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2012 Fantasy Football Rankings – Defenses/Special Teams

Week 9 rankings

Rank Defense % Owned
(Yahoo)		 Pts
Allow		 Sack Sfty Int Fum
Rec		 Def
TD		 Blk
Kick		 SpTm
TD		 Ftsy
Pts		 Week 9
1 Chicago 100% 94 23 0 16 7 6 0 0 125 at TEN
2 Houston 96% 126 21 1 9 4 4 1 0 86 vs BUF
3 New York (Giants) 87% 155 21 0 16 8 1 0 0 86 vs PIT
4 Seattle 93% 126 21 0 7 4 1 1 0 71 vs MIN
5 Minnesota 82% 161 23 0 4 6 1 2 2 73 at SEA
6 Atlanta 79% 124 19 0 10 7 1 0 0 71 vs DAL
7 Miami 31% 120 22 0 8 3 1 2 1 73 at IND
8 Denver 32% 146 19 1 7 4 3 0 0 69 at Cin
9 Cleveland 22% 180 19 0 10 6 2 0 0 68 vs BAL
10 Arizona at GB
11 Green Bay 97% 170 26 0 9 1 1 1 1 65 vs ARI
12 Baltimore 71% 153 12 0 7 6 2 0 1 62 at CLE
13 San Diego 31% 132 12 0 7 6 2 1 0 61 vs KC
14 Washington 16% 227 14 0 10 6 4 0 0 64 vs CAR
15 Carolina 3% 161 20 1 6 4 2 0 0 53 at WAS
16 Tampa Bay 10% 147 11 0 10 4 2 1 0 58 at OAK
17 Cincinnati 16% 169 23 0 3 6 0 0 1 48 vs DEN
18 Tennessee 7% 239 11 0 6 2 1 2 2 39 vs CHI
19 Buffalo 21% 221 17 1 6 5 0 1 2 42 at HOU
20 Pittsburgh 74% 138 12 0 3 4 0 1 0 37 at NYG
21 Detroit 44% 162 17 0 3 5 0 1 0 37 at JAX
22 Dallas 20% 144 13 0 3 5 0 0 0 34 at ATL
23 Kansas City 10% 197 13 1 5 2 1 1 0 31 at SD
24 New Orleans 5% 208 13 0 3 6 1 1 0 31 vs PHI
25 Jacksonville 2% 176 7 0 4 5 0 0 0 25 vs DET
26 Indianapolis 2% 171 15 0 2 1 1 0 0 28 vs MIA
27 Philadelphia 45% 143 9 0 7 1 0 1 0 32 at NO
28 Oakland 12% 181 10 0 5 6 0 0 0 25 vs TB
BYE New England 88% 170 17 1 9 11 1 0 1 77 BYE
BYE San Francisco BYE
BYE New York (Jets) 60% 192 12 0 7 6 2 0 2 64 BYE
BYE St. Louis 17% 174 21 0 8 1 1 1 0 55 BYE

Week 4 rankings

Rank Defense % Owned
(Yahoo)		 Pts
Allow		 Sack Sfty Int Fum
Rec		 Def
TD		 Blk
Kick		 SpTm
TD		 Ftsy
Pts		 Week 4
1 Baltimore 99% 67 8 0 3 3 1 0 0 29 vs CLE
2 Atlanta 31% 48 7 0 7 4 0 0 0 36 vs CAR
3 Arizona 47% 40 12 0 2 4 1 2 0 43 vs MIA
4 Chicago 99% 44 14 0 6 3 1 0 0 46 at DAL
5 Green Bay 96% 54 12 0 4 0 0 0 1 30 vs NO
6 New York (Giants) 74% 59 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 25 at PHI
7 Seattle 77% 39 10 0 2 2 1 1 0 35 at STL
8 New York (Jets) 84% 75 3 0 4 2 2 0 1 33 vs SF
9 Houston 96% 40 9 0 3 3 0 0 0 29 vs TEN
10 Washington 8% 101 6 0 4 4 2 0 0 28 at TB
11 New England 74% 64 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 23 at BUF
12 Philadelphia 95% 54 7 0 5 1 0 0 0 23 vs NYG
13 Minnesota 6% 59 7 0 1 3 0 2 0 23 at DET
14 San Francisco 99% 65 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 14 at NYJ
15 Tampa Bay 6% 67 7 0 6 2 1 1 0 32 vs WAS
16 Buffalo 51% 73 9 0 4 2 0 0 1 25 vs NE
17 St. Louis 3% 66 4 0 5 0 1 1 0 23 vs SEA
18 Cleveland 16% 75 9 0 5 2 1 0 0 29 at BAL
19 San Diego 8% 51 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 18 at KC
20 Dallas 36% 54 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 18 vs CHI
21 Denver 21% 77 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 21 vs OAK
22 Miami 7% 60 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 19 at ARI
23 Tennessee 6% 107 6 0 1 1 1 0 2 19 at HOU
24 Cincinnati 22% 90 11 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 at JAX
25 Oakland 5% 88 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 at DEN
26 New Orleans 8% 94 6 0 1 3 1 1 0 17 at GB
27 Carolina 1% 79 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 12 at ATL
28 Detroit 64% 82 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 vs MIN
29 Jacksonville 2% 70 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 vs CIN
30 Kansas City 5% 99 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 vs SD
BYE Pittsburgh 92% 69 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 14 BYE
BYE Indianapolis 4% 83 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 14 BYE

Rankings heading into week 2

Rank Defense %   Owned
(Yahoo)		 Pts
Allow		 Sack Sfty Int Fum
Rec		 Def
TD		 Blk
Kick		 SpTm
TD		 Ftsy
Pts		 Week 2
1 Cleveland 8% 17 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 19 at CIN
2 New   York (Jets) 82% 28 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 19 at PIT
3 Baltimore 99% 13 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 18 at PHI
4 New   England 85% 13 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 16 vs ARI
5 Houston 97% 10 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 at JAX
6 Chicago 98% 15 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 14 at GB
7 Denver 25% 19 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 at ATL
8 Philadelphia 97% 10 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 14 vs BAL
9 St.   Louis 2% 27 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 13 vs WAS
10 Tampa   Bay 3% 10 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 13 at NYG
11 Arizona 21% 16 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 13 at NE
12 Atlanta 17% 24 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 vs DEN
13 Green   Bay 93% 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 vs CHI
14 San   Diego 9% 14 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 vs TEN
15 Washington 8% 32 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 at STL
16 Miami 5% 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 vs OAK
17 Seattle 76% 20 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 vs DAL
18 Minnesota 9% 23 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 at IND
19 Dallas 38% 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 at SEA
20 New   Orleans 10% 40 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 at CAR
21 Indianapolis 1% 41 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 vs MIN
22 Detroit 70% 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 at SF
23 San   Francisco 99% 22 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 vs DET
24 Jacksonville 3% 26 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 vs HOU
25 New   York (Giants) 82% 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 vs TB
26 Pittsburgh 96% 25 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 vs NYJ
27 Carolina 1% 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 vs NO
28 Oakland 15% 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at MIA
29 Tennessee 8% 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at SD
30 Cincinnati 34% 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 vs CLE
31 Buffalo 43% 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 vs KC
32 Kansas   City 7% 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 at BUF

RB     QB     WR     TE     DEF    K     RS

Rank Team Sack INT Fum   Rec Def   TD Safety Blk Kick Ret   TD Total pts
1 49ers 41 23 15 4 3 3 3 186
2 Bears 40 20 11 4 3 3 8 178
3 Texans 45 28 12 4 3 3 3 172
4 Jets 33 22 12 4 2 3 3 163
5 Bills 35 21 13 4 2 3 5 161
6 Lions 43 20 14 4 3 3 4 156
7 Ravens 38 16 10 3 2 3 4 155
8 Falcons 34 22 11 4 2 2 3 152
9 Giants 48 18 12 4 3 3 3 148
10 Raiders 37 19 10 3 1 3 3 139
11 Packers 28 26 10 3 2 2 7 136
12 Seahawks 35 23 9 3 2 2 4 135
13 Steelers 35 15 9 3 2 2 2 133
14 Eagles 49 17 9 3 3 3 4 133
15 Cardinals 43 14 9 3 3 3 5 127
16 Cowboys 44 17 9 3 3 3 2 126
17 Bengals 37 14 11 3 1 3 2 124
18 Patriots 35 24 12 4 2 2 2 121
19 Chiefs 30 18 10 3 1 2 4 117
20 Rams 43 15 9 3 1 3 3 117
21 Redskins 42 13 8 2 3 3 2 114
22 Broncos 44 12 10 2 3 3 4 113
23 Chargers 32 19 7 3 1 2 3 106
24 Jaguars 26 16 7 3 1 2 2 104
25 Dolphins 40 16 6 3 1 3 2 104
26 Vikings 48 10 10 2 0 3 1 103
27 Titans 27 14 10 2 1 1 2 98
28 Buccaneers 24 16 9 3 1 1 3 91
29 Browns 28 11 9 2 0 2 1 82
30 Panthers 30 14 11 2 1 2 1 74
31 Saints 33 10 8 2 0 2 4 70
32 Colts 27 10 10 2 0 1 2 65

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49ers

Week 4 - In nearly every defensive metric this season, the 49ers are simply average.  They have given up 65 points on defense, just under 22 pts per game, and they have 2 INT’s and 2 fum recoveries.  No DEF TD, no special teams TD’s, and just 14 fantasy points total.  Many teams are AVERAGING over …

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Bears

Week 4 - So far in fantasy football 2012, the Chicago Bears are the highest scoring defense at 46 points, just over 15 points per week!  In week 4 they get to face Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys who are in the top 10 in turnovers in the NFL to this point.  The Bears are …

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Bengals

Week 4 - The Bengals face the Jaguars in week 4, and after posting just 17 fantasy points over their first 3 games, are not currently recommended in all formats for 2012. Week 2 – Cincinnati was one of 3 defenses to go negative the first week, and while the Browns should help them get into …

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Bills

Week 4 - The Bills get Tom Brady and the Patriots in week 4, a team that takes good care of the ball.  The Bills are not a recommended fantasy play for this week’s matchup. Week 2 – The Bills were supposed to have a much improved defense in 2012, but then they went and gave …

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Broncos

Week 4 - There is nothing particularly flashy about the Broncos defense this season, and they are currently not a recommended option until they start showing the ability to pick off opposing QB’s more often. Week 2 – It should surprise no one that the Broncos had a solid first week on defense, as they faced …

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Browns

Week 4 - As expected, once the Browns lost their shutdown corner in Joe Haden their defense suffered, and they have recorded just 1 INT since their week 1 performance.  Now in week 4 the Browns will be taking on a Ravens team that doesn’t turn the ball over much, and if you picked up the …

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Buccaneers

Week 4 - Greg Schiano has completely turned around one of the worst defenses from 2011, and Tampa Bay has registered 7 sacks, 6 INT’s, and 2 fumble recoveries through the first 3 games of 2012.  They get the Washington Redskins who are one of the better teams so far in 2012 at taking care of …

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Cardinals

Week 4 - After 3 weeks of NFL action, the Arizona Cardinals are second in terms of fantasy scoring in standard formats with 43 points scored, nearly 15 fantasy ponts a week.  Week 4 figures to be another great  matchup for the Cardinals as they face rookie QB and the Miami Dolphins who are in the …

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Chargers

Week 4 - The Chargers get to face a KC team in week 4 that turns the ball over, but as a defense the Chargers have been less than impressive this season, and as such are not a recommended fantasy start for week 4. Week 2 – The Chargers defense was about as average as expected …

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Chiefs

Week 4 - The Chiefs finally broke into positive points territory after week 3.  They now have 1 whole fantasy point to their credit!  How is this team owned in 5% of fantasy leagues?  Things don’t look any better for week 4 vs the Chargers, leave the KC Chiefs alone. Week 2 – Congratulations to the …

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Colts

Week 4 - Here is a little know factoid.  The Colts have 14 fantasy points to their credit, tying them with the might 49ers and Steelers.  The difference?  The 49ers are owned in 99% of leagues, the Steelers 92%, and the Colts 4%.  Just goes to show the difference between “elite” fantasy defenses and the bad …

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Cowboys

Week 4 - This week’s matchup with the Bears will be a favorable one for the Cowboys, as the Bears are in the top 10 in turnovers for 2012.  As a team that has totaled just 18 fantasy points so far in 2012, the Cowboys are not a recommended start, even though they have a great …

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Dolphins

Week 4 - The Miami Dolphins shouldn’t be on anyone’s fantasy radar at this point (unless you are a Dolphins fan?).  The one reason for hope is their return game as Marcus Thigpen has shown flashes of potential.  Leave those fish on waivers for now. Week 2 – If it wasn’t for a special teams return …

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Eagles

Week 4 - The Eagles were supposed to have one of the better defenses in football this season, but they have not yet recorded a pick 6 or kick return, so their fantasy points scored leaves much to be desired as they are currently averaging just 7.5 fantasy points per week.  For week 4, the Eagles …

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Falcons

Week 4 - After 2 consecutive weeks of shutting down solid QB’s in Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers, the Atlanta Falcons jump to #2 on our weekly projections.  They have totaled 36 fantasy points so far on the young season, averaging 12 points a week.  In week 4 they get set to face a Carolina team …

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Giants

Week 4 - The Giants get to take on the turnover happy Michael Vick and the Eagles in week 4.  So far in 2012, the Eagles have turned the ball over an amazing 12 times, so the Giants will have an excellent opportunity at a defensive TD in this matchup, get them active in all formats …

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Jaguars

Week 2 – If the Jaguars could only manage 4 fantasy points against the Minnesota Vikings, things don’t look very positive for week 2 as they take on a much better Houston Texans squad. Leave Jacksonville on waivers where they belong in 2012.

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Jets

Week 4 - The Jets have actually allowed an average of 25 points per week thus far in the NFL season, so its a good thing that points allowed doesnt matter as much in fantasy as it does in the actual league.  The Jets have turned in 2 defensive TD’s, and 1 special teams TD so …

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Lions

Week 4 - There was plenty of hype around the Lions entering 2012, but they have put up just 10 fantasy points through their teams first 3 games and they should be benched or dropped at this point until they start performing up to their current 64% ownership number. Week 2 – The Lions did what …

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Packers

Week 4 - The Green Bay Packers have faced a number of weak offenses early in the season (49ers/Seahawks), but they have also recorded 12 sacks and 4 INT’s.  They are averaging 10 points a week so far in 2012 without the benefit of a defensive TD (Randall Cobb did return 1 punt for TD).  Week …

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Panthers

Week 4 - The Panthers defense looks just as bad as expected in 2012.  Leave them on waivers going forward. Week 2 – This is one defense you don’t want to consider picking up, especially as they get ready for the Saints to come to town. Leave the Panthers on waivers in all formats.

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Patriots

Week 4 - This could be a good matchup for the Patriots as they take on a Bills team that is hurting at RB.  While Ryan Fitzpatrick can air it out, he has a bit of a gunslinger mentality which means the Pats could come away with a pick 6 in this game.  If you play …

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Raiders

Week 4 - Oakland is one of the worst defenses in fantasy football this season, leave them on waivers where they belong for this matchup. Week 2 – Fantasy owners looking for a solid defense to stream in week 2 should take a long hard look at the Oakland Raiders. Oakland gets to face the Miami …

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Rams

Week 4 - The Rams defense has scored 9 points more than the 49ers defense so far this season in fantasy, but they get a touch matchup with Seattle in week 4, a team that doesn’t turn the ball over much.  Leave the Rams on waivers but keep an eye on their defense as the season …

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Ravens

Week 4 - The Ravens will be our top defense heading into week 4 as they face a Browns team that has turned the ball over 7 times already this season (6 INT/ 1 FUM).  We consider Baltimore a must start for week 4. Week 2 – The Ravens were one of the few highly drafted …

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Redskins

Week 2 – If you are one of the 8% who are holding the Redskins on your roster, this would be an ideal week to use them as the Washington Redskins travel to St. Louis to do battle with the Rams. Sam Bradford has been known to throw his share of pick 6′s and the …

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Saints

Week 4 - The Saints get to face the Green Bay Packers in week 4, there should be no reason anyone would want to start them for this week’s game in fantasy. Week 2 – Week 1 couldn’t have gone much worse for the Saints as they allowed the Washington Redskins to run roughshod over them, …

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Seahawks

Week 4 - The improved Seattle defense continues to impress as they held the Packers to just 12 points in week 3, while getting to Aaron Rodgers 8 times.  Leon Washington is an underrated return man that can help in the ST department, and the Seahawks should be active in all formats for their week 4 …

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Steelers

Week 4 - The Steelers are one of two teams with a week 4 BYE.  If you have the Steelers you better find a replacement.  Need advice on who to pick up for this week’s matchup?  Log in to the forums, we are happy to help. Week 2 – Week 1 saw the Steelers facing future …

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Texans

Week 4 - The Texans have allowed just 40 points through 3 games in 2012, and are one of the better shutdown defenses in football.  For fantasy purposes, they have yet to come up with a defensive TD, and don’t have a great return game.  In week 4, the Texans get the Titans who have committed …

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Titans

Week 4 - The Titans are outside the top 20 fantasy defenses on our weekly rankings for a reason.  No need to consider taking them in a tough week 4 matchup with the Houston Texans. Week 2 – The Titans will face San Diego in week 2, and are not a recommended start at DEF except …

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Vikings

Week 2 – Minnesota had a hard time with Blaine Gabbert in week 1, as they recorded just 2 sacks, 1 fum, and 1 blocked kick (6 pts), but they get another rookie QB in Andrew Luck for week 2, who is coming off a 3 interception game. If the Vikings can get up a …

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