Fantasy Football Week 9: Matchups to Target and Avoid

Club Fantasy’s Weekly Fantasy Football Matchup Report is here to help you set winning lineups. Each week, we spotlight the ten defenses allowing the most points to QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs, along with the five toughest matchups. Our data reflects each team’s performance over the last four weeks, rather than season-long statistics. With bye weeks in full swing, this analysis will focus on a team’s last three or four games, providing a more precise and actionable picture of which matchups to target or avoid based on recent performance. Use this info to guide your start/sit decisions or build a DFS lineup that can win the slate.

Here are the matchups to target and fade for NFL Week 9.

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Week 9 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 Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. JAX: plays @ LV, consider Geno Smith
2. NYG: plays SF, consider Brock Purdy
3. DAL: plays ARI, consider Kyler Murray
4. MIN: plays @ DET, consider Jared Goff
5. WAS: plays SEA, consider Sam Darnold
6. SF: plays @ NYG, consider Jaxson Dart
7. DET: plays MIN, consider J.J. McCarthy
8. PIT: plays IND, consider Daniel Jones
9. NYJ: BYE
10. SEA: plays @ WAS, consider Jayden Daniels or Marcus Mariota

Fewest Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Fade)

1. HOU: plays DEN, fade Bo Nix
2. BUF: plays KC, fade Patrick Mahomes
3. MIA: plays BAL, fade Lamar Jackson
4. LAC: plays @ TEN, fade Cam Ward
5. NO: plays @ LAR, fade Matthew Stafford

Running Back Matchups

Most Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. CIN: plays CHI, consider D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai
2. ATL: plays @ NE, consider Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson
3. DAL: plays ARI, consider Zonovan Knight and Michael Carter
4. LAC: plays @ TEN, consider Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears
5. BUF: plays KC, consider Isiah Pacheco, Kareem Hunt, and Brashard Smith
6. MIA: plays BAL, consider Derrick Henry
7. TEN: plays LAC, consider Kimani Vidal
8. SF: plays @ NYG, consider Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary
9. LV: plays JAX, consider Travis Etienne Jr. and Bhayshul Tuten
10. TB: BYE

Fewest Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Fade)

1. KC: plays @ BUF, fade James Cook
2. NE: plays ATL, fade Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier
3. GB: plays CAR, fade Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle
4. DET: plays MIN, fade Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason
5. CHI: plays @ CIN, fade Chase Brown and Samaje Perine

Wide Receiver Matchups

Most Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. DET: plays MIN, consider Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison
2. SF: plays @ NYG, consider Wan’Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton
3. SEA: plays @ WAS, consider Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel
4. PIT: plays IND, consider Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs, and Alec Pierce
5. BAL: plays @ MIA, consider Jaylen Waddle and Malik Washington
6. JAX: plays @ LV, consider Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker
7. TB: BYE
8. IND: plays @ PIT, consider DK Metcalf and Roman Wilson
9. MIN: plays @ DET, consider Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams
10. LV: plays JAX, consider Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter

Fewest Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Fade)

1. HOU: plays DEN, fade Courtland Sutton and Troy Franklin
2. MIA: plays BAL, fade Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman
3. CIN: plays CHI, fade Rome Odunze and DJ Moore
4. ATL: plays @ NE, fade Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte
5. DEN: plays @ HOU, fade Nico Collins and Christian Kirk

Tight End Matchups

Most Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Target)

1. CIN: plays CHI, consider Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland
2. PIT: plays IND, consider Tyler Warren
3. IND: plays @ PIT, consider Pat Freiermuth and Jonnu Smith
4. GB: plays CAR, consider Tommy Tremble and Ja’Tavian Sanders
5. ARI: plays @ DAL, consider Jake Ferguson
6. JAX: plays @ LV, consider Brock Bowers
7. NE: plays ATL, consider Kyle Pitts
8. MIN: plays @ DET, consider Sam LaPorta
9. CHI: plays @ CIN, consider Noah Fant
10. CLE: BYE

Fewest Points Allowed Last 4 Weeks (Matchups to Fade)

1. ATL: plays @ NE, fade Hunter Henry
2. BUF: plays KC, fade Travis Kelce
3. SF: plays @ NYG, fade Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger
4. KC: plays @ BUF, fade Dalton Kincaid
5. PHI: BYE

Are you looking for more help with NFL Week 9?

Here are Club Fantasy’s Week 9 rankings! Also, you’ll find the rest of our fantasy football articles here!

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