Week 10 Ranks: Defense/Special teams
Week 10 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPByes: Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins
Note: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Colts-Jaguars game.
Last update: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears | Hou | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Houston Texans | @Chi | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ers | StL | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Seattle Seahawks | NYJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 6 | New York Giants | @Cin | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Miami Dolphins | Ten | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | @Car | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | Oak | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10.0 |
| 10 | New England Patriots | Buf | 8 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Minnesota Vikings | Det | 19 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11.8 |
| 12 | New York Jets | @Sea | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | @Min | 15 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Dallas Cowboys | @Phi | 6 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Atlanta Falcons | @NO | 11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | SD | 16 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15.8 |
| 17 | San Diego Chargers | @TB | 18 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dal | 13 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 17.3 |
| 19 | St. Louis Rams | @SF | 22 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | NYG | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18.3 |
| 21 | Carolina Panthers | Den | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Kansas City Chiefs | @Pit | 26 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 22.5 |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders | @Bal | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22.8 |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans | @Mia | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23.3 |
| 25 | Buffalo Bills | @NE | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24.5 |
| 26 | New Orleans Saints | Atl | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24.8 |
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• Week 10 Projections• Roster Advisor

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• NFL Nation blog
• Week 10 fantasy inactives | Full inactives list
• Byes: Browns, Cardinals, Packers, Redskins
Week 10 Rankings
• QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST | IDP
Weekly Features
• Harris: The Hard Count
• Berry's Love/Hate: Doug Martin backlash
• Carpenter: Gridiron Challenge preview
• Cockcroft: Consistency Ratings
• Harris: Free-agent finds for Week 10
• Harris: Instant Impressions from Week 9
Bell Injury Blog
• Saturday: Harvin, Hernandez
• Thursday: Steelers backs, McFadden, Harvin
• Thursday: Colts-Jaguars injuries
• Tuesday: McFadden, Harvin, A. Brown
Insider 
• Karabell: Four Downs from Sunday's games
• Karabell: Sneaky pickups
• Karabell: Week 10 flex rankings
• Karabell: Week 10 rankings reaction
• Pro FB Focus: Evaluating snap counts
• Football Outsiders: Good/bad matchups
• Karabell: 2012 season rankings update
• Joyner: Time to deal Eli Manning?
• Goal-Line Grid: Through Week 9
• Karabell: Four Downs -- Week 9 recap
Video
• Friday: Fantasy Football Now ![]()
• Thursday: Berry's Love/Hate ![]()
• Wednesday: Colts-Jaguars preview ![]()
• Wednesday: Fantasy Focus on rankings ![]()
• Tuesday: Value of Eagles weapons ![]()
• Monday: Replacing McFadden ![]()
• Monday: Martin, Luck shine ![]()
Podcasts
• Fri. Focus: Week 10 preview ![]()
• Thu. Focus: Week 10 rankings explanation ![]()
• Underground: Doug Martin, Eli Manning ![]()
• Wed. Focus: Steelers, Colts RB issues ![]()
• Tue. Focus: MNF recap, injury updates ![]()
• Mon. Focus: Week 9 recap ![]()
Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Friday, 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Thursday, 3 p.m. ET: KC Joyner
• Thursday, 2 p.m. ET: Matthew Berry
• Thursday, 11 a.m. ET: Christopher Harris
• Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Tuesday 3 p.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Tuesday 11 a.m. ET: AJ Mass
• Monday 11 a.m. ET: Tristan H. Cockcroft




