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DEFENSIVE PLAYER RANKINGS :: WEEK 5
Based loosely on our projections and tweaked accordingly to account for other factors
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NFL SCHEDULE

WEEK 5
Sunday, Oct. 5
Arizona at Dallas, 1:00 pm	Tennessee at New England, 1:00 pm
Denver at Kansas City, 1:00 pm	Cincinnati at Buffalo 1:00 pm
Minnesota at Atlanta, 1:00 pm	Miami at Buffalo, 1:00 pm
Oakland at Chicago, 1:00 pm	New Orleans at Carolina, 1:00 pm
Seattle at Green Bay, 1:00 pm	San Diego at Jacksonville, 4:05 pm
Washington at Philadelphia 4:15 pm	Detroit at San Francisco, 4:15 pm
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:30 pm
Monday, Sep. 22
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, 9:00 pm
Open date
Carolina, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia

TEAM DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS

Rnk	Player Name	NFL Tm	Opponent
1	CAROLINA PANTHERS	CAR	vs NO
2	MIAMI DOLPHINS	MIA	at NYG
3	TENNESSEE TITANS	TEN	at NE
4	BUFFALO BILLS	BUF	vs CIN
5	DALLAS COWBOYS	DAL	vs ARI
6	CINCINNATI BENGALS	CIN	at BUF
7	PITTSBURGH STEELERS	PIT	vs CLE
8	SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	SEA	at GB
9	TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS	TB	vs IND
10	OAKLAND RAIDERS	OAK	at CHI
11	INDIANAPOLIS COLTS	IND	at TB
12	GREEN BAY PACKERS	GB	vs SEA
13	KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	KC	vs DEN
14	MINNESOTA VIKINGS	MIN	at ATL
15	WASHINGTON REDSKINS	WAS	at PHI
16	CLEVELAND BROWNS	CLE	at PIT
17	SAN FRANCISCO 49'ERS	SF	vs DET
18	DENVER BRONCOS	DEN	at KC
19	SAN DIEGO CHARGERS	SD	at JAC
20	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	PHI	vs WAS
21	NEW YORK GIANTS	NYG	vs MIA
22	DETROIT LIONS	DET	at SF
23	JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS	JAC	vs SD
24	NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	NE	vs TEN
25	ATLANTA FALCONS	ATL	vs MIN
26	NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	NO	at CAR
27	ARIZONA CARDINALS	ARI	at DAL
28	CHICAGO BEARS	CHI	vs OAK
29	BALTIMORE RAVENS	BAL	BYE
30	HOUSTON TEXANS	HOU	BYE
31	NEW YORK JETS	NYJ	BYE
32	ST. LOUIS RAMS	STL	BYE

LINEBACKERS

Rnk	Player Name	NFL Tm	Opponent
1	Donnie Edwards	SD	at JAC
2	Zach Thomas	MIA	at NYG
3	Takeo Spikes	BUF	vs CIN
4	Nick Barnett	GB	vs SEA
5	Anthony Simmons	SEA	at GB
6	Keith Bulluck	TEN	at NE
7	David Thornton	IND	at TB
8	Derrick Brooks	TB	vs IND
9	Brian Urlacher	CHI	vs OAK
10	Andra Davis	CLE	at PIT
11	Al Wilson	DEN	at KC
12	Akinola Ayodele	JAC	vs SD
13	Mike Peterson	JAC	vs SD
14	Mike Maslowski	KC	vs DEN
15	Will Witherspoon	CAR	vs NO
16	Zeke Moreno	SD	at JAC
17	Chris Claiborne	MIN	at ATL
18	Keith Brooking	ATL	vs MIN
19	Brian Simmons	CIN	at BUF
20	LaVar Arrington	WAS	at PHI
21	Joey Porter	PIT	vs CLE
22	Eric Barton	OAK	at CHI
23	Kendrell Bell	PIT	vs CLE
24	Ian Gold	DEN	at KC
25	Nate Wayne	PHI	vs WAS
26	Na'il Diggs	GB	vs SEA
27	Michael Barrow	NYG	vs MIA
28	Napoleon Harris	OAK	at CHI
29	Derek Smith	SF	vs DET
30	Dan Morgan	CAR	vs NO
31	Jamie Winborn	SF	vs DET
32	Chad Brown	SEA	at GB
33	Tedy Bruschi	NE	vs TEN
34	Dhani Jones	NYG	vs MIA
35	Barrett Green	DET	at SF
36	Dexter Coakley	DAL	vs ARI
37	Darrin Smith	NO	at CAR
38	London Fletcher	BUF	vs CIN
39	Warrick Holdman	CHI	vs OAK
40	Ronald McKinnon	ARI	at DAL
41	Mark Simoneau	PHI	vs WAS
42	Ben Taylor	CLE	at PIT
43	Shawn Barber	KC	vs DEN
44	Chris Draft	ATL	vs MIN
45	James Farrior	PIT	vs CLE
46	Jeremiah Trotter	WAS	at PHI
47	Dat Nguyen	DAL	vs ARI
48	Earl Holmes	DET	at SF
49	Jesse Armstead	WAS	at PHI
50	Randall Godfrey	SEA	at GB

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Rnk	Player Name	NFL Tm	Opponent
1	Sammy Knight	MIA	at NYG
2	Roy Williams	DAL	vs ARI
3	Lance Schulters	TEN	at NE
4	Greg Wesley	KC	vs DEN
5	Shaun Williams	NYG	vs MIA
6	Dexter Jackson	ARI	at DAL
7	Jay Bellamy	NO	at CAR
8	Nick Harper	IND	at TB
9	Dexter McCleon	KC	vs DEN
10	Darren Sharper	GB	vs SEA
11	Matt Bowen	WAS	at PHI
12	Robert Griffith	CLE	at PIT
13	Brian Russell	MIN	at ATL
14	Dre' Bly	DET	at SF
15	Lawyer Milloy	BUF	vs CIN
16	Rodney Harrison	NE	vs TEN
17	Mike Green	CHI	vs OAK
18	Rod Woodson	OAK	at CHI
19	Michael Lewis	PHI	vs WAS
20	Mike Doss	IND	at TB
21	Deon Grant	CAR	vs NO
22	Reggie Howard	CAR	vs NO
23	Terence Newman	DAL	vs ARI
24	Quentin Jammer	SD	at JAC
25	Mike Brown	CHI	vs OAK
26	Sheldon Brown	PHI	vs WAS
27	Victor Green	NO	at CAR
28	John Lynch	TB	vs IND
29	Kwamie Lassiter	SD	at JAC
30	Lito Sheppard	PHI	vs WAS
31	Clinton Hart	PHI	vs WAS
32	Rashean Mathis	JAC	vs SD
33	Ahmed Plummer	SF	vs DET
34	Corey Harris	DET	at SF
35	Adrian Wilson	ARI	at DAL
36	Mike Minter	CAR	vs NO
37	Antoine Winfield	BUF	vs CIN
38	Brian Walker	DET	at SF
39	Ofeanyi Ohalete	WAS	at PHI
40	Earl Little	CLE	at PIT
41	Donovan Darius	JAC	vs SD
42	Corey Chavous	MIN	at ATL
43	Omar Stoutmire	NYG	vs MIA
44	Zach Bronson	SF	vs DET
45	Ronde Barber	TB	vs IND
46	Jerome Woods	KC	vs DEN
47	Anthony Henry	CLE	at PIT
48	Idrees Bashir	IND	at TB
49	Eugene Wilson	NE	vs TEN
50	Phillip Buchanon	OAK	at CHI

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Rnk	Player Name	NFL Tm	Opponent
1	Mike Rucker	CAR	vs NO
2	Michael Strahan	NYG	vs MIA
3	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	GB	vs SEA
4	Jason Taylor	MIA	at NYG
5	Simeon Rice	TB	vs IND
6	Julius Peppers	CAR	vs NO
7	Justin Smith	CIN	at BUF
8	John Henderson	JAC	vs SD
9	Aaron Schobel	BUF	vs CIN
10	Tyler Brayton	OAK	at CHI
11	Dwight Freeney	IND	at TB
12	Marcus Stroud	JAC	vs SD
13	Greg Ellis	DAL	vs ARI
14	Aaron Smith	PIT	vs CLE
15	Eric Hicks	KC	vs DEN
16	Ryan Sims	KC	vs DEN
17	Charles Grant	NO	at CAR
18	Rod Coleman	OAK	at CHI
19	Courtney Brown	CLE	at PIT
20	Tony Williams	CIN	at BUF
21	Brandon Whiting	PHI	at WAS
22	William Joseph	NYG	vs MIA
23	Trevor Pryce	DEN	at KC
24	Adrian Dingle	SD	at JAC
25	Kris Jenkins	CAR	vs NO
26	Adewale Ogunleye	MIA	at NJG
27	Jevon Kearse	TEN	at NE
28	Brad Scioli	IND	at TB
29	Grady Jackson	NO	at CAR
30	Pat Williams	BUF	vs CIN
31	Michael Haynes	NO	at CAR
32	Darwin Walker	PHI	vs WAS
33	Lance Johnstone	MIN	at ATL
34	Chad Bratzke	IND	at TB
35	Willie Whitehead	NO	at CAR
36	Andre Carter	SF	vs DET
37	Kevin Carter	TEN	at NE
38	Ryan Denney	BUF	vs CIN
39	Kenard Lang	CLE	at PIT
40	Duane Clemons	CIN	at BUF
41	Kevin Wilson	MIN	at ATL
42	Gerrard Warren	CLE	at PIT
43	Joe Johnson	GB	vs SEA
44	Chukie Nwokorie	GB	vs SEA
45	Corey Simon	PHI	vs WAS
46	James Hall	DET	at SF
47	Kenny Mixon	MIN	at ATL
48	Bertrand Berry	DEN	at KC
49	Calvin Pace	ARI	at DAL
50	Chike Okeafor	SEA	at GB