Panthers D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs CHI•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs CHI (home)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 29): CHI protects the ball (0.7 turnovers a game), and 3.4 pts projected vs CHI.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST29

of 32

Started

1%

of leagues · 30 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

1.9 / 0.7

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

23.5

22.7 projected allowed

Home / away

Home

vs CHI

CHI's offense gives up 1.9 sacks and 0.7 turnovers a game (2025), below league average.
Vegas has CHI at 23.5 points as 2.5-point favorites.
Started in 1% of leagues, 30th among defenses, in line with a No. 29 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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