Fantasy Football Team Defense and IDP Rankings: Pittsburgh Dominates Week 6

Ryan LesterOct 16, 2010

Here are my Week 6 team defense rankings:

1. Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland

2. New York Giants vs. Detroit

3. San Diego @ St. Louis

4. Tennessee @ Jacksonville

5. Miami @ Green Bay

6. Chicago vs. Seattle

7. San Francisco vs. Oakland

8. Seattle @ Chicago

9. New Orleans @ Tampa Bay

10. New York Jets @ Denver

11. Dallas @ Minnesota

12. Oakland @ San Francisco

13. Baltimore @ New England

14. Green Bay vs. Miami

15. Philadelphia vs. Atlanta

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Pittsburgh is taking on Cleveland with Colt McCoy making his first start and Peyton Hillis banged up. This could look like a crime scene.
The Giants have 19 sacks and have allowed a league low of 244.6 yards per game and just 13 points the past two weeks against Chicago and Houston.
The Chargers have 18 sacks and are taking on the Rams, who have lost their top two WRs this season.
The Titans lead the league with 22 sacks.
It’s not that I think Miami has an elite defense, but they could look like they do against the injury ravaged Packers who will be playing without Aaron Rodgers (possibly), Ryan Grant and Jermichael Finley.
It’s kind of a crapshoot this week with three of the bottom-feeders (Arizona, Buffalo and Carolina) on bye.

Here are my Week 6 IDP rankings:

1. Lawrence Timmons (PIT) vs. CLE: Averaging 12 tackles per game

2. LaRon Landry (WAS) vs. Indy: 10.4 tackles per game. Peyton will keep him busy.

3. Bernard Pollard (HOU) vs. KC: 36 tackles in his last three games.

4. Stephen Tulloch (TEN) @ JAX: 38 tackles in his last three games.

5. James Harrison (PIT) vs. CLE: With Colt McCoy starting, Harrison is licking his chops.

6. Patrick Willis (SF) vs. Oak: Tackles are down, but always a threat for a monster game.

7. DeMeco Ryans (HOU) vs. KC: 32 tackles in his last three games.

8. Chad Greenway (MIN) vs. DAL: At least eight tackles every game this year.

9. London Fletcher (WAS) vs. INDY: 46 tackles in five games.

10. Jerod Mayo (NE) vs. BAL: 16 tackles last week against Miami. Will be busy against the Ravens.

11. D.J. Williams (DEN) vs. NYJ: 25 tackles in the past two weeks. Jets run a ton.

12. Ray Lewis (BAL) @ NE: 13 tackles vs. NE in wild-card game last year. He’ll get up for this one.

13. Brian Cushing (HOU) vs. KC: He should get better as he gets into game shape.

14. DeMarcus Ware (DAL) @ MIN: There’s blood in the water with Favre. Should abuse McKinney.

15. Shaun Phillips SD) @ St. Louis: Phillips has 18 tackles, six sacks and an INT.

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