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Week 10 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Pick Up the Patriots
The New England Patriots face Brock Osweiler and the Denver Broncos this week. Which other defenses could have a big fantasy day in Week 10?

Chicago Bears

Yahoo Ownership: 7%
numberFire Projected Rank: 6th

The Chicago Bears have a consistently underrated defense -- they rank 5th in overall (real-life) defense, per our metrics -- and this week they host a Brett Hundley-led Green Bay Packers offense that has struggled to produce without Aaron Rodgers.

With Hundley at quarterback the last two weeks, the Packers are averaging just 17.0 points, down from the 27.4 they averaged in the five games that Rodgers played in from start to finish. Hundley has particularly struggled in his two starts, as he has yet to throw for a touchdown, although he's run for a score in each game. He's also thrown one pick and taken four sacks in his two starts.

If Hundley continues to hold on to the ball for too long, he could be in trouble against a Bears defense that has the ninth-most sacks (23) through nine weeks. The Bears have actually been remarkably consistent in putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. They've recorded multiple sacks in every game this season.

Although the Bears have finished as a top-10 defense in only two out of seven games this year, a home matchup against Hundley is very appealing. Vegas has listed the Bears as a 3.0-point favorite in this matchup.

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