More Week 16 Ranks: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST
The following list comprises the top 15 team defense/special team rankings for Week 16 of each Yahoo! Sports fantasy expert. The list is ordered by the overall top 15 composite ranking of the four experts, with the remaining team defenses/special teams that received votes rounding out the bottom of the list.
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Brandon
Funston
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Andy
Behrens
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Brad
Evans
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Scott
Pianowski
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Yahoo!
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Ranking
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Experts
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| Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | view |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | view |
| Houston Texans | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | view |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | view |
| New England Patriots | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | view |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | view |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | view |
| New York Jets | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | view |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | view |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | view |
| Miami Dolphins | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | view |
| Carolina Panthers | 10 | – | 14 | 6 | 12 | view |
| San Diego Chargers | 14 | – | 6 | 13 | 13 | view |
| Washington Redskins | – | 12 | 15 | 10 | 14 | view |
| Indianapolis Colts | – | 15 | – | 7 | 15 | view |
| Cincinnati Bengals | – | – | 7 | – | 16 | view |
| St. Louis Rams | – | 9 | – | – | 17 | view |
| Detroit Lions | 13 | – | – | – | 18 | view |
| New York Giants | – | 14 | – | – | 19 | view |
| Atlanta Falcons | – | – | – | 15 | 20 | view |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | – | – | – | 21 | view |
Scoring System:
Sack = 1; INT = 2; FR = 2; TD = 6; Safety = 2; Block Kick = 2
Pts Allowed – 0 = 10; 1-6 = 7; 7-13 = 4; 14-20 = 1; 21-27 = 0; 28-34 = -1; 35+ = -4
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