10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets Heading Into Week 5

Carolina Panthers Defense

Yahoo Ownership: 38%

The Tennessee D/ST draw the hapless Bills in Week 5, who turned back into a collective pumpkin against the Packers this week, so they're the way to go if they're still on your waiver wire.

But if you need to scoop up another defense for your weekly streaming needs, then the Carolina D/ST might be available after perhaps getting dropped during their bye week. The Panthers are at home against Eli Manning and the struggling New York Giants, an offense that only mustered 18 points at home against a New Orleans Saints defense that began the week as the worst overall defense by numberFire's metrics.

Although the Panthers haven't proven themselves to be a noteworthy defense so far, they'll be a sizable home favorite in this one, and if things play out that way, Manning will be forced to throw, giving the Panthers more chances for sacks and turnovers. As it stands, Manning has already been sacked 15 times -- fourth-most in the league -- and entering Week 4, the Giants were ranked just 27th in pass protection, according to Football Outsiders.