NFL Week 8 fantasy defense rankings: Best DST starts

Admin October 22, 2024

The simplest strategy for picking a fantasy defense in recent weeks is to go against the shakiest quarterback you can find.

Sure enough, the Denver Broncos (vs. the Saints’ Spencer Rattler) and the Los Angeles Rams (vs. the Raiders’ Gardner Minshew) were Week 7’s highest-scoring fantasy defenses … with the Cincinnati Bengals (vs. the Browns’ trio of QBs) and Buffalo Bills (vs. the Titans’ Mason Rudolph) not far behind.

If Washington’s rookie QB Jayden Daniels is limited, the Chicago Bears could be the best start of Week 8.

Fantasy football rankings are based on scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. Six points are awarded for defensive and kick return touchdowns. Two points are awarded for safeties and one half point is awarded for sacks.

Rankings are compiled by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.

Fantasy football Week 8 defense/special teams rankings

Rank	Team	Opp
1	Denver Broncos	vs. Car.
2	Chicago Bears	at Was.
3	Minnesota Vikings	at L.A.-R
4	Green Bay Packers	at Jac.
5	San Francisco 49ers	vs. Dal.
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs. N.Y.-G
7	New York Jets	at N.E.
8	New Orleans Saints	at L.A.-C
9	Seattle Seahawks	vs. Buf.
10	Cleveland Browns	vs. Bal.
11	New York Giants	at Pit.
12	Detroit Lions	vs. Ten.
13	Buffalo Bills	at Sea.
14	Los Angeles Chargers	vs. N.O.
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	vs. Atl.
16	Arizona Cardinals	at Mia.
17	Houston Texans	vs. Ind.
18	Baltimore Ravens	at Cle.
19	Atlanta Falcons	at T.B.
20	Dallas Cowboys	at S.F.
21	Cincinnati Bengals	vs. Phi.
22	Washington Commanders	vs. Chi.
23	Miami Dolphins	vs. Ari.
24	New England Patriots	vs. N.Y.-J
25	Indianapolis Colts	at Hou.
26	Tennessee Titans	at Det.
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	vs. G.B.
28	Kansas City Chiefs	at L.V.
29	Philadelphia Eagles	at Cin.
30	Los Angeles Rams	vs. Min.
31	Las Vegas Raiders	vs. K.C.
32	Carolina Panthers	at Den.