Mix a great defense with an opposing terrible offense that is using a bad quarterback and you’ve got the team atop our defense/special teams rankings this week: the Arizona Cardinals.
Fantasy football rankings, 2016: Defense/special teams for Week 10
The SB Nation fantasy team reveals which defense/special teams rank in the top 25 heading into Week 10.
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Mix a good defense with an opposing offense that no bad words could do justice — and God only knows who will be under center — and you’ve got our second-ranked team: the Baltimore Ravens.
The Minnesota Vikings, although they sit in our top five, are a team to definitely proceed with caution with. Washington’s offense isn’t great but also isn’t completely terrible, and Minnesota put in yet another woeful performance last week against Detroit after an even worse performance on Monday Night Football against the Bears.
The rest of the top spots should come as no surprise, belonging to Denver (at New Orleans), New England, and Seattle, who play each other this week.
Carolina could be in for a big week, coming off back-to-back double-digit performances against Arizona and Los Angeles.
As far as streaming options are concerned, you can target Washington and New York Giants (vs. Cincinnati) in deeper leagues. Houston is a more obvious choice — going against a messy Jacksonville offense — and should be available in most leagues. Philadelphia (vs. Atlanta) is also worth a look, regardless of how much the Falcons offense has set the world on fire this season.
Defense/special teams, Week 10
(ZS: Zach Senvisky, JM: Jason Marcum, SK: Scott Kaliska, JG: Jeff Goldberg, KB: Kyle Bennett, DG: Derek Gordon)
| Rk | Consensus | Opp. | ZS | JM | SK | JG | KB | DG |
| 1 | Arizona Cardinals | vs. SF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | vs. CLE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | @ WAS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | vs. SEA | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | @ NO | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks | @ NE | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Houston Texans | @ JAC | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers | vs. KC | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | @ CAR | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | @ TEN | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Rams | @ NYJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | New York Jets | vs. LA | 11 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Dallas Cowboys | @ PIT | 13 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | San Diego Chargers | vs. MIA | 18 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans | vs. GB | 14 | 14 | -- | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | New York Giants | vs. CIN | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | vs. ATL | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | vs. DAL | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | @ NYG | 21 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Washington | vs. MIN | 20 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 |
| 21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | vs. HOU | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | New Orleans Saints | vs. DEN | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| 23 | Miami Dolphins | @ SD | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| 24 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | vs. CHI | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | @ TB | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| -- | Atlanta Falcons | @ PHI | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
