Fantasy Football 2013 Quarterback Rankings: Week 9

Author:
Mark Ross
Publish date:
Oct 31, 2013

Andy Dalton is not No. 1 on Athlon Sports' fantasy football Week 9 quarterback rankings, but he's all alone when it comes to production over the past three weeks. Dalton has 1,034 yards passing, 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions in his last three games combined, all Cincinnati wins, making him fantasy's top scorer during that span. He's a top-10 option this week, as the Bengals go to Miami to face a Dolphins defense that ranks in the middle of the pack against the pass.

With Peyton Manning getting a well-deserved break, this week's top quarterback is Drew Brees. The Saints' signal-caller actually outscored Dalton in Week 8, as both tossed five touchdown passes. The difference between the two was that Brees edged Dalton in yards passing (332 to 325) and didn't turn the ball over. This Sunday Brees will get his shot at the same New York Jets pass defense that Dalton victimized last week.

With both Mannings Matthew Stafford and Colin Kaepernick all on bye, quarterback depth could be more of a factor this week. Some good news on that front is the return of Nick Foles, who sustained a concussion two weeks ago and didn't play last Sunday. Foles threw for 296 yards and three scores in his only start thus far, so he could work his way into the 2-QB league/matchup play discussion if he can re-ignite an Eagles offense that has stalled in recent weeks.

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 9 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks
Teams on bye: Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, New York Giants, San Francisco


Rk	Player	Team	OPP	Notes
1	Drew Brees	NO	at NYJ	Jets got torched by Andy Dalton (325-5-1-) last week.
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	vs. CHI (Mon.)	Had 4 TDs, 1 INT in 2 wins over Bears last season.
3	Cam Newton	CAR	vs. ATL	Has 8 total touchdowns, 0 TOs in last 3 games.
4	Tony Romo	DAL	vs. MIN	Had just 206 yards last week, but 3 TD passes.
5	Philip Rivers	SD	at WAS	Redskins have allowed 3 QBs to pass for 350+ yards.
6	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs. TB	Seahawks' O-line must do better job protecting Wilson.
7	Andrew Luck	IND	at HOU	Texans No. 1 in NFL in passing defense.
8	Matt Ryan	ATL	at CAR	Needed 61 pass attempts to get 301 yards, TD last week.
9	Robert Griffin III	WAS	vs. SD	Broncos knocked RG3 around pretty good last week.
10	Andy Dalton	CIN	at MIA (Thurs.)	Has thrown 11 touchdowns, 2 INTs in last 3 games.
11	Terrelle Pryor	OAK	vs. PHI	Pryor posted second 100-yard rushing game last week.
12	Tom Brady	NE	vs. PIT	Brady has 1 300-yard game, PIT is No. 2 vs. pass.
13	Alex Smith	KC	at BUF	Bills have allowed league-high 20 TD passes.
14	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at NE	Patriots have at least one INT in every game but one.
15	Nick Foles	PHI	at OAK	Will make his first start since sustaining concussion.
16	Joe Flacco	BAL	at CLE	Did Flacco/Ravens "fix" passing game during bye?
17	Jake Locker	TEN	at STL	Rams sacked Russell Wilson 7 times on MNF.
18	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	vs. CIN (Thurs.)	Has 6 TOs (4 INTs, 2 fumbles) in last 2 games.
19	Josh McCown	CHI	at GB (Mon.)	Put up 204-1-0 in relief of Cutler in Bears' last game.
20	Geno Smith	NYJ	vs. NO	Road woes continue: 2 pick-sixes vs. CIN last week.
21	Case Keenum	HOU	vs. IND	Keenum gets 2nd start in place of Schaub.
22	Jason Campbell	CLE	vs. BAL	Held up nicely (293-2-0) vs. Chiefs in Browns debut.
23	Josh Freeman	MIN	at DAL	Should as long as he's healthy/cleared (concussion).
24	Mike Glennon	TB	at SEA	Seahawks tied for league lead with 13 INTs.
25	Thad Lewis	BUF	vs. KC	Chiefs have given up 8 TD passes compared to 10 INTs.
26	Kellen Clemens	STL	vs. TEN	Gutsy (158-0-2) effort in close loss to SEA on MNF.

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

Additional Week 9 Positional Rankings

Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Defense/Special Teams
Kickers

Week 9 Waiver Wire