Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tom Brady and the Top 5 QBs

They are the leaders of their offenses and the leaders of their team.

QBs hold the key to having successful football teams each year; they're arguably just as important as RBs in fantasy football (if not more).

Therefore, here are the Top Five fantasy QBs for Week Two.

5. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles

Although he only went 14-of-32 in Week One against the St. Louis Rams, Philly QB Mike Vick still threw for two TDs (no picks), and also ran the ball 10 times for 98 yards.

This week the Eagles travel south to Athens, GA to face Vick's former team, the Atlanta Falcons.

Although it may not be a warm homecoming for Vick from the Atlanta faithful, he'll still play very well as the Falcons defense gave up 312 passing yards to Chicago's Jay Cutler, including two TDs.

It's a lock that Vick will not only play well because his weapons better, but because he's better than Cutler.

4. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

In Week One against the Minnesota Vikings, Chargers' QB Philip Rivers threw for 335 yards on 33 completions as well as two TDs (but also two picks).

His opponent this week, the New England Patriots, allowed Miami QB Chad Henne to throw for 419 yards and two TDs.

If Henne can do that against Bill Belichick, just imagine what Rivers can do, because he's as good as anyone at distributing.

3. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Against arguably the NFL's best defense in Green Bay, Saints' QB Drew Brees went 32-of-49 for 419 yards, as well as three TDs to zero interceptions.

This week, New Orleans plays host to the Chicago Bears. Although they shut down Atlanta and Matt Ryan, they'll have their hands full with Brees.

Not only is Brees better than Matty Ice, but the Saints as a whole are better.

Expect Brees to get keep his numbers rolling, because even though Chicago is a formidable opponent, they're not on the same level as the Packers.

2. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Of all the QBs on this list, Aaron Rodgers will most likely have the best game in Week Two when Green Bay visits the Carolina Panthers.

Although the Panthers are on the rise with rookie QB Cam Newton under center, they still have a long way to go in order to match the cheese-heads.

In addition, the Panthers' D isn't as strong as that of New Orleans, and with Rodgers already having faced solid defenses such as Pittsburgh, Chicago and Philadelphia last postseason, he will have no issues against Carolina.

1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

No surprise here, especially with his 500-plus yard performance on Monday night against what was considered to be a solid Miami defense.

Additionally, Brady threw four TDs, and completed 32-of-48 passes en route to a 121.6 QB rating.

Week Two will be more difficult, because in Week One the San Diego Chargers only allowed 38 passing yards to Vikings' QB Donovan McNabb.

Yes, Minnesota is a weak passing team.  However, any time you can hold an NFL offense to under 40 yards passing, that's quite an accomplishment.

Obviously that's not going to happen with Brady, but just be aware that the Bolts' D is much better the the Dolphins, and that he's not going to hit 500-plus this time around.

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