Week 5 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Rolling With the Ravens
Buffalo Bills
Owned: ESPN 36.6%, Yahoo 44%
numberFire Projected Rank: 15th
The Buffalo Bills head to Los Angeles this week to take on the surprising 3-1 Los Angeles Rams. The Bills' defense, fresh off a shutout of the Jacoby Brissett-quarterbacked New England Patriots, may be in store for another big week against the one-dimensional Rams.
The Rams' offense centers around Todd Gurley, but Gurley has struggled to get anything going through four weeks, averaging a paltry 2.6 yards per carry on 82 carries.
According to numberFire's schedule-adjusted Rushing Net Expected Points (NEP) metric, the Rams' rushing offense ranks 29th. The Case Keenum-led passing offense isn't much better, checking in at 31st on our rankings.
On the season, the Rams' offense is averaging only 15.8 points per game, third-worst in the league.
Meanwhile, the Bills' defense is allowing only 17 points per game, sixth-best in the league, and checks in at ninth overall in our rankings.
Through four weeks, the Bills' defense ranks fifth in quarterback hits (26) and third in sacks (13). They've also forced eight turnovers and scored two defensive touchdowns.
On the Rams' side, the maligned offensive line has struggled to produce any running lanes for Gurley, but they've managed to keep Keenum upright for the most part. Keenum has only been sacked 8 times, tied for 16th-most in the league, and he's been hit only 15 times, tied for 27th-most. Keenum does have four turnovers to start the season, including three interceptions.
Vegas has assigned this game a 40-point over/under with the Rams a 3-point favorite. Despite the Rams being set as the favorite, the Bills should find opportunities to wreak havoc in this low-scoring affair.
