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Football > 2012 > Week 2 > Rankings

Week #2 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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  • Pass Yards: 25/1pt
  • Pass TD: 4pts
  • Pass INT: -1pt
  • Rush/Rec Yards: 10/1pt
  • Rush/Rec TD: 6pts
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Drew Brees NO@CAR   Yes 26.8
2Cam Newton CARNO Prob - Ankle Yes 26.7
3Tom Brady News NEARI Prob - Undisclosed Yes 25.8
4Aaron Rodgers GBCHI Prob - Lower Body Yes 25.3
5Matt Ryan ATLDEN Prob - Shoulder Yes 22.2
6Eli Manning NYGTB   Yes 20.3
7Matthew Stafford DET@SF   Yes 19.0
8Tony Romo DAL@SEA Prob - Ribs Yes 18.5
9Jay Cutler CHI@GB   Yes 18.3
10Philip Rivers SDTEN   Yes 17.6
11Robert Griffin III Profiled this Week News WAS@STL Out - Knee Yes 17.2
12Peyton Manning Profiled this Week DEN@ATL   Yes 17.1
13Michael Vick News PHIBAL   Yes 17.0
14Joe Flacco BAL@PHI   Yes 16.7
15Ben Roethlisberger PITNYJ   Yes 16.4
16Andrew Luck Profiled this Week INDMIN   Yes 16.3
17Matt Schaub HOU@JAX   Yes 16.0
18Josh Freeman Profiled this Week News TB@NYG   Yes 15.6
19Alex Smith KCDET   Yes 15.5
20Carson Palmer Profiled this Week News ARI@MIA Prob - Ribs Yes 15.1
21Jake Locker Profiled this Week TEN@SD Que - Shoulder Yes 14.6
22Ryan Fitzpatrick TENKC   Yes 14.3
23Russell Wilson SEADAL   Yes 14.2
24Mark Sanchez Profiled this Week NYJ@PIT   Yes 14.0
25Kevin Kolb Profiled this Week BUF@NE IR Yes 13.9
26Andy Dalton CINCLE   Yes 13.6
27Christian Ponder Profiled this Week MIN@IND Que - Elbow Yes 13.0
28Sam Bradford STLWAS   Yes 12.3
29Blaine Gabbert JAXHOU IR Yes 12.0
30Matt Cassel Profiled this Week MIN@BUF   Yes 11.7
31Ryan Tannehill MIAOAK   Yes 11.4
32Brandon Weeden CLE@CIN   Yes 9.3
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