Patriots D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs SEA•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs SEA (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 19): Vegas has SEA at 24 points, and 4.7 pts projected vs SEA.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST19

of 32

Started

58%

of leagues · 9 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

2.1 / 1.6

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

24.0

24.0 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at SEA

SEA's offense gives up 2.1 sacks and 1.6 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has SEA at 24 points as 3.5-point favorites.
Over-started: 58% of leagues have them in, 9th among defenses, against a No. 19 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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