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Football > 2012 > Week 8 > Rankings

Week #8 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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Fantasy football projections are based on the following scoring system:
  • Pass Yards: 25/1pt
  • Pass TD: 4pts
  • Pass INT: -1pt
  • Rush/Rec Yards: 10/1pt
  • Rush/Rec TD: 6pts
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The following teams are on a bye this week:
Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, San Diego, Tennessee
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Drew Brees NO@DEN   22.9 / A Yes 23.4
2Aaron Rodgers GBJAX Prob - Lower Body 22.4 / B Yes 23.0
3Robert Griffin III WAS@PIT Out - Knee 21.9 / C Yes 20.3
4Tom Brady NE@STL Prob - Undisclosed 21.8 / A Yes 19.8
5Peyton Manning DENNO   20.3 / A Yes 19.1
6Ben Roethlisberger PITWAS   17.8 / B Yes 19.1
7Eli Manning NYG@DAL   15.6 / C Yes 18.7
8Michael Vick News PHIATL   17.3 / A Yes 18.7
9Matt Ryan ATL@PHI Prob - Shoulder 20.2 / B Yes 18.1
10Andrew Luck Profiled this Week IND@TEN   19.0 / A Yes 17.9
11Cam Newton CAR@CHI Prob - Ankle 21.3 / B Yes 17.5
12Tony Romo DALNYG Prob - Ribs 18.7 / B Yes 17.5
13Philip Rivers SD@CLE   14.8 / B Yes 17.0
14Jay Cutler Profiled this Week CHICAR   13.8 / C Yes 16.2
15Matthew Stafford Profiled this Week DETSEA   18.7 / B Yes 15.2
16Josh Freeman Profiled this Week News TB@MIN   16.7 / B Yes 14.9
17Sam Bradford Profiled this Week STLNE   14.9 / B Yes 14.7
18Carson Palmer News ARI@KC Prob - Ribs 16.3 / C Yes 14.5
19Christian Ponder Profiled this Week MINTB Que - Elbow 13.3 / C Yes 14.5
20Matt Hasselbeck INDIND   10.2 / C Yes 14.4
21Brandon Weeden Profiled this Week CLESD   12.3 / C Yes 14.1
22Ryan Tannehill MIA@NYJ   12.4 / C Yes 13.9
23Russell Wilson SEA@DET   18.2 / C Yes 13.9
24Alex Smith KC@ARI   13.0 / D Yes 13.7
25Mark Sanchez NYJMIA   10.1 / C Yes 13.7
26Brady Quinn Profiled this Week SEAOAK   5.2 / F Yes 13.6
27Blaine Gabbert JAX@GB IR 10.2 / C Yes 12.1
28John Skelton CINSF   6.4 / F Yes 10.0
29Colin Kaepernick SF@ARI   15.1 / C Yes 4.2
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Please note that our projections are based on educated guesses. We review all the weekly matchups and available information and create weekly rankings. This is free fantasy football advice based upon our opinions and therefore we are not responsible for their total accuracy, but if you spot an error, such as an injured player being ranked, please let us know. Please post your lineup questions in our Forum and our staff will attempt to assist you with your starting lineups and provide even more free fantasy football help and tips.

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