NFL Defense vs Position Rankings 2026-27

Fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks by every NFL defense • recently

Week 1 baseline: built from the 2025-26 regular season (last 8 games weighted). These ratings update onto 2026-27 data automatically as games are played.
QB RB WR TE
●Elite Matchup (Target)
●Good Matchup
●Average
●Tough
●Avoid

Best QB Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Dallas Cowboys 24.0 FPA
#2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22.2 FPA
#3 New York Jets 20.7 FPA

Toughest QB Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#32 Minnesota Vikings 10.4 FPA
#31 Los Angeles Chargers 13.5 FPA
#30 Cleveland Browns 13.8 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg 2025-26/G 2026-27/G L4 ('25) Pass Yds Pass TD INT Sacks QB Rush Yds Trend
1
Dallas Cowboys
24.0
 23.2
+6.7
24.5 — 21.8 264.3 1.95 0.33 1.9 23.0
2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22.2
 21.0
+4.9
21.3 — 20.2 254.8 1.85 0.73 2.0 19.5
3
New York Jets
20.7
 20.3
+3.4
20.3 — 32.4 229.9 2.11 0.00 1.4 17.6
4
Washington Commanders
20.5
 19.6
+3.2
20.9 — 20.2 253.9 1.89 0.45 2.5 19.7
5
Pittsburgh Steelers
20.4
 19.4
+3.1
20.8 — 19.9 252.7 1.79 0.88 2.6 15.5
6
Tennessee Titans
20.4
 19.8
+3.1
19.9 — 20.6 253.0 1.82 0.30 2.5 18.9
7
Chicago Bears
19.8
 18.7
+2.5
20.5 — 20.9 235.5 1.79 1.33 1.9 21.8
8
Detroit Lions
19.7
 19.0
+2.4
19.6 — 15.4 239.0 1.70 0.73 2.8 14.1
9
Miami Dolphins
19.4
 18.4
+2.1
19.4 — 22.3 236.2 1.72 0.65 2.4 20.4
10
Arizona Cardinals
18.9
 18.2
+1.6
18.1 — 23.3 243.9 2.02 0.57 1.7 8.8
11
Baltimore Ravens
18.7
 18.1
+1.4
18.9 — 21.4 259.2 1.26 0.67 1.8 18.1
12
Cincinnati Bengals
18.7
 18.3
+1.4
19.6 — 11.7 239.0 1.64 0.73 2.2 20.0
13
Indianapolis Colts
18.6
 17.8
+1.3
18.6 — 21.8 262.0 1.34 0.74 2.1 12.4
14
New York Giants
18.5
 18.1
+1.2
19.1 — 11.4 223.7 1.42 0.55 2.3 24.7
15
Atlanta Falcons
18.2
 17.7
+0.9
17.6 — 17.3 232.7 1.60 0.96 3.4 19.2
16
San Francisco 49ers
18.2
 17.4
+0.9
18.4 — 16.9 244.6 1.72 0.42 1.2 11.3
17
Los Angeles Rams
16.9
 16.2
-0.4
16.8 — 19.2 232.1 1.58 1.02 2.7 14.2
18
Las Vegas Raiders
16.8
 16.3
-0.5
16.9 — 16.3 210.7 1.36 0.42 2.2 14.7
19
Jacksonville Jaguars
16.6
 15.7
-0.7
18.0 — 12.8 222.8 1.23 1.28 2.0 16.2
20
Green Bay Packers
16.0
 15.4
-1.3
16.0 — 19.2 206.0 1.40 0.43 2.0 16.0
21
Kansas City Chiefs
16.0
 15.6
-1.3
16.3 — 13.7 207.7 1.08 0.57 2.0 18.5
22
Philadelphia Eagles
15.5
 14.8
-1.8
15.7 — 12.1 200.1 0.81 0.75 2.6 22.0
23
Denver Broncos
15.4
 15.0
-1.9
15.3 — 16.3 211.7 1.11 0.63 3.9 20.1
24
New England Patriots
15.4
 15.0
-1.9
15.8 — 11.7 197.7 1.42 0.53 2.0 17.1
25
Seattle Seahawks
14.7
 14.3
-2.6
15.5 — 14.3 204.4 1.10 1.08 2.5 15.3
26
Carolina Panthers
14.5
 14.3
-2.8
14.8 — 13.5 214.3 1.16 0.91 1.8 15.1
27
Houston Texans
14.5
 14.1
-2.8
14.1 — 19.2 208.2 1.23 1.08 2.9 20.1
28
Buffalo Bills
14.0
 13.7
-3.3
14.0 — 13.2 165.5 1.15 0.75 1.9 19.8
29
New Orleans Saints
13.9
 13.5
-3.4
14.9 — 12.3 190.4 1.32 0.63 2.8 15.9
30
Cleveland Browns
13.8
 13.8
-3.5
14.0 — 13.9 188.7 1.34 0.61 3.2 11.7
31
Los Angeles Chargers
13.5
 13.3
-3.8
13.7 — 15.0 194.9 0.96 1.21 2.6 17.2
32
Minnesota Vikings
10.4
 9.9
-6.9
12.0 — 5.9 168.7 0.69 0.51 2.9 14.0

How These Ratings Work

FPA (Fantasy Points Allowed)

Every player game is scored with official DraftKings and FanDuel scoring (including DK yardage bonuses), then the position group is totaled per game. Higher FPA means a softer defense to target.

Season Blend

It's Week 1, so today's rankings are built from the full 2025-26 regular season with extra weight on each defense's final eight games. As 2026-27 games are played, the ratings shift onto current-season data automatically.

Moving Averages

The 2025-26/G, 2026-27/G, and L4 columns show the raw windows feeding the rating, so you can see exactly why a defense ranks where it does.

vs Average and Trend

vs Avg compares a defense to the league mean for the position (17.3 FPA for QBs). The trend arrow flags defenses drifting softer or tougher over their last four games.

Defense vs Position FAQ

What is NFL Defense vs Position (DvP)?

Defense vs Position measures how many fantasy points and raw stats each NFL defense allows to a specific position (QB, RB, WR, TE). It is built from real box scores: every player at that position who faced the defense, summed per game and averaged.

How are fantasy points allowed calculated?

We score every player game with official DraftKings and FanDuel scoring, including DraftKings 100-yard and 300-yard bonuses, then total the position group per game. FPA is the per-game average of those totals.

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to quarterbacks?

Current softest matchups for QBs: Dallas Cowboys (24.0 FPA), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22.2 FPA), New York Jets (20.7 FPA).

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to running backs?

Current softest matchups for RBs: New York Jets (30.4 FPA), Arizona Cardinals (28.4 FPA), Washington Commanders (28.0 FPA).

Which defenses allow the most fantasy points to wide receivers?

Current softest matchups for WRs: Dallas Cowboys (39.7 FPA), Indianapolis Colts (37.4 FPA), Detroit Lions (37.1 FPA).

How is this different early in the season?

It's Week 1, so today's rankings are built from the full 2025-26 regular season with extra weight on each defense's final eight games. As 2026-27 games are played, the ratings shift onto current-season data automatically.

Put These Matchups to Work

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