Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller (58) should be around Brandon Weeden (not pictured) all day as the Browns come to Mile High Stadium to take on the Broncos. Denver and the Chicago Bears share the lead in this week’s defense rankings. Photo by Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
There’s a tie atop our team defense rankings this week as the two rankings both have the Broncos and Bears at the top but differ on who to start #1. I went with Denver since they’re at home, but Jeffrey went with the high-scoring Bears defense against the Cardinals. There’s major differences between our rankings after the top two, but hopefully they’ll give you a good idea of who you should start.
Here’s our top 15 team defenses for week 16:
| ZT | JL | ||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Cle | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Chicago Bears | at Ari | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | New England | at Jac | 4.5 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ers | at Sea | 5.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cin | 6.5 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Houston Texans | Min | 7.5 | 5 | 10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | SF | 7.5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Falcons | at Det | 8.5 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | New York Giants | at Bal | 10.0 | 12 | 8 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | at Pit | 12.5 | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | Carolina Panthers | Oak | 13.0 | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | Baltimore Ravens | NYG | 13.0 | NR | 6 |
| 13 | Green Bay Packers | Ten | 13.5 | 7 | NR |
| St. Louis Rams | at TB | 13.5 | NR | 7 | |
| 15 | Washington Redskins | at Phi | 15.0 | 10 | NR |
This week’s rankings from Jeffrey Littrell (JL) and me (ZT) were combined into our composite rankings. Follow either one of our rankings or the composite, but whichever you choose good luck to you this weekend. NR is for not ranked which counts as 20 for averaging purposes.
Topics: D Rankings, Denver Broncos Defense, Fantasy Football, Nfl Week 16, Who To Start
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