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Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Team Defenses

Look for the Bills to beat up on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

Michael Fabiano

You've arrived at the Week 8 edition of my PPR fantasy football rankings. The Philadelphia Eagles remain atop the mountain with an undefeated 6-0 record and it certainly helped their cause they were on a Week 7 bye. Three one-loss teams are on their heels: the Bills, Vikings and Giants. On the flipside, the exciting-to-watch Detroit Lions hold the league's worst record at 1-5.

Allow me to offer a few contests with high-scoring potential that I'm watching this week because they should bring about lots of fantasy points. Let's begin with Week 8's highest over/under point total on SI Sportsbook, a matchup between the Dolphins and Lions (O/U 51). The next two games with the highest point totals are the Raiders vs. Saints (O/U 49.5) and Cardinals vs. Vikings (O/U 49).

The three games with the lowest point totals on SI Sportsbook are Broncos vs. Jaguars (O/U 39.5), Commanders vs. Colts (O/U 39.5) and Titans vs. Texans (O/U 40.5). Due to the low point totals, I don't expect a lot of fantasy production in these games.

NOTE: Rankings below are my initial Week 8 rankings. For all my updated Week 8 position rankings, click HERE.

Week 8 team defense rankings: 

  1. Eagles, PHI (vs. PIT)
  2. Cowboys, DAL (vs. CHI)
  3. Bills, BUF (vs. GB)
  4. 49ers, SF (at LAR)
  5. Patriots, NE (at NYJ)
  6. Broncos, DEN (at JAC)
  7. Jets, NYJ (vs. NE)
  8. Titans, TEN (at HOU)
  9. Dolphins, MIA (at DET)
  10. Jaguars, JAC (vs. DEN)
  11. Colts, IND (vs. WAS)
  12. Vikings, MIN (vs. ARI)
  13. Buccaneers, TB (vs. BAL)
  14. Falcons, ATL (vs. CAR)
  15. Bengals, CIN (at CLE)
  16. Rams, LAR (vs. SF)
  17. Commanders, WAS (at IND)
  18. Seahawks, SEA (vs. NYG)
  19. Raiders, LV (at NO)
  20. Browns, CLE (vs. CIN)
  21. Ravens, BAL (at TB)
  22. Giants, NYG (at SEA)
  23. Panthers, CAR (at ATL)
  24. Saints, NO (vs. LV)
  25. Texans, HOU (vs. TEN)
  26. Lions, DET (vs. MIA)
  27. Cardinals, ARI (at MIN)
  28. Bears, CHI (at DAL)
  29. Steelers, PIT (at PHI)
  30. Packers, GB (at BUF)
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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

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.

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