It’s been a wild first three weeks for fantasy football defenses.
Fantasy football rankings 2017: Defense/special teams for NFL Week 4
Check out our rankings for the top fantasy football defenses and special teams entering Week 4.
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That’s been the case with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who looked like world-beaters in Week 1, got beaten to a pulp in Week 2, then beat the Baltimore Ravens to death in Week 3. Jacksonville is clearly a tough team to project each week, but it’s clear it at least has a viable fantasy defense.
The same is true of the Houston Texans, who rebounded from their Week 1 debacle vs. Jacksonville to have back-to-back good games against the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. Houston actually had one of the best fantasy performances by a defense in Week 3 against Tom Brady and New England’s high-powered offense.
What other defenses should you be using? We look to answer all of your questions with a fresh ranking of the fantasy defenses and special teams heading into Week 4.
Defense/Special Teams, Week 4
(SK: Scott Kaliska; DG: Derek Gordon; KB: Kyle Bennett; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)
D/ST rankings, Week 4
Rk | Consensus | Opp | SK | DG | AW | ZS | JM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | vs. IND | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | @ NYJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona Cardinals | vs. SF | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | vs. OAK | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | vs. WAS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | @ CLE | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Houston Texans | vs. TEN | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ BAL | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | vs. DET | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | vs. CHI | 6 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | New England Patriots | vs. CAR | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | @ LAC | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | New York Giants | @ TB | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Rams | @ DAL | 18 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans | @ HOU | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
| 16 | Baltimore Ravens | vs. PIT | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
| 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | vs. NYG | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 19 |
| 18 | Los Angeles Chargers | vs. PHI | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 19 | Oakland Raiders | @ DEN | 23 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 18 |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons | vs. BUF | 15 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | San Francisco 49ers | @ ARI | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | @ ATL | -- | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | vs. CIN | -- | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | Dallas Cowboys | vs. LAR | 22 | -- | 25 | 22 | 25 |
| 25 | Carolina Panthers | @ NE | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
| -- | New York Jets | vs. JAC | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Detroit Lions | @ MIN | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Chicago Bears | @ GB | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
