Week 12 Defense/Special Teams Fantasy Football Rankings

Must Starts 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions The Lions are making this pretty easy for us. Sitting at 0-10, whichever team is set to play them will be eligible for top fantasy billing. Look for Monte Kiffin (Bucs' defensive coordinator) to go after Culpepper in this one and use his front seven to contain Kevin Smith and the running game. We see the Bucs forcing a few turnovers in this game and possibly taking one back to the house.   2. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals are already playing this football game without Carson Palmer, and today came news that they'd also be without star malcontent Chad Ocho Cinco. With only Houshmandzadeh to worry about, we think the Steelers will dial up a lot of blitzes and make life terrible for Fitzpatrick and Co.   3. Chicago Bears vs. St. Louis Rams The Bears were horrible last week, but the Rams have been scraping the bottom of the barrel for some time now. They've scored three and nine ... (link)