Bills D/ST or Bears D/ST: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start the Bills — the opponent giveaway and lineup-share edges are too wide to ignore.

Bills D/ST faces the more giveaway-prone offense (3.0 sacks and 2.7 turnovers allowed per game to 3.0 and 0.3) and is started in more leagues (started rank 19 to 22). the Bears's edge is the opponent total, 18.5 to 23.3 opponent implied points. The gap is narrow.

Bills D/ST

D/STBUFvs NE

Projected Points

Start· medium

Bears D/ST

D/STCHIvs NYJ

Projected Points

Start· medium
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Why Bills D/ST

Start· medium

DST9 projection (6.3) at home vs a NE offense giving up 3.0 sacks and 2.7 turnovers per game; the 23.3 implied total caps the ceiling.

  • NE's offense gives up 3.0 sacks and 2.7 turnovers a game, well above league average.
  • Vegas has NE at 23.3 points as 3-point dogs.
  • Under-started: only 14% of leagues have them in, 19th among defenses, against a No. 9 matchup.

The call

  • The projection ranks DST9 at 6.3 points, a top-12 streaming tier in a 12-team league. The 14% start rate (crowd rank 19) suggests it's likely available on waivers.
  • The giveaway profile is the driver. NE has allowed 3.0 sacks and committed 2.7 turnovers per game, which supports the projected 2.8 sacks and 1.0 INT.
  • Buffalo is home and favored by 3.0, a game script that can push NE into obvious passing downs late.
  • The risk is that NE's 23.3 implied total and 20.6 projected points allowed aren't a shutdown setup, and the turnover rate comes from only 3 games. A lower-total matchup for a comparably ranked defense would tip it.

Why Bears D/ST

Start· medium

DST11 at home as 8.5-point favorites vs a Jets offense implied for just 18.5 and allowing 3.0 sacks per game. A solid streaming start.

  • NYJ's offense gives up 3.0 sacks and 0.3 turnovers a game, near league average.
  • Vegas has NYJ at 18.5 points as 8.5-point dogs.
  • Under-started: only 10% of leagues have them in, 22nd among defenses, against a No. 11 matchup.

The call

  • The 6.3-point projection ranks DST11 of 32, inside the startable tier for a 12-team league. Only 10% of leagues start the Bears (crowd rank 22), so the crowd is underrating them.
  • Game script favors Chicago. At home, -8.5, with the Jets implied for 18.5, the Jets should be chasing and throwing into pass-rush pressure.
  • The sack floor is real. The Jets allow 3.0 sacks per game, and the Bears project for 2.9 sacks and 0.7 interceptions.
  • Turnover upside is the risk. The Jets give the ball away only 0.3 times per game over 3 games, and the 20.5 projected points allowed caps the ceiling. Keep this one in the medium-confidence stream tier.

Head-to-head stats

MetricBills D/STBears D/ST
Projected points
Projection rankProj.DST9Proj.DST11
Started in14% of leagues10% of leagues
Opponent sacks allowed / game3.03.0
Opponent turnovers / game2.70.3
Opponent implied total23.318.5
Home / awayHomeHome
Start/Sit record0–11–1

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Bills D/ST — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs LAC
Week 2vs DET
Week 1vs HOU

Bears D/ST — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs PHI
Week 2vs MIN
Week 1vs CAR

Signal breakdown

  • 6.3 vs 6.3 projected PPR pointsBills D/ST +
  • Started rank 19 vs 22 (14% vs 10% of leagues)Bills D/ST +
  • 3.0 sacks / 2.7 TO vs 3.0 sacks / 0.3 TO per game allowedBills D/ST +
  • Opponent implied 23.3 vs 18.5 pointsBears D/ST +
  • Home vs Homeeven

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