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Week 9 Summary
Quick Weekly Streaming Notes (Easiest Matchups)
EASY Offenses Overall: DET, DAL, WAS, LV, TEN, NO, CIN, BUF
EASY QB Streaming: DET, ARI, WAS, DAL, CHI, CIN, LV, NYG
EASY RB-PPR Streaming: NO, DAL, CAR, BUF, MIA, ATL, IND, LV
EASY WR-PPR Streaming: TEN, DET, BUF, JAX, DAL, PHI, LV, HOU
EASY TE-PPR Streaming: DET, WAS, KC, CIN, LV, ARI, CAR, CLE
EASY K Streaming: IND, LAR, PIT, SF, TEN, WAS, PHI, LV
EASY DST Streaming: LAC, ATL, NYG, TEN, CLE, SEA, BAL, IND
Highest favorite rush tilts are CIN/DAL/DET (1.71), HOU/NE (1.80).
The sharpest favorite pass tilt is SEA vs ARI (0.27).
Week 9 Favorite Rush and Pass Tilts
Rush Pass Ratio = RB DAP NUM ÷ average(QB, WR, TE DAP NUM).
Higher = rush tilt (softer to RBs relative to the passing game). Lower = pass tilt.
Favorite
Opponent
RPR
Matchup Note
HOU
LAC
1.80
LAC Above Average RB, Tough QB/TE
NE
GB
1.80
GB Above Average RB, Tough QB/WR
CIN
ATL
1.71
ATL EASY RB, Below Average QB
DAL
IND
1.71
IND EASY RB, Tough WR
DET
MIA
1.71
MIA EASY RB, Tough WR
Favorite
Opponent
RPR
Matchup Note
SEA
ARI
0.27
ARI Tough RB, EASY QB/TE
JAX
BAL
0.67
BAL Below Average RB, Above Average pass
NO
CLE
0.75
CLE Below Average RB, EASY TE
NYG
PHI
0.75
PHI Below Average RB, EASY WR
CHI
TB
0.75
TB Tough RB/QB/WR
HOU vs LAC — 1.80
NE vs GB — 1.80
CIN vs ATL — 1.71
DAL vs IND — 1.71
DET vs MIA — 1.71
DEN vs CAR — 1.33
KC vs NYJ — 1.29
SF vs LV — 1.00
BUF vs MIN — 1.00
LAR vs WAS — 0.90
NO vs CLE — 0.75
NYG vs PHI — 0.75
CHI vs TB — 0.75
JAX vs BAL — 0.67
SEA vs ARI — 0.27
Takeaways
Biggest rush-friendly favorites: HOU, NE, CIN, DAL, DET.
Sharpest pass-friendly favorite: SEA (vs ARI’s Tough RB / EASY pass shell).
Balanced favorites: SF and BUF (RPR = 1.00).
Week 9 Hardest Matchups (Tough DAPs)
Tough = the 8 defenses allowing the fewest Full PPR points at that position.
MIN, SEA, TB, LAC, LAR, NE, GB, NYG
Position
Toughest Defenses
QB
MIN, SEA, TB, LAC, PIT, GB, NE, JAX
RB-PPR
TB, MIN, ARI, NE, LAR, JAX, SEA, BAL
WR-PPR
MIN, TB, SEA, MIA, NYG, NYJ, IND, DEN
TE-PPR
LAC, LAR, MIN, SEA, GB, HOU, NE, JAX
K
DET, GB, CHI, NYG, MIN, JAX, SEA, BUF
DST
DET, DEN, DAL, KC, JAX, LV, SF, HOU
Favorite
Opponent
Why It’s Tough
BUF
MIN
MIN is Tough to the offense: QB, RB, WR, and TE
CHI
TB
TB is Tough to the offense: QB, RB, and WR
SEA
ARI
ARI is Tough to RBs (pass shell is soft, run shell is not)
SF
LV
LV is EASY across the board — not hard
DET
MIA
MIA is Tough to WRs
HOU
LAC
LAC is Tough to QB and TE
NE
GB
GB is Tough to QB and WR
Bottom line: MIN and TB are the two hardest shells on the slate. BUF (vs MIN) and CHI (vs TB) face the toughest overall environments. SEA faces the toughest pure RB shell.