Fantasy Football Week 5 Waiver Wire: D/ST to consider streaming

We've got our first set of byes in Week 5 with the Packers, Steelers, Bears and Falcons not playing. That means the pool of defenses to stream becomes a bit thinner. Below we're going to go over some D/ST options to consider adding off the fantasy football waiver wire based on Justin Boone's advice for Week 5.

Cardinals vs. Titans: Tennessee ranks last in pretty much every offensive category, including 12.8 points per game. Arizona offers a very safe floor as a streamer for fantasy in Week 5.

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Giants at Saints: New York's defense held a good Chargers offense to just 18 points in Week 4 at home. The Saints are scoring just 16.5 points per game and Alvin Kamara isn't looking as lethal at age 30.

Browns vs. Vikings: Cleveland has had mixed results but have held some good offenses in check (Bengals, Packers). The Browns also have 11 sacks in four games this season. It also helps this game is overseas and Carson Wentz is prone to throwing interceptions.

Colts vs. Raiders: Speaking of turnover-prone QBs, Geno Smith leads the NFL with seven INTs on the season entering Monday night's double-header. Indy has 10 sacks and has forced six turnovers through the first four games of 2025.

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Saints vs. Giants: The Saints also aren't a bad streaming option going up against rookie QB Jaxson Dart in just his second NFL start. WR Malik Nabers is also done for the season, making the Giants' offense less formidable.