Week 1 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Buy the Bills
Los Angeles Rams
Ownership: ESPN 28.7%, Yahoo 56.0%
numberFire Projected Rank: 13th
The Los Angeles Rams are slightly more popular in Yahoo fantasy leagues, but they're widely available in most ESPN leagues.
With the Andrew Luck injury saga continuing on into the regular season, Scott Tolzien will line up as the starter in Week 1. Tolzien is a career backup who has only started three games prior to 2017. He's played in nine games over the past four seasons and has been far from impressive in limited action -- he's thrown seven interceptions to only two touchdowns.
He started one game for the Colts last season, and it was a 28-7 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In that game, Tolzien threw for 205 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions, while also getting sacked 3 times. The Steelers finished that week as the fifth-highest scoring defense.
Further complicating matters for Tolzien is the health of the Colts offensive line. Starting center Ryan Kelly is out for six-to-eight weeks with a foot injury and even though Aaron Donald may not play in Week 1, the Rams defense should still generate enough pressure against an offensive line that's below the league average.
Vegas has the Rams as a 3.5-point home favorite with a game total of only 41.5. The Colts are projected to put up just 19 points, making the Rams an appealing team to stream if the Bills are not available.
