Week 16 means championship week in the majority of fantasy leagues. Fortunately, for those of us in the final game of the fantasy season, we're left with a surplus of backup quarterbacks taking the field around the league. Who could have predicted that Week 16 would have seen names like Jimmy Clausen, Kellen Moore, Blaine Gabbert, Brandon Weeden, AJ McCarron, Zach Mettenberger and Case Keenum at the top of team depth charts?
Fantasy football rankings 2015: Defense/special teams, Week 16
The fantasy championships are upon us. Don’t let your D/ST undo all that hard work! Here are our consensus rankings.
The silver lining with fantasy owners of fallen quarterbacks is oftentimes the D/ST their backups face. This week is no exception. For those of you have haven't been riding premiere teams like the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs or Denver Broncos, you know what to do this week. For the rest of us, it's time to make adjustments where needed.
Best of luck in your fantasy championship. As usual, we’re here to rank what we believe can get you the strongest finish to your year.
Defense/Special teams, Week 16
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
| Rk | Consensus | Opp. | DK | DC | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | STL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | CLE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | @ATL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | CIN | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Houston Texans | @TEN | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | @DEN | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | New England Patriots | @NYJ | 8 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Detroit Lions | SF | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | Buffalo Bills | DAL | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Arizona Cardinals | GB | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | @BAL | 3 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| 12 | Minnesota Vikings | NYG | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Washington | @PHI | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | CHI | 21 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| 15 | Miami Dolphins | IND | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | @ARI | 22 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| 17 | Oakland Raiders | SD | 11 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| 18 | Tennessee Titans | HOU | 17 | 17 | -- | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Chicago Bears | @TB | -- | 19 | 23 | 15 | 17 |
| 20 | New York Jets | NE | 15 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 21 |
| 21 | Indianapolis Colts | @MIA | 19 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 22 |
| 22 | St. Louis Rams | @SEA | -- | 18 | 25 | 18 | 19 |
| 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | WAS | 23 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | New York Giants | @MIN | -- | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
| 25 | San Francisco 49ers | @DET | 18 | 24 | -- | 25 | -- |
| -- | San Diego Chargers | @OAK | 20 | -- | 22 | -- | -- |
| -- | Dallas Cowboys | @BUF | -- | -- | 21 | -- | 25 |
| -- | Cleveland Browns | @KC | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Jacksonville Jaguars | @NO | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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