Commentary
Week 3 Rankings: Defense/Special teams
Updated: September 19, 2008, 11:53 AM ET
By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com
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', Erik Kuselias' and Eric Karabell's personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 3 can be viewed by clicking here.
| Week 3 defense/special teams rankings | |||||||
| Rank | Name | Opponent | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Kuselias | ![]() Karabell | Average |
| 1 | New England Patriots D/ST | MIA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | New York Giants D/ST | CIN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Tennessee Titans D/ST | HOU | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks D/ST | STL | 4 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills D/ST | OAK | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens D/ST | CLE | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Chicago Bears D/ST | TB | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7.5 |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers D/ST | NYJ | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST | @ CHI | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 10.8 |
| 10 | Minnesota Vikings D/ST | CAR | 19 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts D/ST | JAC | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 14.3 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST | @ PHI | 11 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 14.3 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Eagles D/ST | PIT | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers D/ST | @ MIN | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 15.8 |
| 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST | @ IND | 17 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 17.0 |
| 16 | Dallas Cowboys D/ST | @ GB | 13 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Atlanta Falcons D/ST | KC | 21 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 17.3 |
| 18 | Arizona Cardinals D/ST | @ WAS | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18.0 |
| 19 | San Francisco 49ers D/ST | DET | 24 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Green Bay Packers D/ST | DAL | 10 | 20 | 13 | 30 | 18.3 |
| 21 | Houston Texans D/ST | @ TEN | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 18.8 |
| 22 | New York Jets D/ST | @ SD | 23 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 20.8 |
| 23 | Kansas City Chiefs D/ST | @ ATL | 27 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 21.0 |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns D/ST | @ BAL | 30 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Oakland Raiders D/ST | @ BUF | 25 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 22.5 |
| 26 | Washington Redskins D/ST | ARI | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Denver Broncos D/ST | NO | 15 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24.8 |
| 28 | Detroit Lions D/ST | @ SF | 32 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 28.3 |
| 29 | New Orleans Saints D/ST | @ DEN | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28.8 |
| 30 | Cincinnati Bengals D/ST | @ NYG | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29.3 |
| 31 | St. Louis Rams D/ST | @ SEA | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29.5 |
| 32 | Miami Dolphins D/ST | @ NE | 31 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 30.3 |
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