Starting the right defense in fantasy football can be a game changer. Below are rotoballers week 8 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream and start for week 8 of the nfl. Defense news is a global website and magazine about the politics, business and technology of defense, serving senior military and industry decisionmakers. Indianapolis the national football league has announced that the indianapolis colts week 8 matchup against the denver broncos oct. Defensespecial teams for week 8 the sb nation fantasy team reveals which defensespecial teams rank in the top 25 heading into week 8. Many defenses are beat before the ball is even snapped. The eagles run defense has been one of the biggest strengths of the season to this point. Fantasy leaguers who like to stream defenses should look to add the dolphins in week 8, based on a favorable matchup against a fellow florida team, the jaguars. Just like last week this has more to do with the offense than the defense. After a week 8 loss to the carolina panthers, the colts fired offensive coordinator pep hamilton and elevated associate head coach rob chudzinski to replace him. The bengals defense flopped in last week s loss to the steelers, but i still like this unit ahead of a plus matchup against the colts. Check out week 8s sunday night football action between the green bay packers and the denver broncos. Whether its your college redraft league, your intense dynasty team, or daily tournaments, the golden rule in fantasy football is to. When it comes to drafting a defense, im not someone to start the run.
Matt lib analyzes which defenses def to sit or start, and provides his week 8 rankings and tiers for all of the nfl defenses. The vikings have reached their bye week at 531 and 101 in the nfc north, which is behind the 72 mark that minnesota posted in 2017 thanks to a fivegame win streak. The bengals defense has played well all season, ranked fifth in both opposing rushing and passing yards. Week 8 defensespecial teams rankings we have 6 teams on a bye this week so its time to dive deep into those benches and pull up some gems. So far in 2015, we have seen a flurry of defensive and special teams touchdowns. The falcons havent allowed a touchdown since week 8, a pass rush that was all but invisible most of the year has awakened of late and atlanta was the highestscoring team defense on week 11 in. I expect the bengals defense to lock down the seahawks, making it a solid fantasy choice for week eight. Id rather wait until the end of the draft and play the defense that has the great matchup.
Check our free defenses ppr fantasy football rankings and projections for week 8 of the 2020 season. Deshaun watson has been good this year, but hes still a rookie, and. These five dst options are top 2015 performers in great week 8 matchups. Week 6 team defense waiver wire pickups fantasy knuckleheads. Other good options cincinnati bengals at kansas city yahoo 16%, espn 14. Gary davenport breaks down the best team defense plays for week 8. An enormous percentage of your focus each week is involved with decisions about rbs, wrs, tes, and signal callers. Miami dolphins week 8 startsit against patriots new, 5 comments the miami dolphins and new england patriots face off tonight in a thursday night football opening to week 8. Todd gurley rushed for 3 yards on 20 carries, topping 100 yards for the fourth straight start to open his career, and the st.
Week 8 offers another twoteam bye week, but ahead of two sixteam bye weeks in weeks 9 and 10, now is a great time to pick up some fantasy futures on. The colts entered the 2015 season as the defending afc south champions after compiling an 115 record before falling to the new england patriots in the afc championship game. Week 7 was a tough outing for defensive streamers, with both washington and pittsburgh falling short of expectations. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
The defense is just getting over worked due to the poor. Last week, he threw for 326 yards and four touchdowns, and is up for week 7 fedex air player of the week as a result. Check out sb nations staff rankings for defensespecial. When your players know where to go, you have set them up for success on the gridiron. Knowing that the panthers were a runheavy team, it seemed like stopping the run could go a long way toward the eagles coming away from carolina with a victory. Thats the name of the game, making them a solid play this week. Sure, minnesota isnt quite as good as san francisco on defense, but theyre not that far. The seahawks are a poor offensive team that is coming off a 63 loss to the browns. The best and worst fantasy football matchups for week 8. Defensespecial teams who your defense is playing matters far more than who your defense is. That makes the amount of planning that you dedicate to team defenses far less extensive.
We have been writing this streaming feature for six years offering readers several availableonthewaiverwire defense picks each week and they averaged dt5. While week 6 was filled with defensive touchdowns, week 7 was more of a reality check for fantasy defensespecial teams dsts. Louis rams defense shut down the san francisco 49ers and. This is the second week in a row that i picked baltimore as the fools gold defense of the week. Colts week 8 home game against broncos changed to 1 p.
Attempting to hold the jaguars defense, letting go of andrew luck and david johnson struggling with. This will play right into the hands of the saints defense. You can expect a solid game again this week from the saints but be aware, this is still a bad defense and you should have another option in mind going forward. If someone drops the lions or texans because of a bye week you should jump on them for week 8. Gary was the winner of the 2015 fswa award for print article of the year. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Defense secretary ash carter prepares to depart joint base andrews, md. Id still start the jets defense this week in oakland. Good coaching requires a solid gameplan, good alignment, and great technique. See who our experts are picking in our week 8 defense special teams fantasy rankings at fox sports. One hundred and four high school students from all 50 states talk about their participation in the weeklong u. Every week, you target a mediocre defense with a great matchup against a weak qb or offensive line.
Its much easier on the soul to settle on an aboveaverage defense and ride them through the peaks and valleys. Fantasy football 2016 defensespecial teams rankings. In march 2014, the sec sponsored a cybersecurity roundtable where sec commissioners and staff, along withindustry representatives, underscored the importance of cybersecurity to the integrity of the. Fantasy leaguers who like to stream defenses should look to add the dolphins in week 8, based on a favorable matchup against a fellow florida team, the. Here are some waiverwire options worth considering for week 4. Fred frizzell operates a drilling rig at a well site during new horizons honduras 2015, a humanitarian exercise, in brisas del mar, honduras, july 30, 2015.
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