With elite defenses like the Seahawks, Lions, and Rams on bye this week, not even D/STs are spared the chaos of mid-season fantasy football. If you snagged one of the top options from last week’s article, you would have averaged 17 points from your D/ST, while the top D/STs by ADP (Broncos and Steelers) averaged . . . three. Streaming works, matchups matter more than…...

Fifth-round quarterbacks in their first NFL start will always hold a sentimental place in my heart for D/ST streaming, but obliterated offensive lines are where we make our money. For daily tournaments, it’s mostly about pairing high-upside defenses with your favorite of players, whatever price range fits into your other selections. But in managed leagues, our options are more limited, and our downside risk is…...

Ross Durham offers the top daily tournament and defensive streaming options for Week 6 and beyond. Which soft schedules will pay off in Week 6?

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In many leagues, contending teams aren’t dropping their best D/STs anymore, and instead hoarding them for the winter playoff run. I’m one of them. Hopefully you’ve taken my advice already and you are too. As a result though, we have fewer options on many waiver wires, and probably don’t have access to defenses like the Broncos, Chiefs, or Texans, who all have elite matchups in…...

Before we take a look at the best matchups for the fantasy playoffs, let’s make sure we make the playoffs. We’re close enough that you should consider stashing D/STs that have some utility beyond the current week. Personally, before my leagues’ trade deadlines, I like to optimize for a playoff push by freeing up an extra roster spot and stashing a defense a few weeks…...

We’re into the home stretch of the regular season. Very soon it will be time to look ahead at the best strings of matchups for the fantasy playoffs, but not quite yet. As we’ve seen over and over, one QB injury can turn a high-octane offense into a priority D/ST target, so the closer we get to Week 15, the more accurate those targets will…...

In three years of writing D/ST streaming articles I have never seen the highest-rostered defense sitting at just 81.8% ownership. It speaks to the kind of year we’re having where the “elite” defenses drafted early in many home leagues have largely been busts, and where even the best-performing fantasy defenses (Vikings, Broncos, Steelers) have been anything but matchup-proof. But it also speaks to the value…...

It’s an easy week for D/ST streamers, but a tough one for daily fantasy players. At least one of the best matchups will be available on almost every waiver wire, but most are prohibitively (and correctly) priced on DraftKings. The runs of good D/ST matchups are few and far between, though if you got a hold of the Chargers’ defense two weeks ago you’re sitting…...

Week 8 is an embarrassment of riches for D/ST streamers, but a little trickier for daily fantasy players. We’re a victim of our own good fortune, since many of the best fantasy defenses have matchups with the top D/ST targets, inflating their DraftKings prices. But if you’re like me and you refuse to pay up for defenses in daily tournament play, fear not! There’s something…...

Week 7 is a tricky one. The best matchups aren’t without their red flags, and most of the best plays have their upside thoroughly baked in in daily fantasy. But all isn’t lost! The worst OPRK offenses are all available in most leagues, and we have a string of exploitable multiweek windows coming up for several top D/STs. The brutal injury to Aidan Hutchinson along with…...