Nick Foles
Peyton Manning is coming off of his bye, so order has been restored to Athlon Sports' fantasy football Week 10 quarterback rankings. While Manning is the clear-cut No. 1 this week, it was a different signal-caller who made all the Week 9 headlines while No. 18 was taking a break.
Nick Foles joined Manning in the elite seven touchdown passes club last Sunday by torching an overmatched Raiders pass defense despite playing just one series in the fourth quarter. Foles has another somewhat appealing matchup this Sunday against Green Bay's 20th-ranked passing defense, but it is the Packers' QB situation that is the main storyline for this game. Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone on a sack in the Monday night game against Chicago, sidelining him for at least three weeks. For now, Seneca Wallace appears to be the one who will get the call for the Packers. Wallace's fantasy outlook is uncertain at best, but he didn't necessarily inspire a lot of confidence with his efforts (11-of-19, 114 yards, INT) against the Bears.
Speaking of Chicago, another quarterback injury situation to watch is whether Jay Cutler returns to lead the Bears offense this week against Detroit. Cutler sustained a groin injury in the Week 7 loss to Washington, but there's a chance he may just miss one game. If Cutler can't go, Josh McCown will get his second straight start and it may not be the worst thing for the Bears. McCown looked pretty good in the Monday night win over Green Bay at Lamebeau Field, passing for 272 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers along with a key, 20-yard rush. For now, McCown is the one ranked below and he's a possible bye-week fill-in or 2-QB option this week. If Cutler does get cleared to play, he would be ranked at No. 15, ahead of Terrelle Pryor. Cutler also could be a replacement option for those owners who have Rodgers on their roster.
Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any website can give you.
2013 NFL Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks
Teams on bye: Cleveland, Kansas City, New England, New York Jets
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Rk | Player | Team | OPP | Notes |
1 | Peyton Manning | DEN | at SD | Threw 6 TDs, 2 INTs in 2 wins over Chargers last year. |
2 | Drew Brees | NO | vs. DAL | Cowboys giving up most fantasy points to QBs. |
3 | Matthew Stafford | DET | at CHI | Put up 242-1-1 w/ rushing TD in Week 4 win over Bears. |
4 | Russell Wilson | SEA | at ATL | Quietly sitting at No. 5 in fantasy points for QBs. |
5 | Cam Newton | CAR | at SF | Confident Cam faces rested 49ers D coming off of bye. |
6 | Andrew Luck | IND | vs. STL | Produced more second-half magic vs. Texans. |
7 | Tony Romo | DAL | at NO | Saints have been tough on QBs in fantasy. |
8 | Philip Rivers | SD | vs. DEN | Broncos allowed season-low 266 yards in last game. |
9 | Robert Griffin III | WAS | at MIN (Thurs.) | Only one QB has less than 242 yards passing vs. Vikes. |
10 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | vs. CAR | Panthers have surrendered fewest fantasy pts. to QBs. |
11 | Jake Locker | TEN | vs. JAC | Jags are giving up second-most fantasy pts. to QBs. |
12 | Nick Foles | PHI | at GB | How will he follow up record-tying 7 TDs vs. Raiders? |
13 | Eli Manning | NYG | vs. OAK | Can Eli take advantage of black hole in Raiders' D? |
14 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | vs. BUF | Sixth in the NFL in passing yards, but only 12 TDs. |
15 | Terrelle Pryor | OAK | at NYG | "Day-to-day" with knee sprain, monitor status. |
16 | Andy Dalton | CIN | at BAL | Four straight games w/ 300+ yards, but 3 INTs last week. |
17 | Matt Ryan | ATL | vs. SEA | Seahawks ranked second in NFL vs. pass. |
18 | Joe Flacco | BAL | vs. CIN | Has 5 TD passes, just 1 INT over his last three games. |
19 | Josh McCown | CHI | vs. DET | Led Bears (272-2-0) to rare Lambeau win on MNF. |
20 | Case Keenum | HOU | at ARI | Has posted 621-4-0 (one fumble) in first two starts. |
21 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | at TB (Mon.) | Thrown for 208 yards or fewer in each of past 3 games. |
22 | Mike Glennon | TB | vs. MIA (Mon.) | Hung in there (168-2-0) on road vs. Seahawks. |
23 | Seneca Wallace | GB | vs. PHI | Wallace has some awfully big shoes to fill. |
24 | Christian Ponder | MIN | vs. WAS (Thurs.) | Kept Vikings in game (236-1-1, rush TD) vs. Cowboys. |
25 | EJ Manuel | BUF | at PIT | Could see first action in more than a month (LCL sprain). |
26 | Carson Palmer | ARI | vs. HOU | Did bye fix accuracy issues (10 TDs, 14 INTs)? |
27 | Chad Henne | JAC | at TEN | No Justin Blackmon rest of this season for Henne/Jags. |
28 | Kellen Clemens | STL | at IND | Barely completing half of passes, just 1 TD w/ 4 TOs. |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
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