Chicago Bears linebackers Brian Urlacher (54) and Lance Briggs (55) lead one of the best defensive units in the game once again this year. Photo by Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE
Good fantasy football defenses come and go extremely quickly throughout the year. Many “experts” recommend waiting until the very end of your draft to grab a defense since throughout the year there’s so much volatility. For example, the Ravens defense which has been so good for so long is suddenly horrible, and the Vikings D/ST who were on no one’s radar at the beginning of the year are a solid option this week.
Case in point, none of the three rankers agree on the #1 option this week. I think the Bears will have another great week against the visiting Panthers, Jeffrey has the Niners at #1, and Steve puts the Packers at Lambeau hosting the hapless Jags on top his rankings. Here’s the composite’s which give you a good idea of who to start based on the rankings of Jeffrey Littrell (JL), Steve Copps (SC), and me (ZT). NR is for those D’s not rated with counts as a 20 for averaging purposes.
| ZT | SC | JL | ||||
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | at Ari | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Car | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | at Det | 4.3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Green Bay Packers | Jac | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | TB | 4.7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | New York Giants | at Dal | 6.7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | at Phi | 8.7 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
| Arizona Cardinals | SF | 8.7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | San Diego Chargers | at Cle | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | New England | at Stl | 9.3 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys | NYG | 13.3 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins | at NYJ | 13.3 | 15 | NR | 5 |
| 13 | St. Louis Rams | NE | 13.7 | NR | 14 | 7 |
| 14 | New York Jets | Mia | 14.3 | 12 | 11 | NR |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Was | 15.3 | 11 | NR | 15 |
Topics: Chicago Bears Defense, D Rankings, Fantasy Football, NFL Week 8, Who To Start
I'm an avid Boston sports fan and fantasy sports enthusiast. When I'm not blogging, I serve as Audio and Video producer as well as High School History teacher at Harvest Ministries on the island of Guam. The 14-hour time difference can make things challenging, but I'll play any fantasy sports just about anytime I can.
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