Getting Defensive: 2024 Week 10

It seems like only yesterday that the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs were kicking off the 2024 season. But here we are, in Week 10. The stretch run is almost here – and for every fantasy manager who is cruising down Easy Street, there’s another who is on Desperation Drive.

And let me tell you, that’s a bad part of town.

For teams sitting at 4-5 or 3-6, there is precious little margin for error – if there’s any at all. There has been too much losing and not enough winning. Bad decisions. Bad beats. Injuries.

The thing is, it doesn’t matter how we got here (Yes, I said “we.” No, I don’t want to talk about it.). All that matters now is reversing that trend. Stacking some wins. Making a push for the postseason.

It can be done. I once won a championship with a team that was 3-7 after 10 weeks. Snuck in as the No. 6 seed, got hot in the playoffs and made a lot of people with better records bitter.

Of course, getting those wins means scoring points. Milking every possible one off your roster and into your starting lineup. And that means that “afterthought” positions like team defense and kicker become that much more important. Plugging in the right defense can be the difference between winning and losing. And a Week 10 win can be the one that makes the difference between the playoffs and a disappointing end to the season.

Not sure if that puts more pressure or you or me, but in any event, let’s get to it.

THE NO-DOUBTERS

Los Angeles Chargers (vs. Tennessee Titans)

The Los Angeles Chargers have been a pleasant surprise at 5-3 this season, and Khalil Mack, Derwin James and the NFL’s No. 1 scoring defense have given up just 12.6 points per game. The Chargers are also fourth among all defenses this season in fantasy points, the game is at SoFi Stadium and the Titans have surrendered more fantasy points per game to defenses this season than any team in the NFL. We didn’t come into the season looking at the Bolts as an every-week starter on defense -…

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Publish date : 2024-11-05 09:26:37

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