On the season the Patriots have given up 313

On the season, the Patriots have given up 313.4 yards and 18.4 points per game while totaling 19 sacks and 23 turnovers. Bruno Boys Stars: 10. (Philadelphia Eagles) at Atlanta FalconsNo Matt Ryan and possibly no Michael Turner for the Atlanta Falconsdid we make a mistake having the Eagles defense this low There is a good chance of that, but what we saw when those guys went down early against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was that Atlanta has backups who can get the job done.Although Tampa Bay does have a bad defense (especially compared to the Eagles), you have to hesitate a moment before saying the Eagles are going to be the stars of Week 13. Dallas CowboysAfter a scorching start to the fantasy year for the New York Giants defense (where it scored a whopping 60 points in its first five games in standard scoring leagues), the unit has been nothing but lackluster in their last six games, a span in which it is averaging a point a game (yes, the Giants only have six points in standard leagues in the last six weeks!).With all that being said, New York did post double-digits in the first meeting with the Dallas Cowboys back in Week Two despite giving up 31 points. The odd thing that usually happens is when two teams meet and an offensive explosion happened in the first meeting, the second game tends to be a defensive battle.Look for that to happen this time around with both teams knowing the importance of this game. (Dallas Cowboys) at New York GiantsAs mentioned above, both teams have explosive offenses, but in the second meeting the defenses could be battling to grab their team the victory.

The potential of the offenses doing extremely well keeps both units in the average ranking, though. Dallas has been much improved since their bye week in Week Six, and the main reason is their success in getting after the quarterback.If the Cowboys can pressure quarterback Eli Manning, there should be no reason why they dont have success in fantasy land. Even though it was tough to trust the Dallas defense in the beginning of the year, especially after their negative point total against the Giants, its play of late has been tough to ignore. On the year, the Dallas defense has allowed 327.6 yards and 16.5 points per game while totaling 28 sacks and 13 turnovers.Bruno Boys Stars: 13 (Buffalo Bills) vs. New York JetsDo you remember the last time these two teams met New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was picked off five times in leading his team to a loss back in Week Six. One thing that doesnt get mentioned in that game is how great running back Thomas Jones played, totaling 210 of his teams 318 yards on the ground that day.With all the success the Jets had running the football, you can expect the team to try and not allow Sanchez to make many mistakes in this one. Add that Sanchez is a bit banged up, and you can see why the skepticism is there for the Bills defense to once again put up a huge game.Buffalo should produce a couple turnovers with their attacking secondary, but not enough to make them anything more than an average play for Week 13.

This season the Bills have allowed 362.9 yards and 22.0 points per game with 20 sacks and 25 turnovers Bruno Boys Stars: 14 (Indianapolis Colts) vs. Tennessee TitansOne thing is true about the Tennessee Titans offense, they will run the ball and they will get their yards. The key to stopping them is to making sure those yards do not come in the red zone and make quarterback Vince Young stay in the pocket to make throws down field. Even though Young did drive his team to a last second victory over the Arizona Cardinals, the fact that you had not seen that kind of play from him all game still leaves hope that a defense can be successful against Tennessee.The Colts have the pressure from their edge rushers that could force Young out of the pocket, but the athleticism from their linebackers to keep him from running.