Fantasy Football 2014 Quarterback Rankings: Week 2

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There’s no change atop Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings for Week 2, but for once, Peyton Manning isn’t the leading scorer. That honor goes to Matt Ryan, who dissected the Saints to the tune of a franchise-record 448 yards passing and three touchdowns. Matthew Stafford wasn’t too far behind Ryan, throwing for 346 yards and two scores and adding a rushing touchdown in the Lions’ Monday night win over the Giants. However, don’t be surprised if Manning ends up atop the leaderboard after this week since his Broncos are home against a Chiefs defense that lost All-Pro linebacker Derrick Johnson and starting defensive lineman Mike DeVito to season-ending Achilles injuries. It could be a long Sunday afternoon for Kansas City’s defense at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

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 2 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks


Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Peyton Manning	DEN	vs. KC	Could carve up decimated Chiefs' D.
2	Drew Brees	NO	at CLE	Browns gave up 365 yards passing.
3	Andrew Luck	IND	vs. PHI (Mon.)	MNF matchup w/ PHI could be shootout.
4	Aaron Rodgers	GB	vs. NYJ	Every QB struggles against Seahawks at home.
5	Matt Ryan	ATL	at CIN	No. 1 scorer after franchise-record 448 yards.
6	Matthew Stafford	DET	at CAR	Impressive (346-2-0, rush TD) debut in new O.
7	Nick Foles	PHI	at IND (Mon.)	Bounced back after horrible first half.
8	Russell Wilson	SEA	at SD
9	Colin Kaepernick	SF	vs. CHI	Didn't need to do much (201-2-0) vs. DAL.
10	Cam Newton	CAR	vs. DET	Expected to return after missing opener (rib).
11	Tom Brady	NE	at MIN	Dolphins' pass rush roughed up Brady.
12	Carson Palmer	ARI	at NYG	Got it done with his arm (304 yds.) and legs (29).
13	Tony Romo	DAL	at TEN	Three INTs did his team, fantasy owners no good.
14	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at BAL (Thurs.)	Threw for 365 yards, but just 1 TD last week.
15	Jake Locker	TEN	vs. DAL	So far so good in Whisenhunt's system.
16	Andy Dalton	CIN	vs. ATL
17	Jay Cutler	CHI	at SF	Needs to minimize mistakes (2 INTs) vs. 49ers.
18	Robert Griffin III	WAS	vs. JAC	Texans' D harassed RG3 all day.
19	Philip Rivers	SD	vs. SEA	Can't afford any mistakes vs. Seahawks.
20	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	at BUF	Running game did most of work vs. NE.
21	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs. PIT (Thurs.)	Threw for 345 yards, but needed 62 PA.
22	Alex Smith	KC	at DEN	Gets Dwayne Bowe back this week.
23	Chad Henne	JAC	at WAS	Quietly put up decent numbers (266-2-0, FL).
24	Geno Smith	NYJ	at GB	Accurate (23-of-28) against Raiders, but 2 TOs.
25	Eli Manning	NYG	vs. ARI	New O is a work in progress.
26	Brian Hoyer	CLE	vs. NO
27	Ryan Fitzpatrick	HOU	at OAK
28	Matt Cassel	MIN	vs. NE	Vikings looked like completely different team vs. STL.