Fantasy Football Week 12 Rankings: Top 25 Quarterbacks

Week 12 features a great matchup between Drew Brees and Tom Brady, though neither of them take home the top spot this week.  Who is that honor reserved for?  Let’s take a look:

1. Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay Packers - at Detroit
2. Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts - at Houston
3. Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints - vs. New England
4. Tom Brady - New England Patriots - at New Orleans
5. Kurt Warner - Arizona Cardinals - at Tennessee
6. Philip Rivers - San Diego Chargers - vs. Kansas City
7. Matt Schaub - Houston Texans - vs. Indianapolis
8. Brett Favre - Minnesota Vikings - vs. Chicago
9. Matt Ryan - Atlanta Falcons - vs. Tampa Bay
10. Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh Steelers - at Baltimore
11. Carson Palmer - Cincinnati Bengals - vs. Cleveland
12. Tony Romo - Dallas Cowboys - vs. Oakland
13. Donovan McNabb - Philadelphia Eagles - vs. Washington
14. Jay Cutler - Chicago Bears - at Minnesota
15. Eli Manning - New York Giants - at Denver
16. Joe Flacco - Baltimore Ravens - vs. Pittsburgh
17. Kyle Orton - Denver Broncos - vs. New York Giants
18. Matt Hasselbeck - Seattle Seahawks - at St. Louis
19. David Garrard - Jacksonville Jaguars - at San Francisco
20. Matthew Stafford - Detroit Lions - vs. Green Bay
21. Jason Campbell - Washington Redskins - at Philadelphia
22. Josh Freeman - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - at Atlanta
23. Vince Young - Tennessee Titans - vs. Arizona
24. Alex Smith - San Francisco 49ers - vs. Jacksonville
25. Brady Quinn - Cleveland Browns - at Cincinnati

Thoughts:

• After watching Brady Quinn torch the Detroit Lions defense, is there any quarterback you’d rather have this week than Aaron Rodgers?
• Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady could materialize into a good, old-fashioned shootout.  These are two of the best to begin with, and if they try to outdo each other, the numbers could be big.
• The decision between Warner and Rivers comes down to the weapons, plain and simple, as both play subpar defenses.  Warner has better weapons on the outside.  I don’t care who the Chargers have, they don’t matchup with Larry Fitzgerald & Anquan Boldin.  Of course, Warner’s health is now a question after exiting the game before halftime.  Monitor the news this week if you are an owner of his.
• In Week Nine, Matt Schaub threw for 311 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Colts.  While you don’t like the picks, the yardage is impressive so I wouldn’t bet against him in the coming week.
• Does it really matter who Brett Favre’s faces at this point?  He has proven week after week that he still has it and is a usable fantasy option in all formats.
• Kyle Orton has two questions surrounding him.  First of all, will he be healthy enough to play?  Secondly, will Aaron Ross play a bigger role in the Giants defensive backfield after getting his first game action of the season in Week 11.  If he plays, he’s going to be a solid QB2.
• How can a QB go from being as hot as Tony Romo was to struggle the way he did against the Redskins?  Against the Raiders, I’d take my chances.
• Matthew Stafford, who threw five touchdown passes in Week 11, could be forced to miss the teams Thanksgiving Day game.  Monitor the news over the next few days, but those in two quarterback leagues need to have a replacement in place.

What are your thoughts?  Who was left off the list?  Who should be higher?  Who should be lower?

Other Week 12 Rankings:

• Running Backs

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