Quarterbacks vs the defense

Week 5, 2026 2026 through week 4

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Every week, the defenses that have been hardest and easiest on quarterbacks this season, after adjusting for who they have played, and the players who face them this week. What a defense has allowed is history, never a forecast.

The toughest matchups for quarterbacks

Quarterbacks with a real workload have gained 93% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 40% of games. Against the middle of the league, 48% have.

vs Rams

Holds them to 67 fewer passing yards a game than the offenses it has faced usually gain.

Josh Allen

30 attempts a game over his last four, 260 pass yds a game.

Ravens LB Roquan Smith fined for missed penalties vs. Bills QB Josh Allen, WR DJ Moore Buffalo Rumblings, 19 h ago

vs Seahawks

Holds them to 60 fewer passing yards a game than the offenses it has faced usually gain.

Brock Purdy

28 attempts a game over his last four, 252 pass yds a game.

vs Patriots

Holds them to 48 fewer passing yards a game than the offenses it has faced usually gain.

Kirk Cousins

36 attempts a game over his last four, 257 pass yds a game.

Kirk Cousins silences quarterback change talks in Week 8 win over New York Jets Silver And Black Pride, 6 d ago

The other 24 defenses on the field this week are on the full board, with the players who face each one.

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The softest matchups for quarterbacks

Quarterbacks with a real workload have gained 100% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 50% of games. Against the middle of the league, 48% have.

at Lions

Allows 68 more passing yards a game than the offenses it has faced usually gain.

Jacoby Brissett

38 attempts a game over his last four, 205 pass yds a game.

Arizona Cardinals trade of Jacoby Brissett official Revenge of the Birds, 2 d ago

at Bengals

Allows 50 more passing yards a game than the offenses it has faced usually gain.

Malik Willis

26 attempts a game over his last four, 178 pass yds a game.

Lions' defense shuts down Malik Willis and the Dolphins in 19-9 win ProFootballTalk (RSS), 1 h ago

vs Commanders

Allows 42 more passing yards a game than the offenses it has faced usually gain.

Jameis Winston

26 attempts a game over his last four, 160 pass yds a game.

Yards and targets allowed are from each defense's final games this season. Every rank is over usual: what the defense allowed each game against that offense's own average in its other games, 1st the biggest margin, over each row's games. Shares are of the team's carries or targets over the player's last four games. Data from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). The definitions and the record are on How we count.