Fantasy football Defense/Special Teams rankings for Week 4

Pick any of those lines. I don't care which. The pink one? The green one? Whatever. Pick one, and tell me where it will fall on the fourth data point. I double-dog dare you to do that with any confidence.

This is not to say we can't figure anything out. The Seahawks - the consensus No. 1 defense in fantasy drafts - is the only defense to score in the double digits all three weeks, scoring ten against Carolina, 21 against San Francisco, and 12 against Jacksonville. (I wonder what kind of odds you could have gotten on Seattle's defense scoring 75 percent better against Colin Kaepernick and San Francisco than they would against Chad Henne and Jacksonville.) The Chiefs, undrafted in almost all leagues, have been stout; the coveted 49ers have been very ordinary.

Kansas City Chiefs (No. 2) - Interestingly, the Chiefs are currently first in the NFL in sacks, and tied for last in the NFL in overall tackles. The best I can do as far as insight for that stat, though, is preface it with "interestingly." Only Seattle has allowed fewer points. It's still relatively early in the season, but there seriously isn't anything not to like about the Kansas City defense. This week, they face a New York Giants team that couldn't possibly have looked worse without putting on Jaguars' jerseys. While it's hard to imagine that a team with Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, and Hakeem Nicks could be as bad as it's looked so far, there's still every reason to believe Justin Houston, Tamba Hali, and friends could have a big game in store.

Arizona Cardinals (No. 8) - A running theme in my defense rankings is often that who you are playing against is more important than who you are. The Cardinals are playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, a team that just went from we-know-he's-awful Josh Freeman at quarterback to Tampa's-last-resort Mike Glennon. Vincent Jackson might be out or limited with injury. Unless Doug Martin just runs wild (which, sure, is always possible), how will Tampa Bay get yards against a competent Arizona defense? It's hard not to love Arizona this week.

Tennessee Titans (No. 9) - The Titans are like the Chiefs, in that they went largely undrafted in the preseason, yet have produced strongly so far. They've averaged an interception a game, are one of only ten teams to have allowed fewer than 1,000 total yards so far, and are still only 33 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues. This week, they get a New York Jets offense that is 2-1, sure, but quarterback Geno Smith has thrown six interceptions to go with only three touchdowns, and has only 801 passing yards. Tennessee is a heck of a good stream option if you have Carolina on a bye. (Or Green Bay, but why would you do that to yourself?)

Philadelphia Eagles (No. 30) - After a not-awful Week 1 matchup against Washington, the Eagles defense has been worthless against San Diego and Kansas City. They've now allowed the third-most yards in the league. Their saving grace as a unit is their kickoff return game: only the Chicago Bears (*cough* Devin Hester *cough*) have more return yards. If the Eagles can break off a big return, maybe that changes something, but come on; this is an awful defense, and this is an awful defense playing against the mega-offense Broncos in Denver. If you are starting Philly, you lost a bet or something.