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Fantasy Football 2025: Fantasy-friendly defenses report for Week 17

  • Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs: Denver’s defense/special teams unit could score more touchdowns than Kansas City’s offense.
  • Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers: Carolina’s league-worst pass-rush unit and bottom-six run defense allow opponents to dictate terms. 
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The report below identifies fantasy-friendly and unfriendly NFL defenses.

Highlighted statistical variables include success rate allowed, expected points added (EPA) allowed per play, explosive plays allowed, offensive plays allowed per game, offensive pass play rate faced, quarterback pressure rate and blitz rate.

Success rate allowed and EPA per play allowed

Success rate allowed and EPA allowed per play among NFL teams: 

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