Preseason Team Defense & Special Teams Rankings: Last updated: 8/14/2017

These rankings are based on the following guidelines:
•6 points per touchdown scored
•2 points per fumble recovery/ interception
•2 points per safety
•1 point per sack

1. Denver Broncos DST – DEN (5), +0 vs. ECR

2. Kansas City Chiefs DST – KC (10), +2 vs. ECR

3. New York Giants DST – NYG (8), +6 vs. ECR

4. Seattle Seahawks DST – SEA (6), -2 vs. ECR

5. Houston Texans DST – HOU (7), -2 vs. ECR

6. New England Patriots DST – NE (9), +1 vs. ECR

7. Minnesota Vikings DST – MIN (9), -2 vs. ECR

8. Arizona Cardinals DST – ARI (8), -2 vs. ECR

9. Atlanta Falcons DST – ATL (5), +11 vs. ECR

10. Carolina Panthers DST – CAR (11), -2 vs. ECR

11. Los Angeles Rams DST – LAR (8), +0 vs. ECR

12. Jacksonville Jaguars DST – JAC (8), -2 vs. ECR

13. Miami Dolphins DST – MIA (11), +8 vs. ECR

14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST – TB (11), +5 vs. ECR

15. Los Angeles Chargers DST – LAC (9), +3 vs. ECR

16. Baltimore Ravens DST – BAL (10), -4 vs. ECR

17. Pittsburgh Steelers DST – PIT (9), -3 vs. ECR

18. Oakland Raiders DST – OAK (10), -2 vs. ECR

19. Philadelphia Eagles DST – PHI (10), -6 vs. ECR

20. Buffalo Bills DST – BUF (6), +3 vs. ECR

21. Tennessee Titans DST – TEN (8), +1 vs. ECR

22. Green Bay Packers DST – GB (8), -5 vs. ECR

23. Cincinnati Bengals DST – CIN (6), -8 vs. ECR

24. Dallas Cowboys DST – DAL (6), +2 vs. ECR

25. New York Jets DST – NYJ (11), +0 vs. ECR

26. Detroit Lions DST – DET (7), -2 vs. ECR

27. Washington Redskins DST – WAS (5), +0 vs. ECR

28. New Orleans Saints DST – NO (5), +2 vs. ECR

29. Indianapolis Colts DST – IND (11), -1 vs. ECR

30. Chicago Bears DST – CHI (9), -1 vs. ECR

31. San Francisco 49ers DST – SF (11), +0 vs. ECR

32. Cleveland Browns DST – CLE (9), +0 vs. ECR