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Our updated 2025 NFL Playoff League fantasy football team defense rankings. Set winning lineups with our fantasy football team defense rankings geared towards NFL postseason contests.
On one hand, the fantasy football regular season is unfortunately over. However, it's time to take part in NFL playoff fantasy football challenges! We are here to guide you on selecting the right defense for your playoff league rosters with our 2025 fantasy football playoff league team defense (D/ST) rankings. Below, you will see where defenses such as the Ravens, Chiefs, Bills, Lions, Chargers, and Buccaneers are located in our NFL playoff rankings.
Our fantasy football playoff rankings below are geared toward playoff league formats and take into account how far we think each team will get in the NFL playoffs. In most leagues, you can choose just one player from each NFL team for your roster. For example, if you decide to select the Baltimore Ravens as one of your DSTs, you cannot use Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, or Mark Andrews. The goal is to choose the best combination of players who will play the most games (i.e., who will make it to the Super Bowl) and score the most points.
In addition to our playoff league rankings, below you will also find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news. There are always key injury situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Good luck, RotoBallers!
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Join A Playoff League Contest
Playoff leagues are a fun way to kick off a fresh new fantasy football contest for the 2024 NFL postseason. For most of us, we've been left with a void and that weekly excitement with season-long fantasy football leagues all wrapped up. There will be DFS contests all through the Super Bowl, but playoff league formats are really fun and replicate that season-long feel.
Most of these contests will require you to choose only a single player from each NFL team and to fill out a certain amount of roster spots at each position. There are many different contests out there, but our friends at FFPC of course hold their awesome Playoff Challenge tournaments -- including one with a $500K grand prize to the first-place winner.
NFL Playoffs Fantasy Football (D/ST) News and Injuries
- Chargers Defense Puts Up A Decent Week 18 Performance
- Texans D/ST Finds End Zone At Tennessee
- Broncos D/ST Holds Chiefs Backups Scoreless In Week 18
Playoff League Fantasy Football (D/ST) Rankings
Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to also check out our updated fantasy football rankings for Wild Card Weekend.
| D/ST Tier | D/ST Rank | D/ST Name | Pos. |
| 1 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 1 | 3 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 1 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 2 | 5 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 2 | 6 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 3 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 3 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 3 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 3 | 10 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 4 | 11 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 4 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 4 | 13 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 4 | 14 | Houston Texans | DST |
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