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2020 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defenses for Week 12

D/STs ranked for Week 12 of the NFL season.

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Last week’s top streaming option in the Chargers worked out pretty well for you if you followed my advice as they returned you the DST7 of Week 11 with nine fantasy points. It was looking like being so much better after a first quarter interception returned for a touchdown, the Chargers went onto build a comfortable lead and allowed the Jets to put up yards and points without ever letting them back in the game.

The top fantasy defense of Week 11 went to the Browns, who put up fantasy points all over, with five sacks, three turnovers (including a pick-s6), and a safety to give you 20 points and a match up changing score from the DST spot. There were other top fantasy defensive performances in Week 11, with five other teams getting you double digit points. The Panthers shut out a Lions team missing most of it’s offensive weapons and scored 17 fantasy points, with the Steelers (17 points), Saints (16 points), Broncos (12 points) and Washington (12 points) all making serious contributions to your weekly totals if you rostered them.

Week 12 Top Streaming Option: New York Giants @ Cincinnati Bengals (20% owned)

Time to pile on the misery being felt in Cincinnati with the Joe Burrow injury and let’s get on the Giants this week. Fresh off a bye and facing a Brandon Allen led offense, it’s arrows up for the Giants this week. As the DST11 on the season, the Giants are criminally under-owned in just 20% of teams at the moment, so make them a priority on your waiver wire this week and reap the benefits on Sunday.

Week 12 D/ST Rankings

Rank Team Opponent Owned
Rank Team Opponent Owned
1 Steelers vs Ravens 100%
2 Dolphins @ Jets 85%
3 Ravens @ Steelers 98%
4 Giants @ Bengals 20%
5 Browns @ Jaguars 58%
6 Saints @ Broncos 79%
7 Rams vs 49ers 66%
8 Packers vs Bears 35%
9 Colts vs Titans 73%
10 Chiefs @ Buccaneers 72%
11 Washington @ Cowboys 39%
12 Bears @ Packers 60%
13 Cardinals @ Patriots 14%
14 Seahawks @ Eagles 29%
15 Eagles vs Seahawks 48%
16 Patriots vs Cardinals 69%
17 Bills vs Chargers 46%
18 Buccaneers vs Chiefs 80%
19 49ers @ Rams 39%
20 Titans @ Colts 30%
21 Texans @ Lions 13%
22 Cowboys vs Washington 15%
23 Panthers @ Vikings 4%
24 Vikings vs Panthers 78%
25 Broncos vs Saints 22%
26 Chargers @ Bills 78%
27 Jets vs Dolphins 5%
28 Raiders @ Falcons 5%
29 Falcons vs Raiders 2%
30 Jaguars vs Browns 1%
31 Bengals vs Giants 13%
32 Lions vs Texans 5%