3 FanDuel Defenses to Target in Week 7
Minnesota Vikings
FanDuel Price: $4,600
numberFire Projection: 8.0 FanDuel points
After an embarrassing two week stretch where the Minnesota Vikings were stunned by the Buffalo Bills at home and then were trounced by the Los Angeles Rams in primetime, the Vikings defense has been a standout unit in Weeks 5 and 6.
Over the last two weeks, the defense has consecutive games scoring at least 12 FanDuel points. They averaged 3.5 sacks and 2.0 turnovers per game while giving up a total of 32 points in the two contests. Both the Eagles and Cardinals' running games couldn't get on track, rushing for an average of 71.0 yards.
For the year, the Vikes rank in the top-five of the NFL in sacks (18) and top-ten in rushing yards allowed (93.0). In Week 7, they get to face rookie quarterback Sam Darnold who has had his fair share of ball security issues.
The New York Jets have turned the ball over 12 times this season, the fourth-most this season, thanks to Darnold's 7 picks. The quarterback's interception rate of 3.9% is the second-highest this season out of the 31 quarterbacks who have attempted at least 100 passes. His accuracy as a whole has been off too, falling in the bottom three of those same 31 quarterbacks with a 59.8% completion percentage.
