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Tier 1 Fantasy Football Defenses
| RANK | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | Week 2 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 7 | Week 6 | Week 9 |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | Week 3 | Week 10 | Week 5 |
Tier 2 Fantasy Football Defenses
| RANK | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 4 | New York Jets | Week 8 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | Week 5 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | Week 15 | Week 10 | Week 5 |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 8 | Arizona Cardinals | Week 10 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | Week 1 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
Tier 3 Fantasy Football Defenses
| RANK | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 10 | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | Week 15 | Week 1 | Week 10 |
| 12 | Houston Texans | Week 4 | Week 13 | Week 9 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 17 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 14 | Oakland Raiders | Week 2 | Week 14 | Week 10 |
Tier 4 Fantasy Football Defenses
| RANK | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 15 | Baltimore Ravens | Week 10 | Week 14 | Week 8 |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | Week 10 | Week 8 | Week 4 |
| 17 | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| 18 | Indianapolis Colts | Week 11 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 19 | Dallas Cowboys | Week 9 | Week 6 | Week 7 |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 10 |
| 21 | San Francisco 49ers | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 8 |
Tier 5 Fantasy Football Defenses
| RANK | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 22 | Los Angeles Rams | Week 16 | Week 13 | Week 8 |
| 23 | San Diego Chargers | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 11 |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns | Week 2 | Week 7 | Week 13 |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | Week 13 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 26 | New York Giants | Week 12 | Week 5 | Week 8 |
| 27 | Washington Redskins | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 16 | Week 9 | Week 5 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 9 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
| 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 1 | Week 13 | Week 4 |
| 31 | New Orleans Saints | Week 3 | Week 11 | Week 5 |
| 32 | Tennessee Titans | Week 6 | Week 14 | Week 13 |
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2016 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | Week 2 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 7 | Week 6 | Week 9 |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | Week 3 | Week 10 | Week 5 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Week 8 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | Week 5 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | Week 15 | Week 10 | Week 5 |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 8 | Arizona Cardinals | Week 10 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | Week 1 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
| 10 | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | Week 15 | Week 1 | Week 10 |
| 12 | Houston Texans | Week 4 | Week 13 | Week 9 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 17 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 14 | Oakland Raiders | Week 2 | Week 14 | Week 10 |
| 15 | Baltimore Ravens | Week 10 | Week 14 | Week 8 |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | Week 10 | Week 8 | Week 4 |
| 17 | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| 18 | Indianapolis Colts | Week 11 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 19 | Dallas Cowboys | Week 9 | Week 6 | Week 7 |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 10 |
| 21 | San Francisco 49ers | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 8 |
| 22 | Los Angeles Rams | Week 16 | Week 13 | Week 8 |
| 23 | San Diego Chargers | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 11 |
| 24 | Cleveland Browns | Week 2 | Week 7 | Week 13 |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | Week 13 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 26 | New York Giants | Week 12 | Week 5 | Week 8 |
| 27 | Washington Redskins | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
| 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 16 | Week 9 | Week 5 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 9 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
| 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 1 | Week 13 | Week 4 |
| 31 | New Orleans Saints | Week 3 | Week 11 | Week 5 |
| 32 | Tennessee Titans | Week 6 | Week 14 | Week 13 |
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