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 8 Source: NFL weekly player stats Read Oct 30, 2026, 8:22 PM PT
Quarterbacks: league average 16.8 points per game.
| Rank | Defense | Pts/game | vs league | Matchup | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | 25.6 | +8.8 | Soft | 26.0 | 21.5 | 25.3 | — | 17.0 | — |
| 2 | ARI | 22.3 | +5.5 | Soft | 31.3 | 18.0 | 28.9 | 16.9 | 26.2 | — |
| 3 | WAS | 22.2 | +5.4 | Soft | 27.7 | 7.9 | 25.9 | 17.4 | — | — |
| 4 | BUF | 21.8 | +5.0 | Soft | 12.7 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 18.5 | — | — |
| 5 | LV | 20.1 | +3.3 | Soft | 23.8 | 17.0 | 39.5 | 18.3 | 17.5 | — |
| 6 | DAL | 19.7 | +2.9 | Soft | 20.4 | 23.1 | 13.9 | 20.2 | 10.5 | — |
| 7 | MIA | 19.6 | +2.8 | Soft | 15.9 | 11.5 | 24.6 | — | 23.5 | — |
| 8 | NYG | 19.6 | +2.8 | Soft | 9.4 | 10.4 | 32.3 | 27.0 | 16.5 | — |
| 9 | PHI | 19.5 | +2.7 | Soft | 24.5 | 9.7 | 21.7 | 19.8 | 23.3 | — |
| 10 | CHI | 19.3 | +2.5 | Soft | 10.6 | 8.8 | 25.1 | 23.1 | 27.4 | — |
| 11 | HOU | 18.1 | +1.3 | Even | 7.9 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 27.3 | 16.6 | — |
| 12 | IND | 17.8 | +1.0 | Even | 11.7 | 16.4 | 21.8 | 6.8 | 13.9 | — |
| 13 | ATL | 17.6 | +0.8 | Even | 18.5 | 15.9 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 12.0 | — |
| 14 | NO | 17.2 | +0.4 | Even | 22.2 | 12.7 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 13.1 | — |
| 15 | LA | 17.1 | +0.3 | Even | 24.1 | 13.5 | 30.5 | 6.9 | 20.4 | — |
| 16 | BAL | 16.9 | +0.0 | Even | 18.9 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 28.9 | — |
| 17 | CAR | 16.8 | +0.0 | Even | 20.3 | 20.5 | — | 12.6 | 6.4 | 21.5 |
| 18 | NYJ | 16.5 | −0.3 | Even | 19.4 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 23.8 | 26.0 | — |
| 19 | CIN | 16.4 | −0.4 | Even | 22.7 | 13.1 | 18.9 | — | 15.1 | — |
| 20 | JAX | 15.5 | −1.3 | Even | 5.2 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 23.0 | — | — |
| 21 | TEN | 15.4 | −1.5 | Even | 6.1 | 23.0 | 20.9 | 13.8 | 18.2 | — |
| 22 | SF | 15.3 | −1.5 | Tough | 25.6 | 13.6 | 8.3 | 21.0 | 20.4 | — |
| 23 | DEN | 15.2 | −1.7 | Tough | 20.9 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 16.5 | — |
| 24 | NE | 15.1 | −1.7 | Tough | 19.8 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 22.1 | — |
| 25 | CLE | 14.7 | −2.1 | Tough | 13.6 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 5.7 | — |
| 26 | LAC | 14.3 | −2.5 | Tough | 17.5 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 10.5 | — | — |
| 27 | TB | 13.5 | −3.3 | Tough | 10.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 8.8 | — |
| 28 | GB | 12.6 | −4.2 | Tough | 14.0 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 10.4 |
| 29 | PIT | 12.2 | −4.6 | Tough | 22.6 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 13.8 | — |
| 30 | KC | 12.0 | −4.8 | Tough | 10.0 | 22.6 | — | 8.8 | 14.0 | — |
| 31 | SEA | 10.4 | −6.4 | Tough | 20.4 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 4.5 | 6.0 | — |
| 32 | MIN | 7.6 | −9.2 | Tough | 10.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | — | 3.6 | — |
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.