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        Week 5 Matchups That Matter: Fireworks From The Jets Offense?!

        A quick look at the most important matchup data to consider when making Week 5 start/sit decisions. Projected points, WR-CB matchup upgrades and downgrades, and more!
        By Jared Smola | Updated on Sun, Oct 5 2025 2:11 PM UTC
        Week 5 Matchups That Matter: Fireworks From The Jets Offense?!

             

        Welcome to Week 5’s Matchups That Matter.

        Want a peek behind the curtain?

        This article walks you through the process that powers our weekly projections and rankings. Below, you’ll find the key metrics and data we lean on to set those numbers, so you can make sharper start/sit calls every week.

        When you’re ready to set your lineup, hit the Week 5 Rankings and your Team Intel page for personalized advice.

        Good luck in Week 5!

           

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        Highest Game Totals

        t-1. Lions at Bengals (49.5)
        t-1. Patriots at Bills (49.5)
        3. Cowboys at Jets (48.5)
        t-4. Commanders at Chargers (47.5)
        t-4. Raiders at Colts (47.5)

          

        Lowest Game Totals

        10. 49ers at Rams (43.5)
        11. Giants at Saints (42.0)
        12. Titans at Cardinals (41.5)
        13. Texans at Ravens (40.5)
        14. Vikings at Browns (35.5)

               

        Projected Points

        We can use Vegas lines to calculate how many points each team is projected to score this week.

        Here's how each team stacks up:

        Week 5 projected points

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        Most Projected Points

        1. Lions (30.0)
        2. Bills (29.0)
        3. Colts (27.25)
        4. Rams (25.5)
        5. Chargers (25.25)
        6. Cowboys (25.0)

          

        Fewest Projected Points

        t-23. Vikings (19.5)
        t-23. Ravens (19.5)
        t-23. Bengals (19.5)
        26. 49ers (18.0)
        27. Titans (17.0)
        28. Browns (16.0)

            

        Projected Plays

        The chart below shows how many plays we're projecting each team to run vs. the league average for the week. More plays = more chances for fantasy points.

        Week 5 projected plays

         

        Most Projected Plays

        1. Lions (64.2)
        2. Bills (63.8)
        3. Saints (63.5)
        t-4. Cowboys (63.2)
        t-4. Chiefs (63.2)
        t-4. Colts (63.2)

         

        Fewest Projected Plays

        t-23. Jets (61.7)
        t-23. Vikings (61.7)
        25. 49ers (61.4)
        26. Dolphins (61.3)
        27. Titans (60.5)
        28. Bengals (60.4)

          

        Pace Matchups

        The chart below displays how each game stacks up in terms of pace vs. the league average for the week. Pace is calculated by averaging the situation-neutral seconds per snap from both teams in each game. Faster-paced games often produce more plays, which means more fantasy points.

        Week 5 pace matchups

         

        Fastest-Paced Games (Average of neutral seconds/snap)

        1. Giants at Saints (25.8 seconds)
        2. 49ers at Rams (26.5 seconds)
        3. Buccaneers at Seahawks (26.5 seconds)
        4. Lions at Bengals (27.1 seconds)
        5. Chiefs at Jaguars (27.2 seconds)
        6. Commanders at Chargers (27.3 seconds)

         

        Slowest-Paced Games (Average of neutral seconds/snap)

        10. Cowboys at Jets (28.8 seconds)
        11. Raiders at Colts (28.8 seconds)
        12. Texans at Ravens (29.3 seconds)
        13. Patriots at Bills (29.4 seconds)
        14. Dolphins at Panthers (29.5 seconds)

                

        Weather Concerns

        No weather issues this week.

          

        Quarterback

        Passing Matchups 

        The chart below plots each team's pass offense DVOA vs. their opponent's pass defense DVOA.

        Week 4 passing matchups

         

        5 Best Passing Matchups (sum of pass offense DVOA and opponent pass defense DVOA)

        1. Bills vs. Patriots (+85.1%)
        2. Cowboys at Jets (+74.9%)
        3. Jets vs. Cowboys (+71.8%)
        4. Lions at Bengals (+68.6%)
        5. Colts vs. Raiders (+64.2%)

         

        5 Worst Passing Matchups (sum of pass offense DVOA and opponent pass defense DVOA)

        24. Raiders at Colts (-4.3%)
        25. Bengals vs. Lions (-12.9%)
        26. Vikings vs. Browns (-16.9%)
        27. Titans at Cardinals (-29.5%)
        28. Browns vs. Vikings (-46.3%)

         

        5 Best QB Matchups (based on 2025 adjusted fantasy points allowed)

        1. Justin Fields vs. Cowboys (+64.4%)
        2. Jared Goff at Bengals (+58.8%)
        3. Sam Darnold vs. Buccaneers (+58.3%)
        4. Geno Smith at Colts (+55.8%)
        5. Jaxson Dart at Saints (+55.4%)

        Headshot of Justin Fields

                

        5 Worst QB Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        24. Jalen Hurts vs. Broncos (-29.7%)
        25. Cooper Rush vs. Texans (-32.0%)
        26. Trevor Lawrence vs. Chiefs (-32.4%)
        27. Jake Browning vs. Lions (-32.8%)
        28. Dillon Gabriel vs. Vikings (-34.5%)

        Week 5 QB Rankings

           

        Running Back

        Rushing Matchups 

        The chart below plots each team's run offense DVOA vs. their opponent's run defense DVOA.

        Week 5 rushing matchups

         

        5 Best Rushing Matchups (sum of rush offense DVOA and opponent rush defense DVOA)

        1. Saints vs. Giants (+18.1%)
        2. Lions at Bengals (+9.0%)
        3. Jaguars vs. Chiefs (+8.4%)
        4. Bills vs. Patriots (-3.7%)
        5. Rams vs. 49ers (-5.2%)

         

        5 Worst Rushing Matchups (sum of rush offense DVOA and opponent rush defense DVOA)

        24. Vikings vs. Browns (-38.0%)
        25. Titans at Cardinals (-38.4%)
        26. Buccaneers at Seahawks (-49.6%)
        27. Seahawks vs. Buccaneers (-50.2%)
        28. Bengals vs. Lions (-56.8%)

               

        5 Best RB Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        1. Saints vs. Giants (+64.9%)
        2. Jets vs. Cowboys (+57.2%)
        3. Jaguars vs. Chiefs (+41.1%)
        4. Lions at Bengals (+38.8%)
        5. Cardinals vs. Titans (+35.6%)

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        5 Worst RB Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed

        24. Commanders at Chargers (-11.1%)
        25. Raiders at Colts (-11.3%)
        26. Vikings vs. Browns (-12.3%)
        27. Dolphins at Panthers (-12.5%)
        28. 49ers at Rams (-33.6%)

        Week 5 RB Rankings

          

        Wide Receiver

        5 Best WR Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        1. Jets vs. Cowboys (+60.2%)
        2. Chiefs at Jaguars (+54.2%)
        3. Lions at Bengals (+49.7%)
        4. 49ers at Rams (+49.4%)
        5. Giants at Saints (+35.6%)

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        5 Worst WR Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        24. Buccaneers at Seahawks (-28.3%)
        25. Ravens vs. Texans (-31.0%)
        26. Jaguars vs. Chiefs (-31.1%)
        27. Commanders at Chargers (-34.8%)
        28. Browns vs. Vikings (-46.1%)

        Week 5 WR Rankings

            

        WR/CB Matchup Upgrades

        Texans WR Nico Collins vs. Whoever The Ravens Have Left At CB

        Jets WR Garrett Wilson vs. Cowboys CBs Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, and Reddy Steward

        Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan vs. Dolphins CBs Jack Jones and Rasul Douglas

        Jaguars WR Travis Hunter vs. Chiefs CB Chamarri Conner

         

        WR/CB Matchup Downgrades

        Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. vs. Chiefs CBs Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson

        Eagles WR A.J. Brown vs. Broncos CB Pat Surtain

        Broncos CB Courtland Sutton vs. Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell

        Buccaneers WRs Emeka Egbuka and Chris Godwin vs. Seahawks CBs Riq Woolen, Josh Jobe, and Devon Witherspoon

        Commanders WR Deebo Samuel vs. Chargers CBs Cam Hart, Donte Jackson, and Tarheeb Still

               

        Tight End

        5 Best TE Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        1. Raiders at Colts (+111.6%)
        2. Jets vs. Cowboys (+90.5%)
        3. Buccaneers at Seahawks (+43.8%)
        4. 49ers at Rams (+38.6%)
        5. Bills vs. Patriots (+37.0%)

        Headshot of Brock Bowers

                

        5 Worst TE Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        24. Commanders at Chargers (-19.7%)
        25. Patriots at Bills (-36.2%)
        26. Vikings vs. Browns (-45.7%)
        27. Colts vs. Raiders (-54.1%)
        28. Broncos at Eagles (-60.2%)

        Week 5 TE Rankings

                

        Defense/Special Teams

        5 Best DST Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        1. Vikings vs. Browns (+487.5%)
        2. Bills vs. Patriots (+287.5%)
        3. Browns vs. Vikings (+167.4%)
        4. Saints vs. Giants (+105.3%)
        5. Lions at Bengals (+95.4%)

               

        5 Worst DST Matchups (based on adjusted 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        24. Chiefs at Jaguars (+57.1%)
        25. Jaguars vs. Chiefs (-71.9%)
        26. Raiders at Colts (-83.0%)
        27. Patriots at Bills (-88.9%)
        28. Bengals vs. Lions (-90.0%)

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        Kicker

        5 Best K Matchups (based on 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        1. Brandon Aubrey at Jets (+164.8%)
        2. Nick Folk vs. Cowboys (+71.4%)
        3. Andre Szmyt vs. Vikings (+70.0%)
        4. Spencer Shrader vs. Raiders (+68.8%)
        5. Joey Slye at Cardinals (+31.7%)

               

        5 Worst K Matchups (based on 2025 fantasy points allowed)

        24. Andres Borregales at Bills (-33.3%)
        25. Evan McPherson vs. Lions (-35.3%)
        26. Joshua Karty vs. 49ers (-35.3%)
        27. Daniel Carlson at Colts (-41.5%)
        28. Tyler Loop vs. Texans (-81.8%)

        Week 5 K Rankings

               

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