Fantasy Football: Week 15 OL/DL matchups to target and avoid

• A potential bounce-back week for D’Andre Swift: A favorable matchup and potentially favorable game script could allow Swift to be more involved this week and get back in the good graces of fantasy managers.

• Jake Browning looking to stay hot: Browning has played well in Joe Burrow‘s place over the past few weeks and draws a decent matchup to keep that going in Week 15.

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Whether you’re looking for some important tie-breakers in fantasy start/sit decisions or an advantage in DFS, knowing which players have the most and least beneficial matchups each week can help.

Understanding which teams have the advantage in the trenches can be a key to weekly fantasy football results. These are some of the more crucial matchups to be aware of as fantasy managers head into Week 15.

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Offensive line matchups to target

Los Angeles Rams versus Washington Commanders

• The Rams offensive line ranks just 24th in overall pass-blocking grade (56.6), but over their past five games (since Week 9), that grade has been much improved (74.9), which puts them inside the top-five marks in the league.
• Over the past five games, since the Commanders traded away its top two edge rushers (Week 9), the defensive line ranks 24th with a 62.7 pass-rush grade.
• Over that same span, the Commanders defensive line has generated the lowest pressure rate in the league (24.3%).

Key player(s) to target

QB Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams 

• Stafford has earned a 90.3 passing grade from a clean pocket this season, which ranks ninth among quarterbacks.
• Stafford’s 5.7% big-time-throw rate from a clean pocket also ranks ninth while his 1.6% turnover-worthy-play rate is tied for the eighth-best mark.
• Stafford has thrown for three or more touchdowns in three straight games, two of which were against the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens – two of the best defenses in the league.
• Considering the Commanders' inability to create pressure, the improved offensive line play for the Rams, and Washington allowing the second-most fantasy points per game to the quarterback position, this is another great matchup to get Stafford into lineups.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks