Below are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week's matchups for all the major positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, team defense). They are based on a combined yardage/scoring system (4 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, one point for every 25 passing yards, one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards).
6. Carson Palmer, CIN at BUF
7. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. BAL
NOTE: Toss the history – he's rolling, Ravens banged up.
8. Jay Cutler, DEN at DET
9. Drew Brees, NO vs. JAC
NOTE: Got his groove back over last three weeks.
10. Philip Rivers, SD at MIN
NOTE: Matchups don't get better than this.
11. Donovan McNabb, PHI vs. DAL
12. Brett Favre, GB at KC
13. J.P. Losman, BUF vs. CIN
SLEEPER: Has a chance against Bengals Cover-0.
14. Jon Kitna, DET vs. DEN
NOTE: Martz has rediscovered running game.
15. *Kurt Warner, ARI at TB
16. Jeff Garcia, TB vs. ARI
17. Sage Rosenfels, HOU at OAK
18. Jason Campbell, WAS at NYJ
19. Joey Harrington, ATL vs. SF
20. *Josh McCown, OAK vs. HOU
21. Kellen Clemens, NYJ vs. WAS
22. *Vince Young, TEN vs. CAR
23. Damon Huard, KC vs. GB
24. *Steve McNair, BAL at PIT
25. *David Carr, CAR at TEN
26. Alex Smith, SF at ATL
27. Quinn Gray, JAC at NO
NOTE: Offense will try to hide him whenever possible.
28. *Tarvaris Jackson, MIN vs. SD
Running Back
1. Joseph Addai, IND vs. NE
NOTE: So much for the time share.
2. Brian Westbrook, PHI vs. DAL
3. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD at MIN
4. Kevin Jones, DET vs. DEN
NOTE: Start him every week until further notice.
5. Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. CIN
NOTE: He'll be a stud down the stretch.
6. Larry Johnson, KC vs. GB
7. *Reggie Bush, NO vs. JAC
8. Willie Parker, PIT vs. BAL
9. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. SD
10. *LenDale White, TEN vs. CAR
11. *Clinton Portis, WAS at NYJ
12. *Travis Henry, DEN at DET
13. Laurence Maroney, NE at IND
14. Edgerrin James, ARI at TB
15. Willis McGahee, BAL at PIT
16. Marion Barber, DAL at PHI
17. *Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. SEA
18. Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. WAS
19. Ryan Grant, GB at KC
NOTE: Wynn's out of way; he can hold full-time gig.
20. *Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC at NO
21. Shaun Alexander, SEA at CLE
NOTE: Not a pretty final scene.
22. *Frank Gore, SF at ATL
23. Jerious Norwood, ATL vs. SF
24. Fred Taylor, JAC at NO
NOTE: Perhaps club acquired a clue during bye week.
25. Earnest Graham, TB vs. ARI
26. *Rudi Johnson, CIN at BUF
NOTE: He'll split time with Watson.
27. Kevin Faulk, NE at IND
28. Julius Jones, DAL at PHI
29. Selvin Young, DEN at DET
30. DeShaun Foster, CAR at TEN
31. *LaMont Jordan, OAK vs. HOU
32. Kenton Keith, IND vs. NE
33. Justin Fargas, OAK vs. HOU
34. *Kenny Watson, CIN at BUF
35. Warrick Dunn, ATL vs. SF
36. *Joe Echemandu, HOU at OAK
SLEEPER: Green isn't healthy, and Dayne isn't good.
37. *Chester Taylor, MIN vs. SD
38. Michael Bennett, TB vs. ARI
39. Mike Sellers, WAS at NYJ
40. DeAngelo Williams, CAR at TEN
41. *Ahman Green, HOU at OAK
42. *Chris Henry, TEN vs. CAR
43. Jerome Harrison, CLE vs. SEA
44. Leonard Weaver, SEA at CLE
45. Jason Wright, CLE vs. SEA
46. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. WAS
47. Vernand Morency, GB at KC
48. Ladell Betts, WAS at NYJ
49. Heath Evans, NE at IND
50. Michael Turner, SD at MIN
51. Correll Buckhalter, PHI vs. DAL
52. *Najeh Davenport, PIT vs. BAL
53. *Dominic Rhodes, OAK vs. HOU
54. Maurice Morris, SEA at CLE
55. Ron Dayne, HOU at OAK
56. Musa Smith, BAL at PIT
57. Aaron Stecker, NO vs. JAC
58. Dwayne Wright, BUF vs. CIN
59. *Brandon Jackson, GB at KC
60. Andre Hall, DEN at DET
61. Tatum Bell, DET vs. DEN
62. Mewelde Moore, MIN vs. SD
63. Anthony Thomas, BUF vs. CIN
64. Pierre Thomas, NO vs. JAC
65. *Michael Pittman, TB vs. ARI
Wide Receiver
1. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. SEA
NOTE: He's scaled to top of WR keeper class.
2. Randy Moss, NE at IND
3. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. NE
4. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN at BUF
5. Terrell Owens, DAL at PHI
6. *Chad Johnson, CIN at BUF
7. Wes Welker, NE at IND
NOTE: Three cherries for the slot machine.
8. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at TB
9. Brandon Marshall, DEN at DET
10. Anquan Boldin, ARI at TB
11. Lee Evans, BUF vs. CIN
NOTE: Fluke TD last week, but this matchup is divine.
12. Donte' Stallworth, NE at IND
13. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. WAS
NOTE: Biggest gainer from Clemens switch.
14. Hines Ward, PIT vs. BAL
15. Joey Galloway, TB vs. ARI
16. Kevin Curtis, PHI vs. DAL
17. Santonio Holmes, PIT vs. BAL
18. Greg Jennings, GB at KC
19. Steve Smith, CAR at TEN
NOTE: Broken-down Carr drains his value.
20. Marques Colston, NO vs. JAC
NOTE: On the same page with Brees again.
21. Roy Williams, DET vs. DEN
22. Bobby Engram, SEA at CLE
23. Donald Driver, GB at KC
24. Dwayne Bowe, KC vs. GB
25. *Brandon Stokley, DEN at DET
26. Chris Chambers, SD at MIN
27. Patrick Crayton, DAL at PHI
28. Derrick Mason, BAL at PIT
29. Roddy White, ATL vs. SF
30. *Reggie Brown, PHI vs. DAL
31. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. ARI
32. Santana Moss, WAS at NYJ
33. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE vs. SEA
34. *Calvin Johnson, DET vs. DEN
35. *Andre Davis, HOU at OAK
36. Vincent Jackson, SD at MIN
37. Kevin Walter, HOU at OAK
38. James Jones, GB at KC
39. *Ronald Curry, OAK vs. HOU
40. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at NYJ
41. David Patten, NO vs. JAC
42. Devery Henderson, NO vs. JAC
43. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. DEN
44. Mark Clayton, BAL at PIT
45. *Jerry Porter, OAK vs. HOU
46. Darrell Jackson, SF at ATL
47. D.J. Hackett, SEA at CLE
48. Anthony Gonzalez, IND vs. NE
49. Mike Furrey, DET vs. DEN
50. Nate Burleson, SEA at CLE
51. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. SF
52. Arnaz Battle, SF at ATL
53. Roydell Williams, TEN vs. CAR
54. *Marvin Harrison, IND vs. NE
NOTE: Too risky to use.
55. Bryant Johnson, ARI at TB
56. Samie Parker, KC vs. GB
57. Sidney Rice, MIN vs. SD
58. Brad Smith, NYJ vs. WAS
59. Dennis Northcutt, JAC at NO
60. Demetrius Williams, BAL at PIT
61. Glenn Holt, CIN at BUF
62. Roscoe Parrish, BUF vs. CIN
63. Drew Carter, CAR at TEN
64. Aaron Moorehead, IND vs. NE
65. Terrance Copper, NO vs. JAC
66. Nate Washington, PIT vs. BAL
67. Lance Moore, NO vs. JAC
68. Ernest Wilford, JAC at NO
69. Cedric Wilson, PIT vs. BAL
70. *Brandon Jones, TEN vs. CAR
71. Reggie Williams, JAC at NO
72. *Deion Branch, SEA at CLE
NOTE: Game-time decision.
73. Matt Jones, JAC at NO
74. Eric Moulds, TEN vs. CAR
75. *Craig Davis, SD at MIN
76. *Bobby Wade, MIN vs. SD
77. Keary Colbert, CAR at TEN
78. Jacoby Jones, HOU at OAK
79. Keenan McCardell, WAS at NYJ
80. *Josh Reed, BUF vs. CIN
81. Dwayne Jarrett, CAR at TEN
82. Deon Anderson, DAL at PHI
83. Justin McCareins, NYJ vs. WAS
85. Ben Obomanu, SEA at CLE
85. *Eddie Kennison, KC vs. GB
86. Joe Horn, ATL vs. SF
87. *Jason Avant, PHI vs. DAL
88. Chris Henry, CIN at BUF
NOTE: Stash him on your bench.
89. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ vs. WAS
NOTE: Off concussion, unlikely for Week 9.
90. *Andre Johnson, HOU at OAK
NOTE: It's going to be another week.
Tight End
1. Antonio Gates, SD at MIN
2. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. SEA
NOTE: Most dangerous when split wide.
3. Tony Gonzalez, KC vs. GB
4. Jason Witten, DAL at PHI
5. Dallas Clark, IND vs. NE
6. *Ben Watson, NE at IND
7. Chris Cooley, WAS at NYJ
8. Tony Scheffler, DEN at DET
9. Heath Miller, PIT vs. BAL
10. Vernon Davis, SF at ATL
11. Jeff King, CAR at TEN
12. Donald Lee, GB at KC
NOTE: Good rental while Franks is out.
13. *Owen Daniels, HOU at OAK
14. Eric Johnson, NO vs. JAC
15. Kyle Brady, NE at IND
16. *Todd Heap, BAL at PIT
NOTE: No sure thing to play.
17. *Chris Baker, NYJ vs. WAS
18. *Alex Smith, TB vs. ARI
19. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. CAR
20. Will Heller, SEA at CLE
21. Marcedes Lewis, JAC at NO
22. Matt Schobel, PHI vs. DAL
23. *L.J. Smith, PHI vs. DAL
24. *Alge Crumpler, ATL vs. SF
25. Robert Royal, BUF vs. CIN
26. Daniel Graham, DEN at DET
27. Leonard Pope, ARI at TB
28. Zach Miller, OAK vs. HOU
29. Reggie Kelly, CIN at BUF
30. *Ben Utecht, IND vs. NE
31. *Mike Vrabel, NE at IND
32. George Wrighster, JAC at NO
33. *Marcus Pollard, SEA at CLE
Kicker
1. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at IND
2. Nick Folk, DAL at PHI
NOTE: Nifty sixth-round snag for Pokes.
3. Adam Vinatieri, IND vs. NE
4. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. CAR
5. Nate Kaeding, SD at MIN
6. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. SEA
NOTE: Now on an offense you can trust.
7. Jeff Reed, PIT vs. BAL
8. Jason Hanson, DET vs. DEN
9. Jason Elam, DEN at DET
10. David Akers, PHI vs. DAL
11. Rian Lindell, BUF vs. CIN
12. Josh Brown, SEA at CLE
13. Shayne Graham, CIN at BUF
14. Mason Crosby, GB at KC
15. Neil Rackers, ARI at TB
16. Matt Stover, BAL at PIT
17. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. HOU
18. John Kasay, CAR at TEN
19. John Carney, JAC at NO
20. Mike Nugent, NYJ vs. WAS
21. Dave Rayner, KC vs. GB
22. Olindo Mare, NO vs. JAC
23. Matt Bryant, TB vs. ARI
24. Shaun Suisham, WAS at NYJ
25. Kris Brown, HOU at OAK
26. Joe Nedney, SF at ATL
27. Morten Andersen, ATL vs. SF
28. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. SD
Defense
1. Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore
NOTE: Nasty unit at home, and in prime time.
2. Tennessee vs. Carolina
3. Jacksonville at New Orleans
4. San Diego at Minnesota
5. Detroit vs. Denver
6. Oakland vs. Houston
7. Tampa Bay vs. Arizona
8. Kansas City vs. Green Bay
9. Minnesota vs. San Diego
10. Dallas at Philadelphia
NOTE: McNabb not as elusive as you think.
11. Baltimore at Pittsburgh
12. Green Bay at Kansas City
13. Denver at Detroit
14. Washington at New York Jets
15. Seattle at Cleveland
16. New Orleans vs. Jacksonville
17. Carolina at Tennessee
18. Atlanta vs. San Francisco
19. Arizona at Tampa Bay
20. San Francisco at Atlanta
21. Buffalo vs. Cincinnati
22. Cleveland vs. Seattle
23. New England at Indianapolis
24. Philadelphia vs. Dallas
25. Houston at Oakland
26. Indianapolis vs. New England
27. New York Jets vs. Washington
28. Cincinnati at Buffalo
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