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3 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming Options for Week 16

Blair Ames  —  @Blair_Ames Dec 18th, 2018
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Dallas Cowboys

Yahoo Ownership: 35%
numberFire Projected Rank: 6th

Coming off a 23-0 loss against the Indianapolis Colts, the Dallas Cowboys will look to rebound against Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Since Winston was reinserted into the starting lineup in Week 12, the Bucs have gone 2-2 and are coming off two straight losses.

Over the past four weeks, Winston has done better with limiting turnovers -- he has just one interception -- but he has taken 10 sacks in that span. Regardless of who has been under center for the Bucs, their quarterbacks have been under pressure often this season. The Buccaneers offensive line has allowed 97 hits on the quarterback, fourth-most in the league.

On the other side, the Cowboys defense has emerged as one of the league's best. They rank as the seventh-best unit, per numberFire metrics, and have posted multiple sacks in three of their past four games. Over those past four weeks, the Cowboys have seven sacks and six forced turnovers.

The Cowboys are 7.5-point home favorites in this matchup and make for a solid streaming option if both the Dolphins and Titans are taken in your league.

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