Fantasy football power rankings: Defense
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NFL defenses are ranked 1-32 in the following categories: red zone trips per game, third down conversion percentage, yards per rush attempt, yards per pass attempt, sack percentage, rushing TDs per game and passing TDs per game. These rankings can be used when assessing fantasy matchups for the upcoming week. When doing that, look at the run- and pass-oriented stats individually.
| Fantasy Team Defense Power Rankings | |||||||||
| Rank | Team | RZ/Game | 3rd% | YPC | YPA | Sack% | TD/Run | TD/Pass | Total |
| 1 | Denver (6-0) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Washington (2-5) | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 59 |
| 3 | Philadelphia (4-2) | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 68 |
| 4 | Green Bay (4-2) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Minnesota (6-1) | 11 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 75 |
| 6 | Indianapolis (6-0) | 4 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 77 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh (5-2) | 9 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 77 |
| 8 | New England (5-2) | 3 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 82 |
| 9 | Arizona (4-2) | 15 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 83 |
| 10 | NY Jets (4-3) | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 86 |
| 11 | New Orleans (6-0) | 22 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 92 |
| 12 | NY Giants (5-2) | 21 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 97 |
| 13 | Dallas (4-2) | 7 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 98 |
| 14 | Cincinnati (5-2) | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 102 |
| 15 | Carolina (2-4) | 15 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 103 |
| 15 | San Francisco (3-3) | 7 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 103 |
| 17 | Baltimore (3-3) | 26 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 107 |
| 18 | Seattle (2-4) | 22 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 115 |
| 19 | Buffalo (3-4) | 18 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 122 |
| 20 | Miami (2-4) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 133 |
| 21 | Houston (4-3) | 2 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 134 |
| 22 | Oakland (2-5) | 30 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 138 |
| 23 | Chicago (3-3) | 22 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 140 |
| 24 | Atlanta (4-2) | 19 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 141 |
| 25 | Jacksonville (3-3) | 15 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 142 |
| 26 | San Diego (3-3) | 26 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 148 |
| 27 | Tennessee (0-6) | 31 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 32 | 156 |
| 28 | Kansas City (1-6) | 13 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 161 |
| 29 | Detroit (1-5) | 31 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 164 |
| 30 | Tampa Bay (0-7) | 13 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 174 |
| 31 | Cleveland (1-6) | 25 | 23 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 175 |
| 32 | St Louis (0-7) | 29 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 190 |
Category Key:
RZ/Game = rank in red zone possessions per game
3rd% = rank in 3rd-down conversion percentage
YPC = rank in yards per carry
YPA = rank in yards per pass attempt
Sack% = rank in sacks allowed percentage
TD/Run = TD rushes per game
TD/Pass = TD passes per game
Updated Oct 27, 3:00 pm EDT
