Commentary
Week 8 rankings: DST
Updated: October 29, 2010, 11:16 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Week 8 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTTeams on bye:
Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns,
New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens
| Rank | Name | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Jets | GB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | @NO | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Tennessee Titans | @SD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Jac | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | @NYJ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks | @Oak | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Washington Redskins | @Det | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | Buf | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8.3 |
| 9 | St. Louis Rams | Car | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 10 | New England Patriots | Min | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 10.3 |
| 11 | San Francisco 49ers | Den | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11.0 |
| 12 | San Diego Chargers | Ten | 13 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | @Ari | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Minnesota Vikings | @NE | 15 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 15.5 |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | Pit | 14 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 16.5 |
| 16 | Oakland Raiders | Sea | 21 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 16.5 |
| 17 | Denver Broncos | @SF | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mia | 19 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 17.5 |
| 19 | Miami Dolphins | @Cin | 12 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | Was | 17 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 19.8 |
| 21 | Carolina Panthers | @StL | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Indianapolis Colts | Hou | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Arizona Cardinals | TB | 26 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21.0 |
| 24 | Houston Texans | @Ind | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 23.5 |
| 25 | Buffalo Bills | @KC | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24.8 |
| 26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | @Dal | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25.3 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 8 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 8 can be viewed by clicking here.
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