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Week 3 Ranks: Defense/Special Teams

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The following list comprises the top 20 team defense/special team rankings for Week 1 of each Yahoo! Sports fantasy expert. The list is ordered by the overall top 20 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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2014 Rankings: Defense & Special Teams - Week 3

1. New England Patriots

2

1

2

1

1

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2. Houston Texans

11

2

1

4

2

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3. Carolina Panthers

5

6

5

3

6

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4. New Orleans Saints

3

4

9

9

3

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5. Cincinnati Bengals

1

12

7

2

8

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6. San Francisco 49ers

13

3

4

11

5

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6. Seattle Seahawks

6

7

11

8

4

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6. Baltimore Ravens

10

8

6

5

7

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9. Arizona Cardinals

8

5

3

10

12

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10. Indianapolis Colts

4

9

18

12

9

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11. St. Louis Rams

7

19

7

10

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12. Miami Dolphins

9

18

14

6

13

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13. Denver Broncos

20

17

8

18

11

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14. Philadelphia Eagles

12

13

13

15

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15. New York Jets

14

10

20

19

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16. Jacksonville Jaguars

10

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17. Chicago Bears

19

11

17

16

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18. Tennessee Titans

16

12

20

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18. Cleveland Browns

15

13

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18. Buffalo Bills

17

15

14

15

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21. Kansas City Chiefs

19

14

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21. Green Bay Packers

14

18

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23. San Diego Chargers

16

15

17

16

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24. Pittsburgh Steelers

16

19

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24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

17

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24. Detroit Lions

18

20

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24. New York Giants

20

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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
Return TD = 6

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