Texans D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs BUF•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs BUF (home)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 15): 5.3 pts projected vs BUF.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST15

of 32

Started

87%

of leagues · 5 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.9 / 1.1

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

23.5

23.2 projected allowed

Home / away

Home

vs BUF

BUF's offense gives up 2.9 sacks and 1.1 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has BUF at 23.5 points as 1.5-point favorites.
Over-started: 87% of leagues have them in, 5th among defenses, against a No. 15 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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