12 weeks of NFL play are officially in the books, which means bye weeks are in full swing. With the fantasy football playoffs right around the corner, it’s time to search the waiver wire for the best available defense streams. Heading into Week 13, you should set your eyes on the<\/p>\n
Note that in order to make this list, the defense had to be available in over 50% of fantasy leagues. If you\u2019re in smaller leagues, there may be better players available. Make sure to check your waivers to see if there are any diamonds in the rough before submitting your claims<\/p>\n
Week 13 Waiver Wire Claims: Running Back<\/a> – Wide Receiver<\/a> – Quarterback<\/a> – Tight End<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Carolina Panthers do not have a good defense. Fortunately, you don\u2019t need a good defense to stop the Washington Redskins. Dwayne Haskins<\/a><\/strong> finally picked up the first victory of his career, but this offense is still a dumpster fire. Haskins is still one of worst starters in the league, and his supporting cast isn\u2019t doing him any favors. Bill Callahan<\/a>\u2019s<\/strong> run-first philosophy ensures the Redskins won\u2019t put up many points, and Haskins\u2019 inability to diagnose an NFL defense means that Carolina should rack up sacks and probably force a turnover or two.<\/p>\n The Lions are facing the Cincinnati Bengals, do I really need to write anything else. Even with Cordy Glenn<\/a><\/strong> back in town, Cincinnati still has the worst offense in the entire league. Ryan Finley<\/a><\/strong> is a fringe NFL level who would struggle to succeed in even the best situation. Unfortunately for Finley, he\u2019s in the worst situation imaginable. A.J. Green<\/a><\/strong> probably won\u2019t play this week, the offensive line is a mess, and Tyler Boyd<\/a><\/strong> is the best option in the passing game. The Lions proved they can limit a bad offense in Week 12, and that should continue into Week 13.<\/p>\n Denver Broncos starting quarterback Brandon Allen<\/a> <\/strong>has fallen back to Earth after a relatively impressive NFL debut in Week 9. Allen faced off against an above-average Buffalo Bills team and ended the night with just 82 passing yards and one interception. Allen is clearly a limited passer and the Los Angeles Chargers should have no problem taking advantage of Allen\u2019s underwhelming traits.<\/p>\n There is a chance that the Broncos roll into this game with second-round rookie Drew Lock <\/strong><\/a>under center. Lock could be an upgrade on Allen, but he shouldn\u2019t scare you away from starting the Chargers defense. The second-round pick was an undeveloped product coming out of school and looked absolutely atrocious<\/a> in the preseason. Starting him will likely be trial by fire, so the Chargers should face a favorable matchup regardless of the quarterback.<\/p>\n Week 13 Waiver Wire Claims: Running Back<\/a> – Wide Receiver<\/a> – Quarterback<\/a> – Tight End<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fantasy Football Week 13 Defense Waiver Wire Streams: The Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions are two of the best defense streams for Week 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":76828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,54],"tags":[509,5823,1512,329,1054,43,4528,294,61,1501,40,4950,586],"class_list":["post-76827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-editorials","tag-a-j-green","tag-bill-callahan","tag-brandon-allen","tag-carolina-panthers","tag-cordy-glenn","tag-detroit-lions","tag-dwayne-haskins","tag-fantasy-football","tag-football","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-nfl","tag-ryan-finley","tag-tyler-boyd"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions Highlight Fantasy Football Week 13 Defense Waiver Wire Streams<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Carolina Panthers<\/h3>\n
Detroit Lions<\/h3>\n
Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n