Week 5 Rankings: Defense/Special Teams

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The following list comprises the top 20 team defense/special team rankings for Week 5 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.

Week 5 Rankings: Defense & Special Teams

1. St. Louis Rams

6

2

3

1

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2. San Francisco 49ers

2

3

11

2

5

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3. Cleveland Browns

1

14

4

3

2

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4. Kansas City Chiefs

3

1

1

6

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5. Atlanta Falcons

5

12

5

4

3

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6. Carolina Panthers

10

4

6

6

4

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7. Seattle Seahawks

4

7

2

7

11

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8. Chicago Bears

7

5

7

17

17

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9. New England Patriots

6

17

9

8

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10. Baltimore Ravens

16

10

8

13

9

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11. New Orleans Saints

9

12

7

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12. San Diego Chargers

18

13

12

8

12

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12. Houston Texans

8

16

10

11

16

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14. Buffalo Bills

19

20

19

5

10

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15. Denver Broncos

15

8

13

15

13

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16. Philadelphia Eagles

17

11

15

10

18

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17. Cincinnati Bengals

20

9

14

19

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18. Indianapolis Colts

9

16

16

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18. Arizona Cardinals

11

17

14

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20. Miami Dolphins

13

15

18

18

14

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21. New York Giants

12

19

20

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22. Green Bay Packers

14

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23. New York Jets

19

20

20

15

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24. Tennessee Titans

18

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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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