Fantasy Football 2018: Thursday Night Football Start Em, Sit Em Week 5

October 18, 2015: Indianapolis Colts center Khaled Holmes (62) prepares to hike the ball during a NFL game between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire) (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images) /

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Fantasy Football Sit ‘Em: Colts Defense/Special Teams (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

SIT ‘EM

46. . D/ST. Colts. Indianapolis D/ST. 2. player

The Colts defense isn’t as laughable as it has been over the past few years, but it’s still not a unit I’d trust week in and week out in fantasy football. Even if it were a good unit, putting a fantasy defense up against Tom Brady and the Patriots probably isn’t the best idea.

The Colts defense got cooked last week by Deshaun Watson, someone who has mostly struggled this year, and were constantly beaten down in the run game too. Overall, Indy’s defense surrendered 466 yards last week to Houston.

If a struggling Deshaun Watson can do that to them, just imagine what the future Hall of Famer Tom Brady is going to do to Indy. The Colts might be a match-up worth throwing out there against teams like the Titans and Jags (whose offenses are hit or miss), but don’t get cute and start them this week. You’ve been warned.

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