It's a big week for many top defenses around the league. The Denver Broncos are facing a Cleveland Browns offense that is average against opposing defenses in fantasy. The Browns are averaging a healthy 23 points a week on offense, and they have yet to score less than 20 points at home. Still, the Broncos are an exceptional fantasy defense that deserve top-3 consideration in most weeks.
Fantasy football rankings 2015: Defense/special teams, Week 6
Here are our consensus Week 6 defense/special teams rankings.
The Seattle Seahawks will be facing the Carolina Panthers, who have been stingy in points allowed to fantasy defenses all season. Still, the Panthers haven't faced a defense like Seattle on the road. The Seahawks are coming off a tough loss against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 5. They'll be out to make a statement in Week 6. Speaking of the Bengals, they're quickly climbing our rankings this week. They'll be facing a Buffalo Bills offense that could be without Tyrod Taylor. If EJ Manuel starts in Week 6, the Bengals are a lock in the top-5.
Be sure to check out the rest of our rankings for Week 6 below.
Defense/Special teams, Week 6
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska. Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis and Tampa Bay are on bye)
| Rk | Consensus | Opp. | DK | DC | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Denver Broncos | @CLE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona Cardinals | @PIT | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | @BUF | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | New York Jets | WAS | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Seattle Seahawks | CAR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings | KC | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | SD | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers | @SEA | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | New England Patriots | @IND | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | Buffalo Bills | CIN | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Detroit Lions | CHI | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 12 | Baltimore Ravens | @SF | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| 13 | New York Giants | @PHI | 16 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| 14 | Houston Texans | @JAC | 22 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | DEN | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 17 |
| 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | NYG | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | Tennessee Titans | MIA | 18 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Atlanta Falcons | @NO | 13 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 21 |
| 19 | Miami Dolphins | @TEN | 12 | -- | 17 | 21 | 22 |
| 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | @MIN | 15 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| 21 | Jackonsville Jaguars | HOU | 24 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| 22 | Chicago Bears | @DET | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 23 |
| 23 | Washington | @NYJ | 21 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
| 24 | San Francisco 49ers | BAL | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | New Orleans Saints | ATL | -- | -- | 23 | 25 | -- |
| -- | San Diego Chargers | @GB | 23 | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Pittsburgh Steelers | ARI | -- | 24 | -- | -- | 25 |
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