Rest-of-Season Defense Rankings
32 defenses ranked · HALF scoring · through Week 1 · Updated
These are total remaining value, not a start-or-sit call. ROS PTS is the points a player is projected to score across all the games he has left this season, so the numbers run into the hundreds. Use these boards for trades and roster decisions, and the weekly boards for lineups.
Pittsburgh Defense is the number one rest-of-season defense in HALF scoring and is projected for 197.0 points across the games he has left. Rest-of-season order reflects both per-week value and games remaining, so a player who has already taken his bye, or who has a clean record of staying on the field, ranks above an equal talent with a bye still ahead of him or a history of missed time. Tampa Bay Defense is DST2 at 142.9 projected points, 54.1 behind over the rest of the season.
Defense is driven almost entirely by matchup, and a matchup is a weekly fact rather than a season-long one. Treat this board as a rough guide: over a full season, the twentieth-ranked defense is not meaningfully worse than the eighth.
Tier 1
Pittsburgh Defense
@ NE
14.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Tampa Bay Defense
vs CLE
10.2 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Seattle Defense
@ ARI
9.8 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Detroit Defense
@ BUF
8.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Jacksonville Defense
@ DEN
7.0 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Las Vegas Defense
@ LAC
6.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Green Bay Defense
@ NYJ
5.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Kansas City Defense
vs IND
5.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Minnesota Defense
@ CHI
5.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Arizona Defense
vs SEA
5.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Baltimore Defense
vs NO
4.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Carolina Defense
@ ATL
4.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Tier 2
Denver Defense
vs JAX
4.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Chicago Defense
vs MIN
4.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Cincinnati Defense
@ HOU
3.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
San Francisco Defense
vs MIA
3.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Miami Defense
@ SF
3.2 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Buffalo Defense
vs DET
2.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
New York Jets Defense
vs GB
2.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
New England Defense
vs PIT
2.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Los Angeles Rams Defense
vs NYG
2.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Washington Defense
@ DAL
2.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Philadelphia Defense
@ TEN
2.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Houston Defense
vs CIN
2.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Tier 3
Atlanta Defense
vs CAR
2.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Dallas Defense
vs WAS
2.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
vs LV
1.8 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Indianapolis Defense
@ KC
1.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
New York Giants Defense
@ LA
1.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Cleveland Defense
@ TB
0.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
New Orleans Defense
@ BAL
0.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Tennessee Defense
vs PHI
0.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
Tier 1
- DST1start
Pittsburgh Defense
@ NE
14.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ NE · 197.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST2start
Tampa Bay Defense
vs CLE
10.2 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs CLE · 142.9 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST3start
Seattle Defense
@ ARI
9.8 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ ARI · 137.1 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST4start
Detroit Defense
@ BUF
8.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ BUF · 116.1 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST5start
Jacksonville Defense
@ DEN
7.0 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ DEN · 97.4 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST6start
Las Vegas Defense
@ LAC
6.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ LAC · 96.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST7start
Green Bay Defense
@ NYJ
5.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ NYJ · 78.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST8start
Kansas City Defense
vs IND
5.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs IND · 78.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST9start
Minnesota Defense
@ CHI
5.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ CHI · 78.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST10start
Arizona Defense
vs SEA
5.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs SEA · 74.1 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST11start
Baltimore Defense
vs NO
4.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs NO · 65.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST12start
Carolina Defense
@ ATL
4.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ ATL · 63.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
Tier 2
- DST13start
Denver Defense
vs JAX
4.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs JAX · 61.5 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST14start
Chicago Defense
vs MIN
4.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs MIN · 61.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST15start
Cincinnati Defense
@ HOU
3.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ HOU · 55.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST16start
San Francisco Defense
vs MIA
3.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs MIA · 48.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST17start
Miami Defense
@ SF
3.2 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ SF · 44.9 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST18start
Buffalo Defense
vs DET
2.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs DET · 41.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST19start
New York Jets Defense
vs GB
2.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs GB · 41.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST20start
New England Defense
vs PIT
2.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs PIT · 40.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST21start
Los Angeles Rams Defense
vs NYG
2.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs NYG · 35.6 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST22start
Washington Defense
@ DAL
2.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ DAL · 35.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST23start
Philadelphia Defense
@ TEN
2.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ TEN · 32.5 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST24start
Houston Defense
vs CIN
2.3 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs CIN · 32.1 ROS PTS · low confidence
Tier 3
- DST25flex
Atlanta Defense
vs CAR
2.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs CAR · 30.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST26flex
Dallas Defense
vs WAS
2.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs WAS · 30.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST27flex
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
vs LV
1.8 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs LV · 25.1 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST28flex
Indianapolis Defense
@ KC
1.6 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ KC · 23.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST29flex
New York Giants Defense
@ LA
1.5 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ LA · 21.6 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST30flex
Cleveland Defense
@ TB
0.9 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ TB · 12.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST31flex
New Orleans Defense
@ BAL
0.4 projected points a game across 14 games left.
@ BAL · 6.0 ROS PTS · low confidence
- DST32flex
Tennessee Defense
vs PHI
0.1 projected points a game across 14 games left.
vs PHI · 1.5 ROS PTS · low confidence
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