Some people like to take a perceived elite defense in the middle rounds, sticking with them regardless of who they play each week. I've had much more success picking up a different defense each week and guaranteeing my starter has a favorable matchup.If you fall into the latter category along with myself, then the following list is for you. Ranking defenses will likely get easier as the season progresses. We can identify a few favorable matchups already (Detroit and Oakland, I'm looking at you), but for the most part, we need a few weeks under our belt before we can truly determine which offenses should offer up your defense a ton of points each week.
1. Ravens, BAL vs KC
2. Steelers, PIT vs TEN
3. Giants, NYG vs WAS
4. Patriots, NE vs BUF
5. Chargers, SD at OAK
6. Vikings, MIN at CLE
7. Packers, GB vs CHI
8. Titans, TEN at PIT
9. Cardinals, ARI vs SF
10. Cowboys, DAL at TB
11. Eagles, PHI at CAR
12. Bears, CHI at GB
13. Seahawks, SEA vs STL
14. Panthers, CAR vs PHI
15. Saints, NO vs DET
16. Texans, HOU vs NYJ
17. Buccaneers, TB vs DAL
18. Colts, IND vs JAC
19. Bengals, CIN vs DEN
20. Raiders, OAK vs SD
21. Jets, NYJ at HOU
22. Falcons, ATL vs MIA
23. Redskins, WAS at NYG
24. Browns, CLE vs MIN
25. Dolphins, MIA at ATL
26. 49ers, SF at ARI
27. Bills, BUF at NE
28. Jaguars, JAC at IND
29. Broncos, DEN at CIN
30. Rams, STL at SEA
31. Chiefs, KC at BAL
32. Lions, DET at NO
• Gotta love the Ravens taking on the Chiefs, with Cassel hampered by injury and the offensive coordinator fired before they could play one regular-season game. Not that you'll find Baltimore on any waiver wires, but you're loving them as your team defense this week.
• The Cardinals look like a great play against San Francisco. I think the 49ers have a shot at winning this division, but until they prove to be good offensively, you can start your defenses against them.
• Playing the 5,000-yard passing offense of New Orleans and Drew Brees, the Lions are a horrible play. If you're in some bizarro league where you're rewarded for bad performances, the Lions are looking stellar.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-10-2009 @ 6:20PM
samm said...
wtf redskins not in the top 5...they were ranked # 4 last yr and they put more playakers on the D...all these rankings truley suck ass and u idiots don't no wat ur talking about...reallly u have the skins behing the falcons and jets...plz tell me wat r u smoking 2 make u think the skins r the # 24 D...u really dont no wat ur tlking about
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9-10-2009 @ 7:17PM
rjwhitepages said...
Don't know what type of league you play in, but in my standard scoring league the Skins were tied for the 28th-best fantasy defense last year. Only the Chiefs, Lions, and Broncos scored less. I think they'll be better this season, but saying they're a top-five option this week on the road against the Giants seems pretty far-fetched.
9-11-2009 @ 2:00PM
Matt Snyder said...
They were ranked #4 in yardage-against. That doesn't have anything to do with fantasy football. These rankings are for just this week and they are for fantasy football.
9-11-2009 @ 10:34PM
samm said...
still...even if this just 4 1 week...i think the skins have a favorabe matchup on D cuz the giants offence is not gonna b nearly as explosive as it was with plax...and the skins shud b able to get 2 eli and rattle his cage and force him 2 make bad throws and cause some turnover...especially now that they have some hands o defence in d hall...am i the only one who thinks the giants offence is really overrated...not just the O the entire team is really overrated
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