August 13, 2024
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Members of the Philadelphia Eagles practice during a Philadelphia Eagles practice at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. on August 1, 2024.
It might be the year to stream defenses. With no real de-facto top dog as far as fantasy football defense/special teams rankings to — unless you think the Cowboys defense will be immune from regression — taking a defense each week off waivers based on match ups might be the smart way to go in 2024.
Here's our best effort at ranking the top 15 defenses and special teams units anyway:
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 3 | New York Jets |
| 4 | Houston Texans |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 6 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 8 | Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 10 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 14 | Washington Commanders |
| 15 | Los Angeles Chargers |
