Here is my overview of the top ten defensemen in the NFL. This season seems to be a roller coaster and many teams will have trouble staying at the top of this list. This was written after week three, so things may change from now on in the season.

10. Arizona Cardinals: They have some of the best safeties in the league. We are talking about Adrian Wilson and Antrel Rolle. The corners aren’t bad either. I mean they have Rodgers Cromartie as well as other consistent players. They’d be higher on this list, but their defense against the run is suspect. I haven’t heard from any of their linebackers or defensive linemen. And I’m sure you don’t either. They’re giving up 100 yards a game on the ground, which isn’t bad, but they’ve played in San Francisco, Miami and Washington. So they aren’t the toughest enemies yet.

9. Green Bay Packers: They’d also be up a lot higher if they hadn’t lost Al Harris by a couple of games. They have a great secondary and just couldn’t hold together against a great Cowboys offense last weekend. They gave up 48 points against the Lions, come on, it’s the Lions. They fired their coach last week because he’s horrible. They may be a playoff team, but that’s partly because of their offense.

8. NY Giants – Here’s a team with tons of big-name linemen and linebackers. More than without Michael Strahan. Can I say Daang! They hold teams to 84 yards per game on the ground and 167 through the air. Not bad week after week. They Blitzan hard and seem to get 6-8 sacks per game. His secondary keeps opponents in check and doesn’t let himself get beaten deep.

7. Philadelphia Eagles: Solid defense all around. They did give up 40 more against the Cowboys. But that’s a stellar offense on that Dallas team. It was literally the top two teams, but I digress. They have been keeping their other opponents’ scoring to a minimum and will dominate all year. Pittsburgh held to six points and St. Louis to three! As Borat once said “Very good!”

6. Tennessee Titans: As hard as it is not to talk about offense, I’ll try. Well, their defense is going to be on the field a lot longer, leading to more teams scoring on them once they tire. They’re in the top ten because they’ve done well so far. However, to maintain this will require a miracle. Good luck titans!

5. Dallas Cowboys: I’d like to rank this team higher, but everyone above them is outrageous on defense. Now they have a stellar backfield with Pac Man Jones and Terrence Newman. Linebackers like Zach Thomas and Demarcus Ware make a vicious team that stops passes and runs.

4. Buffalo Bills: With Donte Whitner at Strong Safety and other players at D, these Bills continue to block opponents. They also have Marcus Shroud at Defensive Tackle, that guy can play! They could stay at the top of their division if they keep playing like this. Out with the old (New England) and in with the new (Bills). Who knows, we could repeat the Cowboys Bills Super Bowls.

3. Minnesota Vikings: Holding teams to 70.3 rushing yards per game, it’s second best in the league. On top of that, his pass defense is ridiculously good. They have Darren Sharper at safety and Antoine Winfield and Cedric Griffin at corners. Their defensive line is the one that coaches drool over. If they can get their offense to click, that would benefit their defense so they have some time to drink some Gatorade and cool down.

2. Pittsburgh Steelers: I can’t remember a time in my life when they weren’t amazing on defense. However, they may have trouble sticking together this season, as defensive lineman Casey Hampton and Brett Keisel are out for the season.

1. Baltimore Ravens: Wow. Maybe I should stop right there. They keep their opponents 70 yards per game on the ground and 90 yards through the dark sky that their enemy must be seeing. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, why didn’t I put you on my fantasy team? Well, I’m in the same boat, but let’s move on. Now yes, it could be said that they only played against 2 opponents so far. But still, the Browns and Bengals are struggling, but they still have offensive threats like Chad Johnson that were contained by the Ravens.