Week 8 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings: Colts At The Top Of The List

Michael Fabiano | Oct 25, 2025

The Colts defense faces the Tennessee Titans in Week 8. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Welcome to Week 8!

This is our first “bye-mageddon,” as six teams (the Cardinals, Lions, Jaguars, Raiders, Rams and Seahawks) are all off the board. That obviously leaves us with six fewer defenses to start or stream in what is a condensed slate of games.

For the first time since Week 3, there is no international game on the NFL schedule ... so feel free to sleep in on the West Coast!

This week’s DST risers include the Colts, Falcons and Chiefs, all of whom have very favorable matchups heading into the week. On the flip side, usually-productive defenses like the Broncos, Steelers and Vikings face difficult opponents that will keep them from being started in many leagues.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football defense rankings for the eighth week of the NFL season.

Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

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Week 7 Fantasy DST Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Colts	IND	vs. TEN
2	Patriots	NE	vs. CLE
3	Falcons	ATL	vs. MIA
4	Chiefs	KC	vs. WAS
5	Chargers	LAC	vs. MIN
6	Bills	BUF	at CAR
7	Buccaneers	TB	at NO
8	Bengals	CIN	vs. NYJ
9	Texans	HOU	vs. SF
10	Eagles	PHI	vs. NYG
11	49ers	SF	at HOU
12	Bears	CHI	at BAL
13	Steelers	PIT	vs. GB
14	Packers	GB	at PIT
15	Vikings	MIN	at LAC
16	Jets	NYJ	at CIN
17	Browns	CLE	at NE
18	Broncos	DEN	vs. DAL
19	Ravens	BAL	vs. CHI
20	Saints	NO	vs. TB
21	Dolphins	MIA	at ATL
22	Giants	NYG	at PHI
23	Commanders	WAS	at KC
24	Panthers	CAR	vs. BUF
25	Cowboys	DAL	at DEN
26	Titans	TEN	at IND