The New Orleans Saints lead the way in our NFL Week 9 DEF Rankings as they are heading to Carolina to face Bryce Young and the Panthers.

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Here are the Positional Rankings from FantasyTeamAdvisors.com for your NFL Week 9 DEF Rankings
NFL Week 9 DEF Rankings
NFL DEF Rankings
RK
PLAYER NAME
TEAM
OPP
BACON RATING
PROJ. FPTS
1
New Orleans
Saints
NO
at CAR
🥓🥓🥓🥓
7.2
2
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
vs. IND
🥓🥓
7.7
3
Los Angeles Chargers
LAC
at CLE
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
7.1
4
Washington Commanders
WAS
at NYG
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
6.8
5
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
vs. JAC
🥓🥓
7
6
Baltimore Ravens
BAL
vs. DEN
🥓🥓🥓
6.9
7
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
vs. TB
🥓🥓
7.4
8
New York Jets
NYJ
vs. HOU
🥓
6.7
9
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
vs. LV
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
6.7
10
Buffalo Bills
BUF
vs. MIA
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
6.6
11
Chicago Bears
CHI
at ARI
🥓
6.6
12
New England Patriots
NE
at TEN
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
6.2
13
Tennessee Titans
TEN
vs. NE
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
6.1
14
Houston Texans
HOU
at NYJ
🥓🥓
6.1
15
Detroit Lions
DET
at GB
🥓🥓
6
16
Cleveland Browns
CLE
vs. LAC
🥓🥓🥓
5.9
17
Green Bay Packers
GB
vs. DET
🥓
5.8
18
Denver Broncos
DEN
at BAL
🥓
5.8
19
Arizona Cardinals
ARI
vs. CHI
🥓🥓🥓
5.7
20
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
vs. DAL
🥓🥓🥓
5.7
21
Seattle Seahawks
SEA
vs. LAR
🥓🥓
5.7
22
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
at ATL
🥓🥓
5.6
23
Indianapolis Colts
IND
at MIN
🥓🥓
5.5
24
Los Angeles Rams
LAR
at SEA
🥓🥓
5.3
25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TB
at KC
🥓🥓
5.2
26
New York Giants
NYG
vs. WAS
🥓
5.2
27
Carolina Panthers
CAR
vs. NO
🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
5.2
28
Miami Dolphins
MIA
at BUF
🥓
5.1
29
Jacksonville Jaguars
JAC
at PHI
🥓
5.1
30
Las Vegas Raiders
LV
at CIN
🥓🥓🥓
4.8
| RK | PLAYER NAME | TEAM | OPP | BACON RATING | PROJ. FPTS |
| 1 | New Orleans Saints | NO | at CAR | 🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | MIN | vs. IND | 🥓🥓 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Chargers | LAC | at CLE | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Washington Commanders | WAS | at NYG | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | PHI | vs. JAC | 🥓🥓 | 7 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | BAL | vs. DEN | 🥓🥓🥓 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | KC | vs. TB | 🥓🥓 | 7.4 |
| 8 | New York Jets | NYJ | vs. HOU | 🥓 | 6.7 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | CIN | vs. LV | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 6.7 |
| 10 | Buffalo Bills | BUF | vs. MIA | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 6.6 |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | CHI | at ARI | 🥓 | 6.6 |
| 12 | New England Patriots | NE | at TEN | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 6.2 |
| 13 | Tennessee Titans | TEN | vs. NE | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 6.1 |
| 14 | Houston Texans | HOU | at NYJ | 🥓🥓 | 6.1 |
| 15 | Detroit Lions | DET | at GB | 🥓🥓 | 6 |
| 16 | Cleveland Browns | CLE | vs. LAC | 🥓🥓🥓 | 5.9 |
| 17 | Green Bay Packers | GB | vs. DET | 🥓 | 5.8 |
| 18 | Denver Broncos | DEN | at BAL | 🥓 | 5.8 |
| 19 | Arizona Cardinals | ARI | vs. CHI | 🥓🥓🥓 | 5.7 |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons | ATL | vs. DAL | 🥓🥓🥓 | 5.7 |
| 21 | Seattle Seahawks | SEA | vs. LAR | 🥓🥓 | 5.7 |
| 22 | Dallas Cowboys | DAL | at ATL | 🥓🥓 | 5.6 |
| 23 | Indianapolis Colts | IND | at MIN | 🥓🥓 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Rams | LAR | at SEA | 🥓🥓 | 5.3 |
| 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB | at KC | 🥓🥓 | 5.2 |
| 26 | New York Giants | NYG | vs. WAS | 🥓 | 5.2 |
| 27 | Carolina Panthers | CAR | vs. NO | 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓 | 5.2 |
| 28 | Miami Dolphins | MIA | at BUF | 🥓 | 5.1 |
| 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | JAC | at PHI | 🥓 | 5.1 |
| 30 | Las Vegas Raiders | LV | at CIN | 🥓🥓🥓 | 4.8 |
Our Other NFL Week 9 Rankings:
QB Rankings
RB Rankings
WR Rankings
TE Rankings
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