Sorry, I’m late – what’d I miss?! Hopefully, the 2019 Fantasy Football Week 7 Stream-O-Matic doesn’t come too late for your fantasy squad’s benefits this week.

Long story short, I’ve overbooked my schedule this week with work products due, insurance claims following a texting driver totaling my 2008 Chevy Avalanche (RIP), and shopping for a new mode of transportation. Fantasy sports have somewhat taken a back seat, no pun intended, this week.

Anyway, back to the chart! I won’t have my usual explanations this week under the table of truth, but I will point out a few defenses that stood out on the chart this week.

After a few weeks of avoiding the Green Bay Packers , now’s the time to flip the script. Sure, Oakland is coming off a bye week, but that offense without Tyrell Williams scares me a little bit. The floor’s nice here, which is what we like!

, now’s the time to flip the script. Sure, Oakland is coming off a bye week, but that offense without Tyrell Williams scares me a little bit. The floor’s nice here, which is what we like! I can’t get behind the Detroit Lions this week against the Vikings. I believe the Lions will have their time to shine as a streaming option in the second half of 2019, but it’s just too soon for that talk. The Vikings may not grade out well in the oSAC% and oINT%, but they want to run the ball early and often so the number of pass plays may not be high enough.

this week against the Vikings. I believe the Lions will have their time to shine as a streaming option in the second half of 2019, but it’s just too soon for that talk. The Vikings may not grade out well in the oSAC% and oINT%, but they want to run the ball early and often so the number of pass plays may not be high enough. I’m also avoiding the Seattle Seahawks against the Ravens this week. I can’t bring myself to stream an average defense versus Lamar Jackson along with a team that wants to run the ball even more than the Vikings.

against the Ravens this week. I can’t bring myself to stream an average defense versus Lamar Jackson along with a team that wants to run the ball even more than the Vikings. You know it’s a bad week for streaming when you are relying on the Kansas City Chiefs DST in fantasy. However, I’m not a believer in this Broncos offense and maybe, just maybe, you can get a special teams’ touchdown from a unit that has electrifying returners? I’m grasping for straws here!

Basically, you’ve got those top eight options on the Stream-O, then a handful of options like the Vikings, Chargers, and Jaguars that should be started. Then… oof, good luck!

2019 Fantasy Football Week 7 Defense Stream-O-Matic

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Scoring

I use a traditional rotisserie scoring style commonly used in fantasy baseball season-long leagues to give point totals to each team.

Categories

The categories for the chart are listed below along with links to websites that I use to find this data.

Own% : Ownership percentages based on 12-team ESPN leagues gives us an idea of who is available. This doesn’t factor into the standings.

: Ownership percentages based on 12-team ESPN leagues gives us an idea of who is available. This doesn’t factor into the standings. Location : Generally speaking, defenses play better at home than on the road. Thus, a five-point advantage is given to all home teams.

: Generally speaking, defenses play better at home than on the road. Thus, a five-point advantage is given to all home teams. Wind : The only weather element that has shown a direct correlation with point totals is winds in excess of 15 MPH. Another five-point bonus is awarded to teams playing in such windy conditions.

: The only weather element that has shown a direct correlation with point totals is winds in excess of 15 MPH. Another five-point bonus is awarded to teams playing in such windy conditions. Vegas : Using Vegas odds, the spread and over/under generates a projected game score that the bettors go against. This game score portrays what the game flow could look like and, therefore, which fantasy football defenses are in a good position to succeed.

: Using Vegas odds, the spread and over/under generates a projected game score that the bettors go against. This game score portrays what the game flow could look like and, therefore, which fantasy football defenses are in a good position to succeed. oSAC% : To gauge how good (or bad) an opposing offensive line might be, look at the sack percentage for that team’s offense. Not only are some offensive lines bad, but some quarterbacks don’t show the ability to avoid the sack. ( NOTE : I’ll be incorporating a weighted average with 2018-2019 data.)

: To gauge how good (or bad) an opposing offensive line might be, look at the sack percentage for that team’s offense. Not only are some offensive lines bad, but some quarterbacks don’t show the ability to avoid the sack. ( : I’ll be incorporating a weighted average with 2018-2019 data.) oINT% : The opponent’s interception percentage obviously helps in streaming a defense. Turnover percentage is not used here because fumbles can be a little fluky and turnover percentage uses both fumbles and interceptions. ( NOTE : I’ll be incorporating a weighted average with 2018-2019 data.)

: The opponent’s interception percentage obviously helps in streaming a defense. Turnover percentage is not used here because fumbles can be a little fluky and turnover percentage uses both fumbles and interceptions. ( : I’ll be incorporating a weighted average with 2018-2019 data.) FPPG : I use ESPN defensive scoring rankings to determine a ranking of the fantasy football defenses.

: I use ESPN defensive scoring rankings to determine a ranking of the fantasy football defenses. DVOA: Probably the most popular tool for evaluating defenses, the DVOA efficiency ratings are utilized to give a strong baseline to the rankings.

Stream-O-Matic Chart

Overall Defense Own% Opp Location Wind Vegas oSAC% oINT% FPPG DVOA 145 Bills 94.4 MIA 5 0 28 26 28 28 30 137 Patriots 99.1 NYJ 0 0 26 27 20 32 32 131 49ers 85.7 WAS 0 0 27 16 26 31 31 112 Bears 98.2 NO 5 0 25 12 12 30 28 104 Titans 65.3 LAC 5 0 24 9 18 25 23 99 Saints 84.8 CHI 0 0 21 20 16 23 19 95 Packers 49.9 OAK 5 0 23 8 11 22 26 92.5 Lions 4.1 MIN 5 0 18.5 18 13 17 21 90.5 Vikings 84.7 DET 0 0 18.5 14 5 26 27 89.5 Seahawks 41.2 BAL 5 0 13 21 17 18.5 15 81 Chargers 81.5 TEN 0 0 20 28 7 20 6 80 Rams 78.5 ATL 0 0 10 13 21 14 22 76 Chiefs 19.3 DEN 0 0 17 17 19 10 13 76 Jaguars 78.1 CIN 0 0 22 25 15 7 7 73 Eagles 49.1 DAL 0 0 9 1 22 21 20 72 Giants 5.5 ARI 5 0 15 23 6 13 10 69 Colts 15.8 HOU 5 0 12 24 14 9 5 68 Jets 9.1 NE 5 0 8 6 8 24 17 59.5 Texans 27.2 IND 0 0 11 3 9 18.5 18 58 Panthers 52.1 BYE -- -- -- -- -- 29 29 55.5 Cowboys 46.4 PHI 5 0 16 5 10 11.5 8 54 Redskins 29.2 SF 5 0 7 4 24 5 9 54 Broncos 26.8 KC 5 0 5 2 2 15 25 51 Steelers 31.5 BYE -- -- -- -- -- 27 24 50 Dolphins 0.8 BUF 0 0 2 19 27 1 1 48 Cardinals 9.2 NYG 0 0 6 11 25 3 3 44 Bengals 1.1 JAX 5 0 14 15 4 4 2 43 Ravens 54.6 SEA 0 0 3 22 1 6 11 42 Falcons 3.4 LAR 5 0 1 7 23 2 4 39 Raiders 0.9 GB 0 0 4 10 3 8 14 32 Buccaneers 2.7 BYE -- -- -- -- -- 16 16 23.5 Browns 21.6 BYE -- -- -- -- -- 11.5 12

Defenses on Bye Week: Browns, Buccaneers, Panthers, Steelers

Optimum Score: 158

Minimum Score: 2

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