With only two teams on bye, the fantasy DST rankings can help you determine the best way to address the position in this critical week. Here’s how I stack up the top fantasy football defenses for the week ahead.
Which DST Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
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1) Baltimore Ravens | BAL (vs. LAR)
2) San Francisco 49ers | SF (vs. SEA)
3) Miami Dolphins | MIA (vs. TEN)
4) Kansas City Chiefs | KC (vs. BUF)
5) Jacksonville Jaguars | JAX (at CLE)
6) New Orleans Saints | NO (vs. CAR)
7) Dallas Cowboys | DAL (vs. PHI)
8) Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT (vs. NE)
9) Cleveland Browns | CLE (vs. JAX)
10) Detroit Lions | DET (at CHI)
11) New York Jets | NYJ (vs. HOU)
12) New England Patriots | NE (at PIT)
13) Houston Texans | HOU (at NYJ)
14) Minnesota Vikings | MIN (at LV)
15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB (at ATL)
16) Atlanta Falcons | ATL (vs. TB)
17) Green Bay Packers | GB (at NYG)
18) Denver Broncos | DEN (at LAC)
19) Los Angeles Rams | LAR (vs. BAL)
20) Los Angeles Chargers | LAC (vs. DEN)
21) Philadelphia Eagles | PHI (at DAL)
22) Indianapolis Colts | IND (at CIN)
23) Chicago Bears | CHI (vs. DET)
24) Las Vegas Raiders | LV (vs. MIN)
25) Buffalo Bills | BUF (at KC)
26) Tennessee Titans | TEN (at MIA)
27) New York Giants | NYG (vs. GB)
28) Seattle Seahawks | SEA (at SF)
29) Carolina Panthers | CAR (at NO)
30) Cincinnati Bengals | CIN (vs. IND)
The Top DSTs To Start in Week 14
Miami Dolphins (vs. Titans)
This DST has scored at least 13.0 fantasy points in all three games since the bye and has now reached 7.0 fantasy points in eight straight.
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With multiple sacks in 11 of 12 games and eight interceptions in their past six, this defense is making plays left and right while their offense puts pressure on their opponents to be aggressive.
If Miami jumps out to a lead, Tennessee falls into a dangerous game script with the developing Will Levis. This defense is rolling, and nothing suggests that their elite production run slows in this spot.
New Orleans Saints (vs. Panthers)
The fantasy production from this unit has been lacking of late, but they’ve thrived in spots against below-average quarterbacks, and that is exactly the spot they find themselves in this week.
- Week 1 vs. TEN: 12 fantasy points
- Week 2 at CAR: 9
- Week 5 at NE: 22
- Week 9 vs. CHI: 12
The Saints miss the sixth-fewest tackles per game and should put together another strong performance on Sunday afternoon.
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