Fantasy Football Week 8 Defense Rankings
After a thrilling weekend, we’re now comfortably in the NFL regular season with teams moving into week 8. It’s time to look at the fantasy football week 8 defense rankings. Some people are from the school of thought that a team is only as strong as its defense. While that may be true, we believe in a more holistic approach when considering a team.
However, it’s time to look at the defense lines and which ones are your best choice when making adjustments to your fantasy football team.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense was the big team in terms of fantasy football defense this past week. They managed to pull over 20 fantasy points. In close second were the Los Angeles Rams with 21 points. It looks like the fantasy football week 8 defense rankings are going to be pretty straight forward.
Fantasy Football Week 8 Defense Rankings Standings
Let’s take a look at the projected top defense teams to go for in this week’s fantasy football drafting.
| Rank | Team | Week 8 Opponent | Fantasy Points Projection |
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Washington Redskins | 11.3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Cleveland Browns | 10.6 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ers | Carolina Panthers | 10.3 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | Cincinnati Bengals | 10.2 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Miami Dolphins | 10.2 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bills | Philadelphia Eagles | 9.8 |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Chargers | 9.6 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | at Buffalo Bills | 9.4 |
| 9 | New Orleans Saints | Arizona Cardinals | 9.2 |
| 10 | Detroit Lions | New York Giants | 9.1 |
| 11 | Gren Bay Packers | at Kansas City Chiefs | 8.9 |
| 12 | Indianapolis Colts | Denver Broncos | 8.7 |
| 13 | Tennessee Titans | Tampa Bay Lightning | 8.4 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Chargers | at Chicago Bears | 8.3 |
| 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | New York Jets | 8.1 |
| 16 | New York Jets | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 7.8 |
| 17 | Houston Texans | Oakland Raiders | 7.6 |
| 18 | Carolina Panthers | at San Francisco 49ers | 7.5 |
| 19 | Denver Broncos | at Indianapolis Colts | 7.3 |
| 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | Green Bay Packers | 7.0 |
| 21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | at Tennessee Titans | 7.0 |
| 22 | Seattle Seahawks | at Atlanta Falcons | 6.7 |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | at New England Patriots | 6.4 |
| 24 | Washington Redskins | at Minnesota Vikings | 6.4 |
| 25 | Arizona Cardinals | at New Orleans Saints | 6.1 |
| 26 | New York Giants | at Detroit Lions | 6.0 |
| 27 | Atlanta Falcons | Seattle Seahawks | 5.8 |
| 28 | Oakland Raiders | at Houston Texans | 5.6 |
| 29 | Miami Dolphins | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 5.5 |
| 30 | Cincinnati Bengals | Los Angeles Rams | 5.2 |
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