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Week 14 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Pick Up the Bengals

Blair Ames  —  @Blair_Ames Dec 6th, 2016
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Atlanta Falcons

Owned: ESPN 7.7%, Yahoo 14%
numberFire Projected Rank: 5th

Like the Browns, the Los Angeles Rams have been a popular target of ours. This week, it's the Atlanta Falcons who get a turn against Jared Goff and company.

Since being inserted into the starting lineup three weeks ago, Goff has thrown four touchdowns and three interceptions. He's also taken eight sacks and lost a fumble during this time.

numberFire's Net Expected Points (NEP) metric gives us a clearer picture of how Goff has performed this year. NEP measures how many points a player adds to his team's point total based upon historical expectation.

Among the 36 quarterbacks to throw at least 100 passes, Goff (-0.21) ranks dead last in NEP per pass. Yes, even worse than Blaine Gabbert (-0.13) and Jay Cutler (-0.07).

The Falcons are listed as a six-point favorite in Los Angeles with a projected 45-point over/under. If the Bengals are already taken, the Falcons also make for a great choice.

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