Week 10 Fantasy Football: Ranking Fantasy Quarterbacks Based on Opponents

Quarterbacks in the NFL haven't disappointed fantasy owners much this year. We have even seen some surprising quarterbacks step their game up a notch.

This is the first week where I will chart the fantasy rankings for all quarterbacks based on the rank of their opponents' pass defense. I have adjusted for skill level of the quarterback. The rankings for opponent's rank against the pass and their yards per game are based off of ESPN.com's statistical reference sheet. The fantasy rankings are my analysis of that data.

I like Matt Ryan more than any other player this week. The only reason why the New Orleans Saints defense looked good against the Philadelphia Eagles was because there was no offensive line to protect Michael Vick. The Atlanta Falcons have a solid offensive line, which in return, will give Matt Ryan all day to throw the ball.

Andrew Luck is looking to repeat his spectacular performance from last week. I have him at 10 on my list.

Michael Vick was able to record 272 passing yards last week against the Saints, but he is going up against a much stronger defense in the Dallas Cowboys that ranks fifth against the pass. Be careful starting him this week as I don't think he is a reliable option. 

Surprisingly enough, I actually like Matt Hasselback against the Miami Dolphins this week. Miami got torched by Andrew Luck and their stellar rush defense will for the Tennessee Titans to rely on Hasselback's arm to try and get the victory.

Avoid Matt Schaub and Jay Cutler as they have face off in a showdown of two 7-1 teams. Both the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears have great defenses.

RANK	PLAYER	TM	OPP	OPP RK VS PASS	YPG
1	M. Ryan	ATL	@ NO	29	295
2	T. Brady	NE	BUF	23	248
3	D. Brees	NO	ATL	14	229
4	P. Manning	DEN	@ CAR	13	224
5	B. Roethlisberger	PIT	KC	11	222
6	M. Stafford	DET	@ MIN	9	220
7	C. Newton	CAR	DEN	10	221
8	T. Romo	DAL	@ PHI	14	229
9	C. Palmer	OAK	@ BAL	22	247
10	A. Luck	IND	@ JAC	25	256
11	E. Manning	NYG	@ CIN	19	240
12	J. Flacco	BAL	OAK	21	245
13	M. Vick	PHI	DAL	5	206
14	M. Schaub	HOU	@ CHI	16	230
15	J. Freeman	TB	SD	17	238
16	M. Hasselbeck	TEN	@ MIA	30	298
17	J. Cutler	CHI	HOU	4	204
18	P. Rivers	SD	@ TB	32	321
19	A. Dalton	CIN	NYG	26	264
20	R. Fitzpatrick	BUF	@ NE	28	281
21	R. Tannehill	MIA	TEN	27	273
22	A. Smith	SF	STL	17	238
23	B. Gabbert	JAC	IND	11	222
24	R. Wilson	SEA	NYJ	5	206
25	M. Sanchez	NYJ	@ SEA	7	207
26	C. Ponder	MIN	DET	8	214
27	S. Bradford	STL	@ SF	2	184
28	M. Cassel	KC	@ PIT	1	174