Cleveland Browns’ defensive line dominates Week 3, with Myles Garrett’s relentless rush forcing Love into frequent hurried throws and six sacks. The unit’s elite pass-rush and run-stopping grades underscore a sustainable fantasy edge as they head toward Week 4 vs Detroit. Denver’s front also surged, piling up 38 pressures in Week 3 and climbing to the NFL lead in pressures for the season. The trendlines spotlight Browns, Broncos and the Jets/Steelers fronts as true week-to-week fantasy leverage points.

Expect Browns’ front to carry sack upside and tackle-for-loss potential against strong offenses, while Broncos’ pressure pace should boost their secondary play and elevate linebackers and DBs in fantasy and prop bets. Run defense remains a differentiator for Vikings, Jets and Steelers, shaping matchup-based bets and streaming decisions as October looms.

Denver’s edge duo is dominating early. Bonitto leads the league with 21 pressures and a 31.3% rate (10+ pressures), while Cooper has 15 on the season and nine in the latest game. Elliss and Tillman are generating high-quality pressure from the second unit, with Elliss already producing a sack and a crucial forced fumble on Derius Davis. Payton is balancing playtime to keep the rush fresh, yet the unit’s impact is proving a real fantasy lever for sacks and turnovers.

The Broncos’ front seven is reshaping game flow, turning hurried throws into field-position tests and creating more likely sack and FF opportunities. For fantasy managers, Denver’s edge pressure translates into week-to-week upside at DE/OLB spots and potential turnover-driven points as the rotation stabilizes.

Denver defenses shone in Week 1, bottling Tennessee as six different Broncos players logged sacks and holding Cam Ward to 112 yards on 12-of-28 passing. The Titans totaled just 133 offensive yards and 131 penalty yards, while Denver closed with a dominant run-friendly, defense-backed effort that survived two late fourth-down gambles by Payton’s squad.

Fantasy takeaway: Denver’s stingy defense is the headline, with high sack volatility and big IDP upside from Bonitto, Elliss, and Allen. Mims’ muffed punt clouds return potential, Sutton’s TD boosts Broncos’ pass-catcher value, and Ward’s struggles hint at Titans’ ceiling without a more efficient attack next week.