Fantasy Football Team Defense and IDP Rankings: Week 8

Ryan Lester

Oct 29, 2010

Here are my Week 8 team defense rankings.

1. Dallas vs. Jacksonville

2. Kansas City vs. Buffalo

3. Tampa Bay @ Arizona

4. Washington @ Detroit

5. New York Jets vs. Green Bay

6. Pittsburgh @ New Orleans

7. Denver @ San Francisco

8. St. Louis vs. Carolina

9. San Francisco vs. Denver

10. Seattle @ Oakland

11. Cincinnati vs. Miami

12. New England vs. Minnesota

13. Tennessee @ San Diego

14. Carolina @ St. Louis

15. Miami @ Cincinnati

Inside the numbers:

TOP NEWS

Jacksonville is one of two teams, along with Chicago, that has allowed at least 15 sacks with at least 11 INTs.
Arizona has allowed 21 sacks and has only managed 237.8 yards per game.
Carolina is dead last with 12.5 points per game. Everyone else has at least 16.1 ppg.
Tennessee is tied for the league lead with 25 sacks. They are facing the Chargers, who have lost 12 fumbles.

Here are my Week 8 IDP rankings.

1. Jerod Mayo (NE) vs. MIN: 45 tackles in past three games.

2. Stephen Tulloch (TEN) @ SD: 58 tackles in past five games.

3. Chad Greenway (MIN) vs. NE: 34 tackles in past three games.

4. Brian Cushing (HOU) @ INDY: 17 tackles in past two games.

5. LaRon Landry (WAS) @ DET: Averaging 9.7 tackles per game this year.

6. Lawrence Timmons (PIT) @ NOL: Averaging 10.3 tackles per game this year.

7. London Fletcher (WAS) @ DET: Averaging 9.7 tackles per game this year.

8. A.J. Hawk (GB) @ NYJ: 45 tackles in past four games.

9. Patrick Willis (SF) vs. DEN: Recorded second double-digit tackle game of season.

10. James Anderson (CAR) @ STL: Averaging 10 tackles per game.

11. D.J. Williams (DEN) @ SF: Averaging nine tackles per game.

12. Jon Beason (CAR) @ STL

13. DeMarcus Ware (DAL) vs. JAX: Has 27 tackles and eight sacks on the year.

14. Paul Posluszny (BUF) @ KC: Averaging 9.5 tackles per game this year.

15. James Harrison (PIT) @ NO: 44 tackles and five sacks on the year.