Week 16 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Go Chargers, Go

Oakland Raiders

Owned: ESPN 46%, Yahoo 39.1%
numberFire Projected Rank: 25th

On the season, the Oakland Raiders' defense hasn't been great -- they rank 25th, according to our metrics -- but over the past five weeks, they've been a terror to opposing offenses. In that span, the Raiders have generated 12 sacks and forced 11 turnovers, getting multiple turnovers in each game.

From a fantasy perspective, the Raiders have only finished outside the top 12 in weekly scoring once over that stretch.

Now, the Raiders are a 3.5-point home favorite against the Indianapolis Colts, a team that just obliterated the Minnesota Vikings 34-6. While the Colts win was awfully impressive, as was the fact that Andrew Luck wasn't sacked once, that's no reason to believe Khalil Mack and a red-hot Raiders defense can't give the Colts trouble.

Although Luck had a clean pocket against Minnesota, the Colts offensive line has struggled on the season. They've allowed the third-most sacks (40) and second-most quarterback hits (111). Now they'll be tasked with protecting Luck from Mack, who ranks second in the league in sacks (11).