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These rankings are intended to rate how players will perform in Week 9 of the NFL season only and therefore do not include players on a bye week (Chargers, Panthers, Saints, 49ers). 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 9 can be viewed by clicking here.

Week 9 defense/special teams rankings
Rank	Name	Opponent	Berry	Harris	Kuselias	Karabell	Average
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST	@KC	4	4	1	2	2.8
2	New York Giants D/ST	Dal	5	1	3	5	3.5
3	Tennessee Titans D/ST	GB	7	3	5	1	4.0
4	Chicago Bears D/ST	Det	1	7	2	6	4.0
5	Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST	@Cin	2	9	6	4	5.3
6	Philadelphia Eagles D/ST	@Sea	3	5	9	7	6.0
7	Baltimore Ravens D/ST	@Cle	12	6	4	3	6.3
8	Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST	@Was	8	2	7	13	7.5
9	Buffalo Bills D/ST	NYJ	10	8	11	8	9.3
10	Minnesota Vikings D/ST	Hou	6	14	8	17	11.3
11	Cleveland Browns D/ST	Bal	9	17	10	11	11.8
12	Indianapolis Colts D/ST	NE	15	12	13	15	13.8
13	Washington Redskins D/ST	Pit	16	10	22	9	14.3
14	New England Patriots D/ST	@Ind	11	16	18	12	14.3
15	Arizona Cardinals D/ST	@StL	17	20	14	10	15.3
16	Green Bay Packers D/ST	@Ten	14	13	17	22	16.5
17	New York Jets D/ST	@Buf	23	15	16	14	17.0
18	Atlanta Falcons D/ST	@Oak	21	21	12	16	17.5
19	Houston Texans D/ST	@Min	19	11	20	21	17.8
20	Miami Dolphins D/ST	@Den	20	19	15	19	18.3
21	Oakland Raiders D/ST	Atl	24	18	21	18	20.3
22	Denver Broncos D/ST	Mia	13	24	25	24	21.5
23	Kansas City Chiefs D/ST	TB	18	26	28	20	23.0
24	Dallas Cowboys D/ST	@NYG	22	22	23	25	23.0
25	Seattle Seahawks D/ST	Phi	27	23	19	26	23.8
26	St. Louis Rams D/ST	Ari	25	25	24	27	25.3
27	Cincinnati Bengals D/ST	Jac	26	27	27	23	25.8
28	Detroit Lions D/ST	@Chi	28	28	26	28	27.5