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This week, a trio of stud fantasy football defenses have good matchups — one in Green Bay, another in Denver, and the Eagles join the group. So let’s take a look at our fantasy football defense/special teams rankings for Week 6.
The Broncos have a long journey, traveling to London to take on the Jets. The Packers are back home with the mistake-prone Bengals coming to town, while the Eagles visit the Giants on Thursday Night Football.
Take your pick from any of those three, but let’s take a look at why.
At the top of the list is the Packers, and there are two major reasons why. First, the Packers are steaming mad after their awful defensive performance against the Cowboys in a 40-40 tie.
And that means the Packers will come into the game against the Bengals with fire and anger. Defensive star Micah Parsons has that anger, according to ESPN.
“I’m not even going to lie, I’m pissed off,” Parsons said. “I’m very disappointed, just overall how we performed.
“I even told Jordan to the side, you know, ‘Thank you for having our back today. You know, that’s why it’s so pivotal to, you know you play complementary football. Because today, Jordan played like the player he was, and we let him down. We didn’t live up to the level of expectation on defense.”
And now they get a Bengals team that has become dysfunctional on offense with Jake Browning behind center. For the season, Browning has thrown a hard-to-imagine eight interceptions. The Bengals rank No. 2 in the NFL for most picks thrown, and their 11 turnovers are at the top of the list.
Now, imagine how Parsons and company are going to come after this offense. Unless the Bengals go into a shell and try to run the football to eat clock and avoid a total blowout, the Packers are going to rack up sacks and turnovers.
As for the Eagles’ defense, it’s time for them to get things rolling with a big defensive effort. And Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart looks like a prime target.
The Eagles also enter the game with anger. The defense let a 17-3 lead slip away by failing to contain Broncos’ quarterback Bo Nix down the stretch. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Nix is a special player, according to Denvergazette.com
“He’s a competitor,” Payton said. “There were a handful of plays in the first half that I know he’d want back. But that all being said, man, you can feel his leadership when it matters. And then you can feel the confidence with his teammates when it matters. So, he played exceptionally in the second half.”
And this makes the Eagles mad, which usually bodes well for a proud defense. That’s especially true against a division rival.
Meanwhile, the Broncos will have to corral quarterback Justin Fields. His final numbers looked good against the Cowboys, but the game was out...
