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Week 1 Defense Fantasy Football Rankings | Team Defense

September 3, 2013 by Kurt Turner

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Houston Texans , at SD12111
Seattle Seahawks , at CAR21234
New England Patriots , at BUF33322
Chicago Bears , vs. CIN44443
St. Louis Rams , vs. ARI56755
Tampa Bay Buccaneers , at NYJ65667
Cincinnati Bengals , at CHI77889
Indianapolis Colts , vs. OAK810576
San Francisco 49ers , vs. GB98998
Arizona Cardinals , at STL109111610
Denver Broncos , vs. BAL1112121211
Pittsburgh Steelers , vs. TEN1211131013
Kansas City Chiefs , at JAC1317101512
Cleveland Browns , vs. MIA1413141714
Minnesota Vikings , at DET1516171116
Baltimore Ravens , at DEN1615151817
Miami Dolphins , at CLE1714161915
New York Giants , at DAL1818181318
Green Bay Packers , at SF1921202021
Washington Redskins , vs. PHI2022211422
New York Jets , vs. TB2119192519
Detroit Lions , vs. MIN2220222123
Dallas Cowboys , vs. NYG2324232224
Atlanta Falcons , at NO2423242425
Tennessee Titans , at PIT2525262327
San Diego Chargers , vs. HOU2626252726
Carolina Panthers , vs. SEA2729282820
Jacksonville Jaguars , vs. KC2827272628
Philadelphia Eagles , at WAS2928292929
New Orleans Saints , vs. ATL3030303030
Buffalo Bills , vs. NE3131313131
Oakland Raiders , at IND3232323232
Playing matchups with the defense is huge for Week One. When you have teams like the Jets and Raiders, who virtually have the worst offenses in the league, taking a look at the Buccaneers and Colts defenses could become valuable. At least for this week.
Gotta love the Colts versus Oakland, they crack the top 10 in my week 1 defensive fantasy football rankings.
Great to have football season back in full swing.  You'll notice some new names at the top part of the list.  Some teams have fantastic match ups to help you get out of the gate this season with a W. The Colts are the first team to benefit from playing a horrible Oakland offense and they should be available on your waiver wire if you are one of those teams that goes with a different D every week. I've been high on the Rams defense for a little bit now and they should show everyone why right out of the gate.  The Rams D is young and fast and when they get a team like Arizona at home on the turf they are definitely a defense you can play and feel comfortable. The Arizona Cardinals could be a huge sleeper pick this week as far as defenses go.  I didn't rank them all that high because in my opinion it is 'Boom or Bust' for the Cardinals D.  Arizona has a great secondary and they are going up against a pass heavy offense in St. Louis...this is usually a formula for turnovers and possibly defensive touchdowns.  That would be ideal the only thing I fear is that D. Richardson will be able to make the Cardinals load up the box more often that they would like and then Sam Bradford can go to work. Be sure to check out the Sunday morning Google+ hangout and just smile because Football is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Colts' matchup is extremely tantalizing, since they will be performing at home against what should be a moribund Oakland offense. Rookie Menelik Watson will start at LT, even though his only previous experience at the position occurred during the team’s preseason finale. The O-line will have difficulty establishing the run, which will force Terrelle Pryor to throw. But he does not have the benefit of a proven possession WR, or a reliable veteran presence at TE, This is a massive mismatch, which will result in a huge day for owners who spot start the Colts.

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Bears Defense ranks in the top 5 this week after producing the most fantasy points per game last season.
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