These player rankings track a player's value for the remainder of the season.
TEAM DEFENSES
Mv
Rank
Player
Team
Bye
1
Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT
5
2
New England Patriots
NEP
5
3
Tennessee Titans
TEN
9
4
New York Jets
NYJ
7
5
New York Giants
NYG
8
6
Seattle Seahawks
SEA
5
7
Kansas City Chiefs
KCC
4
8
Chicago Bears
CHI
8
9
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
8
10
Green Bay Packers
GBP
10
11
Arizona Cardinals
ARI
6
12
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
8
13
Washington Redskins
WAS
9
14
Detroit Lions
DET
7
15
San Diego Chargers
SDC
10
16
Miami Dolphins
MIA
5
17
Baltimore Ravens
BAL
8
18
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
4
19
Oakland Raiders
OAK
10
20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TBB
4
21
Indianapolis Colts
IND
7
22
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
4
23
St. Louis Rams
STL
9
24
New Orleans Saints
NOS
10
25
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
6
26
Cleveland Browns
CLE
8
27
Carolina Panthers
CAR
6
28
Jacksonville Jaguars
JAC
9
29
San Francisco 49ers
SFO
9
30
Buffalo Bills
BUF
6
31
Houston Texans
HOU
7
32
Denver Broncos
DEN
9
New York Giants –
If you're in a league where you only get points for defensive touchdowns, you're wondering why the Giants are ranked so high. But if you get credit for sacks (24, third in the league), takeaways (16, fourth), and/or quarterbacks ruined (four, it's an unofficial stat), you can see their advantages.
New Orleans Saints –
A home date with a rookie quarterback and Darren Sharper returning to the lineup still wasn't enough to kickstart the Saints' fantasy defense. You'd like to think it will turn around, but after watching them lay an egg against Cleveland it's impossible to trust them.