
Should I start PIT D/ST or SEA D/ST this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start PIT D/ST
Week 7 ยท Standard
PIT D/ST receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -8.75%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard

RESEARCH PICK

6.3FF projected
โ +0.1 vs ESPN
Sun 9:30 AM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

SEA D/ST
DST ยท SEAStats & schedule โบ5.9FF projected
โ +0.4 vs ESPN
Sun 8:20 PM ET
PIT D/ST
FF6.3 FP
Boosted Trees6.0 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carloโ FP
- Recent scoring average: 5.7 FP.
SEA D/ST
FF5.9 FP
Boosted Trees4.8 FP
Workloadโ FP
Monte Carlo5.7 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 11.5 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.7 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 9.7 FP.
- The KC defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 8.75%.
Projection breakdown
PIT D/ST
Fortified6.3
ESPN6.2
Sleeper6.3
FantasyProsโ
PIT D/ST faces NO in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 5.7 fantasy points.
SEA D/ST
Fortified5.9
ESPN5.5
Sleeper5.8
FantasyProsโ
SEA D/ST faces KC in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 9.7 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 8.75%.
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