Seahawks D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs NE•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs NE (home)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Start

Start — the No. 5 defensive matchup this week: 7.2 pts projected vs NE.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST5

of 32

Started

91%

of leagues · 1 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

3.0 / 0.9

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

20.5

18.8 projected allowed

Home / away

Home

vs NE

NE's offense gives up 3.0 sacks and 0.9 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has NE at 20.5 points as 3.5-point dogs.
Over-started: 91% of leagues have them in, 1st among defenses, against a No. 5 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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