The fantasy football playoffs are arriving in many leagues now that Week 14 is here.
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Defenses don’t get nearly as much attention as skill positions, but if you’ve been lucky enough to have an elite defense, that may be why you’ve made it into the postseason. The top dog for pretty much the entire season has been the Jacksonville Jaguars. They remain the top scoring defense coming into the playoffs.
After them, however, it’s been a house of horrors trying to figure out which defenses to play each week. The Baltimore Ravens currently rank No. 2 in scoring among defenses, but they just lost star cornerback Jimmy Smith to an Achilles tear, and they have the Pittsburgh Steelers on deck.
What other defenses are primed step up big in Week 14? Let us help you answer those questions with a fresh set of rankings for the top 25 defenses and special teams for Week 14.
Defense/Special Teams rankings, Week 14
(SK: Scott Kaliska; JG Jeff Goldberg; DG: Derek Gordon; KB: Kyle Bennett; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)
D/ST rankings, Week 14
Rk | Consensus | Opp | SK | JG | DG | AW | ZS | JM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | vs. BAL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Seattle Seahawks | @ JAC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | vs. SEA | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | @ LAR | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Minnesota Vikings | @ CAR | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | vs. CHI | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Carolina Panthers | vs. MIN | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | Baltimore Ravens | @ PIT | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams | vs. PHI | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | New Orleans Saints | @ ATL | 19 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Detroit Lions | @ TB | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| 12 | New England Patriots | @ MIA | 1 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
| 13 | New York Jets | @ DEN | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Dallas Cowboys | @ NYG | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| 15 | Green Bay Packers | @ CLE | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | Arizona Cardinals | vs. TEN | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | vs. WAS | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 18 | Washington | @ LAC | -- | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| 19 | Buffalo Bills | vs. IND | 11 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| 20 | Houston Texans | vs. SF | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | vs. OAK | 21 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| 22 | Chicago Bears | @ CIN | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| 23 | Denver Broncos | vs. NYJ | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 24 | Atlanta Falcons | vs. NO | -- | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
| 25 | Tennessee Titans | @ ARI | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | San Francisco 49ers | @ HOU | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| -- | New York Giants | vs. DAL | -- | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| -- | Oakland Raiders | @ KC | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
