Bears D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs CAR•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs CAR (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Toss-Up

Toss-up — a middling defensive matchup (No. 12 this week): on the road, and 5.7 pts projected vs CAR.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST12

of 32

Started

8%

of leagues · 17 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.2 / 1.4

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

21.0

21.5 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at CAR

CAR's offense gives up 2.2 sacks and 1.4 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has CAR at 21 points as 2.5-point dogs.
Under-started: only 8% of leagues have them in, 17th among defenses, against a No. 12 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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