2012 Fantasy Football Team Defense Rankings – Week 1

Sep 5, 2012

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The smell of football is in the air. Here are my 2012 Week 1 fantasy football kicker rankings.
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1. Philadelphia Eagles
Last year they had crazy expectations and were slow out of the gate. They should be more equipped to handle the expectations this year, and getting Cleveland as a first draw should help.
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2. Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks do have a very good, underrated defense, but this is as much an indictment of Arizona’s offense. Until they solve their QB and offensive line woes it will be a feast for opposing defenses.
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3. Houston Texans
I don’t think last year was a fluke. They did it without Mario Williams for the most part so I’m confident that they will be solid without him. The Dolphins are a train wreck.
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4. Buffalo Bills
Speaking of Mario Williams and train wrecks, the Jets can’t score and Super Mario should make life miserable for whoever is under center.
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5. Chicago Bears
I like Andrew Luck, but the Bears are a tough start to his NFL career.
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6. Detroit Lions
The Rams have a hard time keeping Bradford off his back, and going up against Suh and company won’t help matters.
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7. Minnesota Vikings
Blaine Gabbert looked good in the preseason, but the regular season is a different animal, especially when you’re facing Jared Allen.
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8. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Broncos will be better with Manning, but the Steelers could make his comeback start a little tough.
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9. Baltimore Ravens
I don’t love their early match-up with Cincinnati, although it should be a great game, the Ravens can always turn in a solid defensive performance.
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10. Cincinnati Bengals
It has the makings of a classic battle. Cincy could turn in a nice game against the Ravens.
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11. Jacksonville Jaguars
I’m not convinced the Vikings will be able to put a lot of points on the board. Plus, I’m a little unsure of their kicker.
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12. New England Patriots
I think the Patriots will be better this year on defense and they make a low-end DEF1 against the Titans.
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13. New York Jets
The Jets are a mess on offense, but they still have a chip on their shoulder on defense.
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14. Arizona Cardinals
They are playing at home and the Seahawks will be starting a rookie QB.
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15. Denver Broncos
The Steelers don’t have a great line, have question marks at RB, Big Ben takes sacks, and the Broncos have a good pass rush.
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4 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

paul wall
September 5th, 2012 at 7:19 am #

Hey les, how come minnesota’s defense is getting top 10 love? Im fully expecting blackmon to have his coming out party against the vikings secondary.
LestersLegends
September 5th, 2012 at 8:50 am #

I’m not buying into Gabbert. Blackmon should have a nice game, but I expect multiple sacks and multiple turnovers for the Vikes. I think they hold the Jags under 24 pts and 375 yards.
paul wall
September 5th, 2012 at 9:10 am #

Good call – as long as blackmon gets his share of catches and a score I’m happy. I’ve got cinci’s D and I know ray rice will get his, but I’m banking that kirkpatrick and company to shut down the ravens passing game. Thoughts?
LestersLegends
September 7th, 2012 at 11:13 am #

ravens are looking to open things up offensively. I’m a little nervous about that.