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Week 16 Team Defense Rankings for Fantasy Football: DST Updates Include Falcons DST, Colts DST, Packers DST, Bills DST, Bengals DST

Colts Defense D/ST Streamers, Rankings, Waiver Wire - Zaire Franklin Fantasy Football IDP

RotoBaller's updated Week 16 team defense (D/ST) rankings for fantasy football in 2024. Read the weekend updates for our fantasy football DST rankings and win more.

The fantasy football playoffs' arrival brings extra anxiety for fantasy managers making lineup decisions. Since defenses are largely matchup-dependent, the rankings can change dramatically from week to week. We're here to help with our NFL team's Week 16 fantasy football defense (DST) rankings for 2024.

Ahead of the key Week 16 slate, let's dig into the rankings below to see where key D/STs such as the Falcons, Colts, Packers, Bills, and Bengals stand, among other considerations.

Our Week 16 defense (DST) fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison, Andersen Pickard, and Scott Engel. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 16 Defense (D/ST) Fantasy Football News

  • Jonathan Allen Ruled Out For Week 16
  • Antoine Winfield Jr. Ruled Out Week 16
  • T.J. Watt Will Play In Week 16
  • Jaire Alexander Practicing In Full This Week
  • Micah Parsons Questionable For Sunday Night Game
  • Nick Bosa Considered Questionable For Week 16
  • Dre Greenlaw Questionable For Week 16

 

Week 16 Fantasy Football Defense (D/ST) Rankings

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings

D/ST Tier D/ST Rank D/ST Name Position
1 1 Green Bay Packers DST
1 2 Buffalo Bills DST
1 3 Minnesota Vikings DST
1 4 Atlanta Falcons DST
2 5 Indianapolis Colts DST
2 6 Cincinnati Bengals DST
3 7 Denver Broncos DST
3 8 Kansas City Chiefs DST
3 9 Arizona Cardinals DST
3 10 Philadelphia Eagles DST
4 11 Detroit Lions DST
4 12 Los Angeles Chargers DST
4 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
4 14 Baltimore Ravens DST
4 15 Tennessee Titans DST
5 16 Houston Texans DST
5 17 New York Jets DST
5 18 San Francisco 49ers DST
5 19 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
5 20 Las Vegas Raiders DST
5 21 Miami Dolphins DST
6 22 Seattle Seahawks DST
6 23 New York Giants DST
6 24 Dallas Cowboys DST
6 25 Los Angeles Rams DST
6 26 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
6 27 Carolina Panthers DST
6 28 Cleveland Browns DST
6 29 Washington Commanders DST
6 30 Chicago Bears DST
6 31 New Orleans Saints DST
6 32 New England Patriots DST

 

Week 16 Defense Outlooks for Fantasy Football

Minnesota Vikings DST - Fantasy Football Outlook

The Minnesota Vikings defense/special teams is yet again a top option among defensive units in Week 16's road meeting with the Seattle Seahawks. The Vikings' defense has been a lock-down unit all season and gets another vulnerable matchup this Sunday in a Seahawks team letting up the sixth-most points per game to fantasy D/STs (10.9).

Minnesota is allowing the thirteenth-fewest total yards per game this season (334.0) and has been particularly stingy against opposing rushing attacks (89.1 YPG [second-least]). With 28 total turnovers forced on the season, they trail only the Pittsburgh Steelers' 30 as the highest mark in the league. Fantasy managers can continue to rely on the Vikings as a high-end unit, ranking as RotoBaller's D/ST3 in this week's rankings

- Alex Ciulla, RotoBaller

Buffalo Bills DST - Fantasy Football Outlook

The Buffalo Bills defense/special teams has allowed over 80 points in its last two games, but the matchup against New England is more intriguing than recent contests against the Lions and Rams. The Patriots offense averages 17 points per game, second-worst in the NFL.

Their implied point total is at 16.25 points on Sunday. The Drake Maye-led squad also averages 1.3 giveaways per game. Bills head coach Sean McDermott's defense can easily bounce back in this divisional matchup. The Bills are ranked as a top defensive unit in fantasy in Week 16.

- Andrew Ball, RotoBaller

Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST - Fantasy Football Outlook

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has offered fantasy managers fairly decent value over the last month or so. The expectation was that this unit would struggle last week, but they held the Los Angeles Chargers offense to 17 points. They also sacked quarterback Justin Herbert three times while recovering a fumble and snagging an interception in the win.

Fantasy managers should expect this Bucs defense to once again be a viable option in Week 16. They head into a plus-matchup against the Dallas Cowboys offense led by backup quarterback Cooper Rush. The Bucs defense hasn't been an elite option, but they will offer above-average value this weekend.

- Andy Webb, RotoBaller



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