Fantasy Football Defense Streaming Week 6: LA Charges On

Oct 11, 2022

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When drafting defense/special teams units in fantasy football, there are edges to be gained by drafting them after the 12^th round of re-draft leagues--or even punting on defense entirely. This article series is designed to help fantasy managers navigate their way through the NFL’s 17-game season by streaming defense/special teams units with noteworthy matchups.

More Week 6 Streaming: QB | TE | K

Week 4 Review

Top Streaming Picks

Minnesota Vikings D/ST vs. Chicago Bears – Four fantasy points (T-D/ST15)
Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST vs. Houston Texans – Five fantasy points (T-D/ST12)

Deep Streaming Picks

Miami Dolphins D/ST @ New York Jets– -2.0 fantasy points (D/ST32)
Tennessee Titans D/ST @ Washington Commanders – Six fantasy points (D/ST9)

Top Streaming Picks

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts

*Rostered in 72.0% of Yahoo! leagues and 60.1% of ESPN leagues.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are well over the desired 50.0% roster rate for the Top Streaming Picks section but in last week’s article, Jacksonville was recommended as both a Top Streaming Pick as well as a Looking Ahead option. Prior to Week 4’s waiver wire run, Jacksonville was rostered in just 13.0% of Yahoo! leagues and 5.4% of ESPN leagues.

Jacksonville just barely sneaked into the position’s top-12 in Week 4, but fantasy managers can expect better fortune this week, as Jacksonville’s opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, are allowing 11.6 fantasy points per game to opposing defense/special teams units, third most in the NFL per 4for4’s Hot Spot tool.

Among NFL quarterbacks with at least 100 dropbacks, Indianapolis quarterback Matt Ryan is tied for the league’s fourth-highest interception rate, 3.6%. Jacksonville’s 0.13 interceptions per drive are tied for the fourth-highest average in the NFL.

Averaging 4.2 sacks taken per week, Ryan owns the league’s fourth-highest sack rate, 9.5% per 4for4’s NFL Player Stats Explorer. Indianapolis center Ryan Kelly, a three-time Pro Bowler (2019-2021) and a Second-Team All-Pro selection in 2020, already working his way through an elbow injury, was forced to exit last week’s contest with a hip injury. Expect Jacksonville to press the advantage with their top-eight quarterback pressure rate, per 4for4’s NFL Team Stats Explorer.