Points from 10 starting D/STs
70.0→62.5
−7.5 points (−10.7%) across the league
Calculation
Week 1’s actual starting lineups are held fixed. Non-D/ST scores use Sleeper’s individual starter points under this league’s scoring settings. Each team total is rebuilt as the sum of those points plus exactly one D/ST score. Sleeper’s team-level totals and commissioner overrides are not added again.
“Default” means Sleeper’s fixed NFL D/ST preset, verified September 9, 2026, applied to Sleeper’s Week 1 statistics. It does not use this league’s zeroed D/ST rates or Sleeper’s precomputed standard score. “Custom” applies the league’s possession-based rules to ESPN drive and play data, with the two documented report adjustments below.
League D/ST share = sum of starting D/ST points ÷ sum of total team points. This is a weighted league percentage, not an average of the ten team percentages. Only D/ST scoring changes. No lineup optimization or hypothetical roster moves are assumed. Displayed values are rounded after calculations.
Scoring rules used
Sleeper default
Sack +1; interception +2; fumble recovery +2; forced fumble +1; safety +2; blocked kick +2; defensive TD +6; special-teams TD +6; special-teams forced fumble +1; special-teams fumble recovery +1. Distinct stat categories add together.
Points allowed: 0 → +10; 1–6 → +7; 7–13 → +4; 14–20 → +1; 21–27 → 0; 28–34 → −1; 35+ → −4. Uses Sleeper’s D/ST points-allowed statistic, not the opponent’s scoreboard total.
Custom
Resulting possession: inside own 20 → +1; own 20 through midfield → +1.5; opponent 49–20 → +2.5; inside opponent 20 → +3.5. Eligible events include punts, interceptions, recoveries, turnovers on downs and missed/blocked kicks. Position is where the next offense takes over.
D/ST TD +6 with no extra possession award; safety +2 plus eligible possession award; offensive TD allowed −1; FG allowed −0.5; special-teams TD allowed −1. No separate sack, interception, forced-fumble or recovery bonus. Final per-game floor: −4.
Ordinary kickoffs and period-ending possessions do not earn an award. A same-play turnover returned to the original offense earns no possession award. A defensive TD by the opponent does not penalize the offense’s D/ST.
Report reconciliations
The live calculation held three flags. Play-by-play review resolved them as follows. CIN and CHI were not rostered, so these adjustments affect only the all-defense comparison. This file does not change the live scorer or any Sleeper scores.
| D/ST | Live calculation | Report | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 3.5 | 9.5 | Q1 6:18: Demetrius Knight Jr. returned a fumble 27 yards for a touchdown. ESPN labels the play “Sack Opp Fumble Recovery”; its touchdown and CIN scoring-team fields confirm the +6 omitted by the live parser. Play-by-play ↗ |
| CHI | 5.5 | 7.0 | Q4 15:00: Tetairoa McMillan fumbled and Devin Bush recovered. The next Chicago snap at Q4 14:50 began at CHI 39, confirming a +1.5 possession award. Repeated wording for the same fumble caused the live parser to hold this event. Play-by-play ↗ |
| TB | 3.5 | 3.5 | The Cincinnati defensive touchdown does not count as an offensive touchdown allowed by Tampa Bay. Resolving its classification clears the warning without changing TB’s score. Play-by-play ↗ |
Snapshot and source data
Sleeper data retrieved September 15, 2026 at 12:47 p.m. ET; custom dashboard source data as of 12:40 p.m. ET. All games were complete. Scores remain subject to corrections; the dashboard’s configured correction window ends September 16 at 12:00 a.m. ET. This HTML contains a fixed snapshot and does not refresh automatically.
- Sleeper lineups and starter points
- Sleeper Week 1 stats
- Custom scoring dashboard data
- Sleeper points-allowed definition
- Sleeper app preset source (verified Sept. 9)
Default preset version: sleeper-default-2026-09-09.1. Custom scorer version: 2026-09-09.5, plus the report reconciliations above. Component data and source identifiers are embedded in this file for reproducibility.