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Defense by Alignment

What each defense gives up to receivers depending on where they line up: out wide, in the slot, next to the tackle, or in the backfield. OPP is who they play in Week 3.

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Pick an alignment and the board ranks defenses by what they allow to players lined up there. The opponent view flips it to the offense: which receivers actually run their routes from that alignment and how often. A weakness only converts if the player facing it lines up in that spot, so the two halves are meant to be read together.

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#TeamOppGP
1ARIARI▶@SFSF25216.51060.6%156.529.48
2ATLATL▶@GBGB274149.567.9%136.519.75
3BALBAL▶@DALDAL263.512.59.576.0%92.507.40

Counts are per game over the weeks you picked, touchdowns are the total, and rates stay rates. Greener means this defense allows more than most of the league. Tap a team for its game log.

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Where a defense concedes production by alignment — wide, slot, inline or backfield. The same defense can be stiff against outside receivers and permissive in the slot, and a season-level ranking hides the difference entirely.

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