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Defense/Special Teams Rankings: NFL Fantasy Week 15

Micah Parsons is scary good but that doesn't mean the Cowboys DST is in the same category fantasy-wise.

Instead of reading my Week 15 fantasy football defense/special teams (DST) rankings, come join me in the future. It is the year 2050... (insert wavy lines dissolve)...

And yes, the NFL is still going strong. Munich just beat Moscow to win the NFC International division and secure a first-round bye. Meanwhile, here in the US of A, things are quite different.

Dallas has finally returned to glory, but no one seems to care. Ever since the retirement of Tony Pollard, coupled with the quake of '32 that saw the stadium collapse, there hasn't been much to see. The Cowboys haven't been relevant and only the "ol' timers" remember that they were once "America's Team."

Why is that? Because as we return to 2022, I don't understand the Dallas love affair. Is the Cowboys' defense good? Sure. Are they deserving of a top-five fantasy ranking? Sorry, eventually cryogenically frozen Jerry Jones' head, they are not. They are giving up the 10th-most rushing yards. Dallas might have the eventual DPOY in Micah Parsons. And they are a very, very good defense. But can we hold off on the "elite" descriptions for the moment, please?

I disagree with the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) as they are just not a top-five defense in my book this week. See below to see where I actually have Big D's DST ranked.

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NFL Defense/Special Teams (DST) Rankings: Week 15

— Rankings by Mark Strausberg, a member of the Athlon Network Contributor, who despite his youthful exuberance and good looks has been playing fantasy sports before Wildcats or Hoosiers even made it to VHS. Got a fantasy sports question or thought? Hit him up on Twitter @MarkStrausberg.