New Orleans Saints or New England Patriots

Who Should I Start? - Week 1

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Player Summaries Comparison
	Experts' Pick
	New England Patriots DST - NE NE vs. MIA, Sun 1pm EDT	New Orleans Saints DST - NO NO vs. TB, Sun 4pm EDT
Expert Recommendation Updated: Sep 29th, 2020	98% Recommended by 123 of 126 experts	2% Recommended by 3 of 126 experts	Add Player
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Rankings

ECR	# 4	# 15	-
Best Rank	# 1	# 6	-
Worst Rank	# 18	# 30	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. MIA	vs. TB	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. DSTs perform close to their average vs MIA	This is a 5 star matchup. DSTs perform better than their average vs TB	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	106.0	124.0	-
Avg Game	6.6	6.9	-
2019 Average	6.6	6.9	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-
Weather	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	New England Patriots	New Orleans Saints	Add Player

Michael TomlinM. Tomlin Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#8	#16	-

Nathan JahnkeN. Jahnke Pro Football Focus 09/13	#3	#14	-

Joe BondJ. Bond Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#4	#14	-

Marc CavigliaM. Cavi... Bruno Boys 09/13	#4	#14	-

Patrick ThormanP. Thorman Establish the Run 09/10	#8	#17	-

Wolf of Roto StreetW. of R... Roto Street Journal 09/13	#1	#15	-

Kevin HansonK. Hanson EDSFootball 09/10	#4	#15	-

Sean KoernerS. Koerner The Action Network 09/13	#1	#14	-

Jacob W. DunneJ. W. D... New Life Fantasy 09/09	#4	#14	-

Elvin RyanE. Ryan The Pregame HQ 09/10	#5	#19	-

Matt BrandonM. Brandon Matt Brandon 08/10	#5	#9	-

Dennis SosicD. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#3	#14	-

Ryan SkolrudR. Skolrud SkullKing Sports 09/13	#2	#16	-

Adrian AlpansequeA. Alpa... Estadio Fantasy 09/09	#3	#13	-

Rudy GambleR. Gamble Razzball 09/13	#1	#7	-

Kevin WheelerK. Wheeler The Draft Zone 09/13	#2	#14	-

Mick CiallelaM. Cial... Fantrax 09/10	#4	#19	-

Dan YanotchkoD. Yano... EDSFootball 09/13	#4	#23	-

David BiggsD. Biggs Drink Five 09/10	#4	#17	-

Steven PintadoS. Pintado The Fantasy Coaches 09/10	#5	#12	-

Rich PiazzaR. Piazza Fantasy Shed 09/09	#6	#17	-

Pat FitzmauriceP. Fitz... The Football Girl 09/10	#3	#11	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome 09/13	#3	#19	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Roto Ranks 09/13	#4	#15	-

Jake ArthurJ. Arthur Colts.com 09/13	#4	#15	-

Dylan ChappineD. Chap... Wolf Sports 09/13	#2	#30	-

Jonathan StoneJ. Stone The Hateful 8 09/13	#3	#14	-

Zachary HanshewZ. Hanshew FantasyPros 09/13	#3	#11	-

Matt De LimaM. De Lima Sports Illustrated 09/13	#1	#11	-

Jody SmithJ. Smith FantasyData 09/10	#4	#15	-

Jake CielyJ. Ciely The Athletic 09/12	#8	#16	-

Tal MalachovskyT. Mala... The Fantasy Scout 09/13	#15	#8	-

Kevin TompkinsK. Tomp... Fighting Chance Fantasy 09/13	#5	#19	-

Adam PfeiferA. Pfeifer FTN 09/08	#3	#15	-

Donkey TeethD. Teeth Razzball 09/10	#2	#15	-

Jason WillanJ. Willan Gridiron Experts 09/13	#4	#18	-

Greg SmithG. Smith TwoQBs 09/13	#3	#13	-

Matthew FreedmanM. Free... The Action Network 09/10	#4	#15	-

Tozzi BrothersT. Brot... Legion Report 09/09	#5	#13	-

Mauricio GutierrezM. Guti... Estadio Fantasy 09/12	#2	#7	-

Robert WaziakR. Waziak The Fantasy Footballers 09/10	#5	#24	-

Christopher DellC. Dell Betting Predators 09/13	#9	#13	-

Isaiah SiroisI. Sirois FantasyPros 09/13	#6	#11	-

Heath CappsH. Capps Fake Teams 09/13	#4	#15	-

Mundo Fantasy MXM. Fant... Mundo Fantasy 09/11	#4	#15	-

Bart WheelerB. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football 09/13	#4	#15	-

Elisha TwerskiE. Twerski numberFire 09/13	#5	#14	-

Justin DoddsJ. Dodds SleeperWire 09/09	#6	#14	-

Jon CollinsJ. Collins Fantasy Sports LR 09/12	#4	#18	-

Nick MarianoN. Mariano RotoBaller 09/13	#3	#13	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Important Nonsense 09/10	#3	#15	-

Mike TagliereM. Tagl... FantasyPros 09/13	#4	#12	-

Tommy MoliooT. Molioo The Undroppables 09/09	#4	#13	-

Andrew SeifterA. Seifter FantasyPros 09/11	#10	#9	-

Neema HodjatN. Hodjat Real GM 09/09	#3	#16	-

Andy SingletonA. Sing... Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#3	#13	-

Eric MoodyE. Moody FantasyData 09/13	#5	#14	-

Dominick PetrilloD. Petr... Fantasy Hot Read 09/09	#2	#15	-

Tim JablonskiT. Jabl... The Hateful 8 09/13	#4	#15	-

Clayton CadieuxC. Cadieux Fantasy Football From Up North 09/12	#4	#12	-

Chris KennedyC. Kennedy The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#2	#16	-

Dan McLellanD. McLe... WBLZ Media 09/10	#10	#16	-

Jose Ramon LlacaJ. Ramo... Estadio Fantasy 09/07	#3	#11	-

Justin SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/13	#2	#11	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... QB List 09/12	#3	#15	-

Nick ZylakN. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice 09/13	#4	#14	-

Michael PetropoulosM. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/09	#3	#15	-

Jared SmolaJ. Smola Draft Sharks 09/13	#3	#12	-

Jeff PaurJ. Paur RTSports 09/10	#2	#15	-

Richard SavillR. Savill Fantasy Six Pack 09/12	#3	#15	-

Derek LoflandD. Lofland FantasyPros 09/09	#5	#15	-

Brandon MurchisonB. Murc... RotoBaller 09/13	#2	#13	-

Mike RandleM. Randle BettingPros 09/10	#3	#14	-

Doug NorrieD. Norrie Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings 09/13	#1	#11	-

Mike HarmonM. Harmon Swollen Dome 09/13	#4	#13	-

Chet GreshamC. Gresham DK Nation 09/10	#8	#13	-

Matthew BetzM. Betz BallBlast 09/13	#3	#13	-

Dan HarrisD. Harris FantasyPros 09/13	#2	#13	-

Ken ZalisK. Zalis Pressbox 09/08	#3	#15	-

Kelly SmelserK. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland 09/13	#5	#15	-

Dalton Del DonD. Del Don Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#1	#6	-

Des BielerD. Bieler The Washington Post 09/13	#4	#14	-

Francisco (Chato) RomeroF. (Cha... Estadio Fantasy 09/13	#2	#12	-

Scott PianowskiS. Pian... Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#10	#16	-

Frank StampflF. Stampfl CBS Sports 09/13	#3	#15	-

Mike MacGregorM. MacG... Draft Buddy 09/12	#2	#29	-

Jacob WayneJ. Wayne Lineups 09/09	#6	#14	-

Liz LozaL. Loza Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#7	#12	-

Gerson AguirreG. Aguirre Going For 2 09/07	#3	#15	-

Jeff BoggisJ. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire 09/13	#5	#15	-

John HalpinJ. Halpin Carolina Panthers Radio Network 09/13	#5	#15	-

Justin WeigalJ. Weigal FantasySharks 09/13	#4	#14	-

Zach BrunnerZ. Brunner FlurrySports 09/13	#6	‐	-

Kyle YatesK. Yates FantasyPros 09/09	#4	#10	-

Dan ClasgensD. Clas... Get Sports Info 09/13	#6	#14	-

Jamey EisenbergJ. Eise... CBS Sports 09/11	#10	#12	-

Andy BehrensA. Behrens Yahoo! Sports 09/12	#6	#13	-

Drew DeLucaD. DeLuca NFL Spinzone 09/13	#5	#13	-

Kate MagdziukK. Magd... BallBlast 09/12	#4	#16	-

Michelle MagdziukM. Magd... BallBlast 09/10	#5	#18	-

Ben WasleyB. Wasley The Fantasy First Down 09/13	#3	#17	-

Kyle EnglishK. English Reality Sports 09/10	#5	#10	-

Dave RichardD. Richard CBS Sports 09/12	#18	#11	-

Scott EngelS. Engel RotoBaller 09/12	#13	#18	-

Aaron LarsonA. Larson FantasyPros 09/09	#5	#15	-

Jason SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/04	#3	#14	-

Site ProjectionsS. Proj... numberFire 09/13	#2	#22	-

Huseyin AksuH. Aksu Fantasy Couch 09/13	#5	#14	-

Richard KingR. King King Fantasy Sports 09/10	#8	#15	-

Chris MeaneyC. Meaney FTN 09/09	#6	#18	-

Walter CherepinskyW. Cher... WalterFootball 09/01	#2	‐	-

Mike KruegerM. Krueger FFToday 09/09	#8	#26	-

Pierre CamusP. Camus RotoBaller 09/10	#7	#15	-

Geoff LambertG. Lambert Going For 2 09/13	#5	#14	-

John HestermanJ. Hest... Dynasty League Football 09/10	#3	#13	-

Matt HarmonM. Harmon Yahoo! Sports 09/08	#9	#15	-

Tim PetropoulosT. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/12	#7	#16	-

Jacob HerlinJ. Herlin FantasyPros 09/11	#4	#20	-

Justin BooneJ. Boone theScore 09/10	#2	#12	-

The FFGhostT. FFGhost Dynasty League Football 09/10	#4	#18	-

Jonathan HaysJ. Hays Fantasy Foresight 09/10	#1	#19	-

Adam MurfetA. Murfet 5 Yard Rush 09/10	#2	#16	-

Frank BonincontriF. Boni... Fantasy Wire HQ 09/09	#6	#14	-

Morgan ColbyM. Colby The Fantasy Champions 09/08	#3	#15	-

SmittyS. SleeperU 09/08	#1	#15	-

Brad EvansB. Evans FTN 09/07	#3	‐	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	New England Patriots DST - NE NE	New Orleans Saints DST - NO NO
2020 Schedule
Week 1	vs. MIA	vs. TB
Week 2	at SEA	at LV
Week 3	vs. LV	vs. GB
Week 4	at KC	at DET
Week 5	BYE WEEK	vs. LAC
Week 6	vs. DEN	BYE WEEK
Week 7	vs. SF	vs. CAR
Week 8	at BUF	at CHI
Week 9	at NYJ	at TB
Week 10	vs. BAL	vs. SF
Week 11	at HOU	vs. ATL
Week 12	vs. ARI	at DEN
Week 13	at LAC	at ATL
Week 14	at LAR	at PHI
Week 15	at MIA	vs. KC
Week 16	vs. BUF	vs. MIN
Week 17	vs. NYJ	at CAR

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	New England Patriots DST - NE NE	New Orleans Saints DST - NO NO
2020 Points
Week 1	11.0	15.0
Week 2	6.0	4.0
Week 3	15.0	-3.0
Week 4	4.0	4.0
Week 5	‐	3.0
Week 6	7.0	‐
Week 7	4.0	1.0
Week 8	3.0	7.0
Week 9	3.0	16.0
Week 10	5.0	14.0
Week 11	0.0	16.0
Week 12	5.0	14.0
Week 13	31.0	6.0
Week 14	4.0	2.0
Week 15	4.0	7.0
Week 16	-4.0	1.0
Week 17	8.0	17.0
Total	106.0	124.0
Average	6.6	6.9

Notes for Player Combination
	New England Patriots DST - NE NE vs. MIA, Sun 1pm EDT	New Orleans Saints DST - NO NO vs. TB, Sun 4pm EDT
Expert
Isaiah Sirois FantasyPros	The Patriots' defense went on a tear at the beginning of last season, and a lot of experts remain high on them for 2020. I don't know if I share that outlook. They lost key players in free agency (Kyle Van Noy, Elandon Roberts) and to opt-outs (Patrick Chung, Dont'a Hightower), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them struggle at the start of 2020. The Dolphins are a good matchup because of Ryan Fitzpatrick's inconsistency, but I would avoid starting New England's D/ST if you can.
Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros	New England's DST comfortably led the position in 2019, and the unit's dominance was one of the most surprising stories of the season. While Miami has made upgrades in the run game, the passing game with Ryan Fitzpatrick could once again be a mixed bag. Expect NE DST to excel in a prime matchup at home in Week 1.	The Saints have made upgrades in the secondary, will get some key pieces back at linebacker and defensive line, and added rookie Zack Baun through the draft. This will be an improved defense in 2020, though the matchup with the new-look Buccaneers might be one to avoid for fantasy. New Orleans' defense could limit Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette, but containing Tom Brady and his array of weapons is another story.

New Orleans Saints or New England Patriots

Who Should I Start? - Week 1

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