It's been a good year so far for streaming defenses. The difference between a good week and a bad week has been in the matchups. And a great week, which comes from matching a defense up against the Titans.
Three weeks into the season, Will Levis and Tennessee have served up 2 more turnovers than every other team. They've served up 2 more sacks than all but one team. It's not one bad outing skewing the numbers, either. They've turned it over a minimum of two times in every game, and allowed a minimum of 3 sacks in every game. Three defensive touchdowns, too.
All this makes the Miami Dolphins, who host the Titans on Monday night football -- thank heaven we have two Monday night games, so everyone can watch the other one, Seahawks-Lions, instead -- the streamer defense of the week. Miami has major problems on offense and has struggled defensively in two games as well, but they look like a great start in the D/ST arena in Week 4.
Table shows what each offense has given up in terms of turnovers and sacks thus far, sorted by turnovers allowed.
| SACKS AND TURNOVERS (OFFENSE) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TO | FL | Int | Sk |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Denver Broncos | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Kansas City | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| New York Giants | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Houston Texans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Washington Commanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Straight off the numbers, there's no better defense to start this week. They didn't grade out as the No. 1 defense -- since they've struggled against the run, the thinking is the Titans will be able to emphasize that some, reducing the opportunities for sacks and turnovers. But definitely a top-10 option.
--Andy Richardson
