Broncos D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs KC•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs KC (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 11): 5.9 pts projected vs KC.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST11

of 32

Started

88%

of leagues · 4 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.9 / 0.9

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

22.5

21.2 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at KC

KC's offense gives up 2.9 sacks and 0.9 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has KC at 22.5 points as 2.5-point favorites.
Over-started: 88% of leagues have them in, 4th among defenses, against a No. 11 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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