Fantasy Stat Breakdown: Week 2

Let’s take a look at which defenses beyond the usual suspects (Steelers, Giants, Titans), impressed in Week 1.

Packers - The Pack transitioned from a 4-3 to a 3-4 front this year, and the switch seems to suit their personnel very well. Against the Bears, the Packers’ defensive linemen and linebackers seemed to live in the backfield, stifling the Bears rushing attack to the tune of a 2.9 yards per carry average on 31 carries, and sacking Jay Cutler twice. And the Packers still have to work in their top pick from this year, NT/DE B.J. Raji. Beyond their deep front seven, the Packers boast one of the top secondaries in the game; Charles Woodson and Al Harris are as close to shutdown corners as nearly anyone else in the game, and FS Nick Collins is a ballhawking, big play defender. Losing SS Atari Bigby for an extended period of time will hurt, but the Packers seem poised to jump into the top five of fantasy defenses for the year.