One of the biggest strategies in fantasy football is streaming defenses. Each week owners will look at matchups and make waiver wire acquisitions to find their starting defense. Here are fantasy football defenses to stream week 6. (Note: All defenses mentioned are owned in less than 50 percent of ESPN leagues. Stats from before Monday Night Football)
Houston has the 14th-ranked fantasy defense, which scores 5.8 points per game. They have one double-digit performance, against the Bears in week 2. The Texans have no negative-scoring games this season.
In week 6 the Texans play the New England Patriots. The Patriots are scoring just 12.4 points per game this season, which is second-worst in the league. New England has a banged up offensive line and one that isn’t performing great. Houston can take advantage. They are rostered in just 20.9 percent of ESPN.
The Bears have had a fantastic fantasy defense this season, ranking third at 11.6 points per game. They have two double-digit scoring games, which were against the Titans and Panthers. Chicago has no negative-scoring games this season.
The matchup this week for the Bears is with the Jacksonville Jaguars. They are scoring just 19.4 points per game. Their biggest scoring output was last week against the Colts. Chicago has a talented defense though and can give them troubles like some of the other solid defenses have this season. The Bears are available in over 51 percent of ESPN leagues.
Philadelphia has had a rough fantasy defense this season, ranking 29th and scoring 2.5 points per game. They have no double-digit scoring performances, but they also have no negative-scoring games. The Eagles have scored zero points twice this season.
In week 6, Philadelphia plays the Cleveland Browns. The Browns are averaging 15.8 points per game, which is near the bottom of the league. They have struggled moving the ball consistently and the Eagles can make things tough, especially because they are coming off a bye. The Eagles are rostered in 9.8 percent of ESPN leagues.
The Colts are the 26th-ranked fantasy defense at 3.0 points per game. They have one double-digit scoring performance, which was against the Colts. Indianapolis has one negative-scoring game, which was against Jacksonville in week 5.
This week the Colts play the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee is scoring 19.8 points per game this season, which is in the bottom half of the league. They have struggled with turning the ball over and the Colts could benefit from that this week. Indianapolis is rostered in just 10.7 percent of ESPN leagues.
The Chargers have a solid fantasy defense, ranking ninth at 9.5 points per game. They have two double-digit scoring performances this season, which were against the Raiders and Panthers. Los Angeles has no negative-scoring games.
In week 6, the Chargers play the Denver Broncos. The Broncos are scoring 19.2 points per game so far this season. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix has had some games where turnovers have been an issue. The Chargers have had at least one turnover in every game this season. They are rostered in 17 percent of ESPN leagues.
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