Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em & Sit ‘Em: Bo Nix is ‘start of the week’, plus sleepers at every position

There are six teams on a bye in Week 8 and several injury situations to monitor, which makes this one of the most difficult scoring periods of the season. Are you ready?

We’re down several stars with Arizona, Detroit, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Seattle and the Rams on a bye. And we have plenty of injuries to deal with, including Lamar Jackson (hamstring), Jayden Daniels (hamstring), Michael Penix Jr. (knee), Bucky Irving (foot), A.J. Brown and Chris Godwin (leg) listed as out.

There could be some fascinating lineups in Week 8, and we’re excited to start guys like Joe Flacco, Tyler Allgeier, Tez Johnson, Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims, among others, because of their matchups. It could be a lot of fun if you pick the right sleeper this week.

Obviously, we’d rather have our lineups stacked with the best players. But that’s not possible this week, so we’ll do our best to adjust. I know you’re ready. So let’s get started.

Colts (vs. TEN)

The Titans are No. 1 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing DSTs, and the Colts DST already had a big outing against Tennessee in Week 3 with a touchdown, four sacks, an interception and just 20 points allowed. I have the Colts DST ranked No. 1 in my Week 8 rankings, and this should be a dominant game once again in the rematch with the Titans.

Falcons (vs. MIA)
Buccaneers (at NO)
Bengals (vs. NYJ)

Steelers (vs. GB)

The Steelers defense was playing well before facing the Bengals in Week 7 when Cincinnati had no turnovers, allowed just two sacks and scored 33 points. This week, Pittsburgh could struggle again at home against the Packers, who have allowed just three sacks in the past three games, with only two turnovers over that span. Along with that, Green Bay has scored at least 27 points in three games in a row. I would sit the Steelers DST in most leagues in Week 8.