Week 9 waiver wire: Streaming defenses to target Published: Oct 31, 2016 at 10:55 AM Ryan Anderson Jersey Outside of the elite fantasy defenses in Denver, Kansas City and Seattle, Week 8 was overall a down week in scoring. Three of our streaming candidates delivered solid production, though, with the , , and all posting four or more fantasy points for top-12 scoring finishes on the week (pending Monday Night Football). With Part 2 of the bye-week apocalypse staring us in the face in Week 9, streaming choices are once again relatively slim. However, there are four teams owned in a low percentage of NFL.com leagues I feel could return solid fantasy value this weekend. As always, I'll rely on the streaming D/ST qualifications previously established by Matt Harmon and Matt Franciscovich in this column: good matchups, home teams, favorites, and obviously talented defenses. Enough dawdling, here are my defenses worth streaming in Week 9. San Diego Chargers D/ST (7.4 percent owned) vs. Tenne see Titans It's hard to find a defense that has received a bigger boost from a single player than the have since entered the starting lineup in Week 4. In their four games sans the third overall pick, San Diego averaged just 6.75 fantasy points per game and allowed 26-plus points three times. In four games with Bosa, this stop unit averages 8 Udonis Haslem Jersey .5 fantasy points per game and has only allowed one offense to cro s that 26-point threshold (Oakland, both Atlanta and Denver had defensive touchdowns). and the travel to San Diego in Week 9, which sets up nicely for the in fantasy. could be limited with a foot injury, which would slow the already middling Tenne see pa sing offense. Mariota has played better of late (one interception, five sacks allowed in his last four games), but he's cruised through a cakewalk of a schedule with matchups against the , , and in that span (three of which rank in the bottom five in Football Outsiders' defensive DVOA ratings heading into Week 8). All told, Mariota's due for a bit of regre sion and that could come in Week 9 when he runs into the surprisingly formidable defense led by a young, talented front seven. Baltimore Ravens D/ST (13. Bam Adebayo Jersey 1 percent owned) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Somehow, some way, the banged up defense continues to perform in fantasy. Over their last three games they've scored six, seven and 15 fantasy points, and up next face a Landry Jones-led offense. Of course, Jones still has and to work with, but traveling into the teeth of the Baltimore defense could set him up for a le s succe sful outing than he had in his first start against the Patriots(one touchdown, one pick, zero sacks). The offense is risky to stream against, but beggars can't be choosers with six teams on byes in Week 9. The currently rank third in the NFL with eight interceptions, so hopefully their ball-hawking secondary can go to work against Jones and co. Tyler Herro Jersey Miami Dolphins D/ST (3.8 percent owned) vs. New York Jets might have avoided throwing an interception in Week 8, but he completed just 47.1 percent of his pa ses against a secondary that had allowed a 65.1 completion percentage to opposing pa sers through the first seven weeks. After the team called out for e sentially not trying, he helped spur the pa s rush to six sacks in the last two weeks after they accumulated just nine in the prior five games. Rested from the bye and playing at home, the make for a solid streaming option against the . Green Bay Packers D/ST (3.8 percent owned) vs. Indianapolis Colts As expected, the defense (down several starters) was shredded by and the on Sunday. However, a rebound game (at least in fantasy) could be around the corner when they welcome and the to Lambeau Field in Week 9. Luck still leads the league in sacks taken with 31 and is taken down on roughly 8.5 percent of his dropbacks. tweaked his hamstring last week, though the team did welcome back for the first time since he injured his shoulder in Week 2. The could get whooped through the air once again given the injuries to their secondary, but if gets right (he mi sed Week 8 with a hamstring injury) they should be able to pre sure Luck early and often, Shaquille O'Neal Jersey potentially creating a big play or two off of a turnover. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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