The push for the playoffs is really heating up now that Week 10 has arrived.
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Unfortunately, some of the top fantasy defenses are hitting their bye weeks, including the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, and Baltimore Ravens. Thankfully, there are still plenty of good defenses for you to stream based on their ability to produce, or simply because of a promising matchup.
That includes the Detroit Lions, who will look to feast on the floundering Cleveland Browns. The Chicago Bears also look promising at home with the Aaron Rodgers-less Green Bay Packers coming to town.
Will normal defense standouts like the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings do well with tough road matchups in Buffalo and Washington?
Now, it’s time for a new set of rankings for the top defenses and special teams heading into Week 10.
Defense/Special Teams rankings, Week 10
(SK: Scott Kaliska; JG Jeff Goldberg; DG: Derek Gordon; KB: Kyle Bennett; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)
D/ST rankings, Week 10
Rk | Consensus | Opp | SK | JG | DG | AW | ZS | JM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | @ ARI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | vs. CLE | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | vs. LAC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Carolina Panthers | vs. MIA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ IND | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Chicago Bears | vs. GB | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Rams | vs. HOU | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | New York Giants | @ SF | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | @ TEN | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Minnesota Vikings | @ WAS | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | vs. NO | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | New England Patriots | @ DEN | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | vs. NE | 20 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | New Orleans Saints | @ BUF | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans | vs. CIN | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Washington | vs. MIN | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | New York Jets | @ TB | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | vs. NYJ | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
| 19 | Arizona Cardinals | vs. SEA | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Los Angeles Chargers | @ JAC | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| 21 | Atlanta Falcons | vs. DAL | -- | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Texans | @ LAR | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
| 23 | Miami Dolphins | @ CAR | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| 24 | Dallas Cowboys | @ ATL | 23 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 23 |
| 25 | Green Bay Packers | @ CHI | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | San Francisco 49ers | vs. NYG | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
