The elite defenses have been elite for fantasy over the first two weeks. Only Tyreek Hill has outscored the Dallas D/ST in PPR leagues. Last week, no running back outscored the Pittsburgh D/ST. For this series, I focus on D/STs available in at least 30% of leagues, but in every league elite defenses make it onto the waiver wire from time to time. Two of the best defenses in football, the Jets (23% available) and Steelers (17.4% available) are out there on some wires. They may not have perfect Week 3 matchups but deserve consideration both as starters or stash plays where available.
The SOS Streaming App becomes a more powerful tool every week as it pulls in more current-year data. One helpful way to use it is to look at the best D/ST matchups over specific ranges of weeks. When a good defense has a string of favorable matchups, we want to be able to lock them in a week early when possible. This keeps us from having to stream a new D/ST every single week and gets us access to better matchups at a lower cost. Here’s what the tool says about the best matchups over the next three weeks:
