NFL 2026 Week 1 DFS: DraftKings Week 1 Early Look From The Defense

A DFS preview for NFL 2026 Week 1 argues that defense can matter as much as offense in scoring early in the season, when team stats may still be unreliable. The article notes that several defenses have changed coordinators or schemes, while others enter 2026 largely intact. It highlights multiple games currently below the DFS “threshold,” including Cleveland at Jacksonville and the Jets at Tennessee, which have both moved up one point. Focusing on three under-threshold options, it begins with Jets at Titans (Titans -2.5, total 40.5), emphasizing offseason defensive aggression under new head coach Robert Saleh and Gus Bradley’s scheme. It also discusses Geno Smith’s 2025 struggles with the Raiders and his new context with the Jets.