3 FanDuel Defenses to Target in Week 16

Los Angeles Rams

FanDuel Price: $4,900
numberFire Projection: 10.4 FanDuel points

Despite the Los Angeles Rams' offensive struggles, their D is still producing big numbers in fantasy.

In three of their last four games, the unit has collected at least 9.0 FanDuel points while averaging 10.5 per game since Week 12. They have been piling up the fantasy points thanks to their ability to cause mistakes.

L.A. has forced at least one turnover in 13 of 14 games this season and in 9 straight. The Rams also rank third in the NFL with 26 turnovers forced through 14 games. Their finest performance of the year came in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals -- their opponent this week. In that game, they shut out the Cards while allowing just 137 yards. Even with a different quarterback at the helm (Josh Rosen over Sam Bradford), the Cardinals' offense has struggled.

Arizona ranks last in the NFL with an average of just 13.7 points per game. They rank in the bottom-five in turnovers as they average nearly two mistakes per game (1.9). Rosen has struggled as you expect a rookie would as he has tossed the third-most interceptions (14) and the most pick-sixes (4) in the NFL this season. In his 11 starts, the Cardinals have scored more than 21 points just once.

Sitting as our highest-projected D/ST of Week 16, the Rams are well worth the money, if you can afford them this week.