Find the best and worst matchups in fantasy football this week with the Week 16 Matchup Guide.
Another week is here and now it’s time to look at some of the best and worst fantasy football matchups in my Fantasy Football 2023: Week 16 Matchup Guide. This article will look at the points per game allowed by each opponent.
*The graphics below will show the player in question. The data under them highlights their opponent and how many points per game they gave up to that position in 2023. The number next to their name is their matchup rank. Rank 1 is the easiest matchup, Rank 32 is the toughest matchup. Pts/Game data are taken from Full PPR leagues at Sleeper.
Fantasy Football Week 16 Matchup Guide
Quarterbacks
Positive Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Mike White, NYJ – Passing: 74 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception. Rushing: -9 yards, 0 touchdowns
Tommy DeVito, NYG – Passing: 1,032 yards, 8 touchdowns, 3 interceptions. Rushing: 190 yards, 1 touchdown
Baker Mayfield, TB – Passing: 3,315 yards, 24 touchdowns, 8 interceptions. Rushing: 152 yards, 1 touchdown
Josh Allen, BUF – Passing: 3,541 yards, 26 touchdowns, 14 interceptions. Rushing: 398 yards, 11 touchdowns
Nick Mullens, MIN – Passing: 386 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions. Rushing: 10 yards, 0 touchdowns
CJ Beathard, JAC – Passing: 77 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions. Rushing: 5 yards, 0 touchdowns
Negative Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Russell Wilson, DEN – Passing: 2,832 yards, 24 touchdowns, 8 interceptions. Rushing: 321 yards, 3 touchdowns
Lamar Jackson, BAL – Passing: 3,105 yards, 17 touchdowns, 7 interceptions. Rushing: 741 yards, 5 touchdowns
CJ Stroud, HOU – Passing: 3,631 yards, 20 touchdowns, 5 interceptions. Rushing: 143 yards, 3 touchdowns
Brock Purdy, SF – Passing: 3,795 yards, 29 touchdowns, 7 interceptions. Rushing: 138 yards, 2 touchdowns
Sam Howell, WSH – Passing: 3,568 yards, 19 touchdowns, 15 interceptions. Rushing: 265 yards, 5 touchdowns
Jordan Love, GB – Passing: 3,368 yards, 25 touchdowns, 11 interceptions. Rushing: 234 yards, 2 touchdowns
Running Backs
Positive Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Roschon Johnson, CHI – Rushing: 274 yards, 1 touchdown. Receiving: 28 receptions, 155 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Ezekiel Elliott, DAL – Rushing: 522 yards, 2 touchdowns. Receiving: 36 receptions, 247 yards, 1 touchdown.
Aaron Jones, GB – Rushing: 298 yards, 2 touchdowns. Receiving: 23 receptions, 185 yards, 1 touchdown
Bijan Robinson, ATL – Rushing: 801 yards, 4 touchdowns. Receiving: 41 receptions, 323 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Breece Hall, NYJ – Rushing: 637 yards, 2 touchdowns. Receiving: 53 receptions, 441 yards, 3 touchdowns.
James Cook, BUF – Rushing: 968 yards, 2 touchdowns. Receiving: 40 receptions, 433 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Negative Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Jahmyr Gibbs, DET – Rushing: 792 yards, 7 touchdowns. Receiving: 47 receptions, 296 yards, 1 touchdown.
Christian McCaffrey, SF – Rushing: 1,292 yards, 13 touchdowns. Receiving: 57 receptions, 509 yards, 7 touchdowns.
Alvin Kamara, NO – Rushing: 630 yards, 5 touchdowns. Receiving: 68 receptions, 446 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jonathan Taylor, IND – Rushing: 414 yards, 4 touchdowns. Receiving: 16 receptions, 137 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ty Chandler, MIN – Rushing: 335 yards, 2 touchdowns. Receiving: 16 receptions, 115 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Saquon Barkley, NYG – Rushing: 797 yards, 3 touchdowns. Receiving: 33 receptions, 206 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Wide Receivers
Positive Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Wan’Dale Robinson, NYG – Receiving: 46 receptions, 369 yards, 1 touchdown.
Garrett Wilson, NYJ – Receiving: 79 receptions, 882 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Stefon Diggs, BUF – Receiving: 91 receptions, 1,041 yards, 8 touchdowns.
Calvin Ridley, JAC – Receiving: 60 receptions, 781 yards, 5 touchdowns.
AJ Brown, PHI – Receiving: 60 receptions, 781 yards, 5 touchdowns.
DK Metcalf, SEA – Receiving: 51 receptions, 864 yards, 7 touchdowns.
Negative Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Tyreek Hill, MIA – Receiving: 97 receptions, 1,542 yards, 12 touchdowns.
Michael Pittman, IND – Receiving: 99 receptions, 1,062 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Jayden Reed, GB – Receiving: 54 receptions, 592 yards, 6 touchdowns.
Cooper Kupp, LAR – Receiving: 49 receptions, 658 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Nico Collins, HOU – Receiving: 60 receptions, 1,004 yards, 6 touchdowns.
Terry McLaurin, WSH – Receiving: 66 receptions, 835 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Tight Ends
Positive Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Hunter Henry, NE – Receiving: 42 receptions, 419 yards, 6 touchdowns.
Pat Freiermuth, PIT – Receiving: 27 receptions, 243 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Cade Otton, TB – Receiving: 42 receptions, 408 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Trey McBride, ARI – Receiving: 66 receptions, 712 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Taysom Hill, NO – Receiving: 27 receptions, 233 yards, 1 touchdown.
Evan Engram, JAC – Receiving: 88 receptions, 729 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Negative Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
George Kittle, SF – Receiving: 55 receptions, 865 yards, 6 touchdowns.
Cole Kmet, CHI – Receiving: 66 receptions, 571 yards, 6 touchdowns.
Durham Smythe, MIA – Receiving: 24 receptions, 226 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Adam Trautman, DEN – Receiving: 20 receptions, 174 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Dalton Schultz, HOU – Receiving: 44 receptions, 513 yards, 5 touchdowns.
Noah Fant, SEA – Receiving: 24 receptions, 339 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Kickers
Positive Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Jason Myers, SEA – 26-33 FGM, 26-26 XPM.
Greg Zuerlein, NYJ – 27-28 FGM, 10-11 XPM
Matt Gay, IND – 26-33 FGM, 32-33 XPM
Younghoe Koo, ATL – 25-28 FGM, 21-22 XPM
Joey Slye, WSH – 17-22 FGM, 26-29 XPM
Blake Grupe, NO – 25-32 FGM, 30-30 XPM
Negative Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Cameron Dicker, LAC – 19-20 FGM, 34-34 XPM
Anders Carlson, GB – 22-27 FGM, 26-29 XPM
Brandon Aubrey, DAL – 31-31 FGMX, 40-43 XPM
Kai Fairbairn, HOU – 22-23 FGM, 15-15 XPM
Jason Sanders, MIA – 17-21 FGM, 54-55 XPM
Daniel Carlson, LV – 20-24 FGM, 27-27 XPM
Team Defense & Special Teams
Positive Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
Washington Commanders DST – 75 tackles, 38 sacks, 10 forced fumbles, 8 fumbles recovered, 13 interceptions, 0 touchdowns.
Philadelphia Eagles DST – 57 tackles, 37 sacks, 12 forced fumbles, 7 fumbles recovered, 6 interceptions, 2 touchdowns.
Green Bay Packers DST – 62 tackles, 34 sacks, 8 forced fumbles, 9 fumbles recovered, 6 interceptions, 2 touchdowns.
New York Jets DST – 84 tackles, 39 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, 6 fumbles recovered, 12 interceptions, 2 touchdowns.
Denver Broncos DST – 62 tackles, 36 sacks, 15 forced fumbles, 11 fumbles recovered, 11 interceptions, 1 touchdown.
Houston Texans DST – 84 tackles, 38 sacks, 12 forced fumbles, 7 fumbles recovered, 12 interceptions, 0 touchdowns.
Negative Matchups (2023 To-Date Stats)
New York Giants DST – 60 tackles, 24 sacks, 10 forced fumbles, 7 fumbles recovered, 13 interceptions, 2 touchdowns.
Tennessee Titans DST – 77 tackles, 41 sacks, 9 forced fumbles, 7 fumbles recovered, 4 interceptions, 1 touchdown.
New Orleans Saints DST – 58 tackles, 30 sacks, 7 forced fumbles, 7 fumbles recovered, 14 interceptions, 2 touchdowns.
Los Angeles Chargers DST – 72 tackles, 44 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, 9 fumbles recovered, 7 interceptions, 0 touchdowns.
Miami Dolphins DST – 69 tackles, 48 sacks, 12 forced fumbles, 8 fumbles recovered, 13 interceptions, 4 touchdowns.
Baltimore Ravens DST – 73 tackles, 50 sacks, 12 forced fumbles, 7 fumbles recovered, 11 interceptions, 1 touchdown.
If you want further information on how Week 16 of the fantasy football season stacks up, check out our Rankings Page.
