Dolphins D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs LV•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs LV (away)

This week’s verdict

Toss-Up· medium

Raiders give up 4.0 sacks and 1.4 turnovers a game with a 22.3 implied total, but a DST23 projection and 23.2 projected points allowed cap the ceiling.

Projected
Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR
Projection rank
Proj. DST23
of 32
Started
0%
of leagues · 31 of 32 by lineup share
Opp. sacks / TO
4.0 / 1.4
allowed per game · 2025
Opp. implied total
22.3
23.2 projected allowed
Home / away
Away
at LV
  • LV's offense gives up 4.0 sacks and 1.4 turnovers a game (2025), well above league average.
  • Vegas has LV at 22.3 points as 3-point favorites.
  • Under-started: only 0% of leagues have them in, 31st among defenses, against a No. 23 matchup.

The call

  • The matchup is the whole case: Las Vegas has surrendered 4.0 sacks and coughed up 1.4 turnovers per game, and its implied total is just 22.3 — exactly the kind of offense you stream against.
  • The projections don't back the upside. Miami grades DST23 at 4.2 points with only 2.1 sacks, 0.7 interceptions and 23.2 points allowed, which is closer to replacement-level than a set-and-forget week.
  • Crowd data agrees with the caution — 0% started, 31st of 32 by lineup share — so this is a bye-week or injury-week plug, not a play over a top-12 unit.
  • Tiebreaker: if your rostered defense is out and the alternative is another sub-5-point projection, take the sack-and-turnover volume in Miami. If you have any DST facing a worse offense, sit this one.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdict history

WeekVerdictReason
2026 Week 1Toss-Up· mediumRaiders give up 4.0 sacks and 1.4 turnovers a game with a 22.3 implied total, but a DST23 projection and 23.2 projected points allowed cap the ceiling.
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