Week 8 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Buying the Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

Yahoo Ownership: 24%
numberFire Projected Rank: 5th

The Cincinnati Bengals are our preeminent streaming option as they host Jacoby Brissett and the Indianapolis Colts. While Brissett has played well considering the circumstances, he's been a favorable target for opposing defenses.

With the Colts offensive line struggling, Brissett has been sacked at least three times in five out of his six starts. Just this past week, the Jacksonville Jaguars sacked Brissett 10 times, which led to T.Y. Hilton calling out the line following the game.

This week won't get any easier for Brissett and the Colts offensive linemen. Cincinnati has recorded the ninth-most sacks (18) through seven weeks and they've already had their bye week.

Additionally, the Colts have given up the most fantasy points to opposing defenses, while the Bengals have finished as a top-12 option in three out of six games.

This game is projected to be low scoring with a 41-point over/under, the third lowest of the week. The Bengals are a 10.5-point favorite, which is the second-largest spread of the week. The Colts are projected to score just 15.25 points.

At home against the Colts' porous offensive line, the Bengals defense is in line for a big day.