Five weeks into season, fantasy defenses are about like we expected—which is to say that the unexpected has happened with regularity.

The top-five in fantasy points after five games is a Who’s Who of “Who?” The Minnesota Vikings have been marginal fantasy starts at best four times in five games, but that fifth outing won people weeks. The offensive fireworks from the Indianapolis Colts in 2025 has put pressure on opponents—and led to fantasy opportunities for the defense. The Jacksonville Jaguars were on no one’s “must draft” list this year, but every season there’s a team that just piles up takeaways, and so far this year the Jags have been that team.

Sure, the Denver Broncos have essentially lived up to being the first defense drafted on average this year—last week’s performance in

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