It’s time to set our fantasy football lineups for Week 12! Who does the PFN fantasy staff recommend getting into your starting lineup at the DST position in a critical week as the fantasy playoffs draw closer? All rankings are in 1QB and half-PPR scoring formats.
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1) Dallas Cowboys | DAL (vs. WAS)
2) San Francisco 49ers | SF (at SEA)
3) Cleveland Browns | CLE (at DEN)
4) Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT (at CIN)
5) New Orleans Saints | NO (at ATL)
6) Kansas City Chiefs | KC (at LV)
7) Baltimore Ravens | BAL (at LAC)
8) Detroit Lions | DET (vs. GB)
9) Miami Dolphins | MIA (at NYJ)
10) Minnesota Vikings | MIN (vs. CHI)
11) New England Patriots | NE (at NYG)
12) Philadelphia Eagles | PHI (vs. BUF)
13) Denver Broncos | DEN (vs. CLE)
14) New York Giants | NYG (vs. NE)
15) New York Jets | NYJ (vs. MIA)
16) Jacksonville Jaguars | JAX (at HOU)
17) Cincinnati Bengals | CIN (vs. PIT)
18) Tennessee Titans | TEN (vs. CAR)
19) Los Angeles Chargers | LAC (vs. BAL)
20) Houston Texans | HOU (vs. JAX)
21) Washington Commanders | WAS (at DAL)
22) Seattle Seahawks | SEA (vs. SF)
23) Carolina Panthers | CAR (at TEN)
24) Los Angeles Rams | LAR (at ARI)
25) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB (at IND)
26) Buffalo Bills | BUF (at PHI)
27) Indianapolis Colts | IND (vs. TB)
28) Arizona Cardinals | ARI (vs. LAR)
29) Atlanta Falcons | ATL (vs. NO)
30) Green Bay Packers | GB (at DET)
31) Chicago Bears | CHI (at MIN)
32) Las Vegas Raiders | LV (vs. KC)
The Top DSTs To Start in Week 12
Pittsburgh Steelers (at CIN)
Analysis by Kyle Soppe | The Steelers defense has showcased a high fantasy floor by producing at least six fantasy points in four straight games, and the fifth blitz-heaviest unit in the league certainly carries upside.
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Pittsburgh has earned 17+ fantasy points twice this season, an outcome that is very much in play against a Bengals offense influx as they look to adjust to a life that doesn’t include Joe Burrow.
New Orleans Saints (at ATL)
News broke this past Sunday morning that the Atlanta Falcons are going to move back to Desmond Ridder as their starting QB for Week 12 and beyond, which means that the New Orleans Saints instantly become an intriguing DST streaming option.
Coming off of their bye week, the Saints are going to be prepared to slow down this Falcons passing attack. Ridder’s proven that no opposing offense should be scared of facing him, and this could be a low-scoring affair to begin with due to it being division rivals. The Saints are a solid addition off of the waiver wire if someone dropped them going into their bye.
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