Fantasy Football: Week 1 Start/Sit Defense Rankings

Here they are—defense rankings for Week 1 to help you decide who to start and who to sit on your fantasy football team.

1. Baltimore Ravens – vs. KC
2. Minnesota Vikings - @ CLE
3. Dallas Cowboys - @ TB
4. New England Patriots – vs. BUF
5. San Diego Chargers - @ OAK
6. New Orleans Saints – vs. DET
7. Pittsburgh Steelers – vs. TEN
8. New York Giants – vs. WAS
9. Philadelphia Eagles - @ CAR
10. Tennessee Titans - @ PIT
11. Washington Redskins - @ NYG
12. Seattle Seahawks – vs. STL
13. Green Bay Packers – vs. CHI
14. Arizona Cardinals – vs. SF
15. New York Jets - @ HOU
16. Houston Texans – vs. NYJ
17. Miami Dolphins - @ ATL
18. Atlanta Falcons – vs. MIA
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – vs. DAL
20. Chicago Bears - @ GB

Fantasy Football Week 14 Defense Rankings

1. Tennessee Titans – vs. CLE
2. Minnesota Vikings - @ DET
3. Baltimore Ravens – vs. WAS
4. Pittsburgh Steelers – vs. DAL
5. Indianapolis Colts – vs. CIN
6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - @ CAR
7. New York Giants – vs. PHI
8. Chicago Bears – vs. JAX
9. Dallas Cowboys - @ PIT
10. Arizona Cardinals – vs. STL
11. Carolina Panthers – vs. TB
12. New York Jets - @ SF
13. Miami Dolphins - @ BUF in Toronto
14. New England Patriots - @ SEA
15. Green Bay Packers – vs. HOU
16. Buffalo Bills – vs. MIA in Toronto
17. Philadelphia Eagles - @ NYG
18. Washington Redskins - @ BAL
19. Jacksonville Jaguars - @ CHI
20. San Francisco 49ers – vs. NYJ
* San Diego and Oakland are not included in week 14 Defense rankings. For info on those defenses check Thursday night advice.

Fantasy Football Week 13 Quarterback Rankings

1. Tony Romo (DAL) – vs. SEA – He appears to be back to elite form and the match up against Seattle’s 31st ranked pass defense is excellent.

2. Peyton Manning (IND) - @ CLE – The Colts vast array of weapons in the passing game should prove to be too much for a suspect Browns secondary to overcome.

3. Drew Brees (NO) - @ TB – Tough match up on the road, but Brees has the hot hand and he torched the Bucs in week 1.

4. Kurt Warner (ARI) - @ PHI – Long road trip and a fierce Eagles pass rush could give him trouble, but Warner has too many weapons at his disposal and he always finds a way to put up top shelf numbers

5. Phillip Rivers (SD) – vs. ATL – Good match up at home and he leads the NFL with 23 TD passes.

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Fantasy Football Week 13 Kicker Rankings

1. Mason Crosby (GB)
2. Jason Elam (ATL)
3. Rob Bironas (TN)
4. Rian Lindell (BUF)
5. Dan Carpenter (MIA)
6. Matt Bryant (TB)
7. Robbie Gould (CHI)
8. Nick Folk (DAL)
9. Jay Feely (NYJ)
10. David Akers (PHI)
11. Neil Rackers (ARI)
12. Joe Nedney (SF)
13. Stephen Gostkowski (NE)
14. Josh Brown (STL)
15. Shaun Suisham (WAS)
16. Phil Dawson (CLE)
17. Matt Stover (BAL)
18. Ryan Longwell (MIN)
19. Nate Kaeding (SD)
20. John Carney (NYG)

Fantasy Football Week 13 Running Back Rankings

1. Adrian Peterson (MIN) – vs. CHI

2. Marion Barber (DAL) – vs. SEA

3. Michael Turner (ATL) - @ SD

4. Thomas Jones (NYJ) – vs. DEN

5. Chris Johnson (TEN) - @ DET

6. Joseph Addai (IND) - @ CLE

7. LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) – vs. ATL

8. Marshawn Lynch (BUF) – vs. SF

9. DeAngelo Williams (CAR) - @ GB

10. Frank Gore (SF) - @ BUF

11. Clinton Portis (WAS) – vs. NYG – Check injury report: knee (active and expected to play)

12. Brandon Jacobs (NYG) - @ WAS –Check injury report: knee (active, but then again, that is what they said last week too. He should be good to go this week.)

13. Ryan Grant (GB) – vs. CAR

14. Matt Forte (CHI) - @ MIN

15. Steve Slaton (HOU) – vs. JAX – Check injury report: chest (should be fine)

16. Ronnie Brown (MIA) - @ STL

17. Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX) - @ HOU

18. Larry Johnson (KC) - @ OAK

19. Steven Jackson (STL) – vs. MIA – Check injury report: thigh (He will start but is likely to be limited with a touch count)

20. Warrick Dunn (TB) – vs. NO

21. Brian Westbrook (PHI) – vs. ARI – Check injury report: knee, ankle

22. Justin Fargas (OAK) – vs. KC

23. Jamal Lewis (CLE) – vs. IND

24. Mewelde Moore (PIT) - @ NE – Willie Parker will probably start, so Moore is not a safe bet

25. Reggie Bush (NO) - @ TB – Check injury report: knee (active and expected to start)

26. LenDale White (TEN) - @ DET

27. Ricky Williams (MIA) - @ STL

28. Kevin Smith (DET) – vs. TEN – Check injury report: shoulder (probable)

29. Tim Hightower (ARI) - @ PHI

30. Darren McFadden (OAK) – vs. KC

31. Le’Ron McClain (BAL) - @ CIN – Check injury report: thigh (expected to play, but may be limited?)

32. Peyton Hillis (DEN) - @ NYJ – Check injury report: shoulder (probable)

33. Pierre Thomas (NO) - @ TB

34. Willis McGahee (BAL) - @ CIN

35. Leon Washington (NYJ) – vs. DEN

36. Derrick Ward (NYG) - @ WAS

37. Jonathan Stewart (CAR) - @ GB – Check injury report: heel

38. Fred Jackson (BUF) – vs. SF

39. Kevin Faulk (NE) – vs. PIT

40. Maurice Morris (SEA) - @ DAL

Fantasy Football Week 12 Running Back Rankings

1. Adrian Peterson (MIN) – The NFL’s leading rusher has been taking it easy this week after taking a beating in week 11, but he should be well rested and ready to go in week 12 against Jacksonville. The Jaguars rank just 20th in the NFL against the run, so Peterson should rebound from a pretty average performance last week. He is a must start.

2. Matt Forte (CHI) – While he was unable to find the end zone in week 11, he shouldn’t have much trouble making up for it with an excellent week 12 match up against St. Louis. The Rams have allowed more rushing TD’s this season than any other team in the NFL giving up 18 ground scores through 10 games. In addition, St. Louis ranks just 29th in the NFL giving up 158 rushing yards per game. Forte should be very busy on Sunday and he could be in for a monster fantasy day.

3. LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) – He hasn’t been the easiest guy to get a gauge on this season, but you have to love his chances against a porous Indianapolis run defense in week 12. The Colts rank just 25th in the NFL against the run this season and have allowed 15 rushing TD’s in 10 games. In their last 5 games, Indy is giving up 2 rushing TD’s per game on average and allowed 3 TD’s via the ground game last week against Houston. This match up should provide Tomlinson with a great opportunity to prove that he can still produce elite fantasy numbers. Start him.

4. Marion Barber (DAL) – After several failed attempts at success against Washington, Barber was finally able to put an end to his slump against his arch rival in week 11 with a big performance. Barber looked great and he should be even better in week 12 with a promising match up against San Francisco. The 49ers run defense is not horrible, but they are far from great, giving up 107 rushing yards and a TD per game.

5. Marshawn Lynch (BUF) – He finally managed to reach the magic 100 yard rushing mark in week 11 and added 58 yards and a TD on 10 receptions. This was exactly the kind of performance that Lynch needed to get back on track and a week 12 match up against Kansas City appears to be even more promising. The Chiefs have tightened up their run defense a bit in recent weeks due to the emergence of their offense actually being able to sustain drives long enough to give the defense a rest, but they are still far from good. The Chiefs rank 31st in the NFL against the run and have allowed 16 rushing TD’s on the season. If Lynch can carry last week’s momentum into this match up, he should produce a huge fantasy effort.

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