With the final round of the fantasy football playoffs here, owners will be stre sing about all of their start 'em, sit 'em decisions. One of the toughest will be at D/ST, as many owners have relied on streamers and sleepers at the position for most of the year. Our Week 16 fantasy defense rankings can help you figure out who to trust in your quest for a fantasy championship.As always, the debate at this point in the season is about whether to start a defense that has Karl-Anthony Towns Jersey consistently performed well or to stream a D/STin a good matchup. With defenses, it's usually best to trust the matchup-based streamers. Of course, there are still some top-tier D/STs who also have favorable matchups. For example,the Ravens (vs. Giants) and Bears (@ Jaguars) both are taking on offenses that have struggled this year, while the Dolphins (@ Raiders) get to face a mistake-prone backup QB (Marcus Mariota).All should be positioned to be top defensive units and rack up some sacks and turnovers.WEEK 16 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | Beyond them, there are plenty of worthwhile streamers. Most notably, the Browns (@ Jets), Cardinals (vs. 49ers), and both sides of the Washington-Carolina game can be trusted as starting units. The Browns are playing a Jets offense that ranks last in scoring and total yardage this year. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are taking on Nick Mullens and a beat-up 49ers Minnesota Timberwolves Jeresy offense. They should be able to get pre sure on him with Haason Reddick and Co. and force him into some turnovers.WEEK 16 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | As for the Washington-Carolina game, Washington's defense has been on the rise in recent weeks and has a high sack floor because of the pre sure that Chase Young, Montez Sweat, and others have generated. They will get some heat on Teddy Bridgewater behind the Panthers' below-average offensive line. On the other side, the Panthers will either be facing Dwayne Haskins or Alex Smith. Neither has been dynamic this year, and after the Panthers allowed just three second-half points to the Packers, trusting them in this matchup should be an easy sell.WEEK 16 DFS CASH LINEUPS: |In terms of defenses to avoid this week, the Patriots (vs. Bills) have played well at times this season, but they're hard to trust against one of the NFL's best offenses. The Seahawks (vs. Rams) are in a similar boat, as their defense has been much better in recent weeks, but they're taking on a multi-dimensional Rams offense. Jared Goff is always at a risk to implode, but banking on that happening in the fantasy championship is a big-time risk. The Rams (@ Seahawks) also present more of a risk than usual, and while they should be able to rack up sacks, they might not do much more. The Colts (@ Steelers) also have a much lower ceiling than most weeks.WEEK 16 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS: | NOTE: Check back for updates throughout the week.MORE WEEK 16 DFS: | | WEEK 16 FANTASY: | |RankTeam1Baltimore Ravens vs. Giants.The Ravens bounced back from allowed 42 points to the Browns by holding Gardner Minshew and the Jaguars to 13 points while recording five sacks and a turnover. The Giants are averaging the second-fewest points (17.4) and yards (299.2) per game this year, so the Ravens should shut them down whether it's Daniel Jones (ankle) or Colt McCoy at the helm.2Miami Dolphins @ Raiders.The Dolphins have the longest active takeaway streak in the NFL. They have forced at least one turnover in 20 consecutive games and this year, they have produced an NFL-leading 26 turnovers. The Raiders have scored 27 points in back-to-back games, but Marcus Mariota, who figures to start in place of Derek Carr (groin) this week, nearly threw two interceptions last week against a Chargers defense that ranks bottom 10 in Jake Layman Jersey takeaways this year. Just imagine the succe s the Dolphins will have, especially after they bottled up the similarly-mobile Cam Newton against the Patriots last week.3Chicago Bears @ Jaguars.In their past five games, the Jaguars have used three different quarterbacks and have scored 14 or fewer points three times. During that span, they have turned the ball over 10 times and suffered nine sacks. The Bears defense has scuffled a bit of late, logging two or fewer fantasy points in three of their past four games, but they do have 12 sacks, four turnovers, and a safety in that span and put up 18 fantasy points against the Texans. They could be positioned to put up nice numbers against one of the weaker offenses they have faced since their bye week.4Buffalo Bills @ Patriots.Since their Week 11 lo s to the Texans, the Patriots have Anthony Edwards Jersey only scored more than 20 points once. That came in their 45-0 blowout of the Chargers. As impre sive as that game was, two of their big TDs came on defenses/special teams, so that has inflated their scoring average a little. The Bills defense, meanwhile, is rounding into form, as they rank fourth in the league in takeaways (22) and have allowed fewer than 20 points in three of their past four games. Buffalo matches up well with the Patriots and could have a chance at their third straight game with double-digit fantasy points, especially since the Patriots could rest some of their banged-up starters now that they've been eliminated from the playoffs.5Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Colts.Despite their recent losing streak, the Steelers still lead the league in sacks, scoring defense, and are second in total yards allowed ahead of their Week 15 game against the Bengals. The Colts have been playing well on offense, but Philip Rivers isn't very mobile, so he could struggle if the Steelers can get pre sure on him. The Steelers have also allowed more than 24 points just twice this season, so they have been remarkably consistent in corraling offenses.6Cleveland Browns @ Jets.The Browns just limited the Giants to under 300 yards of offense and six points on Sunday Night Football. Now, they get to take on a Jets team that ranks last by far in terms of scoring (14.1 points per game) and total yardage (271.1 yards per game) on the year. The Jets just stunned the Rams, but the Browns won't take them lightly with playoff positioning on the line. Expect Myles Garrett and Co. to get a lot of pre sure on Sam Darnold and force the young QB into some bad throws.7Carolina Panthers @ Washington. Kelan Martin Jersey Intheir past two games, the Washington Football Team has scored just 24 offensive points. Their defense has done a great job of generating points, but the offensive unit itself has sputtered. That's why they have totaled the third-fewest offensive yards per game this season (317.3). The Panthers are fresh off a game in whic