Fantasy Football Week 10 Rankings: Quarterbacks

It is finally coming to an end. No, not the fantasy football season. We’re talking about the end of bye weeks for the 2010 season, and Week 10 is the last of them.

That’s great because after this we’re going to be at full strength for the stretch run. However, if the NFL was trying to save the best for last, then it accomplished that goal with the four teams on bye this week.

Those four teams include the Green Bay Packers, the New Orleans Saints, the San Diego Chargers and the surging Oakland Raiders.

Three of those quarterbacks—Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers—are among the league’s and fantasy’s elite. As for Oakland, Jason Campbell has five touchdowns against one interception in his last three games, and head coach Tom Cable is considering sticking with him as the starter moving forward.

To see how we rank the signal callers not on bye this week along with their full projections, continue reading our Fantasy Football Week 10 Quarterback Rankings.

1. Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts) vs. Cincinnati

Last week’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was just the second time this season Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has failed to throw two or more touchdowns in a game.

The last time Manning threw less than two touchdowns in a game was in a Week 5 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. In his next game Manning threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in a win over the Washington Redskins.

The Cincinnati Bengals are statistically one of the better defenses against opposing quarterbacks from a fantasy perspective, but that’s partially because they’ve played against bad quarterbacks like Jimmy Clausen of the Carolina Panthers and Seneca Wallace of the Cleveland Browns, as well as seeing bad performances from guys like Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens and Chad Henne of the Miami Dolphins.

Typically, good quarterbacks have smoked the Bengals, and that’s going to be the case again this week.

Point Projection: 21 points

2. Eli Manning (New York Giants) vs. Dallas

It’s only been three weeks since Eli Manning and the New York Giants played the Dallas Cowboys. Much has changed since then, however. Dallas dumped head coach Wade Phillips and promoted offensive coordinator Jason Garrett in his place. Yet let’s not expect some miraculous turnaround here.

The Cowboys have given up eight passing touchdowns in their last two games and are giving up almost 17 fantasy points a game to opposing quarterbacks.

In New York’s Week 7 win over Dallas, Manning threw for 306 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions.

We would expect a similar performance from Manning the second time around, though one less touchdown and one less interception sounds more like it.

Point Projection: 19 points

3. Michael Vick (Philadelphia Eagles) @ Washington

Coming off a rib injury didn’t seem to affect Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick at all in last week’s win over the Indianapolis Colts. Vick went 17-of--29 for 218 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions, and he also ran 10 times for 74 yards and a score.

This week Vick gets a shot at revenge against the Washington Redskins, the same team that caused his rib injury in Week 4.

The Redskins are the fourth-worst defense against opposing quarterbacks, giving up an average of almost 17 fantasy points a game. Also, the Redskins gave up four passing touchdowns to the Detroit Lions in Week 8.

Expect another good game from Vick, provided the Redskins don’t hurt him again.

Point Projection: 19 points

To see where your QUARTERBACK ranks this week, go here...Week 10 QB Ranks