Rent-A-Defense: Week 15

Our Sigmund Bloom finds waiver-wire defenses with great matchups that should be featured in your starting lineup.

Sigmund Bloom's Rent-A-Defense: Week 15 Sigmund Bloom Published 12/10/2024

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Week 14 Results

New Orleans (at NY Giants)- 2 sacks, 1 INT

Drew Lock was bad, but not enough in the ways we value at D/ST

A Look Ahead: WAS @GB LV - The Saints D/ST goes marching out of our lineups and off of our rosters

Philadelphia (vs Carolina) - 1 sack, 1 INT

Bryce Young is for real and would have led a game-winning drive from his own end zone in the waning seconds with no timeouts if Xavier Legette had better ball skills, so this was a dud.

A Look Ahead: PIT @WAS DAL - We’ll come back to the Eagles D/ST for Week 17

Dallas (vs Cincinnati) - 2 sacks, 1 INT

This was a back-and-forth game, so Micah Parsons never got to pin his ears back and come after Joe Burrow in the way we needed for this play to come through.

A Look Ahead: @CAR TB @PHI - The Cowboys D/ST rides off into the sunset.

Miami (vs NY Jets) - 3 sacks

Aaron Rodgers arguably played his best game of the year in this game and the Jets were ahead for most of the game, so it was a dud.

A Look Ahead: @HOU SF @CLE - We may come back to Miami in Week 17

Buffalo (at LA Rams) - Nada. Zilch. Bupkis.

Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua put on a show in this one.

A Look Ahead: @DET NE NYJ - Maybe bench the Bills D/ST this week, but hold them for Weeks 16-17.

Detroit (vs Green Bay) -  1 sack, 1 fumble recovery

The Lions defense was down to backups at more than half of the spots, and Jordan Love played well.

A Look Ahead: BUF @CHI @SF - The Lions D/ST is droppable but could still be playable in Week 16.

Arizona (vs Seattle) - Nada. Zilch. Bupkis.

We had the wrong side of this one as the Seahawks played a strong game on both sides of the ball on the road.

A Look Ahead: NE @CAR @LAR - We can stick with the Cardinals for this week, then they fly away.

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

San Francisco (vs Chicago) - 7 sacks, 1 fumble recovery

It could have been even worse, but the 49ers were so far ahead that the defense let up in the second half. Nick Bosa was also sidelined for this game.

Las Vegas (at Tampa Bay) - 4 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 2 INT

The Raiders had forced five takeaways all year but got three in this game against Baker Mayfield.

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