Fantasy Football 2014 Quarterback Rankings: Week 1

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Week 1 of the 2014 fantasy football season is here and is there any surprise who leads the first installment of Athlon Sports' weekly Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings? Peyton Manning was far and away fantasy's No. 1 scorer last season and as long as he stays healthy, he should post big passing numbers once again in 2014. While seven touchdown passes like he did in the 2013 season-opener against Baltimore will be hard to match, Manning should enjoy plenty of success throwing against an Indianapolis defense that has issues in the secondary and will be without its best pass-rusher.

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 Web site can give you.

Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K

2014 NFL Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks


Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Peyton Manning	DEN	vs. IND	Had 7 TDs in Week 1 last season. Encore?
2	Drew Brees	NO	at ATL	Brees ready to test Falcons' young CBs.
3	Colin Kaepernick	SF	at DAL	CK could be in for big day in Big D.
4	Nick Foles	PHI	vs. JAC	Ready to pick up where he left off?
5	Andrew Luck	IND	at DEN	Luck gets first look at retooled Denver D.
6	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at SEA (Thurs.)	Tough opening assignment for Packers' O.
7	Matthew Stafford	DET	vs. NYG (Mon.)	What will Lions' new O look like?
8	Jay Cutler	CHI	vs. BUF
9	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs. GB (Thurs.)
10	Tom Brady	NE	at MIA	Brady ready to silence doubters.
11	Tony Romo	DAL	vs. SF	49ers' D not at full strength.
12	Matt Ryan	ATL	vs. NO
13	Cam Newton	CAR	at TB	Will cracked rib be an issue?
14	Philip Rivers	SD	at ARI	Cardinals' D missing key pieces.
15	Robert Griffin III	WAS	at HOU	RG3 ready to break out in Gruden's O?
16	Carson Palmer	ARI	vs. SD (Mon.)	Improved O-line should only help Palmer.
17	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs. CLE
18	Alex Smith	KC	vs. TEN	Needs reliable targets to emerge.
19	Jake Locker	TEN	at KC	Looked sharp in preseason.
20	Shaun Hill	STL	vs. MIN	It's his offense for now.
21	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	vs. NE
22	Andy Dalton	CIN	at BAL	Career 6:11 TD:INT ratio in 6 G vs. BAL.
23	Geno Smith	NYJ	vs. OAK	New weapons = more success in Year 2?
24	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs. CIN	Can Flacco take next step under Kubiak?
25	Eli Manning	NYG	at DET	New O still a work in progress for G-Men.
26	Ryan Fitzpatrick	HOU	vs. WAS
27	Josh McCown	TB	vs. CAR	Panther pass rush could be an issue for Bucs.
28	Matt Cassel	MIN	at STL	Could thrive under Turner.