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Week 17 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Leaning on the Steelers

Blair Ames  —  @Blair_Ames Dec 27th, 2016
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Pittsburgh Steelers

Owned: ESPN 37.5%, Yahoo 42%
numberFire Projected Rank: 7th

You know how this works. We like teams playing against the Cleveland Browns.

This week it's the Pittsburgh Steelers facing off against their division rival. These two teams last met in Week 11 and Pittsburgh finished with the top defensive performance, posting 22 points in standard scoring leagues.

With Robert Griffin III in the league's concussion protocol, we may see rookie Cody Kessler get another start for the Browns. In eight starts this year, Kessler has been respectable, throwing for 6 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions, but he has also been sacked 21 times.

In the last game between these two, Kessler was knocked from the game with a concussion after completing only 7 of 14 passes for 128 yards and 1 interception. Kessler was also sacked four times.

Although Ben Roethlisberger may not play this weekend, Vegas has listed the Steelers as a seven-point home favorite.

Pittsburgh is this week's top streaming option.

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