Week 4 Fantasy Football Defensive Streaming: Buying the Bengals

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Owned: ESPN 14%, Yahoo 30%
numberFire Projected Rank: 8th

After getting run out of Minnesota 34-17, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers return home looking to bounce back against the New York Giants.

The Giants are off to a dismal start, sitting at 0-3. Eli Manning hasn't performed well, but he played better in Week 3 as the offensive line didn't allow a sack after giving up eight through the first two games. He still threw two picks despite better protection, though, bringing him up to four on the season.

Meanwhile, the Bucs are coming off their first loss of the season, but in the prior week, their defense posted the top fantasy scoring performance against the Chicago Bears. In that game, the Bucs only recorded one sack, but totaled four turnovers and returned one interception for a touchdown.

Even though the Buccaneers will be without star linebacker Lavonte David due to an ankle injury, the defense is still in a nice spot against a Giants team that has given up the seventh-most fantasy points per game to opposing defenses.

New York is desperate for a win, but Vegas has the Bucs listed as a three point home favorite. If both the Bengals and Packers are unavailable on your waiver wire, the Buccaneers make for a high-upside deep play.