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Week 15 Team Defense Rankings for Fantasy Football: Chiefs DST, Packers DST, Ravens DST, Patriots DST, Broncos DST, Cowboys DST

Broncos Defense - Fantasy Football DST Rankings, IDP Sleepers, NFL Team Defenses

Updated Week 15 defense (DST) fantasy football rankings as of December 16, 2022. Our defense rankings include D/ST tiers to guide your weekly fantasy lineups.

As we enter the postseason in many fantasy leagues, starting an efficient defense is critical. With every fantasy manager looking to keep their season going, let's take a look at our updated Week 15 fantasy football defense (D/ST) rankings, as of December 16th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key team defenses like the Eagles DST, Cowboys DST, Packers DST, Ravens DST, and Patriots DST rank, among others.

Our defense (DST) fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these D/ST rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 15 Defense (D/ST) Fantasy Football News

 

Week 15 Fantasy Football Defense (D/ST) Rankings

You can also check out our Week 15 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!

Last updated on Saturday 12/17 at 11:30 am ET:

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1 1 Kansas City Chiefs DST
1 2 Philadelphia Eagles DST
1 3 Dallas Cowboys DST
2 4 San Francisco 49ers DST
2 5 Green Bay Packers DST
2 6 Denver Broncos DST
3 7 Baltimore Ravens DST
3 8 New England Patriots DST
3 9 New Orleans Saints DST
3 10 Buffalo Bills DST
4 11 New York Jets DST
4 12 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
4 13 Carolina Panthers DST
4 14 Arizona Cardinals DST
4 15 Minnesota Vikings DST
5 16 Washington Commanders DST
5 17 Chicago Bears DST
5 18 Houston Texans DST
5 19 Seattle Seahawks DST
5 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
5 21 Cincinnati Bengals DST
6 22 Cleveland Browns DST
6 23 Las Vegas Raiders DST
6 24 New York Giants DST
6 25 Detroit Lions DST
6 26 Los Angeles Chargers DST
6 27 Tennessee Titans DST
6 28 Indianapolis Colts DST
6 29 Atlanta Falcons DST
6 30 Los Angeles Rams DST
6 31 Miami Dolphins DST
6 32 Jacksonville Jaguars DST


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