Fantasy Football 2014 Quarterback Rankings: Week 8
Russell Wilson
Peyton Manning not only laid claim to another record, he also holds the No. 1 spot in Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings for Week 8. With four touchdown passes in Denver’s convincing win over San Francisco, Manning passed Brett Favre’s 508 career touchdown pass total, a number he’s likely to put completely out of reach before he retires. Manning and the Broncos have a short turnaround this week with Philip Rivers and the Chargers on tap for Thursday night. Meanwhile, no quarterback has been hotter recently than Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay has won its past four games by an average of 19.3 points, as Rodgers has looked the part of an MVP candidate: 71 percent completion rate, 977 yards, 13 TDs and no interceptions. Rodgers will look to continue his hot streak when he goes head-to-head against Drew Brees and the Saints in the Superdome on Sunday night.
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 8 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks
Teams on bye: New York Giants, San Francisco
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Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Peyton Manning | DEN | vs. SD (Thurs.) |
2 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | at NO |
3 | Andrew Luck | IND | at PIT |
4 | Drew Brees | NO | vs. GB |
5 | Russell Wilson | SEA | at CAR |
6 | Philip Rivers | SD | at DEN (Thurs.) |
7 | Tom Brady | NE | vs. CHI |
8 | Tony Romo | DAL | vs. WAS (Mon.) |
9 | Jay Cutler | CHI | at NE |
10 | Nick Foles | PHI | at ARI |
11 | Carson Palmer | ARI | vs. PHI |
12 | Matthew Stafford | DET | vs. ATL (London) |
13 | Cam Newton | CAR | vs. SEA |
14 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | at JAC |
15 | Matt Ryan | ATL | vs. DET (London) |
16 | Alex Smith | KC | vs. STL |
17 | Joe Flacco | BAL | at CIN |
18 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | vs. IND |
19 | Kyle Orton | BUF | at NYJ |
20 | Andy Dalton | CIN | vs. BAL |
21 | Mike Glennon | TB | vs. MIN |
22 | Austin Davis | STL | at KC |
23 | Teddy Bridgewater | MIN | at TB |
24 | Brian Hoyer | CLE | vs. OAK |
25 | Geno Smith | NYJ | vs. BUF |
26 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | HOU | at TEN |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
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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