Patriots Defense Fantasy Points Come Back to Earth Despite Allowing Single TD vs Redskins
By Paul Shapiro | Oct 6, 2019, 8:12 PM EDT
The New England Patriots defense put up another quality fantasy football output in Week 5 during the team's 33-7 win over the Washington Redskins.
New England Patriots Defense Fantasy Points
While the defense didn't put up a huge fantasy week like it did in Week 2 (37 points) or Week 4 (25 points), a 14-point output ranked the Patriots as the No. 2 fantasy defense behind only the 35-point output of the Philadelphia Eagles' defense.
6 sacks, 4 touchdowns & a J-Mac interception.
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 6, 2019
Re-watch all the highlights from this afternoon's win: https://t.co/EB6OeRgkxV
That was tied with the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers, but those two teams needed a touchdown to pull off their output.
How Many Fantasy Points Did Patriots Defense Get
A 14-point fantasy week keeps the Patriots as the No. 1 fantasy defense and special teams through five weeks, mostly because the Eagles only had 15 total points through four weeks.
Fifth straight game with a McCourty INT! S/O J-Mac@McCourtyTwins | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/D7TGjolyj7
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 6, 2019
Patriots Defense Fantasy Points Week 5
With an interception, a fumble recovery and six sacks, the seven points against the Patriots accrued was enough for New England to rack up its fifth straight double-digit fantasy output (14 points) of the season.
Look for the Patriots to remains a D/ST1 on Thursday night against the New York Giants to kick off Week 6.
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