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Fantasy Team Power Rankings: Week 17

Michael Salfino

Environment is the major key to fantasy football production. These rankings, updated weekly throughout the season, assess the foundation upon which fantasy football statistics rise (or fall). NFL offenses are ranked 1-through-32 based solely on 2010 performance in the following categories: red zone trips per game, third down conversion percentage, yards per rush attempt, yards per pass attempt, sack percentage allowed, rushing TDs per game and passing TDs per game. Also use these rankings to target weak offenses when selecting a fantasy defense for the coming week.

Fantasy Team Offense Power Rankings

1

New England (13-2)

1

3

12

3

7

1

1

28

2

NY Giants (9-6)

8

21

4

7

2

5

4

51

3

Philadelphia (10-5)

4

11

1

5

26

1

8

56

4

San Diego (8-7)

3

4

23

1

17

7

4

59

5

Indianapolis (9-6)

4

5

28

12

1

8

3

61

6

New Orleans (11-4)

2

1

21

11

3

23

2

63

7

Houston (5-10)

11

12

6

9

13

3

17

71

8

Atlanta (12-3)

7

2

24

27

4

8

10

82

8

Dallas (5-10)

16

9

16

6

9

19

7

82

10

Green Bay (9-6)

9

7

22

2

21

18

4

83

11

Kansas City (10-5)

11

20

3

17

11

15

8

85

12

Jacksonville (8-7)

22

10

7

15

25

8

11

98

12

Tampa Bay (9-6)

23

6

5

14

12

23

15

98

14

Pittsburgh (11-4)

19

8

18

4

30

8

21

108

15

Baltimore (11-4)

11

14

27

10

23

19

11

115

16

Oakland (7-8)

16

26

2

18

27

3

25

117

16

Tennessee (6-9)

23

23

10

19

14

8

20

117

18

NY Jets (10-5)

19

15

13

28

8

15

23

121

19

Detroit (5-10)

23

16

20

29

5

19

11

123

20

Denver (4-11)

11

29

26

8

18

15

17

124

21

Cincinnati (4-11)

9

17

32

23

6

28

11

126

22

Minnesota (6-9)

19

25

8

24

20

5

28

129

23

Chicago (11-4)

11

27

25

13

32

19

17

144

23

Cleveland (5-10)

26

19

19

20

22

8

30

144

25

Buffalo (4-11)

29

18

11

26

15

32

15

146

25

St Louis (7-8)

6

24

30

30

10

23

23

146

27

Seattle (6-9)

16

22

31

25

19

8

29

150

28

Washington (6-9)

26

31

14

21

24

23

21

160

29

Miami (7-8)

30

13

29

22

16

28

27

165

30

San Francisco (5-10)

28

28

17

16

29

28

25

171

31

Arizona (5-10)

30

32

9

31

28

23

31

184

32

Carolina (2-13)

32

30

15

32

31

31

32

203

NFL defenses are ranked 1-through-32 in the following categories based only on 2010 actual performance: red zone trips per game, third down conversion percentage, yards per rush attempt, yards per pass attempt, sack percentage allowed, rushing TDs per game and passing TDs per game. Use these rankings when assessing fantasy matchups for the upcoming week. When doing that, look at the run- and pass-oriented stats individually. They are not designed for fantasy point production because turnovers and return touchdowns are almost completely random and thus not predictable.

Fantasy Team Defense Power Rankings

1

Pittsburgh (11-4)

4

2

1

2

8

1

3

21

2

San Diego (8-7)

6

3

4

1

1

18

4

37

3

Miami (7-8)

5

7

3

14

6

5

7

47

4

Green Bay (9-6)

1

10

27

8

5

4

4

59

5

Kansas City (10-5)

2

11

14

5

13

8

14

67

6

St Louis (7-8)

9

4

24

11

7

5

8

68

7

NY Giants (9-6)

16

1

15

7

3

13

14

69

8

Chicago (11-4)

6

9

6

4

21

22

2

70

9

Baltimore (11-4)

3

13

11

3

29

1

11

71

10

New Orleans (11-4)

10

6

19

9

12

18

1

75

11

NY Jets (10-5)

13

12

5

6

9

13

21

79

12

Minnesota (6-9)

10

22

9

13

17

8

21

100

13

Tennessee (6-9)

30

31

7

17

11

5

11

112

14

Philadelphia (10-5)

10

19

12

18

10

16

29

114

15

San Francisco (5-10)

25

14

2

27

18

8

21

115

16

Atlanta (12-3)

6

23

22

19

26

8

14

118

16

Cleveland (5-10)

13

28

13

21

23

1

19

118

18

Oakland (7-8)

19

5

25

22

2

18

28

119

19

Carolina (2-13)

29

15

10

15

16

31

6

122

20

Indianapolis (9-6)

19

20

30

12

20

22

8

131

21

Detroit (5-10)

17

18

26

25

4

30

19

139

22

Arizona (5-10)

32

17

20

20

15

29

8

141

23

Cincinnati (4-11)

13

21

21

23

31

22

11

142

24

Tampa Bay (9-6)

17

29

31

10

30

16

14

147

25

Dallas (5-10)

23

24

18

29

19

13

31

157

25

New England (13-2)

23

32

17

24

28

12

21

157

27

Washington (6-9)

27

8

32

28

27

22

14

158

28

Seattle (6-9)

31

26

16

26

14

18

30

161

29

Buffalo (4-11)

21

30

29

16

22

27

25

170

30

Houston (5-10)

28

27

8

32

25

26

31

177

31

Jacksonville (8-7)

26

25

23

31

24

27

27

183

32

Denver (4-11)

21

16

28

30

32

32

25

184

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