Week 8 Fantasy: Start Jaguars DST, Sit Ravens DST — SkimNews
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- Trevor Lawrence is featured as a Week 8 start against Indianapolis, with the matchup line showing Jacksonville at -10 and a 46.5 over/under.
- Colts traded guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle and allowed 10 sacks and four turnovers over their previous two games against Tennessee and Minnesota.
- Jaguars managed only one sack and one turnover in their previous two games against Philadelphia and Houston, yet the guide projects their Week 8 DST as a big-game play against Indianapolis.
- Ravens went without a turnover in each of their past two games against Cleveland and Cincinnati, had one sack against the Bengals in Week 7 and surrendered 35 points; Buffalo has scored at least 33 points in four of six games.
- Week 8 has Houston, New Orleans, the Giants and San Francisco on bye, creating an injury and roster-management challenge because of the missing star power.
- Fantasy managers at 4-3, 5-2, 6-1 or 7-0 are told to pursue long-term, high-ceiling players, while those at 3-4, 2-5, 1-6 or 0-7 need win-now moves rather than loyalty to early-round picks.
Why it matters: Indianapolis surrendered 10 sacks and four turnovers in two games, giving fantasy managers a concrete basis to deploy Jaguars DST, while Buffalo’s four 33-point games out of six support avoiding Ravens DST. With four teams idle in Week 8, those unit calls affect scoring in the playoff push.
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