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3 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming Options for Week 14
The Buffalo Bills host the New York Jets in Week 14. Which other defenses sitting on the waiver wire can you pick up and play in the first round of the fantasy playoffs?

Buffalo Bills

Yahoo Ownership: 30%
numberFire Projected Rank: 2nd

The Buffalo Bills host the New York Jets, a team that has lost six straight games, on Sunday. These two teams last faced each other in Week 10, in what was a 41-10 win for the Bills. In that game, Josh McCown threw for just 135 yards, was sacked 3 times, and had 2 interceptions. The Bills finished Week 10 as the sixth-best fantasy defense.

In the rematch, Sam Darnold is expected back for the Jets after missing the past three games with a foot injury. Regardless of who has been under center for the Jets, though, it hasn't been pretty this year. The Jets have allowed the third most fantasy points to opposing defenses this season, and three of the past four teams to face the Jets have come away with a top-8 weekly finish.

Darnold's rookie season has tumbled downhill after his impressive Week 1 performance. On the year, Darnold leads the league in interceptions (14) despite playing in just nine games. He's tossed more picks than touchdowns (11) and he's been sacked multiple times in all but two of his starts. Through 9 games, Darnold was sacked 21 times.

The Bills are 3.5-point home favorites in this matchup, which has one of the lowest over/unders on the week at 38.5. The Bills defense ranks as the league's sixth-best, per numberFire metrics, and make for a great streaming option against a turnover-prone rookie making his first start since Week 9.

Looking ahead, the Bills also have some appeal as a Week 15 play against the Detroit Lions, a team we'll cover next.

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