Commentary
Week 4 Rankings: Defense/Special Teams
Updated: September 26, 2008, 1:59 PM ET
By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 4 of the NFL season only and therefore do not include players on a bye week (Patriots, Colts, Lions, Giants, Dolphins and Seahawks). 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 4 can be viewed by clicking here.
| Week 4 defense/special teams rankings | |||||||
| Rank | Name | Opponent | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Kuselias | ![]() Karabell | Average |
| 1 | Tennessee Titans D/ST | Min | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills D/ST | @StL | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens D/ST | @Pit | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST | Bal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles D/ST | @Chi | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings D/ST | @Ten | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST | Hou | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers D/ST | Atl | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9.8 |
| 9 | Denver Broncos D/ST | @KC | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers D/ST | @TB | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys D/ST | Was | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Chicago Bears D/ST | Phi | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11.5 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST | GB | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11.5 |
| 14 | San Diego Chargers D/ST | @Oak | 17 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Arizona Cardinals D/ST | @NYJ | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Atlanta Falcons D/ST | @Car | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16.5 |
| 17 | New York Jets D/ST | Ari | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17.3 |
| 18 | Washington Redskins D/ST | @Dal | 15 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 18.8 |
| 19 | New Orleans Saints D/ST | SF | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Houston Texans D/ST | @Jac | 24 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19.8 |
| 21 | San Francisco 49ers D/ST | @NO | 20 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20.5 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bengals D/ST | Cle | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders D/ST | SD | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns D/ST | @Cin | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Kansas City Chiefs D/ST | Den | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25.3 |
| 26 | St. Louis Rams D/ST | Buf | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25.3 |
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