Week 8 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Sticking with the Titans

Dallas Cowboys

Owned: ESPN 5.4%, Yahoo 4%
numberFire Projected Rank: 21st

It's been tough to place the Dallas Cowboys on this list this season because they are second in the league in time of possession (33:09), which limits the amount of opportunities for the defense to accumulate points, and the defense was largely expected to struggle early in the season.

But this week, the Cowboys host the all-of-a-sudden struggling Carson Wentz behind a depleted Philadelphia Eagles' offensive line. Over the last two weeks, Wentz has failed to throw for more than 179 yards in a game while tossing 2 picks and only 1 touchdown. Although the Minnesota Vikings failed to get a sack on Wentz last week, Washington sacked Wentz five times the week prior. Minnesota did force four Eagles' turnovers, including two Wentz interceptions and two fumbles.

According to numberFire's schedule-adjusted metrics, the Cowboys defense ranks 16th on the season. Dallas' defense began to play noticeably better in the three games before the bye, holding each opponent under 20 points while totaling 6 sacks and forcing 4 turnovers.

This Sunday night divisional matchup has one of the lowest projected point totals of the week at 43.5. The Cowboys are set as a four-point favorite and make a decent streaming option on a week with six teams on bye.