NFL Defense & Special Teams Projections
Late weekInjury and inactive updates pending
Team defense and special teams outlooks for the current NFL slate, covering points allowed, sacks and takeaways.
Defense & special teams outlook
1 entry • HOU • Limited confidence this early in the season
Everyone covered this week
Arizona Cardinals D/ST (DST, ARI vs LAC) · Atlanta Falcons D/ST (DST, ATL vs PIT) · Baltimore Ravens D/ST (DST, BAL vs IND) · Buffalo Bills D/ST (DST, BUF vs HOU) · Carolina Panthers D/ST (DST, CAR vs CHI) · Chicago Bears D/ST (DST, CHI vs CAR) · Cincinnati Bengals D/ST (DST, CIN vs TB) · Cleveland Browns D/ST (DST, CLE vs JAX) · Dallas Cowboys D/ST (DST, DAL vs NYG) · Denver Broncos D/ST (DST, DEN vs KC) · Detroit Lions D/ST (DST, DET vs NO) · Green Bay Packers D/ST (DST, GB vs MIN) · Houston Texans D/ST (DST, HOU vs BUF) · Indianapolis Colts D/ST (DST, IND vs BAL) · Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST (DST, JAX vs CLE) · Kansas City Chiefs D/ST (DST, KC vs DEN) · Las Vegas Raiders D/ST (DST, LV vs MIA) · Los Angeles Chargers D/ST (DST, LAC vs ARI) · Los Angeles Rams D/ST (DST, LAR vs SF) · Miami Dolphins D/ST (DST, MIA vs LV) · Minnesota Vikings D/ST (DST, MIN vs GB) · New England Patriots D/ST (DST, NE vs SEA) · New Orleans Saints D/ST (DST, NO vs DET) · New York Giants D/ST (DST, NYG vs DAL) · New York Jets D/ST (DST, NYJ vs TEN) · Philadelphia Eagles D/ST (DST, PHI vs WAS) · Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST (DST, PIT vs ATL) · San Francisco 49ers D/ST (DST, SF vs LAR) · Seattle Seahawks D/ST (DST, SEA vs NE) · Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST (DST, TB vs CIN) · Tennessee Titans D/ST (DST, TEN vs NYJ) · Washington Commanders D/ST (DST, WAS vs PHI)
Week 1 matchups
No NFL games today (Eastern time). This week’s upcoming matchups are below.
NE @ SEA
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
SF @ LAR
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
CHI @ CAR
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
BUF @ HOU
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
CLE @ JAX
Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars
TB @ CIN
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
ATL @ PIT
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers
NYJ @ TEN
New York Jets at Tennessee Titans
BAL @ IND
Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts
NO @ DET
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
ARI @ LAC
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers
WAS @ PHI
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
MIA @ LV
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders
GB @ MIN
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
DAL @ NYG
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
DEN @ KC
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Projected scores, totals, receiving lines and fantasy points for every matchup on this slate.
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EdgeRanked’s pregame model combines team scoring with passing, rushing, receiving and team-defense outcomes, using the personnel and matchup information available when the update was built. Targets describe receiving opportunity; receptions, yards and touchdowns describe different receiving outcomes. A game total combines both teams’ scoring outcomes. Every update carries a stage and a timestamp, so you can tell an early-week outlook apart from a later pregame refresh.
Team scores, game totals and WR and TE fantasy outputs are available now. Quarterback, running back, defense and special teams outputs, along with margin and receiving numbers, are marked limited confidence this early in the season. A label describes how settled a number is, not a guarantee of accuracy, and a pregame estimate is never an actual game result.
Last updated . If personnel news lands after an update, that matchup is marked as awaiting a refresh until the next one is published.
NFL projection questions
Which week does this page cover?
Week 1 of the 2026 season, with 16 games in the current slate. Today’s games are identified using Eastern time.
When were these projections updated?
The current late week update was published on Sep 09, 2026 · 07:04 PM EDT. Preliminary numbers can still change as injury and inactive news becomes final.
What can I see without signing in?
Matchups, kickoff times, player names, team and opponent context, and which outlooks are ready for the week. Full numeric projections come with premium access.
How should I use the position and fantasy pages?
Start with the matchup and its update status, then open the relevant position page for quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, tight ends or team defenses. The fantasy board ranks every covered position together and can be filtered by position or team. Defense and special teams outlooks cover points allowed, sacks and takeaways; touchdowns scored by a defense are not part of the projection.