Ten Worst Rush Defenses

by faketeams on Dec 14, 2008 8:30 AM EST in Football

All the Joseph Addai owners have to be sickened to see him out for the Colts game against the league's worst rush defenses. Hold on. If an Addai owner is participating in the fantasy play-offs, then he or she likely has other options at RB other than Addai. Hopefully, those owners grabbed Dominick Rhodes because this could be a great time for a great game.

In the other great match-ups, only the Seattle Seahawks offer little fantasy hop. With a non-existent running game going against a bad St. Louis Rams' rush defense, there is no decision to be made. With the season on the line, who is going to start Maurice Morris?

The one match-up to be wary of is the Michael Turner and Atlanta Falcons' face-off against the 2nd worst RYA of the Tampa Bay Bucanneers. Thanks to the 299 yards the Bucs allowed on the ground to the Carolina Panthers, the Bucs now rank worse than Oakland Raiders. Don't start Turner with the expectation that the Bucs are that bad. However, do keep in mind that the teams met in Week Two and Turner was shutdown. Expect the Falcons to adjust.

Ten Worst Rush Defenses:

Rush Rank	Team	RYA	Vs
32	Detroit	180.3	@IND
31	Tampa Bay	150.3	@ATL
30	Cleveland	145.7	@PHI
29	Oakland	139.3	NE
28	Denver	138	@CAR
26	Kansas City	137.7	SD
26	St. Louis	137.7	SEA
25	Washington	131.3	@CIN
24	Chicago	130.3	NO
23	Atlanta	129.3	TB