Fantasy Points Allowed by Offensive Position (Week 2) – QB, RB, WR, TE

It’s time for The Fantasy Greek to roll out the fantasy points allowed tool for the 2012 fantasy football season. For those of you not familiar with it, fantasy points allowed 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.

After one week of football, it likely doesn’t make much sense. For example just because the Chiefs allowed 41.45 fantasy points to their week one opponent’s quarterback, the Falcon’s Matt Ryan, doesn’t mean they will allow the same amount of fantasy points to their week two opponent, the Bills’ Ryan Fitzpatrick. However, it is a helpful measurement insofar as we know Ryan Fitzpatrick will be facing a team whose pass defense got torched in Week 1. It suggests a favorable match-up for him.

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 Matt Ryan is your QB1, do not bench him and play Ryan Fitzpatrick. Ryan has a decent to favorable match-up against the Broncos, in a game that should turn into a track meet, and sports the much better wide receivers.

The Fantasy Greek has also provided each team’s rank as of Week 16 in 2011 for comparison purposes which could help you understand whether a team’s performance last week could be an anomaly or a sign that they are simply that good or bad. In another example, RB Kevin Smith torched the Rams rush defense. This week, he faces a staunch 49ers rush defense that allowed the second least fantasy points last week, and allowed the least fantasy points last season. This is a week to bench Kevin Smith and avoid him at all costs. The only way to play him is if you have absolutely no other options.

Once we get to Week 4, there should be enough information in the average whereby we get a sense of where a team is in terms of defending each position. Then, with each passing week, we’ll note the rank from three weeks earlier so you can 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 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	This Week’s Positional Opponent	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Chiefs	41.45	Bills – Ryan Fitzpatrick	18
2	Giants	32.55	Buccaneers – Josh Freeman	7
3	Saints	32.20	Panthers – Cam Newton	5
4	Redskins	30.95	Rams – Sam Bradford	21
5	Bills	30.40	Chiefs – Matt Cassel	12
6	Bengals	29.05	Browns – Brandon Weeden	24
7	Forty-Niners	27.80	Lions – Matt Stafford	26
8	Colts	26.25	Vikings – Christian Ponder	10
9	Packers	25.55	Bears – Jay Cutler	9
10	Steelers	24.95	Jets – Mark Sanchez	31
11	Titans	23.90	Chargers – Phillip Rivers	22
12	Vikings	23.60	Colts – Andrew Luck	1
13	Broncos	22.65	Falcons – Matt Ryan	6
14	Jets	22.55	Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger	28
15	Browns	21.05	Bengals – Andy Dalton	30
16	Falcons	20.90	Broncos – Peyton Manning	14
17	Chargers	20.85	Titans – Jake Locker	11
18	Dolphins	19.10	Raiders – Carson Palmer	8
19	Rams	17.75	Redskins – Robert Griffin III	23
20	Buccaneers	17.55	Giants – Eli Manning	3
21	Raiders	17.35	Dolphins – Ryan Tannehill	4
22	Cowboys	16.65	Seahawks – Russell Wilson	17
23	Lions	16.20	49ers – Alex Smith	19
24	Seahawks	14.85	Cowboys – Tony Romo	27
25	Patriots	14.55	Cardinals – Kevin Kolb	2
26	Bears	14.35	Packers – Aaron Rodgers	13
27	Panthers	14.20	Saints – Drew Brees	15
28	Cardinals	11.65	Patriots – Tom Brady	20
29	Jaguars	11.60	Texans – Matt Schaub	25
30	Ravens	8.15	Eagles – Michael Vick	32
31	Texans	4.85	Jaguars – Blaine Gabbert	29
32	Eagles	0.40	Ravens – Joe Flacco	16

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	This Week’s Positional Opponent	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Colts	34.20	Vikings – Adrian Peterson	4
2	Rams	33.80	Redskins – Alfred Morris	3
3	Bengals	26.30	Browns – Trent Richardson	22
4	Saints	25.60	Panthers – D. Williams, J. Stewart	18
5	Jets	25.20	Steelers – J. Dwyer, I. Redman	19
6	Titans	24.30	Chargers – R. Mathews*, R. Brown	9
7	Dolphins	24.00	Raiders – Darren McFadden	30
8	Jaguars	23.50	Texans – Arian Foster, Ben Tate	21
9	Packers	22.90	Bears – Matt Forte, Michael Bush	15
10	Falcons	21.20	Broncos – Willis McGahee	27
11	Bills	18.30	Chiefs – Jamaal Charles, Peyton Hillis	5
12	Ravens	18.20	Eagls – LeSean McCoy	29
13	Panthers	16.30	Saints – M. Ingram, P. Thomas, D. Sproles	2
14	Texans	16.20	Jaguars – Maurice Jones-Drew	31
15	Chargers	15.10	Titans – Chris Johnson	20
16	Vikings	15.00	Colts – Donald Brown	11
17	Giants	14.00	Buccaneers – Doug Martin	14
18	Redskins	13.90	Rams – Steven Jackson	13
19	Cowboys	13.70	Seahawks – Marshawn Lynch	26
20	Steelers	13.10	Jets – Shonn Greene	25
21	Browns	11.90	Bengals – BenJarvus Green-Ellis	6
22	Bears	11.40	Packers – Cedric Benson	28
23	Cardinals	10.90	Patrios – Stevan Ridley	23
24	Lions	10.40	49ers – Frank Gore	24
25	Broncos	9.60	Falcons – Michael Turner, J. Rodgers	12
26	Raiders	9.10	Dolphins – Reggie Bush	7
27	Seahawks	8.80	Cowboys – DeMarco Murray	17
28	Patriots	8.10	Cardinals – Beanie Wells, Ryan Williams	16
29	Chiefs	7.20	Bills – CJ Spiller	8
30	Eagles	6.40	Ravens – Ray Rice	10
31	Forty-Niners	1.80	Lions – Kevin Smith	32
32	Buccaneers	1.40	Giants – Ahmad Bradshaw, Doug Wilson	1

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	This Week’s Positional Opponent	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Giants	45.20	Buccaneers – V. Jackson, M. Williams.	4
2	Colts	39.20	Vikings – Percy Harvin	9
3	Bills	39.00	Chiefs- D. Bowe, D. McCluster, S. Breaston, J. Baldwin	20
4	Saints	35.50	Panthers – S. Smith, B. LaFell	6
5	Chiefs	34.70	Bills – S. Johnson, D. Jones	24
6	Forty-Niners	31.60	Lions – Calvin Johnson, N. Burleson, T. Young	15
7	Buccaneers	29.90	Giants – H. Nicks, V. Cruz	14
8	Browns	27.50	Bengals – AJ Green	32
9	Steelers	26.40	Jets – Santonio Holmes, S. Hill	31
10	Bears	24.80	Packers – G. Jennings*, J. Nelson, J. Jones, R. Cobb	16
11	Jets	24.70	Steelers – M. Wallace, A. Brown	29
12	Redskins	24.20	Rams – D. Amendola, B. Gibson	26
13	Bengals	23.60	Browns – G. Little, J. Gordon, M. Massaquoi	17
14	Broncos	23.00	Falcons – J. Jones, R. White	11
15	Seahawks	22.90	Cowboys – D. Bryant, M. Austin, K. Ogletree	30
16	Vikings	22.30	Colts – R. Wayne	2
17	Packers	21.50	Bears – B. Marshall, A. Jeffrey	5
18	Rams	21.10	Redskins – P. Garcon	7
19	Jaguars	21.00	Texans – Andre Johnson	27
20	Dolphins	20.40	Raiders – D. Heyward-Bey, D. Moore	8
21	Lions	19.90	49ers – M. Crabtree, R. Moss, M. Manningham	13
22	Patriots	19.10	Cardinals – L. Fitzgerald	1
23	Raiders	19.10	Dolphins – D. Bess	3
24	Ravens	18.70	Eagles – J. Maclin, D. Jackson	25
25	Falcons	16.50	Broncos – D. Thomas, E. Decker	12
26	Cardinals	15.90	Patriots – B. Lloyd, W. Welker	10
27	Chargers	15.40	Titans – K. Britt, N. Washington, K. Wright	21
28	Cowboys	15.10	Seahawks – S. Rice, G. Tate, B. Edwards	19
29	Eagles	12.00	Ravens – A. Boldin, T. Smith	18
30	Panthers	11.90	Saints – M. Colston, L. Moore	23
31	Texans	9.80	Jaguars – L. Robinson, J. Blackmon	22
32	Titans	9.00	Chargers – M. Floyd, R. Meachem	28

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	This Week’s Positional Opponent	Wk 16 (2011)
1	Titans	24.40	Chargers – Antonio Gates	11
2	Bengals	15.50	Browns – B. Watson	26
3	Redskins	15.00	Rams – Lance Kendricks	5
4	Browns	14.10	Bengals – Jermaine Gresham	15
5	Falcons	13.30	Broncos – Jacob Tamme	16
6	Rams	12.60	Redskins – Fred Davis	32
7	Chiefs	11.90	Bills – Scott Chandler	8
8	Vikings	11.20	Colts – Coby Fleener	12
9	Broncos	11.00	Falcons – Tony Gonzalez	25
10	Steelers	10.90	Jets – Dustin Keller	21
11	Forty-Niners	10.70	Lions – Brandon Pettigrew	28
12	Cowboys	10.60	Seahawks – Zach Miller	7
13	Packers	10.30	Bears – Kellen Davis	2
14	Jets	10.30	Steelers – Heath Miller	13
15	Bears	9.00	Packers – Jermichael Finley	6
16	Dolphins	8.70	Raiders – Brandon Myers	19
17	Chargers	7.70	Titans – Jared Cook	14
18	Patriots	6.90	Cardinals – Todd Heap	29
19	Jaguars	6.70	Texans – Owen Daniels	3
20	Saints	6.00	Panthers – Greg Olsen	17
21	Buccaneers	5.60	Giants – Martellus Bennett	9
22	Raiders	4.30	Dolphins – Anthony Fasano	22
23	Bills	4.00	Chiefs – Kevin Boss	1
24	Cardinals	4.00	Patriots – R. Grankowski, A. Hernandez	24
25	Seahawks	4.00	Cowboys – Jason Witten	18
26	Panthers	3.30	Saints – Jimmy Graham	20
27	Ravens	3.00	Eagles – Brent Celek	31
28	Giants	2.60	Buccaneers – Dallas Clark	4
29	Lions	2.60	49ers – Vernon Davis	27
30	Texans	1.90	Jaguars – Marcedes Lewis	30
31	Colts	1.70	Vikings – Kyle Rudolph	10
32	Eagles	0.80	Ravens – D. Pitta, E. Dickson	23

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