NFL Week 5 IDP Start/Sits

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Don’t set your defensive fantasy lineups for Week 5 of the NFL season without consulting the IDP Guys’ Week 5 IDP start/sits article!


Welcome to the NFL Week 5 IDP Start/Sits article!

Table of Contents

Thursday Night Football
Indianapolis Colts (1-2-1) at Denver Broncos (2-2)
Early Afternoon Games
New York Giants (3-1) at Green Bay Packers (3-1)Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3) at Buffalo Bills (3-1)Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) at Cleveland Browns (2-2)
Houston Texans (0-1-3) at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2)Chicago Bears (2-2) at Minnesota Vikings (3-1)Detroit Lions (1-3) at New England Patriots (1-3)
Seattle Seahawks (2-2) at New Orleans Saints (1-3)Miami Dolphins (3-1) at New York Jets (2-2)Atlanta Falcons (2-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2)
Mid-Afternoon Games
Tennessee Titans (2-2) at Washington Commanders (1-3)San Francisco 49ers (2-2) at Carolina Panthers (1-3)
Philadelphia Eagles (4-0) at Arizona Cardinals (2-2)Dallas Cowboys (3-1) at Los Angeles Rams (2-2)
  
Sunday Night Football
Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) at Baltimore Ravens (2-2)
Monday Night Football
Las Vegas Raiders (1-3) at Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) 

It shouldn’t be necessary to say this, but these are only suggestions. We don’t sit in on team meetings; we simply absorb as much information as possible and then make calls based on that knowledge. If you don’t agree with our suggestions, by all means, go in a different direction. Nobody makes these decisions for you.

Article Key

Trust

These players have the best outlook based on their opportunity, past production, talent level, and matchup. They usually have a solid floor and an excellent ceiling. These guys should be the nearest to guaranteed production you can find.

If You Must

These players should earn a reasonable amount of points. Their opportunity, talent, or matchup is typically not on par with a trusted player. Tier two players are usually a good option in deep leagues that start multiple players at each position.

Bust

Sit these players unless you’re desperate. You should not start these players for any number of reasons. They aren’t necessarily bad players. We just don’t predict them to be scoring well this game week. In the case of rookies, for example, they may simply need time to earn more playing time and, therefore, our trust as fantasy starters.

Any player not listed in these three categories should probably be considered a “sit.” If they become IDP relevant on a week-to-week basis, they will likely end up in one of the categories above.

No Cornerbacks?

Johnny writes a separate article for CBs that drops on Fridays, and you can find it here once it is published.

True Position Designations

In some IDP leagues, certain positions are grouped in a suboptimal way, primarily because of outdated interpretations of what players at each position do. Many IDP leagues are turning towards True Position formats to address that problem. To know more about IDP True Position, click here to read the article written by Jase!

Let’s get into the NFL Week 5 IDP Start/Sits!

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Click here to read the Week 5 Fantasy Football Start/Sits article for offensive players.


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