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).
A NOTE ABOUT THE WEATHER: Things could get hairy in Chicago, Buffalo and Cincinnati this week – be wary of the passing games involved there, as the current forecasts do not look encouraging. The reports are more benign for New England, Nashville and Seattle, but give those a look on game-day as well. More than anything, you're looking to avoid wind first, then precipitation second.
6. Peyton Manning, IND vs. HOU
7. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. BAL
8. Carson Palmer, CIN vs. CLE
9. Jay Cutler, DEN at SD
10. Derek Anderson, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Hurt by weather, run-first scheme.
11. Jon Kitna, DET vs. KC
12. Brett Favre, GB at CHI
NOTE: Check the wind Sunday.
13. David Garrard, JAC vs. OAK
14. Vince Young, TEN vs. NYJ
15. Todd Collins, WAS at MIN
16. Sage Rosenfels, HOU at IND
17. *Philip Rivers, SD vs. DEN
18. Brodie Croyle, KC at DET
19. Jeff Garcia, TB at SF
20. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN vs. WAS
21. Trent Edwards, BUF vs. NYG
22. Eli Manning, NYG at BUF
23. *Cleo Lemon, MIA at NE
24. *Chad Pennington, NYJ at TEN
25. Troy Smith, BAL at SEA
NOTE: Lack of height his biggest obstacle.
26. Chris Redman, ATL at ARI
27. Kyle Orton, CHI vs. GB
28. *Shaun Hill, SF vs. TB
NOTE: Plays through finger injury.
29. *Matt Moore, CAR vs. DAL
30. *McCown/Russell, OAK at JAC
NOTE: They'll both play, so ignore everyone.
Running Back
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. WAS
NOTE: A ready-for-prime-time player.
2. Jamal Lewis, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Perfect fit for scheme, and an off track.
3. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at NO
NOTE: Double-check his status at noon Sunday.
4. Ryan Grant, GB at CHI
5. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. DEN
6. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. ATL
7. Fred Taylor, JAC vs. OAK
NOTE: Parker injury ends Pro Bowl debate.
8. Brandon Jacobs, NYG at BUF
9. *Willis McGahee, BAL at SEA
10. Marion Barber, DAL at CAR
11. Joseph Addai, IND vs. HOU
12. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. OAK
13. *Aaron Stecker, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: Bush a long-shot at best for Week 16.
14. *LenDale White, TEN vs. NYJ
15. Earnest Graham, TB at SF
16. *Frank Gore, SF vs. TB
17. *Clinton Portis, WAS at MIN
18. Laurence Maroney, NE vs. MIA
NOTE: Workload nice, but no breakaway runs.
19. *Kolby Smith, KC at DET
20. *Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. NYG
21. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. CLE
NOTE: Great sleeper with Johnson out.
22. Kevin Jones, DET vs. KC
NOTE: He's generally fine when they commit to run.
23. Adrian Peterson, CHI vs. GB
24. Thomas Jones, NYJ at TEN
25. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. DAL
26. Chester Taylor, MIN vs. WAS
27. Dominic Rhodes, OAK at JAC
NOTE: Gets the start but good luck.
28. *Jerious Norwood, ATL at ARI
29. Julius Jones, DAL at CAR
30. *Selvin Young, DEN at SD
31. Reuben Droughns, NYG at BUF
32. Warrick Dunn, ATL at ARI
33. *LaMont Jordan, OAK at JAC
34. Heath Evans, NE vs. MIA
35. Chris Brown, TEN vs. NYJ
36. *Fred Jackson, BUF vs. NYG
37. Sam Gado, MIA at NE
38. *Ron Dayne, HOU at IND
39. Darius Walker, HOU at IND
40. Maurice Morris, SEA vs. BAL
41. Michael Bennett, TB at SF
42. *Reggie Bush, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: He's got a chance but you can't risk it.
43. DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. DAL
44. *Kenton Keith, IND vs. HOU
45. *Travis Henry, DEN at SD
46. Kevin Faulk, NE vs. MIA
47. *Darren Sproles, SD vs. DEN
NOTE: Doubt we'll ever see *that* again.
48. Leon Washington, NYJ at TEN
49. Shaun Alexander, SEA vs. BAL
NOTE: Looking at wrist surgery after season.
50. *Jesse Chatman, MIA at NE
51. *DeDe Dorsey, CIN vs. CLE
NOTE: Might do something with 8-10 touches.
52. Garrett Wolfe, CHI vs. GB
NOTE: Hardly used last week.
53. Michael Pittman, TB at SF
54. Brandon Jackson, GB at CHI
55. *Michael Turner, SD vs. DEN
56. Vernand Morency, GB at CHI
57. Ladell Betts, WAS at MIN
58. Jerome Harrison, CLE at CIN
59. Mike Sellers, WAS at MIN
60. Musa Smith, BAL at SEA
Wide Receiver
1. Terrell Owens, DAL at CAR
NOTE: Squeaky wheel gets the grease.
2. *Marques Colston, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: Had sore back Friday, still considered probable.
3. Randy Moss, NE vs. MIA
NOTE: Brady feeds him ball, despite coverage.
4. Brandon Marshall, DEN at SD
NOTE: He's a star in 2008.
5. Wes Welker, NE vs. MIA
6. *Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. ATL
7. Deion Branch, SEA vs. BAL
8. Andre Johnson, HOU at IND
9. Braylon Edwards, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Another drag-down from the weather.
10. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. CLE
11. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. CLE
12. Kevin Curtis, PHI at NO
NOTE: Great start against the Cover-0.
13. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. HOU
NOTE: Might not see the fourth quarter.
14. Bobby Engram, SEA vs. BAL
15. *Roddy White, ATL at ARI
16. Greg Jennings, GB at CHI
NOTE: Wind and rain a concern.
17. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. KC
NOTE: Quietly built up rapport with Kitna.
18. *Reggie Brown, PHI at NO
19. *Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. ATL
20. Donald Driver, GB at CHI
21. Joey Galloway, TB at SF
22. Derrick Mason, BAL at SEA
23. Justin Gage, TEN vs. NYJ
24. David Patten, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: Hit or miss but at least Brees is hot.
25. Patrick Crayton, DAL at CAR
26. Calvin Johnson, DET vs. KC
27. *Chris Henry, CIN vs. CLE
28. Dwayne Bowe, KC at DET
29. Steve Smith, CAR vs. DAL
NOTE: Hasn't scored since Week 6.
30. *Plaxico Burress, NYG at BUF
31. Lee Evans, BUF vs. NYG
32. Chris Chambers, SD vs. DEN
33. Anthony Gonzalez, IND vs. HOU
34. Reggie Williams, JAC vs. OAK
NOTE: Closing in on some team records, go figure.
35. *Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at TEN
36. *Javon Walker, DEN at SD
37. Jabar Gaffney, NE vs. MIA
38. Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. ATL
39. *Santana Moss, WAS at MIN
40. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE at CIN
41. Mike Furrey, DET vs. KC
42. James Jones, GB at CHI
43. Darrell Jackson, SF vs. TB
44. Bernard Berrian, CHI vs. GB
45. Kevin Walter, HOU at IND
46. Ted Ginn, MIA at NE
47. Roydell Williams, TEN vs. NYJ
48. Donte' Stallworth, NE vs. MIA
NOTE: Losing a bunch of snaps to Gaffney.
49. Jerry Porter, OAK at JAC
50. Ike Hilliard, TB at SF
51. *Brandon Stokley, DEN at SD
52. Ronald Curry, OAK at JAC
53. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. BAL
54. Michael Jenkins, ATL at ARI
55. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI vs. GB
56. Dennis Northcutt, JAC vs. OAK
57. *Arnaz Battle, SF vs. TB
58. Bobby Wade, MIN vs. WAS
59. *Brad Smith, NYJ at TEN
60. Eddie Kennison, KC at DET
61. Devard Darling, BAL at SEA
62. *Marty Booker, MIA at NE
63. Andre Davis, HOU at IND
64. *Devin Hester, CHI vs. GB
65. Jason Avant, PHI at NO
66. Devery Henderson, NO vs. PHI
67. Drew Carter, CAR vs. DAL
68. Mark Clayton, BAL at SEA
69. Josh Cribbs, CLE at CIN
70. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ at TEN
71. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at MIN
72. Justin McCarerins, NYJ at TEN
73. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. DEN
74. *Sidney Rice, MIN vs. WAS
NOTE: Be wary of high-ankle sprain.
Tight End
1. Jason Witten, DAL at CAR
2. Tony Gonzalez, KC at DET
3. Antonio Gates, SD vs. DEN
4. Chris Cooley, WAS at MIN
5. Kellen Winslow, CLE at CIN
6. Tony Scheffler, DEN at SD
NOTE: Great sleeper idea for 2008.
7. Dallas Clark, IND vs. HOU
8. Vernon Davis, SF vs. TB
9. Owen Daniels, HOU at IND
10. Donald Lee, GB at CHI
11. *Chris Baker, NYJ at TEN
NOTE: Far from a star, but he's handy.
12. Billy Miller, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: A sleeper play against these LBs.
13. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. GB
14. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. NYJ
15. Jeff King, CAR vs. DAL
16. Brent Celek, PHI at NO
NOTE: He's needed with others hurt.
17. *Robert Royal, BUF vs. NYG
18. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. GB
19. *Ben Watson, NE vs. MIA
20. Alex Smith, TB at SF
21. Alge Crumpler, ATL at ARI
22. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. ATL
23. Kevin Boss, NYG at BUF
24. *Ben Utecht, IND vs. HOU
25. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. OAK
26. *Todd Heap, BAL at SEA
27. *Marcus Pollard, SEA vs. BAL
28. David Martin, MIA at NE
29. Mike Vrabel, NE vs. MIA
Kicker
1. Nick Folk, DAL at CAR
2. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. NYJ
3. Josh Brown, SEA vs. BAL
4. Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs. MIA
5. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. WAS
6. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. DEN
7. Jason Hanson, DET vs. KC
8. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. ATL
9. Josh Scobee, JAC vs. OAK
10. Phil Dawson, CLE at CIN
11. Adam Vinatieri, IND vs. HOU
12. Mason Crosby, GB at CHI
13. Matt Bryant, TB at SF
14. Martin Gramatica, NO vs. PHI
15. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. CLE
16. David Akers, PHI at NO
17. Rian Lindell, BUF vs. NYG
18. Jason Elam, DEN at SD
19. Kris Brown, HOU at IND
20. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. GB
21. Lawrence Tynes, NYG at BUF
22. Shaun Suisham, WAS at MIN
23. Mike Nugent, NYJ at TEN
24. Matt Stover, BAL at SEA
25. John Carney, KC at DET
26. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at JAC
27. John Kasay, CAR vs. DAL
28. Joe Nedney, SF vs. TB
29. Morten Andersen, ATL at ARI
30. Jay Feely, MIA at NE
Defense
1. New England vs. Miami
2. Seattle vs. Baltimore
NOTE: Better at home, and facing limited offense.
3. Jacksonville vs. Oakland
4. Tampa Bay at San Francisco
5. San Diego vs. Denver
6. Green Bay at Chicago
7. Dallas at Carolina
8. Minnesota vs. Washington
9. Tennessee vs. New York Jets
10. Indianapolis vs. Houston
11. New York Giants at Buffalo
12. Kansas City at Detroit
13. Buffalo vs. New York Giants
14. Detroit vs. Kansas City
15. Arizona vs. Atlanta
16. New Orleans vs. Philadelphia
17. Baltimore at Seattle
18. New York Jets at Tennessee
19. Chicago vs. Green Bay
20. Washington at Minnesota
21. Denver at San Diego
22. Cleveland at Cincinnati
23. Philadelphia at New Orleans
24. Carolina vs. Dallas
25. San Francisco vs. Tampa Bay
26. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland
27. Houston at Indianapolis
28. Atlanta at Arizona
29. Oakland at Jacksonville
30. Miami at New England
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