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NFL Week 8 fantasy defense rankings: Best DST starts

The simplest strategy for picking a fantasy defense in recent weeks is to go against the shakiest quarterback you can find.

Sure enough, the Denver Broncos (vs. the Saints' Spencer Rattler) and the Los Angeles Rams (vs. the Raiders' Gardner Minshew) were Week 7's highest-scoring fantasy defenses ... with the Cincinnati Bengals (vs. the Browns' trio of QBs) and Buffalo Bills (vs. the Titans' Mason Rudolph) not far behind.

If Washington's rookie QB Jayden Daniels is limited, the Chicago Bears could be the best start of Week 8.

Fantasy football rankings are based on scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. Six points are awarded for defensive and kick return touchdowns. Two points are awarded for safeties and one half point is awarded for sacks.

Rankings are compiled by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.

Bears defensive tackle Andrew Billings celebrates a Week 6 sack of Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton.
Bears defensive tackle Andrew Billings celebrates a Week 6 sack of Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton.

Fantasy football Week 8 defense/special teams rankings

Rank

Team

Opp

1

Denver Broncos

vs. Car.

2

Chicago Bears

at Was.

3

Minnesota Vikings

at L.A.-R

4

Green Bay Packers

at Jac.

5

San Francisco 49ers

vs. Dal.

6

Pittsburgh Steelers

vs. N.Y.-G

7

New York Jets

at N.E.

8

New Orleans Saints

at L.A.-C

9

Seattle Seahawks

vs. Buf.

10

Cleveland Browns

vs. Bal.

11

New York Giants

at Pit.

12

Detroit Lions

vs. Ten.

13

Buffalo Bills

at Sea.

14

Los Angeles Chargers

vs. N.O.

15

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

vs. Atl.

16

Arizona Cardinals

at Mia.

17

Houston Texans

vs. Ind.

18

Baltimore Ravens

at Cle.

19

Atlanta Falcons

at T.B.

20

Dallas Cowboys

at S.F.

21

Cincinnati Bengals

vs. Phi.

22

Washington Commanders

vs. Chi.

23

Miami Dolphins

vs. Ari.

24

New England Patriots

vs. N.Y.-J

25

Indianapolis Colts

at Hou.

26

Tennessee Titans

at Det.

27

Jacksonville Jaguars

vs. G.B.

28

Kansas City Chiefs

at L.V.

29

Philadelphia Eagles

at Cin.

30

Los Angeles Rams

vs. Min.

31

Las Vegas Raiders

vs. K.C.

32

Carolina Panthers

at Den.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy football: NFL Week 8 defense rankings (2024)