Updated Fantasy Football Rankings at Week 13: Top 50 QBs for the Rest of 2010

Drew Brees continues his slow slide down the fantasy rankings this week, down to 6th among quarterbacks. Once considered the top fantasy quarterback in the league, Brees remains an every-week starter on almost every roster that has him, but his interceptions remain a big issue. He has now thrown 15 interceptions in his past nine games and while he continues to throw for touchdowns and nice yardage, he has only had two 20-plus fantasy point days in his past eight games due to the interception issue.

Following two monster fantasy weeks in a row, Ben Roethlisberger fell back to fantasy reality in Week 12 against the Buffalo Bills. He is now nursing an injured foot and has been wearing a walking boot in practice as he prepares for this Sunday’s game against the Ravens. Roethlisberger is an inconsistent fantasy player to begin with, but now he becomes an even bigger concern with his injury.

On the rise this week is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel as he moves up four spots to 15th among quarterbacks. Cassel has been on an absolute tear over the past seven weeks. Cassel has thrown for a ridiculous 18 touchdowns with only one interception during that span as he and Dwayne Bowe have surprisingly become perhaps the league’s most lethal touchdown combination. Cassel’s ranking would be higher if he didn’t have a fairly difficult schedule coming up, but especially if he had some sort of history to show us that he can possibly continue at this absurd pace.

Another player on the rise is the Bears’ Jay Cutler, who is coming off of a gigantic four touchdown performance against the Philadelphia Eagles. Cutler looked like the star that the Bears were hoping for when they traded for him, as he had his biggest fantasy day of the 2010 season. If Cutler continues to spread the ball around and not focus on any one receiver, he can really be an asset for his fantasy owners as we approach the playoffs.

The biggest risers and fallers this week all come from the Detroit Lions. The quarterback situation in Detroit is up in the air with Matt Stafford getting healthier, Shaun Hill nursing a freshly broken thumb on his throwing hand, and Drew Stanton looking like he may be the team’s starter this week. Whoever it is will have the benefit of throwing to perhaps the league’s most physically gifted receiver in Calvin Johnson so there is always the possibility for a big game.

View All of the Updated Fantasy Football Rankings at Week 13:

Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	PREVIOUS RANK	MOVEMENT
1	Peyton Manning	IND	1	0
2	Philip Rivers	SD	2	0
3	Aaron Rodgers	GB	3	0
4	Mike Vick	PHI	4	0
5	Tom Brady	NE	6	1
6	Drew Brees	NO	5	-1
7	Kyle Orton	DEN	7	0
8	Matt Ryan	ATL	9	1
9	Eli Manning	NYG	10	1
10	Joe Flacco	BAL	11	1
11	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	8	-3
12	Matt Schaub	HOU	12	0
13	Josh Freeman	TB	13	0
14	Ryan Fitzpatrick	BUF	14	0
15	Matt Cassel	KC	20	5
16	Donovan McNabb	WAS	15	-1
17	Jay Cutler	CHI	21	4
18	Jon Kitna	DAL	19	1
19	Carson Palmer	CIN	16	-3
20	David Garrard	JAC	17	-3
21	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	18	-3
22	Sam Bradford	STL	23	1
23	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	22	-1
24	Troy Smith	SF	25	1
25	Kerry Collins	TEN	26	1
26	Chad Henne	MIA	27	1
27	Colt McCoy	CLE	29	2
28	Brett Favre	MIN	28	0
29	Bruce Gradkowski	OAK	30	1
30	Derek Anderson	ARI	31	1
31	Jimmy Clausen	CAR	39	8
32	Shaun Hill	DET	24	-8
33	Drew Stanton	DET	53	20
34	Tim Tebow	DEN	33	-1
35	Tarvaris Jackson	MIN	32	-3
36	Jason Campbell	OAK	34	-2
37	Kevin Kolb	PHI	36	-1
38	Tyler Thigpen	MIA	37	-1
39	Alex Smith	SF	38	-1
40	Rusty Smith	TEN	35	-5
41	Matt Stafford	DET	50	9
42	Max Hall	ARI	42	0
43	Tony Romo	DAL	48	5
44	Seneca Wallace	CLE	40	-4
46	Brian St. Pierre	CAR	41	-5
47	Trent Edwards	JAC	43	-4
49	Jake Delhomme	CLE	44	-5
50	Charlie Whitehurst	SEA	46	-4