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Packers, Cardinals top Week 16 DSTs
Updated: December 23, 2009, 12:26 PM ET
By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com
Week 16 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | Sea | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 2 | Arizona Cardinals | StL | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 3 | New Orleans Saints | TB | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ers | Det | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | Den | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings | @Chi | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Dallas Cowboys | @Was | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | KC | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Atlanta Falcons | Buf | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9.8 |
| 10 | New England Patriots | Jac | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts | NYJ | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10.3 |
| 12 | Baltimore Ravens | @Pit | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11.5 |
| 13 | New York Giants | Car | 6 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Cleveland Browns | Oak | 23 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15.8 |
| 15 | Buffalo Bills | @Atl | 15 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 15.8 |
| 16 | Houston Texans | @Mia | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16.8 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bal | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 18.5 |
| 18 | San Diego Chargers | @Ten | 20 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 18.8 |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | @Cle | 22 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Miami Dolphins | Hou | 16 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Washington Redskins | Dal | 12 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20.0 |
| 22 | New York Jets | @Ind | 17 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20.3 |
| 23 | Denver Broncos | @Phi | 24 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 21.8 |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans | SD | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Carolina Panthers | @NYG | 27 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 25.8 |
| 26 | Chicago Bears | Min | 25 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 26.0 |
| 27 | Detroit Lions | @SF | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26.3 |
| 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | @Cin | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27.3 |
| 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | @NE | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29.5 |
| 30 | Seattle Seahawks | @GB | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29.8 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 16 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 16 can be viewed by clicking here.
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