Factoid
The Lions looked like one of the league's true up-and-coming teams this season, particularly down the stretch. The Steelers stumbled over the final month, narrowly sweeping a bad Cleveland team and then losing at Denver in the playoffs. Those trends are also depicted in their fantasy defenses.
Over the last three seasons, the Lions have been the biggest risers in our scoring system, which awards 2 points for sacks and turnovers and 6 points for defensive and special teams touchdowns. The Steelers? Well, a year ago they had the No. 2 fantasy defense in that scoring system, but in 2011 they were at nearly the other end of the spectrum.
The final rankings of each team's fantasy defense over the past three seasons are presented below.
'11 '10 '09
1 7 27 Detroit
2 11 13 Chicago
3 17 4 San Francisco
4 19 10 Baltimore
5 5 3 Green Bay
6 10 1 Philadelphia
7 1 23 New England
8 9 24 NY Giants
9 28 18 Buffalo
10 6 12 NY Jets
11 13 28 Seattle
12 29 19 Cincinnati
13 30 20 Houston
14 23 5 Minnesota
15 31 6 Denver
16 4 7 Arizona
17 3 29 Oakland
18 32 32 Jacksonville
19 14 26 Atlanta
20 8 15 Dallas
21 27 9 Miami
22 18 31 St. Louis
23 24 30 Washington
24 15 21 Tennessee
25 12 11 San Diego
26 25 2 New Orleans
27 16 25 Kansas City
28 20 16 Tampa Bay
29 26 14 Carolina
30 2 8 Pittsburgh
31 21 22 Indianapolis
32 22 17 Cleveland
--Andy Richardson
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