Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks, Running Backs, and Receivers

Scribe Written on November 19, 2008

The fantasy football playoff races are heating up. The following rankings are reflective of how I believe that NFL players will perform, from a fantasy standard scoring perspective, in Week 12.

See where your players stack up against the rest of the league.

Quarterbacks

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Peyton Manning	IND	at SD
2	Jay Cutler	DEN	vs OAK
3	Tony Romo	DAL	vs SF
4	Drew Brees	NO	vs GB
5	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs CIN
6	Matt Cassel	NE	at MIA
7	Philip Rivers	SD	vs IND
8	Jason Campbell	WAS	at SEA
9	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at NO
10	Kurt Warner	ARI	vs NYG
11	Tyler Thigpen	KC	vs BUF
12	Matt Ryan	ATL	vs CAR
13	Eli Manning	NYG	at ARI
14	Donovan McNabb	PHI	at BAL
15	Brady Quinn	CLE	vs HOU
16	Jake Delhomme	CAR	at ATL
17	Kyle Orton	CHI	at STL
18	David Garrard	JAX	vs MIN
19	Trent Edwards	BUF	at KC
20	Jeff Garcia	TB	at DET
21	Brett Favre	NYJ	at TEN
22	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	vs WAS
23	Kerry Collins	TEN	vs NYJ
24	Chad Pennington	MIA	vs NE
25	Marc Bulger	STL	vs CHI
26	Daunte Culpepper	DET	vs TB
27	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs PHI
28	Ryan Fitzpatrick	CIN	at PIT
29	Gus Frerotte	MIN	at JAX
30	Shaun Hill	SF	at DAL
31	Sage Rosenfels	HOU	at CLE
32	JaMarcus Russell	OAK	at DEN

Running Backs

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Clinton Portis	WAS	at SEA
2	LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	vs IND
3	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at JAX
4	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	at KC
5	Marion Barber	DAL	vs SF
6	Joseph Addai	IND	at SD
7	Matt Forte	CHI	at STL
8	Steve Slaton	HOU	at CLE
9	Ronnie Brown	MIA	vs NE
10	Willie Parker	PIT	vs CIN
11	Frank Gore	SF	at DAL
12	Warrick Dunn	TB	at DET
13	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	at ATL
14	Reggie Bush	NO	vs GB
15	Ryan Grant	GB	at NO
16	Larry Johnson	KC	vs BUF
17	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAX	vs MIN
18	Brian Westbrook	PHI	at BAL
19	Peyton Hillis	DEN	vs OAK
20	Jamal Lewis	CLE	vs HOU
21	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	at ARI
22	LenDale White	TEN	vs NYJ
23	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	at ATL
24	Thomas Jones	NYJ	at TEN
25	Antonio Pittman	STL	vs CHI
26	Chris Johnson	TEN	vs NYJ
27	Kevin Smith	DET	vs TB
28	Michael Turner	ATL	vs CAR
29	Fred Jackson	BUF	at KC
30	Darren McFadden	OAK	at DEN
31	Chester Taylor	MIN	at JAX
32	Willis McGahee	BAL	vs PHI
33	Ricky Williams	MIA	vs NE
34	Deuce McAllister	NO	vs GB
35	Tim Hightower	ARI	vs NYG
36	Rudi Johnson	DET	vs TB
37	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	at MIA
38	Mewelde Moore	PIT	vs CIN
39	Tatum Bell	DEN	vs OAK
40	Fred Taylor	JAX	vs MIN
41	Justin Fargas	OAK	at DEN
42	Julius Jones	SEA	vs WAS
43	Derrick Ward	NYG	at ARI
44	Brandon Jackson	GB	at NO
45	Cedric Benson	CIN	at PIT
46	Jerious Norwood	ATL	vs CAR
47	JJ Arrington	ARI	vs NYG
48	Dominic Rhodes	IND	at SD
49	Cadillac Williams	TB	at DET
50	Maurice Morris	SEA	vs WAS

Wide Receivers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Reggie Wayne	IND	at SD
2	Dwayne Bowe	KC	vs BUF
3	Calvin Johnson	DET	vs TB
4	Steve Smith	CAR	at ATL
5	Brandon Marshall	DEN	vs OAK
6	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	vs NYG
7	Braylon Edwards	CLE	vs HOU
8	Anquan Boldin	ARI	vs NYG
9	Greg Jennings	GB	at NO
10	Andre Johnson	HOU	at CLE
11	Terrell Owens	DAL	vs SF
12	Marques Colston	NO	vs GB
13	Wes Welker	NE	at MIA
14	Hines Ward	PIT	vs CIN
15	Ted Ginn Jr.	MIA	vs NE
16	Eddie Royal	DEN	vs OAK
17	Santana Moss	WAS	at SEA
18	Lee Evans	BUF	at KC
19	Randy Moss	NE	at MIA
20	Plaxico Burress	NYG	at ARI
21	Roddy White	ATL	vs CAR
22	Vincent Jackson	SD	vs IND
23	Santonio Holmes	PIT	vs CIN
24	TJ Houshmandzadeh	CIN	at PIT
25	Bernard Berrian	MIN	at JAX
26	Torry Holt	STL	vs CHI
27	Marvin Harrison	IND	at SD
28	Donald Driver	GB	at NO
29	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	at TEN
30	Justin Gage	TEN	vs NYJ
31	Donnie Avery	STL	vs CHI
32	Bobby Engram	SEA	vs WAS
33	Antonio Bryant	TB	at DET
34	DeSean Jackson	PHI	at BAL
35	Derrick Mason	BAL	vs PHI
36	Roy Williams	DAL	vs SF
37	Lance Moore	NO	vs GB
38	Chad Johnson	CIN	at PIT
39	Mark Bradley	KC	vs BUF
40	Matt Jones	JAX	vs MIN
41	Steve Smith	NYG	at ARI
42	Rashied Davis	CHI	at STL
43	Sidney Rice	MIN	at JAX
44	Isaac Bruce	SF	at DAL
45	Deion Branch	SEA	vs WAS
46	Laveranues Coles	NYJ	at TEN
47	Antwaan Randle El	WAS	at SEA
48	Kevin Walter	HOU	at CLE
49	Devin Hester	CHI	at STL
50	Chris Chambers	SD	vs IND

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