Commentary
Ravens the top D/ST for Week 3
Updated: September 25, 2009, 11:32 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Week 3 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens | Cle | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | @Cin | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | @StL | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 4 | New York Giants | @TB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | KC | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 6 | New York Jets | Ten | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Washington Redskins | @Det | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings | SF | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | Car | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Tennessee Titans | @NYJ | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Denver Broncos | @Oak | 9 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Chicago Bears | @Sea | 14 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pit | 10 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13.3 |
| 14 | San Diego Chargers | Mia | 11 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 13.5 |
| 15 | San Francisco 49ers | @Min | 22 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15.3 |
| 16 | Seattle Seahawks | Chi | 20 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 17 | New England Patriots | Atl | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Indianapolis Colts | @Ari | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | Den | 26 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Miami Dolphins | @SD | 15 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 19.5 |
| 21 | Atlanta Falcons | @NE | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20.0 |
| 22 | New Orleans Saints | @Buf | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Houston Texans | Jac | 25 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 22.0 |
| 24 | Arizona Cardinals | Ind | 23 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 22.3 |
| 25 | Carolina Panthers | @Dal | 17 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 24.8 |
| 26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | @Hou | 27 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 25.8 |
| 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | @Phi | 28 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 27.0 |
| 28 | Detroit Lions | Was | 24 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 27.5 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NYG | 29 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 30 | Cleveland Browns | @Bal | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 29.8 |
| 31 | St. Louis Rams | GB | 32 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 29.8 |
| 32 | Buffalo Bills | NO | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30.5 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 3 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 3 can be viewed by clicking here.
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