Before we take a look at the best matchups for the fantasy playoffs, let’s make sure we make the playoffs. We’re close enough that you should consider stashing D/STs that have some utility beyond the current week. Personally, before my leagues’ trade deadlines, I like to optimize for a playoff push by freeing up an extra roster spot and stashing a defense a few weeks…...

We’re into the home stretch of the regular season. Very soon it will be time to look ahead at the best strings of matchups for the fantasy playoffs, but not quite yet. As we’ve seen over and over, one QB injury can turn a high-octane offense into a priority D/ST target, so the closer we get to Week 15, the more accurate those targets will…...

In three years of writing D/ST streaming articles I have never seen the highest-rostered defense sitting at just 81.8% ownership. It speaks to the kind of year we’re having where the “elite” defenses drafted early in many home leagues have largely been busts, and where even the best-performing fantasy defenses (Vikings, Broncos, Steelers) have been anything but matchup-proof. But it also speaks to the value…...