Ravens D/ST or Seahawks D/ST: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Seahawks D/ST at Home Tips the Scale Over Ravens This Week
Seattle's the safer streaming call because it's playing at home against a Patriots line that's been giving up sacks all year, the kind of matchup that turns into a low-scoring rout on the scoreboard. Baltimore's problem isn't the Colts' turnover rate, which is actually the stronger of the two — it's that the Ravens are on the road, and that flips a numbers edge into a net negative. The projections are basically a coin flip, but the situational factors aren't, and that's why the crowd has piled onto Seattle far harder than onto Baltimore. Own both if you want, but this is Seattle's week to start.
What flips it: A late spread shift toward Baltimore or a sudden home/road swap would close this gap.
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Ravens D/ST
6.86.86.8 Projected Points

Seahawks D/ST
7.17.17.1 Projected Points
Why Ravens D/ST
SitSit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 6): 6.8 pts projected vs IND.
- Indianapolis turns the ball over more than New England does, the one real thing working in Baltimore's favor here.
Why Seahawks D/ST
StartStart — the No. 5 defensive matchup this week: 7.1 pts projected vs NE.
- New England's offensive line has been the more porous of the two, setting up more disruption chances for Seattle.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Ravens D/ST | Seahawks D/ST |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 6.86.86.8 | 7.17.17.1 |
| Projection rank | Proj.DST6 | Proj.DST5 |
| Started in | 81% of leagues | 91% of leagues |
| Opponent sacks allowed / game | 2.1(2025) | 3.0(2025) |
| Opponent turnovers / game | 1.4(2025) | 0.9(2025) |
| Opponent implied total | 23.0 | 20.5 |
| Home / away | Away | Home |
Signal breakdown
- 6.8 vs 7.1 projected PPR pointsSeahawks D/ST +
- Started rank 6 vs 1 (81% vs 91% of leagues)Seahawks D/ST +
- 2.1 sacks / 1.4 TO vs 3.0 sacks / 0.9 TO per game allowedSeahawks D/ST +
- Opponent implied 23.0 vs 20.5 pointsSeahawks D/ST +
- Away vs HomeSeahawks D/ST +
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