Fantasy Football: 5 Must Start Players New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns

Giants Special Teams/Defense

The Giants defense got off to a slow start in the world of fantasy football. While they were getting stops in real life and getting wins, it was not translating to fantasy football success. They were getting pressures but not sacks and not causing turnovers.

That is no longer the case as the Giants defense has kicked into high gear. They have multiple sacks in five consecutive games and forced a turnover in four consecutive games. There is a good chance that both of those streaks continue against the Browns this week.

The Browns are a very giving team when it comes to fantasy football and it is no different when it comes to defense/special teams. They have surrendered double-digit points in five of their games, and never less than four.

Their offensive line has been abysmal, allowing 38 sacks on the season, which equates to 3.5 per game. They have thrown 12 interceptions and lost two fumbles as well offensively, with 17 total giveaways. This is as good a chance as any for the Giants to really pad their stats defensively.

Jason Pierre-Paul didn’t practice all week but is expected to play. That will give the Giants another pass-rushing threat along with Olivier Vernon. You can almost guarantee that they will be meeting their teammates in the backfield for a sack of Josh McCown on multiple occasions.