Preseason Team Defense & Special Teams Rankings: Last updated: 9/5/2018

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

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1. Jacksonville Jaguars DST – JAC (9), +0 vs. ECR
2. Minnesota Vikings DST – MIN (10), +0 vs. ECR
3. Los Angeles Rams DST – LAR (12), +0 vs. ECR
4. Philadelphia Eagles DST – PHI (9), +0 vs. ECR
5. Los Angeles Chargers DST – LAC (8), +0 vs. ECR
6. Houston Texans DST – HOU (10), +0 vs. ECR
7. Baltimore Ravens DST – BAL (10), +0 vs. ECR
8. New Orleans Saints DST – NO (6), +1 vs. ECR
9. New England Patriots DST – NE (11), +2 vs. ECR
10. Carolina Panthers DST – CAR (4), +2 vs. ECR
11. Chicago Bears DST – CHI (5), -1 vs. ECR
12. Denver Broncos DST – DEN (10), -4 vs. ECR
13. Pittsburgh Steelers DST – PIT (7), +0 vs. ECR
14. Green Bay Packers DST – GB (7), +3 vs. ECR
15. Seattle Seahawks DST – SEA (7), +0 vs. ECR
16. Atlanta Falcons DST – ATL (8), -2 vs. ECR
17. Arizona Cardinals DST – ARI (9), -1 vs. ECR
18. Tennessee Titans DST – TEN (8), +1 vs. ECR
19. Cincinnati Bengals DST – CIN (9), +1 vs. ECR
20. New York Giants DST – NYG (9), +1 vs. ECR
21. Detroit Lions DST – DET (6), +1 vs. ECR
22. Buffalo Bills DST – BUF (11), +1 vs. ECR
23. Washington Redskins DST – WAS (4), +2 vs. ECR
24. Dallas Cowboys DST – DAL (8), +0 vs. ECR
25. Kansas City Chiefs DST – KC (12), -7 vs. ECR