The New England Patriots defense is opportunistic as shown here by defensive end Rob Ninkovich (50) recovering a fumble. They should be in for a nice week as they head south to Miami. Photo by William Perlman/THE STAR-LEDGER via US PRESSWIRE
With none of the top defensive units against a bad offense this week, picking a team defense is a little tricky. In fact, all three of our staff member’s rankings have a different number one which opened the door for the Niners to take the top spot despite not being any individual’s number one.
The Patriots also surged near the top of the rankings as they head to Miami to take on the Dolphins in an AFC East showdown. With all the divisional action expect hard-fought, tough-defended games but maybe not a ton of overall fantasy defense points. Here’s our top 15 headed into week 13:
| ZT | SC | JL | ||||
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | at Stl | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | at Mia | 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Houston Texans | at Ten | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Chicago Bears | Sea | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | TB | 5.0 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | Pit | 7.7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | at Chi | 10.3 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | New York Giants | at Was | 11.3 | NR | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | Phi | 12.0 | 7 | NR | 9 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | at NYJ | 12.3 | 15 | NR | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | at Bal | 12.3 | NR | 12 | 5 | |
| 12 | Green Bay Packers | Min | 12.7 | NR | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | Minnesota Vikings | at GB | 13.0 | NR | 11 | 8 |
| 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | at SD | 13.7 | 11 | 10 | NR |
| 15 | St. Louis Rams | SF | 14.7 | 12 | NR | 12 |
Our ranking team consists of the Fantasy CPR staff: Jeffrey Littrell (JL), Steve C0pps, and myself (ZT). NR stands for not rated and counts for 20 in the composite ranking average.
Topics: D Rankings, Fantasy Football, New England Patriots Defense, NFL Week 13, 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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