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Week 6 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Firing Up the Titans

Blair Ames  —  @Blair_Ames Oct 11th, 2016
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Chicago Bears

Owned: ESPN 3%, Yahoo 2%
numberFire Projected Rank: 5th

This week, if you're desperate, our what-the-heck defensive streaming option is the the Chicago Bears. Last week, we highlighted the Raiders in this spot because they were facing the turnover prone San Diego Chargers at home, and they ended up tied as the week's seventh-best defense.

The Bears are in a similar situation this week. While the Bears' defense has been a middle-of-the-road unit through five weeks -- they rank 17th, according to numberFire's schedule-adjusted metrics -- they have a promising matchup against Blake Bortles, who has thrown six interceptions through four games. Bortles has also been sacked, on average, three times a game.

Just last week, the Bears were able to take advantage of the Indianapolis Colts' subpar offensive, getting after Andrew Luck and sacking him five times.

Vegas has set the over/under in this game at 47 with the Bears set as a 3-point favorite. So, while the Bears aren't a great defensive unit, they're a home favorite facing a turnover-prone quarterback.

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