Commentary

Week 7 Rankings: Defense/Special teams

Updated: October 17, 2008, 3:16 PM ET

By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com

These rankings are intended to rate how players will perform in Week 7 of the NFL season only and therefore do not include players on a bye week (Cardinals, Eagles, Falcons, Jaguars). 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 7 can be viewed by clicking here.

Week 7 defense/special teams rankings
Rank	Name	Opponent	Berry	Harris	Kuselias	Karabell	Average
1	Tennessee Titans D/ST	@KC	2	2	1	1	1.5
2	New York Giants D/ST	SF	1	1	2	4	2.0
3	Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST	@Cin	3	3	5	2	3.3
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST	Sea	4	4	4	3	3.8
5	Baltimore Ravens D/ST	@Mia	5	6	3	7	5.3
6	Minnesota Vikings D/ST	@Chi	6	5	7	9	6.8
7	Miami Dolphins D/ST	Bal	7	8	9	8	8.0
8	Houston Texans D/ST	Det	9	9	6	11	8.8
9	Dallas Cowboys D/ST	@StL	15	13	8	5	10.3
10	Chicago Bears D/ST	Min	13	7	11	10	10.3
11	New York Jets D/ST	@Oak	12	10	14	12	12.0
12	San Diego Chargers D/ST	@Buf	17	11	12	15	13.8
13	Washington Redskins D/ST	Cle	18	19	13	6	14.0
14	New England Patriots D/ST	Den	8	18	10	22	14.5
15	Indianapolis Colts D/ST	@GB	16	14	21	14	16.3
16	Buffalo Bills D/ST	SD	19	12	20	16	16.8
17	Carolina Panthers D/ST	NO	11	15	15	27	17.0
18	Green Bay Packers D/ST	Ind	10	23	18	21	18.0
19	New Orleans Saints D/ST	@Car	14	17	23	20	18.5
20	Oakland Raiders D/ST	NYJ	27	16	24	13	20.0
21	Denver Broncos D/ST	@NE	25	20	19	17	20.3
22	Seattle Seahawks D/ST	@TB	21	21	16	24	20.5
23	Cleveland Browns D/ST	@Was	20	24	26	19	22.3
24	Kansas City Chiefs D/ST	Ten	22	27	25	18	23.0
25	San Francisco 49ers D/ST	@NYG	23	25	22	25	23.8
26	Cincinnati Bengals D/ST	Pit	24	22	27	26	24.8
27	Detroit Lions D/ST	@Hou	28	28	17	28	25.3
28	St. Louis Rams D/ST	Dal	26	26	28	23	25.8