Bills D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs HOU•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs HOU (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 24): 4.2 pts projected vs HOU.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST24

of 32

Started

3%

of leagues · 21 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.6 / 0.7

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

22.0

23.9 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at HOU

HOU's offense gives up 2.6 sacks and 0.7 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has HOU at 22 points as 1.5-point dogs.
Over-started: 3% of leagues have them in, 21st among defenses, against a No. 24 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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