Week 4 Player Notes & Start/Sit Advice

NYG vs CHI: The Texans’ defense had a good fantasy day last week thanks to sacking Bears QB Justin Fields five times. The Giants are far from the best defense in the league, but they aren’t bad enough that I would have doubts about starting them in a matchup this good at home.

IND vs TEN: The Ryan Tannehill-led Titans are a run-first offense, and the Colts Football Outsiders rates them as the second-best run defense in the league so far. So this isn’t a play that comes with a ton of upside with respect to turnovers and sacks, but I’m expecting a poor offensive performance anyway.

LV vs DEN: When a team has a projected point total in the neighborhood of 14 or 15, that is usually the lowest of the week. Through three games, the Russell Wilson-led Broncos have scored an average of just 14.3 points per game. For me, this is both a pain and a delight. Painful because I’m a Broncos fan and I like Wilson, but a delight because it further validates my opinion of the Broncos’ leadership, and it means they’re shaping up to be another top-tier DST target. Wilson has always taken a lot of sacks even when playing well, so a Wilson who can’t score means the Raiders should be a very good play this week.

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