Week 6 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings: Pittsburgh At The Top Of The List

The fifth week of the NFL season has come and gone, and we’ve already entered the bye weeks. The good news is that only two teams, the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings, are off the board. There is also another international game, as the Denver Broncos face the New York Jets in London (9:30 a.m. ET).
The Week 6 rankings are led by some of the usual defensive suspects, as the Steelers, Eagles, Packers and Broncos are all in the top 10. The Rams have a plus matchup against the Ravens, who’ll be without Lamar Jackson, and the Patriots and Raiders are both nice streamers based on their matchups.
With that said, here are my complete fantasy football defense rankings for the sixth week of the NFL season.
All Positions: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | Ks
Week 6 Fantasy DST Rankings
RK | Player | TM | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Steelers | PIT | vs. CLE |
2 | Eagles | PHI | at NYG |
3 | Packers | GB | vs. CIN |
4 | Broncos | DEN | at NYJ |
5 | Rams | LAR | at BAL |
6 | Raiders | LV | vs. TEN |
7 | Buccaneers | TB | vs. SF |
8 | Patriots | NE | at NO |
9 | Browns | CLE | at PIT |
10 | Chargers | LAC | at MIA |
11 | Colts | IND | vs. ARI |
12 | Titans | TEN | at LV |
13 | Commanders | WAS | vs. CHI |
14 | Seahawks | SEA | at JAC |
15 | Cowboys | DAL | at CAR |
16 | Jaguars | JAC | vs. SEA |
17 | Bills | BUF | at ATL |
18 | Saints | NO | vs. NE |
19 | 49ers | SF | at TB |
20 | Ravens | BAL | vs. LAR |
21 | Jets | NYJ | vs. DEN |
22 | Dolphins | MIA | vs. LAC |
23 | Lions | DET | at KC |
24 | Chiefs | KC | vs. DET |
25 | Cardinals | ARI | at IND |
26 | Bears | CHI | at WAS |
27 | Giants | NYG | vs. PHI |
28 | Panthers | CAR | vs. DAL |
29 | Bengals | CIN | vat GB |
30 | Falcons | ATL | vs. BUF |
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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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