Commentary
Week 13 Rankings: Defense/Special teams
Updated: November 28, 2008, 11:28 AM ET
By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com
These rankings are intended to rate how players will perform in Week 13 of the NFL season only and does not account for future matchups or season-long performance. 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 13 can be viewed by clicking here.
Rankings have been updated to remove players from the Thanksgiving games, as well as to adjust for the latest injury news and emerging trends.
| Week 13 defense/special teams rankings | |||||||
| Rank | Name | Opponent | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Kuselias | ![]() Karabell | Average |
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens D/ST | @Cin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins D/ST | @StL | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 3 | New York Giants D/ST | @Was | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST | @NE | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Chicago Bears D/ST | @Min | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6.0 |
| 6 | New York Jets D/ST | Den | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Minnesota Vikings D/ST | Chi | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST | @Hou | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9.0 |
| 9 | New England Patriots D/ST | Pit | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Buffalo Bills D/ST | SF | 15 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST | NO | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Oakland Raiders D/ST | KC | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11.0 |
| 13 | Green Bay Packers D/ST | Car | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers D/ST | @GB | 13 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Colts D/ST | @Cle | 17 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13.5 |
| 16 | Washington Redskins D/ST | NYG | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15.8 |
| 17 | San Francisco 49ers D/ST | @Buf | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18.5 |
| 18 | Atlanta Falcons D/ST | @SD | 22 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19.0 |
| 19 | San Diego Chargers D/ST | Atl | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19.0 |
| 20 | Kansas City Chiefs D/ST | @Oak | 16 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Houston Texans D/ST | Jac | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20.3 |
| 22 | New Orleans Saints D/ST | @TB | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20.3 |
| 23 | Denver Broncos D/ST | @NYJ | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns D/ST | Ind | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23.5 |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bengals D/ST | Bal | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 26 | St. Louis Rams D/ST | Mia | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25.8 |
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