Week 3 Defense Rankings
32 defenses ranked · HALF scoring · Updated
Projected — Week 2 is the current week
Pittsburgh Defense is the number one fantasy defense in Week 3 at home against CIN, an offense implied for 24.0 points, projected for 14.0 points. 7 defenses project above six points this week, and everything below that line is a coin flip you should be streaming rather than rostering. The best streaming option outside the top eight is Green Bay Defense at DST9 vs ATL (20.0 implied) at 5.6 projected points — the matchup, not the unit, is doing the work.
Tier 1
Pittsburgh Defense
vs CIN
CIN implied for 24.0, heavy sack and turnover production.
Tier 2
Seattle Defense
@ WAS
WAS implied for 19.5, heavy sack and turnover production.
Detroit Defense
vs NYJ
NYJ implied for 20.8, heavy sack and turnover production.
Tampa Bay Defense
vs MIN
MIN implied for 22.0, heavy sack and turnover production.
Tier 3
Jacksonville Defense
vs NE
NE implied for 21.5, heavy sack and turnover production.
Las Vegas Defense
@ NO
NO implied for 24.2, heavy sack and turnover production.
Minnesota Defense
@ TB
TB implied for 23.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
Kansas City Defense
@ MIA
MIA is implied for just 18.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
Green Bay Defense
vs ATL
ATL implied for 20.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
Carolina Defense
@ CLE
CLE is implied for just 19.0.
Arizona Defense
@ SF
SF is implied for 28.0, a tough draw, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
Cincinnati Defense
@ PIT
PIT implied for 21.5.
Chicago Defense
vs PHI
PHI implied for 23.0.
Denver Defense
vs LA
LA implied for 24.5.
Baltimore Defense
@ DAL
DAL implied for 24.8.
Miami Defense
vs KC
KC is implied for 26.5, a tough draw.
Washington Defense
vs SEA
SEA implied for 22.0, little big-play production.
Buffalo Defense
vs LAC
LAC implied for 22.5, little big-play production.
New York Giants Defense
vs TEN
TEN is implied for just 19.0, little big-play production.
San Francisco Defense
vs ARI
ARI implied for 19.5, little big-play production.
New York Jets Defense
@ DET
DET is implied for 27.8, a tough draw, little big-play production.
Houston Defense
@ IND
IND implied for 21.5, little big-play production.
Los Angeles Rams Defense
@ DEN
DEN implied for 22.0, little big-play production.
Indianapolis Defense
vs HOU
HOU implied for 24.0, little big-play production.
New England Defense
@ JAX
JAX implied for 24.0, little big-play production.
Atlanta Defense
@ GB
GB is implied for 26.5, a tough draw, little big-play production.
Dallas Defense
vs BAL
BAL is implied for 27.8, a tough draw, little big-play production.
New Orleans Defense
vs LV
LV implied for 21.2, little big-play production.
Cleveland Defense
vs CAR
CAR implied for 21.5, little big-play production.
Philadelphia Defense
@ CHI
CHI implied for 24.5, little big-play production.
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
@ BUF
BUF is implied for 27.0, a tough draw, little big-play production.
Tennessee Defense
@ NYG
NYG implied for 24.5, little big-play production.
Tier 1
- DST1—start
Pittsburgh Defense
vs CIN
CIN implied for 24.0, heavy sack and turnover production.
vs CIN · 14.0 PROJ · 24.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
Tier 2
- DST2—start
Seattle Defense
@ WAS
WAS implied for 19.5, heavy sack and turnover production.
@ WAS · 9.6 PROJ · 19.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST3—start
Detroit Defense
vs NYJ
NYJ implied for 20.8, heavy sack and turnover production.
vs NYJ · 9.5 PROJ · 20.8 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST4—start
Tampa Bay Defense
vs MIN
MIN implied for 22.0, heavy sack and turnover production.
vs MIN · 9.3 PROJ · 22.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
Tier 3
- DST5—start
Jacksonville Defense
vs NE
NE implied for 21.5, heavy sack and turnover production.
vs NE · 7.4 PROJ · 21.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST6—start
Las Vegas Defense
@ NO
NO implied for 24.2, heavy sack and turnover production.
@ NO · 7.0 PROJ · 24.3 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST7—start
Minnesota Defense
@ TB
TB implied for 23.5, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
@ TB · 6.1 PROJ · 23.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST8—start
Kansas City Defense
@ MIA
MIA is implied for just 18.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
@ MIA · 5.9 PROJ · 18.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST9—stream
Green Bay Defense
vs ATL
ATL implied for 20.0, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
vs ATL · 5.6 PROJ · 20.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST10—stream
Carolina Defense
@ CLE
CLE is implied for just 19.0.
@ CLE · 4.7 PROJ · 19.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST11—stream
Arizona Defense
@ SF
SF is implied for 28.0, a tough draw, solid pressure and takeaway rate.
@ SF · 4.4 PROJ · 28.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST12—stream
Cincinnati Defense
@ PIT
PIT implied for 21.5.
@ PIT · 4.4 PROJ · 21.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST13—stream
Chicago Defense
vs PHI
PHI implied for 23.0.
vs PHI · 4.1 PROJ · 23.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST14—stream
Denver Defense
vs LA
LA implied for 24.5.
vs LA · 3.9 PROJ · 24.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST15—sit
Baltimore Defense
@ DAL
DAL implied for 24.8.
@ DAL · 3.9 PROJ · 24.8 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST16—sit
Miami Defense
vs KC
KC is implied for 26.5, a tough draw.
vs KC · 3.6 PROJ · 26.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST17—sit
Washington Defense
vs SEA
SEA implied for 22.0, little big-play production.
vs SEA · 3.3 PROJ · 22.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST18—sit
Buffalo Defense
vs LAC
LAC implied for 22.5, little big-play production.
vs LAC · 3.2 PROJ · 22.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST19—sit
New York Giants Defense
vs TEN
TEN is implied for just 19.0, little big-play production.
vs TEN · 2.7 PROJ · 19.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST20—sit
San Francisco Defense
vs ARI
ARI implied for 19.5, little big-play production.
vs ARI · 2.6 PROJ · 19.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST21—sit
New York Jets Defense
@ DET
DET is implied for 27.8, a tough draw, little big-play production.
@ DET · 2.5 PROJ · 27.8 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST22—sit
Houston Defense
@ IND
IND implied for 21.5, little big-play production.
@ IND · 2.4 PROJ · 21.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST23—sit
Los Angeles Rams Defense
@ DEN
DEN implied for 22.0, little big-play production.
@ DEN · 2.3 PROJ · 22.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST24—sit
Indianapolis Defense
vs HOU
HOU implied for 24.0, little big-play production.
vs HOU · 2.0 PROJ · 24.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST25—sit
New England Defense
@ JAX
JAX implied for 24.0, little big-play production.
@ JAX · 2.0 PROJ · 24.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST26—sit
Atlanta Defense
@ GB
GB is implied for 26.5, a tough draw, little big-play production.
@ GB · 1.6 PROJ · 26.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST27—sit
Dallas Defense
vs BAL
BAL is implied for 27.8, a tough draw, little big-play production.
vs BAL · 1.5 PROJ · 27.8 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST28—sit
New Orleans Defense
vs LV
LV implied for 21.2, little big-play production.
vs LV · 1.4 PROJ · 21.3 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST29—sit
Cleveland Defense
vs CAR
CAR implied for 21.5, little big-play production.
vs CAR · 1.4 PROJ · 21.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST30—sit
Philadelphia Defense
@ CHI
CHI implied for 24.5, little big-play production.
@ CHI · 0.9 PROJ · 24.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST31—sit
Los Angeles Chargers Defense
@ BUF
BUF is implied for 27.0, a tough draw, little big-play production.
@ BUF · 0.6 PROJ · 27.0 OPP IMP · low confidence
- DST32—sit
Tennessee Defense
@ NYG
NYG implied for 24.5, little big-play production.
@ NYG · -0.1 PROJ · 24.5 OPP IMP · low confidence
Underlying NFL data via nflverse. Betting lines from Lee Sharpe's games file. Rankings are FantasyWeek.us originals.