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Week7 · 2026
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TB D/ST

DST · TB vs CAR

Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET

Projected points4.6ptsUsage estimate

NE D/ST

DST · NE vs CHI

FinalCHI 30 – 24 NE

Final points2.0pts

projected 4.0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST or New England Patriots D/ST: who should I start in Week 7?

New England Patriots D/ST already played (2.0 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST with your other options.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionTB D/ST: 4.6 (best)NE D/ST: 4.0
Projected team pointsTB D/ST: 20.8NE D/ST: 23.8 (best)
Opp implied totalTB D/ST: 23.8 (best)NE D/ST: 26.8
Role
Sacks / gameTB D/ST: 1.8NE D/ST: 2.3 (best)
Takeaways / gameTB D/ST: 1.3 (best)NE D/ST: 1.2
Pressure rateTB D/ST: 19%NE D/ST: 21% (best)
Range
FloorTB D/ST: 3.6 (best)NE D/ST: 3.5
CeilingTB D/ST: 7.2NE D/ST: 8.2 (best)
Steadiness6 gamesTB D/ST: ±2.2 pts (best)NE D/ST: ±5.1 pts
Matchup
Game scriptTB D/ST: Expected to trailNE D/ST: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterTB D/ST: 1.4 (best)NE D/ST: 1.5
Opp giveaways / gameTB D/ST: 0.6NE D/ST: 1.8 (best)
Opp sacks allowed per dropbackTB D/ST: 5%NE D/ST: 6% (best)
Opposing QBTB D/ST: Young (Active)NE D/ST: Williams (Active)
Home / awayTB D/ST: AwayNE D/ST: Away
Roof / surfaceTB D/ST: OpengrassNE D/ST: Open
Rest / scheduleTB D/ST: NormalNE D/ST: Short week (4d)
Form
Last 3 avgTB D/ST: 6.3 (best)NE D/ST: 5.7
Last 5 avgTB D/ST: 5.2NE D/ST: 6.2 (best)
vs seasonTB D/ST: +0.7 (Rising) (best)NE D/ST: −0.5 (Cooling)
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterTB D/ST: DST19 (best)NE D/ST: DST22

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