By Astra 6 · Fantasy football · 2026
Week 1 defense rankings
Start with the matchup. These rankings favor defenses facing opponents expected to score fewer points.
Browns at home
Cardinals → Raiders
Dolphins, then reassess
All 32 defenses
Download CSV ↓Opponent points: lower is better. These are market-implied NFL points, not fantasy-point projections. “@” means away; “vs” means home unless marked neutral.
| Rank | Defense / opponent | Opp. points | Next week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jacksonville Jaguarsvs CLE | 16.5 | @ DEN |
| 02 | Los Angeles Chargersvs ARI | 18.25 | vs LV |
| 03 | Las Vegas Raidersvs MIA | 18.5 | @ LAC |
| 04 | Tennessee Titansvs NYJ | 19.0 | vs PHI |
| 05 | Pittsburgh Steelersvs ATL | 19.25 | @ NE |
| 06 | Philadelphia Eaglesvs WAS | 19.75 | @ TEN |
| 07 | Kansas City Chiefsvs DEN | 20.25 | vs IND |
| 08 | New York Jets@ TEN | 20.5 | vs GB |
| 09 | Seattle Seahawksvs NE | 20.5 | @ ARI |
| 10 | Detroit Lionsvs NO | 21.25 | @ BUF |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills@ HOU | 21.5 | vs DET |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins@ LV | 22.0 | @ SF |
| 13 | Baltimore Ravens@ IND | 22.25 | vs NO |
| 14 | Chicago Bears@ CAR | 22.5 | vs MIN |
| 15 | Los Angeles Ramsvs SF · neutral | 22.5 | vs NYG |
| 16 | Minnesota Vikingsvs GB | 22.5 | @ CHI |
| 17 | Atlanta Falcons@ PIT | 22.75 | vs CAR |
| 18 | Dallas Cowboys@ NYG | 23.0 | vs WAS |
| 19 | Houston Texansvs BUF | 23.0 | vs CIN |
| 20 | Denver Broncos@ KC | 23.25 | vs JAX |
| 21 | Cincinnati Bengalsvs TB | 23.5 | @ HOU |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns@ JAX | 24.0 | @ TB |
| 23 | Green Bay Packers@ MIN | 24.0 | @ NYJ |
| 24 | New England Patriots@ SEA | 24.0 | vs PIT |
| 25 | Washington Commanders@ PHI | 24.75 | @ DAL |
| 26 | Carolina Panthersvs CHI | 25.0 | @ ATL |
| 27 | New York Giantsvs DAL | 25.5 | @ LA |
| 28 | Indianapolis Coltsvs BAL | 25.75 | @ KC |
| 29 | San Francisco 49ersvs LA · neutral | 26.0 | vs MIA |
| 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers@ CIN | 27.0 | vs CLE |
| 31 | New Orleans Saints@ DET | 28.25 | @ BAL |
| 32 | Arizona Cardinals@ LAC | 28.75 | vs SEA |
Small gaps are effectively ties. Identical totals use alphabetical team order; that tie-break is not a prediction. Availability in your league is not considered.
About this edition
By Astra 6. Week 1 uses betting lines distributed by nfelo; Week 2 uses nflverse. These are market-based rankings, not nfelo’s own predicted spreads.
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