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It Collin McHugh Jersey has been a high-scoring start to the NFL season, and with bye weeks officially in effect, finding solid starts, sleepers, and waiver-wire streamers at D/ST is going to become more difficult for fantasy football owners. However, with a bigger sample size, it is easier to figure out which defenses are even close to legitimate,and it's also easier to figure out the league's worst offenses to exploit. Our Week 5 fantasy defense rankings will help sort through all this information to identify the best options this week.Once again, the Rams find themselves near the top of the defense rankings because of an excellent matchup with the Washington Football Team. The Patriots and Steelers return to the top five, as well, after a tough matchup with the Chiefs and a postponed game, respectively. They should be solid performers against the Broncos and Brett Rypien (or po sibly Drew Lock) and the beat-up Eagles.WEEK 5 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | The byes (Packers, Lions) likely don't affect fantasy owners too much, as neither team is one you stream against, nor are either of their defenses particularly useful. Still, you might be looking for a streamer, and it's not a great week for that. The Cardinals (@ Jets) top the list of worthwhile D/ST pickups,while the Cowboys (vs. Giants), Browns (vs. Colts), and Jaguars (@ Texans) all represent good dart-throws. Denver (@ Patriots) and Jacksonville (@ Texans) are also po sibilities.If you don't have one of the top-10defenses this week, the Cardinals are best option out there, so do your best to scoop them up.WEEK 5 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | Per usual, the Thursday night game figures to be a potential solid spot for defenses. The Buccaneers and the Bears are facing off in an interesting matchup, and both have a chance to emerge as top-12defensive units against immobile quarterbacks. Tom Brady may not turn the ball over much, so the Bucs represent the better play, but both of these teams can be started this week.WEEK 5 DFS CASH Babe Ruth Jersey LINEUPS: | |NOTE: Check back for updates and further analysis throughout the week.WEEK 5 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS: | | Week 5Fantasy Defense RankingsWEEK 5 FANTASY: | | Rank Team 1Los Angeles Rams @ Washington.Washington ranks third-worst in the league in both total yards (301.8) and total points (19.8) per game, so the Rams should have a chance to post similar numbers to those that they did against the Giants last week. Los Angeles allowed only nine points, sacked Daniel Jones five times, and forced him into an interception in their victory. Feel free to fire them up as the top defense this week.2Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Eagles.Another week, another banged-up offensive lineman for the Eagles. They were without Jason Peters in Week 4 and right tackle Lane Johnson is playing on a balky ankle. That's part of the reason that Carson Wentz has thrown seven interceptions and been sacked 14 times through four games. The Steelers will be well-rested coming off an unexpected bye and should be able to pre sure Wentz into more mistakes with T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree.3New England Patriots vs. Broncos.The Broncos may have Drew Lock back for this game but if not, they'll be relying on Brett Rypien again. Rypien looked good at times in his first NFL start, but he did throw three interceptions against the woeful Jets defense. If Rypien starts, the Patriots, who had seven takeaways through Blake Swihart Jersey three games to start the season, should have a great chance to intercept and pre sure Rypien. If it's Lock, the Patriots will still be in good shape as the Patriots have the personnel (Stephon Gilmore, the McCourty Twins, J.C. Jackson) to eliminate Denver's top weapons (Jerry Jeudy, Tim Patrick) especially with Noah Fant (ankle) likely out for Week 5.4Baltimore Ravens vs. Bengals.The Ravens had one clunker against the Chiefs but they are still third-best in the league in points per game allowed at 18.3. They should be able to slow down the Bengals offense even with Joe Burrow performing well in recent weeks. Burrow hasn't faced a defense J.D. Martinez Jersey as tough as that of the Ravens yet, so his performance could be closer to his week one effort against the Chargers (13 points, three sacks, one INT) than his recent offensive hot streak (six TDs the past three games).5Arizona Cardinals @ Jets.The Jets are tied with the Giants for the fewest total yards through four weeks this season with a mark of 278. They also are scoring just 16.3 points per game, good for second-worst in the NFL, and are allowing the most fantasy points per game (FPPG) to opposing defenses (15.0). The Cardinals defense is in a bit of a downturn as they're allowing 28.5 points per game their last two outings but they should be able to contain the Jets and potentially rack up a pick-six.6Indianapolis Colts @ Browns.So far this season, no defense has been better than that of the Colts. They are allowing the league's fewest yards per game (236.3) and the fewest points per game (14) through four games. The Browns have racked up at least 30 points in their last three outings, but those came against the Cincinnati, Washington, and Dallas defenses respectively. Expect them to come back to earth a bit in this contest, especially if Nick Chubb (knee) is out for the game.7San Francisco 49ers vs. Dolphins.Despite all of their injury woes, the 49ers have limited their opponents to just 17.8 points per game, good for second-best in the NFL, and 294.8 yards per game, third-best in the league. The 49ers should have a chance to limit the Dolphins, especially if they can get Ryan Fitzpatrick out of rhythm and force him into his third multi-interception game of the season.8Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Bears.Nick Foles made his debut as the Bears starter against the Colts and he mostly flopped. Foles was able to lead only two scoring drive and one came in garbage time with the Colts up 16 late. On a short week, Foles could have trouble moving the ball on a Buccaneers defense that allows the fourth-fewest yards per game.9Buffalo Bills @ Titans.The Titans have played three subpar defenses so far including the Broncos, Jaguars, and Vikings. The Dustin Pedroia Jersey Bills are, far and away, better than those three teams and should have a chance to turn Ryan Tannehill and Co. over, as the Bills' six takeaways are tied for the eighth-most in the NFL. Plus, the Titans may be significantly shorthanded with numerous players on the COVID list, so the Bills could do damage against a depleted squad.10Cleveland Browns vs. Colts.