7
24	Cowboys	19.41	Redskins – S. Moss, L. Hankerson, P. Garcon*	30	19
25	Panthers	19.24	Eagles – J. Maclin*, D. Jackson	27	23
26	Bengals	19.21	Raiders – D. Heyward-Bey, D. Moore	24	17
27	Jets	18.92	Patriots – B. Lloyd, W. Welker	32	29
28	Bears	18.72	Vikings – Percy Harvin*, Jerome Simpson	21	16
29	Falcons	17.66	Buccaneers – V. Jackson, M. Williams	28	12
30	Forty-Niners	17.16	Saints – M. Colston, L. Moore	31	15
31	Seahawks	16.94	Dolphins – D. Bess, B. Hartline	22	30
32	Steelers	16.03	Browns – G. Little, J. Gordon, M. Massaquoi	25	31

Tight-Ends

Each Tight-End credited 1 point per 10 receiving or rushing yard; 6 points per TD; and -2 points per fumble lost (Standard Scoring – Non PPR)

	Team	FPA	Week 12 Positional Opponent	Wk 9 Rank	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Broncos	11.46	Chiefs – Tony Moeaki	3	25
2	Redskins	10.96	Cowboys – Jason Witten	2	5
3	Titans	10.25	Jaguars – Marcedes Lewis	1	11
4	Patriots	10.04	Jets – Dustin Keller	5	29
5	Jets	8.85	Patriots – A. Hernandez*, Shiancoe	4	13
6	Lions	8.80	Texans – Owen Daniels, G. Graham	8	27
7	Raiders	8.70	Bengals – Jermaine Gresham	11	22
8	Bengals	8.69	Raiders – Brandon Myers	6	26
9	Saints	8.30	49ers – Vernon Davis	26	17
10	Panthers	8.22	Eagles – Brent Celek	15	20
11	Buccaneers	8.21	Falcons – Tony Gonzalez	21	9
12	Bills	7.97	Colts – Coby Fleener*; Dwayne Allen	18	1
13	Falcons	7.95	Buccaneers – Dallas Clark	19	20
14	Vikings	7.84	Bears – Kellen Davis	10	12
15	Texans	7.81	Lions – Brandon Pettigrew, T. Scheffler	12	30
16	Giants	7.69	Packers – Jermichael Finley	14	4
17	Rams	7.61	Cardinals – Todd Heap; Rob Housler	7	32
18	Cowboys	7.04	Redskins – Logan Paulsen; C. Cooley	24	7
19	Bears	6.99	Vikings – Kyle Rudolph	16	6
20	Ravens	6.98	Chargers – Antonio Gates	9	29
21	Dolphins	6.91	Seahawks – Zach Miller	19	19
22	Seahawks	6.86	Dolphins – Anthony Fasano	13	18
23	Chiefs	6.83	Broncos –Joel Dreseen; Jacob Tamme	23	8
24	Eagles	6.50	Panthers – Greg Olsen	28	23
25	Colts	6.45	Bills – Scott Chandler	32	10
26	Packers	6.43	Giants – Martellus Bennett	22	2
27	Jaguars	6.34	Titans – Jared Cook	31	3
28	Steelers	6.31	Browns – B. Watson	17	21
29	Chargers	5.74	Ravens – D. Pitta, E. Dixon	27	14
30	Cardinals	5.55	Rams – Lance Kendricks	30	24
31	Forty-Niners	5.50	Saints – Jimmy Graham	25	28
32	Browns	5.23	Steelers – Heath Miller	29	15

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