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RosterWatch Week 16 Matchup Tool Now Available

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This is a proprietary weekly tool provided by RosterWatch for our PRO community.

It is designed to be a decision-making tool for gauging the defensive opponents your fantasy players face. If you are new to this, our time-tested and most popular flagship in-season tool, the instructions for use couldn’t be simpler, and can be found below.

RW PRO users can download the matchup tool (or access the online tool for use) in the downloads section of their profile by clicking HERE.

DO NOT RELY ON “FANTASY POINTS AGAINST” as your primary indicator for player matchups ever again. It is a flawed metric, as you’ll see, which will cause you heartache and struggle.

The rankings represented here are derived via a proprietary algorithm which takes into account not only traditional “fantasy points against” metrics (schedule-adjusted after 3 weeks of play), but also (and most importantly) weighted averages and medians of separate individual player and defensive-unit scouting grades for members of the 2022 unit that will be run-stopping, pass-rushing, or covering against the position in question, along with other analytic trends including projected game-script, game-flow/pace, sportsbook indicators, volume of total projected snaps and much, much, more.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

To use the tool, think about your fantasy player.

Let’s say you roster Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Chiefs (Pacheco’s team). You will see that the Chiefs’ opponent (OPP) is the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16, and there are four color-coded cells in the horizontal columns marked “OPP vs. QBs,” “OPP vs. RBs,” “OPP vs. WRs” and “OPP vs. TEs.”

These are the OPPONENT’S (in this case the SEAHAWKS’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the CHIEFS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the SEAHAWKS). In the “OPP vs. RBs” cell for the Chiefs, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means that Pacheco faces our best possible matchup for opposing RBs in Week 16 (the Seahawks). This is a great indicator for fantasy managers of Pacheco and his fellow KC RB-mate Jerick McKinnon, and is a positive sign for those thinking of rostering them in DFS contests.

Repeat the same process for other players on your roster as you are trying to decide which players to start and which to sit in season-long leagues. Also use it to identify which upside-plays to roster in DFS contests based on matchup.

With the launch of the online tool, you can now sort by any column: Vegas line, over/under, and matchup ranks vs. each position for easy reference. The Vegas lines are updated hourly for your reference and research. Please note that matchup ratings can change slightly through the week as lines and totals shift, or as injuries to key defensive personnel occur.

1 is the best (easiest) matchup, 32 is the worst (toughest).

COLOR-CODES
(you like blue matchups best)

BLUE: Best Matchups
LIGHT BLUE: Borderline Top Matchups
WHITE: Neutral Matchups
LIGHT RED: Borderline Bottom Matchups
RED: Worst Matchups

++RW Proprietary Algorithm

25 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By Tslate

    HEEEEEEELLLLLPPPPP! 2nd round of playoffs in a standard league. Need 3 of these RBs. Ekeler, Kenneth Walker, Zonavan Knight, DeAndre Swift, D’onta Foreman, Robinson Jr, Khalil Herbert and Zach Moss. Outside of Ekeler all my waiver pick ups!

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Ekeler, Walker, and Knight. good luck

  2. ↓ Post By AbnerLofton

    .5 PPR

    Who to start at flex

    Zonovan Knight vs JAX (TNF)
    Zach Moss vs LAC (MNF)
    Deon Jackson vs LAC (MNF)

  3. ↓ Post By hitdahole

    Please advise: Watson or Purdy? Full Point PPR need 3 from this list: David Montgomery, Zeke, Gabe Davis, Marquis Brown, Treylon Burks, or Cooks? Engram or Kmet? Thank you for all you guys do!

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Watson, zeke, Montgomery, Davis, Engram. good luck

  4. ↓ Post By hitdahole

    Please advise: Watson or Purdy? Full Point PPR need 3 from this list: David Montgomery, Zeke, Gabe Davis, Marquis Brown, Treylon Burks, or Cooks? Engram or Kmet? Thank you for all you guys do!

    Would you pick up Darnold and start him over Watson or Purdy? Or, is that getting too cute? Thx again.

  5. ↓ Post By mrbazzball@aol.com

    Happy Holidays Guys , thanks for another great season….In the Final Four in 5 of 6 leagues thanks to RW Nation…Couple of questions for this week…. Standard scoring Zeke, Pollard or St Brown……PPR- Allgeier, J Wilson or I can grab D Jackson, Moss or Hubbard off of waivers…..Also will there be a Blitz walkthrough this week on Friday??? Thanks Guys…..

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Pollard, I’d roll with Allgeier with Ridder under center, and you might wanna ping alex on twitter to find that out.

  6. ↓ Post By mrbazzball@aol.com

    Forgot one more Tight End PPR- Fant (if he goes), Akins or Otten

      1. ↓ Post By mrbazzball@aol.com

        Thanks Trashman….

  7. ↓ Post By Polishican@yahoo.com

    Rodgers @ Mia or Lawrence @ NYJ? 6pt TDs all around. Thanks everyone and Merry Christmas!

    -Nate

  9. ↓ Post By danwinkley17@yahoo.com

    .5ppr need 2:

    Pacheco
    Gabe d
    Walker III
    Pittman

  10. ↓ Post By tiger1978

    I need help with a flex decision. McKinnon, waddle, dobbins, or mclaurin. Thanks for your help.

  11. ↓ Post By Longlooper

    PPR, I need 1
    Sounds like weather is going to be torrential in Cleveland

    Olave (questionable and weather)
    Shaheed ( picked him up if olave is out)
    Richie James
    KJ Osborn

    Thanks

  12. ↓ Post By Raf

    (1PPR LEAGUE):
    **FLEX: Z.Knight , R.White, Moss, Foreman, C.Hubbard or Hollywood Brown?

    **DEF:
    Eagles, Broncos or Titans?

  13. ↓ Post By Bigmanmike

    Who would you guys go with.
    Fields, Goff or Lamar if he plays.

    Thanks RW

  14. ↓ Post By Lonny5

    12 team, full point ppr. 2 more W’s for the crown!

    Lost Hurts and grabbed Minshew. Close projection with opponent. Dont wanna make any wrong reactionary moves.

    -Start goedert or okonkwo?
    -mike evans or zach moss in flex?
    -cowboys or patriots d?

    Rest of team:
    King Henry
    Jacobs
    Ceedee
    AJ Brown
    Ekeler
    Justin Tucker

    Thank you

  15. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    Need 2 flex from this group in a full ppr. Doing this a little early since one option (ZKnight) goes tonight. Other options are BRob, Lat Murray, ZMoss, JWilson, and Jeudy. I’m playing the run away number one seed in the semifinals if that influences your decision. Thanks for all of your help this season

  16. ↓ Post By Pop Rocks

    Do I lock in Dan Carlson or should I be looking at Graham Gano or Chase McLaughlin?

    Steelers or Chargers DST?

    Thanks gents

  17. ↓ Post By Raf

    (1PPR LEAGUE):
    *TE: Waller or Andrews?

  18. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    Need 2 flex spots in a ppr from: ZKnight (tonight), LMurray, ZMoss, Jeudy and BRobinson. Thanks guys

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