D/STs vs the New Orleans Saints offense

Through 2 games · defense fantasy points

Comparing

Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST vs the Saints

Projection 9.4 pts · 37% chance of 10+

Start

Avg D/ST pts

6.5

allowed to defenses

Rank

of 32 (1 = most allowed)

vs League

+12%

lg avg 5.8

Wk	Defense	Sck	TO	TD	PA	FPts
1	Lions	5	3	0	30	10
2	Ravens	3	0	0	24	3
Average		4.0	1.5	0.0	27.0	6.5
Median		4.0	1.5	0.0	27.0	6.5
High		5.0	3.0	0.0	30.0	10.0
Low		3.0	0.0	0.0	24.0	3.0

Insights

Defenses have averaged 6.5 fantasy points against the Saints (4.0 sacks and 1.5 takeaways per game), +12% vs the league average of 5.8. Rank 14 of 32, where 1 gives up the most.
1 of 2 defenses reached 10+ points. Range 3.0 to 10.0.
Small sample: only 2 games so far, so treat this as directional.

How D/ST fantasy points work

1 per sack, 2 per interception or fumble recovery, 2 per safety or blocked kick, 6 per defensive or return touchdown, plus points allowed: 0 = 10, 1-6 = 7, 7-13 = 4, 14-20 = 1, 21-27 = 0, 28-34 = -1, 35+ = -4.

This is the reverse of the player matchup screens: instead of a defense against a position, it is every defense against this offense.