Week 1 DEF/ST Rankings

Football season is here! As I'm sure you know, nothing quite pumps up football fans for the beginning of the NFL season like selecting a fantasy defense for Week 1! This week presents the most unknowns of any week of the season, and can sometimes be the craziest week of the season. In the future, I will use this space to go more in depth on some of my picks, but I feel they are better explained in my generic D/ST rankings. Feel free to ask any questions, and be sure to check out the rest of the great material here on Fake Teams.

Below, I have listed a few matchups on which I am bullish and bearish. Along with each game is the 2013 rank for how many points the opposing team allowed to fantasy defenses, with 1 signifying the most points allowed and 32 signifying the least.

Three Matchups to Stream

New York Jets D/ST vs. Oakland Raiders

Raiders 2013 Fantasy Points Allowed to Defenses (FPA): 4^th

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars 2013 FPA: 2^nd

Washington Redskins vs. Houston Texans

Texans 2013 FPA: 8^th

Three Matchups to Avoid

Denver Broncos D/ST vs. Indianapolis Colts

Colts 2013 FPA: 24^th

Arizona Cardinals D/ST vs. San Diego Chargers

Chargers 2013 FPA: 29^th

Buffalo Bills D/ST @ Chicago Bears

Bears 2013 FPA: 20^th