The fantasy football playoffs start this week. As always, it is crucial to know what players are the preferable starts. Here are my Week 15 rankings for the DST position.
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1) Kansas City Chiefs | KC (at NE)
2) Miami Dolphins | MIA (vs. NYJ)
3) Cleveland Browns | CLE (vs. CHI)
4) New Orleans Saints | NO (vs. NYG)
5) San Francisco 49ers | SF (at ARI)
6) Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT (at IND)
7) Green Bay Packers | GB (vs. TB)
8) Los Angeles Chargers | LAC (at LV)
9) Dallas Cowboys | DAL (at BUF)
10) Las Vegas Raiders | LV (vs. LAC)
11) Baltimore Ravens | BAL (at JAX)
12) Tennessee Titans | TEN (vs. HOU)
13) Philadelphia Eagles | PHI (at SEA)
14) Atlanta Falcons | ATL (at CAR)
15) New York Jets | NYJ (at MIA)
16) Detroit Lions | DET (vs. DEN)
17) Cincinnati Bengals | CIN (vs. MIN)
18) Jacksonville Jaguars | JAX (vs. BAL)
19) Houston Texans | HOU (at TEN)
20) Minnesota Vikings | MIN (at CIN)
21) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB (at GB)
22) New England Patriots | NE (vs. KC)
23) Indianapolis Colts | IND (vs. PIT)
24) Seattle Seahawks | SEA (vs. PHI)
25) Carolina Panthers | CAR (vs. ATL)
26) Los Angeles Rams | LAR (vs. WAS)
27) Denver Broncos | DEN (at DET)
28) Buffalo Bills | BUF (vs. DAL)
29) Chicago Bears | CHI (at CLE)
30) Washington Commanders | WAS (at LAR)
31) New York Giants | NYG (at NO)
32) Arizona Cardinals | ARI (vs. SF)
The Top DSTs To Start in Week 15
Los Angeles Rams (vs. WAS)
When choosing which defense to start, fantasy managers rightfully want to target bad offenses. But sometimes, that only produces a floor game.
If a defense holds an opponent to 10 points, but that opponent is content to just run and protect the football, there won’t be many opportunities for the defense to accumulate stats.
The Washington Commanders do not have a bad offense, but if they fall behind, they are going to try and throw to come back. That is exactly what we want in a defense.
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The Los Angeles Rams are coming off a crushing overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. At home, they should bounce back in a big way against a weak opponent. As a result, they will create a negative game script for the Commanders.
When the Commanders are trailing, they aren’t going to just run the ball and accept defeat like some other teams; they will throw. More Sam Howell dropbacks equal more opportunities for sacks and turnovers.
Howell has taken at least three sacks in all but one game this season. He’s taken 58 total sacks on the season. While defensive scores are tough to predict, Howell has thrown four touchdowns in his last three games … except three of them have been to the wrong team. Fire up the Rams’ defense this week.
Atlanta Falcons (at CAR)
I don’t want to pick on Bryce Young. The kid was never really given a chance this season. But that doesn’t change the fact that he, and the Carolina Panthers’ offense, have played incredibly poorly.
When the Panthers and Atlanta Falcons met in Week 1, the former scored just 10 points. Young took two sacks and turned the ball over twice.
Over the past three weeks, Young has been sacked four times in each game. He’s also lost a fumble in three of his last four.
The Panthers have scored more than 13 points just once since Week 7. They are easily the best matchup for opposing defenses, making the Falcons a strong option, even on the road this week.
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