D/ST rankings for Week 1 fantasy football

Football is back! Right? Yeah, it is! And we’re back with weekly fantasy football rankings. With no preseason games and limited, to no fans, in the stadiums, it will likely take these teams a little while to get to top performance. The good news is, we’ve all watched a lot of bad football in our days and somehow managed not to gouge our own eyes out. Oh, and great players make great plays and we’ll see those as well.

Defenses might have an advantage early on, as they can take advantage of offensive lines that haven’t had a lot of time together. We will likely see some offensive lines get better as rookies get coached up and new lineman get on the same page. Of course, teams like the Saints and Chiefs should have an advantage early on, as they have good continuity from last season.

Teams like the Bengals, Dolphins, Cardinals, Giants, Jets, Washington and Chargers will get better, but Week 1 isn’t the time to rely on them. The Bills, Steelers, Eagles and 49ers will have a distinct advantage up front this week.

Streaming D/ST

Indianapolis Colts

I think Gardner Minshew can put up some fantasy points, but his offense sets up well for opposing defenses. The Jaguars have a defense that is weak across the board, which is going to force Minshew to do more than his team is likely capable of in the passing game. That should set the Colts up to grab a few turnovers this week.