What the hell just happened? The first week of the NFL season is always pure chaos. In order to survive you have to avoid knee jerk reactions or else you risk blowing your FAAB or even worse, start the wrong defense in week 2. Use these rankings as a compass into the unknown.
Burning DST Questions Headed Into Week 2
Are the New York Jets DST that damn good or was this just a hugely disappointing week for new Lions HC Matt Patricia? Will the Redskins put together another solid defensive outing in week 2? Is this the season the Bengals take a big step forward on both sides of the ball? Look guys, these are the questions you must try to answer in week 2. Spot trends and see if they carry over. This will influence your own rankings internally and ultimately lead to sound choices during the season.
| Rank | DST | Opp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles (LAC) | at BUF |
| 2 | Los Angeles (LAR) | vs. ARI |
| 3 | Philadelphia (PHI) | at TB |
| 4 | Houston (HOU) | at TEN |
| 5 | Chicago (CHI) | vs. SEA |
| 6 | New Orleans (NO) | vs. CLE |
| 7 | Baltimore (BAL) | at CIN |
| 8 | Denver (DEN) | vs. OAK |
| 9 | Jacksonville (JAC) | vs. NE |
| 10 | New England (NE) | at JAC |
| 11 | Tennessee (TEN) | vs. HOU |
| 12 | Cincinnati (CIN) | vs. BAL |
| 13 | Washington (WAS) | vs. IND |
| 14 | Minnesota (MIN) | at GB |
| 15 | Atlanta (ATL) | vs. CAR |
| 16 | Seattle (SEA) | at CHI |
| 17 | Pittsburgh (PIT) | vs. KC |
| 18 | Carolina (CAR) | at ATL |
| 19 | New York (NYJ) | vs. MIA |
| 20 | New York (NYG) | at DAL |
| 21 | Miami (MIA) | at NYJ |
| 22 | San Francisco (SF) | vs. DET |
| 23 | Detroit (DET) | at SF |
| 24 | Dallas (DAL) | vs. NYG |
| 25 | Green Bay (GB) | vs. MIN |
| 26 | Buffalo (BUF) | vs. LAC |
| 27 | Arizona (ARI) | at LAR |
| 28 | Tampa Bay (TB) | vs. PHI |
| 29 | Kansas City (KC) | at PIT |
| 30 | Cleveland (CLE) | at NO |
| 31 | Oakland (OAK) | at DEN |
| 32 | Indianapolis (IND) | at WAS |
Team Defenses To Watch This Week
The New York Jets, Washington, Bengals, and to a lesser extent the Bears (because they ranked 11th coming into this). I'm highly interested in these teams right now. If they continue trending on defense it's time to put them on your streaming team defense radar.
