Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.
2012 NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings â Defense/Special Teams
| Rk | Player | OPPONENT |
| 1 | Houston Texans | at JAC |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | at PHI |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | vs. NYJ |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ers | vs. DET |
| 5 | New England Patriots | vs. ARI |
| 6 | New York Jets | at PIT |
| 7 | Dallas Cowboys | at SEA |
| 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | vs. BAL |
| 9 | Washington Redksins | at STL |
| 10 | Seattle Seahawks | vs. DAL |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | at GB (Thurs.) |
| 12 | Oakland Raiders | at MIA |
| 13 | New York Giants | vs. TB |
| 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | vs. CLE |
| 15 | Green Bay Packers | vs. CHI (Thurs.) |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | at SF |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
DEFENSIVE SCORING
0 points allowed = 12 points
1-6 points allowed = 10 points
7-13 points allowed = 8 pts
14-20 points allowed = 6 points
21-27 points allowed = 2 pts
28+ points allowed = 0 points
Safeties = 2 points
Fumbles recovered = 2 points
Interceptions = 2 points
Sacks = 1 point
Defensive/Special Teams TDs = 6 points
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Additional Week 2 Positional Rankings
