It really sucks that I played the Carolina defense over my other two suggestions who absolutely went off. If you played either the Dallas Cowboys’ or the Washington Football Team as a result of this series, you can thank me. If you played the Carolina defense, why didn’t you play the other two defenses? I’m just kidding. Anyhow, let’s move onto Week 15 and the Fantasy Football semi-finals.
The premise of this article is to bring forth three streamable defenses that fantasy football players should look to use for that respective week. To qualify for this series, defenses must be owned in less than 40-percent of Yahoo and/or ESPN leagues. At least one of the suggested defenses will be owned in less than 10-percent of Yahoo and/or ESPN leagues to cater to every fantasy player. You can find last week’s results below and previous week’s results at the bottom of this article.
The Washington Football Team’s dominant performance of Nick Mullens and the San Francisco 49ers propelled us up to DST4 on the season. Washington’s defense used two defensive touchdowns, two fumble recoveries, an interception and four sacks in route to 23 fantasy points. The Dallas Cowboys scored a defensive touchdown and recovered three fumbles in route to 18 fantasy points. We won’t talk about the Carolina Panthers’ defensive outing. Let’s move onto Week 15.
Week 14 Results
Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos - 2 points
Dallas Cowboys at Cincinnati Bengals - 18 points
Washington Football Team at San Francisco 49ers - 23 points
Week 15 Suggestions
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - Owned in 29% of Yahoo and 23% of ESPN leagues
This 49ers’ offense is awful. Nick Mullens has no right being an NFL starting quarterback. He and the team continuously turn the ball over week-in and week-out. On top of that, Deebo Samuel is out for the season, most likely. They have allowed the seventh most fantasy points to opposing defenses. The Cowboys’ defense is fresh off of a dominating performance. I don’t expect them to go off as much as they did last week, but look for them to put up some points.
Tennessee Titans vs. Detroit Lions - Owned in 38% of Yahoo and 22% of ESPN leagues
Pickings are slim here in Week 15, so we’ll go with the Tennessee Titans. This team just allowed only ten points to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now, the Lions are a much better team and offense than the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Titans’ secondary is porous, but they can stop the run, which at this point of the season is the Lions’ strongest offensive asset. I think there’s a safe floor in this play as the Lions have allowed the 13th most fantasy points to opposing defenses.
New York Jets at Los Angeles Rams - Owned in 5% of Yahoo and 2.3% of ESPN leagues
The Jets’ defense has some good pieces. It is actually one good thing about that team, which isn’t saying much. This may seem like an odd play, but with the way Jared Goff turns the ball over, the Jets’ defense could get some points that way. Additionally, options for teams owned in less than 10% of leagues are limited. I don’t think this is a bad play at all. The Rams have also allowed the 15th most fantasy points to opposing defenses.
Overall Results
Top Options - 123 fantasy points (DST4)
Mid Options - 72 fantasy points (DST20)
Under 10% - 60 fantasy points (DST23)
Week 1 Results
Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears - 1 Point
Tennessee Titans @ Denver Broncos - 3 Points
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts - 6 Points
Week 2 Results
Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns - -2 Points
Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots - 3 Points
Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Football Team - 9 Points
Week 3 Results
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Carolina Panthers - 4 points
Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Football Team - 14 points
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins - 0 points
Week 4 Results
Denver Broncos at New York Jets - 6 points
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers - 1 point
New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos - 8 points
Week 5 Results
Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants - 9 points
New York Jets vs. Arizona Cardinals - 2 points
Washington Football Team vs. Los Angeles Rams - 2 points
Week 6 Results
Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets - 15 points
Washington Football Team at New York Giants - 4 points
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - -1 point
Week 7 Results
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants - 9 points
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals - 7 points
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns - -2 points
Week 8 Results
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings - 0 points
Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals - -1 points
Detroit Lions vs. Indianapolis Colts - 0 points
Week 9 Results
Washington Football Team vs. New York Giants - 5 points
Arizona Cardinals vs. Miami Dolphins - 2 points
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - 4 points
Week 10 Results
Green Bay Packers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - 6 points
Detroit Lions vs. Washington Football Team - 4 points
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears - 10 points
Week 11 Results
Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles - 20 points
Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Football Team - 5 points
Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots - 3 points
Week 12 Results
New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals - 9 points
Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles - 9 points
Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings - 19 points
Week 13 Results
Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets - 8 points
Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland Browns - -2 points
San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills - 2 points