Von Miller (58) forces a fumble from San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) last week. This week the ferocious Denver D faces the Chiefs. Look out Brady Quinn… Photo by Chris Humphreys-US PRESSWIRE
There’s a new Number one defense this week even after the solid display the 49ers put on Monday Night. They’re headed for New Orleans, so both our rankings have the Denver Broncos atop the list as they head to KC to face the woeful Chiefs. There’s some other nice matchup plays as well including the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns getting into our rankings for the first time in a long time
We apologize for these rankings being later than normal due to site downtime, but Happy Thanksgiving: here’s our top 15 defenses for the coming week:
| ZT | JL | ||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | at KC | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | at NO | 4.0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Min | 4.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | New England | at NYJ | 4.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Houston Texans | at Det | 5.5 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks | at Mia | 6.0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | at Cle | 8.5 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Arizona Cardinals | Stl | 8.5 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | St. Louis Rams | at Ari | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | at NYG | 10.0 | 8 | 12 |
| 11 | New York Giants | GB | 11.5 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | Minnesota Vikings | at Chi | 12.5 | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Baltimore Ravens | at SD | 13.5 | NR | 7 |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers | at Phi | 13.5 | 12 | 15 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | Pit | 15.0 | 10 | NR |
| Dallas Cowboys | Was | 15 | NR | 10 |
Our ranking team consists of the Fantasy CPR staff: This week so far its just Jeffrey Littrell (JL) and myself (ZT). NR stands for not rated and counts for 20 in the composite ranking average.
Topics: D Rankings, Denver Broncos Defense, Fantasy Football, NFL Week 12, 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.
Zach Thompson
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