For weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers were projected as one of the top two defenses. The reality of the 2011 season is catching up with them and they've proved to be not quite as formidable as in years past. They drop all the way down to the fifth spot. Who are the new kings of defense for Week 4?
Fantasy Football Week 4 Defense Projections: Packers Top The Board
We’re coming up on a quarter of the games played for the 2011 season. Who has established themselves as the fantasy leaders? We check the Week 4 projections.
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Our partner, numberFire.com, has run the statistics for this week and come up with their projections of fantasy points. Their list updates through the week as we get more information about injuries and players who might be seeing more opportunity. So check in with them later in the week. As of right now, the computers says:
Go with the reigning champs. The Packers get a Denver offense that hasn't found its footing yet, so points are there to be had. In a surprise, the Raiders and the Patriots defenses are ranked second and third, even though the Pats defense has been getting torched. I guess the computer sees a lot of sacks and turnovers in this game, as they battle each other this week. The Philadelphia defense has been in disarray to some extent, but get a high ranking this week as they take on a 49ers offense that is struggling to run the ball, and the offensive line isn't giving Alex Smith any time to work. Injuries to their receiving corps has also slowed the offensive production.
* Fantasy Points Projections are based on the Yahoo! and ESPN default scoring settings. Injured players appear on the list, this is their projection IF they play.
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