Fantasy Football 2014 Quarterback Rankings: Week 3

Author:
Mark Ross
Publish date:
Sep 18, 2014

A Super Bowl rematch has led to some shuffling at the top of Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings for Week 3. Denver and Seattle will go head-to-head once again, but this time the game will take place in the Pacific Northwest, not the Big Apple. Regardless of the venue, the Broncos’ matchup with a Seahawks defense that held them to one touchdown and forced three turnovers back in February is enough reason to drop Peyton Manning out of his usual No. 1 spot. Instead, top billing for this week goes to Drew Brees. The Saints’ offense has struggled some out of the gates, but it’s usually pretty reliable, not to mention productive, at home in the comfy Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Another intriguing matchup to keep an eye on is Green Bay vs. Detroit at Ford Field. This has all the makings of a high-scoring affair.

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 3 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks


Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Drew Brees	NO	vs. MIN	Hoping for some home cooking vs. MIN.
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at DET	Early fumble only miscue (336-3-0) vs. Jets.
3	Andrew Luck	IND	at JAC	3 TDs on MNF vs. Eagles, but costly INT.
4	Matthew Stafford	DET	vs. GB	Yards (291) there, but little else vs. CAR.
5	Peyton Manning	DEN	at SEA	Must-see rematch vs. Seahawks D.
6	Matt Ryan	ATL	vs. TB (Thurs.)	Picked off 3 times in sloppy effort vs. CIN.
7	Jay Cutler	CHI	at NYJ (Mon.)	Only 176 yards, but 4 TDs, 0 INTs in huge W.
8	Nick Foles	PHI	vs. WAS	Did enough (331-1-1) to get the MNF W.
9	Cam Newton	CAR	vs. PIT	Welcome back Cam! Solid (281-1-0) vs. DET.
10	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs. DEN	More success against Denver coming?
11	Tom Brady	NE	vs. OAK	Brady throws for just 149 yds., TD in win.
12	Philip Rivers	SD	at BUF	Made it look easy (284-3-0) vs. champs.
13	Colin Kaepernick	SF	at ARI	"Terrible" (4 TOs) vs. Bears.
14	Kirk Cousins	WAS	at PHI	It's his show now w/ RG3 (ankle) out.
15	Tony Romo	DAL	at STL	So-so numbers (176-1-0), but Cowboys won.
16	Andy Dalton	CIN	vs. TEN	Already missing Eifert, may be w/o Green.
17	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	vs. KC
18	Joe Flacco	BAL	at CLE
19	EJ Manuel	BUF	vs. SD
20	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at CAR	Needs to be wary of Panthers' pass rush.
21	Alex Smith	KC	at MIA
22	Geno Smith	NYJ	vs. CHI (Mon.)	Bears had 3 INTs vs. SF last week.
23	Josh McCown	TB	at ATL (Thurs.)
24	Jake Locker	TEN	at CIN	Struggled (18-34, 2 INTs) vs. Dallas D.
25	Ryan Fitzpatrick	HOU	at NYG
26	Chad Henne	JAC	vs. IND	Sacked 10 times by Redskins.
27	Eli Manning	NYG	vs. HOU	Turnovers (4 INTs) still an issue for Eli.
28	Brian Hoyer	CLE	vs. BAL