In fantasy football, you're not going to get desirable matchups at every position, every week. You're going to start your star players regardless whenever possible, but due to injuries and bye weeks, that isn't always an option.
This week, for instance, the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys are on bye. This means that weekly must-starts like Lamar Jackson, Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper won't be available. Many fantasy managers are going to be faced with the prospect of starting lower-tier players in unfavorable matchups.
Not every unfavorable matchup will result in fantasy disaster, however. Here, we'll run down which bad matchups can be salvageable and which should be avoided at all costs.