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Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings: Team Defenses
We're about a third of the way through the season. That leads us to the Week 7 edition of my PPR fantasy football rankings. The Philadelphia Eagles stand alone with a 6-0 record and they'll keep that record as they're on a bye! Three teams are just behind them at 5-1: the Bills, Vikings and Giants. You probably wouldn't have guessed Minnesota or New York would be at the top at this stage of the season. The Carolina Panthers possess the league's worst record at 1-5. Only 10 teams have a winning record, leaving 22 teams sitting at .500 or worse.
There are a few contests with high-scoring potential that I'm watching this week. Starting off with Week 7's highest over/under point total on SI Sportsbook, a West Coast matchup between the Seahawks and Chargers (O/U 51.5). The next two highest total games are the Lions and Cowboys (O/U 48.5) and Chiefs versus 49ers (O/U 48.5).
The three games with the lowest point totals on SI Sportsbook are Jets vs. Broncos (O/U 38.5), Bears vs. Patriots (O/U 39.5) and Bucs vs. Panthers (O/U 40.5). I don't expect a lot of fantasy production in these games.
NOTE: The rankings below reflect my opening rankings. For a complete list of the updated positional rankings, CLICK HERE.
Week 7 team defense rankings (PPR):
- Buccaneers (at CAR)
- Patriots (vs. CHI)
- Cowboys (vs. DET)
- Dolphins (vs. PIT)
- Packers (at WAS)
- Bengals (vs. ATL)
- Ravens (vs. CLE)
- Broncos (vs. NYJ)
- Cardinals (vs. NO)
- Titans (vs. IND)
- Jaguars (vs. NYG)
- Chiefs (at SF)
- Giants (at JAC)
- Raiders (vs. HOU)
- Chargers (vs. SEA)
- Jets (at DEN)
- Saints (at ARI)
- Colts (at TEN)
- Falcons (at CIN)
- Steelers (at MIA)
- 49ers (vs. KC)
- Browns (at BAL)
- Bears (at NE)
- Texans (at LV)
- Lions (at DAL)
- Seahawks (at LAC)
- Commanders (vs. GB)
- Panthers (vs. TB)
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- Week 7 Stat Projections: QB | RB | WR | TE
- Good News, Bad News
- Week 7 IDP Waiver Wire
- Week 7 Early Waiver Wire Pickups
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- MMQB: Week 7 Staff Picks
Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.