Super Bowl 2012: Fantasy Football Defense and Kicker Rankings

Here are the Lester’s Legends Super Bowl XLVI fantasy football team defense rankings.

This one is tough. Both offenses have the ability to score big time.

I give the New York Giants the advantage for their ability to get to the quarterback. I think the Patriots handle the pressure better than the last Super Bowl, but Brady will still see a lot of pressure. If he makes the same mistakes he made against Baltimore it could be a long day.

The New England Patriots have improved on defense and have the “bend, don’t break” thing down. I’m expecting a Patriots’ victory, and I can see the defense making some key plays along the way.

Still, I think this one will be more about the offenses.

Now on to the flip a coin segment of the Lester’s Legends Super Bowl XLVI fantasy football rankings. Let's take a look at the kickers.

I like Stephen Gostkowski over Lawrence Tynes for a couple of reasons.

For starters, I think the Patriots are going to win the game. I know the winning kicker doesn’t always score more points than the losing kicker, but I like the odds.

During the regular season it wasn’t even close as to who was the more productive kicker. Gostkowski kicked nine more field goals and 16 more PATs. That’s a huge point differential. Tynes has come alive in the postseason, leading all players with 27 points. He has six field goals and nine PATs, both of which are more than anybody else.

Gostkowksi, however, has played one fewer game. He has kicked four field goals and eight PATs. That gives him a total of 20 points, or 10 points per game. Tynes has averaged nine points per game, giving Gostkowski the slight edge there as well.

Kickers are the hardest positions to pick in fantasy football. Two 40-plus yard field goals could be worth more than three that are under 30 yards. Given that fact, I opt to rank the player that has scored more during the regular season and the playoffs who also happens to be the kicker I expect to win.

Also check out:

• Super Bowl XLVI Fantasy Football QB Rankings
• Super Bowl XLVI Fantasy Football RB Rankings
• Super Bowl XLVI Fantasy Football WR Rankings
• Super Bowl XLVI Fantasy Football TE Rankings
• Super Bowl XLVI Fantasy Football K Rankings
• Super Bowl XLVI Pick