Fantasy Football: Drew Brees, Peyton Manning Lead Week 1 QB Rankings

Fantasy football is full of tiny, weekly battles that will help you win the eventual war. The following projections are to help you win those battles.

QB | RB | WR | TE

These numbers are based on a number of factors, each of which is inspected before any projection is made.

The most common usage for these projections is to decide who to start and who to sit from week to week. They can also be used if you're in need of a bye-week replacement or a spot-starter in a given week.

These projections do not take into account future, so they should not be used for dynasty leagues.

The scoring system for these projections may vary from your league, so please inspect not only the "points," category but also how the points are accumulated and how the scoring may vary from your league.

The scoring system for these projections is:

• 1 point per 25 yards passing
• 4 points per passing touchdown
• -2 points per passing interception
• 1 point per 10 yards rushing
• 6 points per rushing touchdown
• .5 point per reception
• 1 point per 10 yards receiving
• 6 points per receiving touchdown

	Player Name	Team	Opp.	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Pass INT	Rush Yd	Rush TD	Points
1	Drew Brees	NO	MIN	275	3	0	0	0	23
2	Peyton Manning	IND	at HOU	305	2	0	0	0	20.2
3	Tom Brady	NE	CIN	240	3	1	0	0	19.6
4	Tony Romo	DAL	at WAS	260	2	0	5	0	18.9
5	Jay Cutler	CHI	DET	315	2	1	0	0	18.6
6	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at PHI	250	2	1	25	0	18.5
7	Matt Schaub	HOU	IND	280	2	1	5	0	17.7
8	Carson Palmer	CIN	at NE	270	2	1	0	0	16.8
9	Philip Rivers	SD	at KC	255	2	1	0	0	16.2
10	Matt Ryan	ATL	at PIT	225	2	1	0	0	15
11	Brett Favre	MIN	at NO	265	2	2	0	0	14.6
12	Donovan McNabb	WAS	DAL	235	1	0	10	0	14.4
13	Vince Young	TEN	OAK	185	1	0	25	0	13.9
14	Kevin Kolb	PHI	GB	245	2	2	0	0	13.8
15	Matt Stafford	DET	at CHI	185	2	1	0	0	13.4
16	Derek Anderson	ARI	at STL	275	1	1	0	0	13
17	David Garrard	JAC	DEN	175	1	0	15	0	12.5
18	Eli Manning	NYG	CAR	260	1	1	0	0	12.4
19	Joe Flacco	BAL	at NYJ	260	1	1	0	0	12.4
20	Josh Freeman	TB	CLE	190	1	1	20	0	11.6
21	Jason Campbell	OAK	at TEN	200	1	1	15	0	11.5
22	Alex Smith	SF	at SEA	220	1	1	0	0	10.8
23	Jake Delhomme	CLE	at TB	140	1	0	10	0	10.6
24	Matt Cassel	KC	SD	205	1	1	0	0	10.2
25	Kyle Orton	DEN	at JAC	240	1	2	0	0	9.6
26	Dennis Dixon	PIT	ATL	170	1	2	25	0	9.3
27	Chad Henne	MIA	at BUF	175	1	1	0	0	9
28	Matt Moore	CAR	at NYG	170	1	2	0	0	6.8
29	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	BAL	180	0	1	15	0	6.7
30	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	SF	160	1	2	0	0	6.4
31	Trent Edwards	BUF	MIA	160	0	1	0	0	4.4
32	Sam Bradford	STL	ARI	175	0	2	0	0	3
33	Mike Vick	PHI	GB	20	0	0	15	0	2.3