Matchup heat
Fantasy points each defense allows to a position, per game. Rank 1 is the softest defense (most points allowed). Green is soft, red is tough.
PPR scoring (1 point per catch) 2026 regular season, through week 6 Source: NFL weekly player stats Read Oct 18, 3:57 PM PT
Quarterbacks: league average 17.0 points per game.
| Rank | Defense | Pts/game | vs league | Matchup | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | 27.4 | +10.4 | Soft | 23.2 | 40.8 | 26.0 | 21.5 | 25.3 | — |
| 2 | WAS | 23.2 | +6.2 | Soft | 24.7 | 29.8 | 27.7 | 7.9 | 25.9 | — |
| 3 | ARI | 22.6 | +5.6 | Soft | 13.3 | 21.4 | 31.3 | 18.0 | 28.9 | — |
| 4 | BUF | 22.5 | +5.5 | Soft | 16.5 | 29.8 | 12.7 | 26.2 | 27.3 | — |
| 5 | DAL | 21.5 | +4.5 | Soft | 26.6 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 13.9 | — |
| 6 | LV | 21.0 | +4.0 | Soft | 16.7 | 7.9 | 23.8 | 17.0 | 39.5 | — |
| 7 | NYG | 20.1 | +3.1 | Soft | 14.4 | 27.0 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 32.3 | 27.0 |
| 8 | PHI | 18.9 | +1.9 | Soft | 17.7 | 20.0 | 24.5 | 9.7 | 21.7 | 19.8 |
| 9 | MIA | 18.8 | +1.8 | Soft | 13.8 | 28.3 | 15.9 | 11.5 | 24.6 | — |
| 10 | ATL | 18.5 | +1.5 | Soft | 12.5 | 23.7 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 24.0 | 16.5 |
| 11 | LA | 18.5 | +1.5 | Even | 21.1 | 3.3 | 24.1 | 13.5 | 30.5 | — |
| 12 | IND | 18.4 | +1.4 | Even | 25.0 | 29.0 | 11.7 | 16.4 | 21.8 | 6.8 |
| 13 | HOU | 18.4 | +1.4 | Even | 35.7 | 16.2 | 7.9 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 27.3 |
| 14 | CAR | 18.0 | +1.0 | Even | 37.3 | -0.6 | 20.3 | 20.5 | — | 12.6 |
| 15 | CHI | 18.0 | +0.9 | Even | 33.8 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 25.1 | 23.1 |
| 16 | NO | 17.9 | +0.9 | Even | 16.4 | 14.8 | 22.2 | 12.7 | 18.3 | 22.8 |
| 17 | CIN | 16.7 | −0.3 | Even | 11.6 | 17.0 | 22.7 | 13.1 | 18.9 | — |
| 18 | CLE | 16.2 | −0.8 | Even | 25.8 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 13.4 |
| 19 | JAX | 15.5 | −1.5 | Even | 14.0 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 23.0 |
| 20 | LAC | 15.1 | −1.9 | Even | 16.5 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 7.9 | — |
| 21 | NYJ | 14.9 | −2.1 | Even | 11.7 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 23.8 |
| 22 | DEN | 14.9 | −2.1 | Tough | 21.7 | 6.2 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
| 23 | TEN | 14.9 | −2.1 | Tough | 9.3 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 23.0 | 20.9 | 13.8 |
| 24 | BAL | 14.9 | −2.1 | Tough | 9.0 | 22.4 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 9.5 |
| 25 | TB | 14.3 | −2.7 | Tough | 14.2 | 19.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 16.0 |
| 26 | NE | 14.0 | −3.0 | Tough | 13.3 | 4.3 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 12.0 |
| 27 | SF | 13.1 | −3.9 | Tough | 5.5 | 12.5 | 25.6 | 13.6 | 8.3 | — |
| 28 | KC | 12.4 | −4.6 | Tough | 5.4 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 22.6 | — | — |
| 29 | GB | 12.4 | −4.6 | Tough | 18.8 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 1.9 | — |
| 30 | PIT | 11.9 | −5.1 | Tough | 5.7 | 8.0 | 22.6 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 31 | SEA | 11.2 | −5.8 | Tough | 9.8 | 6.5 | 20.4 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 4.5 |
| 32 | MIN | 8.4 | −8.6 | Tough | 19.5 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | — |
Week cells are colored by that week's rank among defenses with a game. A dash means no game that week. The numbers add up every QB who faced the defense.