The matchup rankings provide a schedule-independent method to evaluate positional matchups each week, ranking all 32 opposing defenses in order of most to least favorable for opposing players at all four skill positions (quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end).
The Dolphins had one sack, six quarterback pressures and an 87.5 Total QBR on defense, all of which ranked sixth or worse for the week, and their starting cornerbacks, Storm Duck and Jack Jones, rated in the 13th percentile or worse in Target EPA (Estimated Points Added).That sets Maye, who had an effective if unspectacular Week 1, up for a potentially big day on the road. He brings a degree of mobility that should be particularly attractive in this matchup, especially after Jones scored twice on the ground against this defense.The Panthers' shoddy run defense fueled Travis Etienne Jr.'s Week 1 rebound, as the fourth-year running back had a league-leading 69 rushing yards over expectation, per Next Gen Stats, and four explosive runs (10-plus yards gained) in an 18.6-point performance.Matchup to avoid: D'Andre Swift, Chicago Bears (at Detroit Lions). He has a tough go of it on the schedule front to begin this season, facing both of the intra-division elite run defenses in the Minnesota Vikings (9.5 FPTS on Monday night) and now the Lions.
