Raiders D/ST or Steelers D/ST: Who Should You Start?

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

Start the Steelers — the lineup-share and projection edges are too wide to ignore.

Steelers D/ST is started in more leagues (started rank 2 to 23) and projects 8.1 to the Raiders's 3.7. the Raiders's edge is home field, home to away. The gap is wide.

Raiders D/ST

D/STLVvs KC

Projected Points

Sit

Steelers D/ST

D/STPITvs CLE

Projected Points

Start
KC@
LVSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ETView the game →
PIT@
CLEThu, Oct 1, 8:15 PM ETView the game →

Why Raiders D/ST

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 26): KC protects the ball (0.7 turnovers a game), and Vegas has them at 24.5 points.

  • KC's offense gives up 1.3 sacks and 0.7 turnovers a game, below league average.
  • Vegas has KC at 24.5 points as 5.5-point favorites.
  • Over-started: 6% of leagues have them in, 23rd among defenses, against a No. 26 matchup.

Why Steelers D/ST

Start

Start — the No. 2 defensive matchup this week: Vegas has CLE at 19 points, and 8.1 pts projected vs CLE.

  • CLE's offense gives up 3.0 sacks and 1.0 turnovers a game, near league average.
  • Vegas has CLE at 19 points as 2.5-point dogs.
  • Started in 88% of leagues, 2nd among defenses, in line with a No. 2 matchup.

Head-to-head stats

MetricRaiders D/STSteelers D/ST
Projected points
Projection rankProj.DST26Proj.DST2
Started in6% of leagues88% of leagues
Opponent sacks allowed / game1.33.0
Opponent turnovers / game0.71.0
Opponent implied total24.519.0
Home / awayHomeAway
Start/Sit record0–0+2 toss-ups—

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Raiders D/ST — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs NO
Week 2vs LAC
Week 1vs MIA

Steelers D/ST — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs CIN
Week 2vs NE
Week 1vs ATL

Signal breakdown

  • 3.7 vs 8.1 projected PPR pointsSteelers D/ST +
  • Started rank 23 vs 2 (6% vs 88% of leagues)Steelers D/ST +
  • 1.3 sacks / 0.7 TO vs 3.0 sacks / 1.0 TO per game allowedSteelers D/ST +
  • Opponent implied 24.5 vs 19.0 pointsSteelers D/ST +
  • Home vs AwayRaiders D/ST +

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