Fantasy Football Matchup Report: Starts and Sits for Week 3

Club Fantasy’s Weekly Fantasy Football Matchup Report is here to help you set winning lineups. Each week, we highlight the ten defenses allowing the most points to QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs, along with the five toughest matchups. Use this data to guide your start/sit decisions or build a DFS lineup that can win the slate. Here are the matchups to target and avoid for NFL Week 3.

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Week 3 Fantasy Football Matchups

Scoring Note: These rankings use the full PPR scoring format. However, there is not a big difference between the rankings in .5 or non-PPR scoring.

Quarterback Matchups

Most Points Allowed (Matchups to Target)

1. MIA: plays @ BUF, consider Josh Allen
2. CHI: plays DAL, consider Dak Prescott
3. BAL: plays DET, consider Jared Goff
4. DAL: plays @ CHI, consider Caleb Williams
5. PIT: plays @ NE, consider Drake Maye
6. BUF: plays MIA, consider Tua Tagovailoa
7. NYG: plays KC, consider Patrick Mahomes
8. NO: plays @ SEA, consider Sam Darnold
9. KC: plays @ NYG, consider Russell Wilson
10. TB: plays NYJ, consider Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor

Fewest Points Allowed (Matchups to Fade)

1. LAR: plays @ PHI, fade Jalen Hurts
2. CAR: plays ATL, fade Michael Penix Jr.
3. SEA: plays NO, fade Spencer Rattler
4. TEN: plays IND, fade Daniel Jones
5. IND: plays @ TEN, fade Cam Ward

Running Back Matchups

Most Points Allowed Last 2 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. NYG: plays KC, consider Isiah Pacheco
2. CIN: plays MIN, consider Jordan Mason
3. CHI: plays DAL, consider Tony Pollard
4. SEA: plays NO, consider Alvin Kamara
5. BAL: plays DET, consider Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery
6. NO: plays SEA, consider Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet
7. HOU: plays JAX, consider Travis Etienne and Bhayshul Tuten
8. NYJ: plays TB, consider Bucky Irving and Rachaad White
9. TEN: plays IND, consider Jonathan Taylor
10. TB: plays NYJ, consider Breece Hall and Braelon Allen

Fewest Points Allowed Last 2 Weeks (Matchups to Fade)

1. LAR: plays PHI, fade Saquon Barkley
2. CLE: plays GB, fade Josh Jacobs
3. LAC: plays DEN, fade JK Dobbins and RJ Harvery
4. ATL: plays CAR, fade Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle
5. LV: plays WAS, fade Bill Croskey-Merritt

Wide Receiver Matchups

Most Points Allowed Last 2 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. NYG: plays KC, consider Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Tyquan Thornton
2. DAL: plays CHI, consider DJ Moore and Rome Odunze
3. TEN: plays IND, consider Michael Pittman Jr. and Josh Downs
4. LV: plays WAS, consider Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel
5. NE: plays PIT, consider DK Metcalf and Calvin Austin
6. CHI: plays DAL, consider CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens
7. JAX: plays HOU, consider Nico Collins and Christian Kirk
8. KC: plays NYG, consider Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson
9. DET: plays BAL, consider Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, and DeAndre Hopkins
10. ARI: plays SF, consider Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings

Fewest Points Allowed Last 2 Weeks (Matchups to Fade)

1. SEA: plays NO, fade Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed
2. CAR: plays ATL, fade Drake London and Darnell Mooney
3. DEN: plays LAC, fade Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, and Keenan Allen
4. MIN: plays CIN, fade Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins
5. TB: plays NYJ, fade Garrett Wilson

Tight End Matchups

Most Points Allowed Last 2 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. BAL: plays DET, consider Sam LaPorta
2. SEA: plays NO, consider Juwan Johnson
3. CAR: plays ATL, consider Kyle Pitts
4. ARI: plays SF, consider Jake Tonges or Luke Farrell
5. GB: plays CLE, consider David Njoku and Harold Fannin
6. WAS: plays LV, consider Brock Bowers
7. NO: plays SEA, consider Elijah Arroyo or AJ Barner
8. NYJ: plays TB, consider Cade Otton
9. NYG: plays KC, consider Travis Kelce
10. MIA: plays BUF, consider Dalton Kincaid

Fewest Points Allowed Last 2 Weeks (Matchups to Fade):

1. ATL: plays CAR, fade Ja’Tavian Sanders
2. BUF: plays MIA, fade Darren Waller
3. KC: plays NYG, fade Theo Johnson
4. LV: plays WAS, fade Zach Ertz
5. MIN: plays CIN, fade Mike Gesicki and Noah Fant

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