Fantasy Football Start Em Sit Em Week 2: Matt Stafford and 3 QBs Eager to Please

Did your fantasy football dreams turn to nightmares in Week 1 of the 2011 NFL season? Never fear! These three quarterbacks will get you back on the right track in your league this weekend. 

Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions

At long last, Matt Stafford finally looked like the Matt Stafford we all thought we'd see.

The third-year QB threw for 305 yards, three touchdowns and just one pick against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Stafford should have just as much success—if not much, much more—against Kansas City this weekend.

That is, the Chiefs, who surrendered four touchdowns to Buffalo's Ryan Fitzpatrick at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 1

The Lions offense will be even better at home, playing faster on the artificial turf at Ford Field. The Chiefs defense will be even worse on the road, with safety Eric Berry lost for the season.

The only thing that could possibly preclude Stafford from putting up even bigger numbers this week is his own health, which, at this point, checks out just fine.

Keep your fingers crossed.

Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

Jay Cutler is no Aaron Rodgers (far from it), but he's certainly competent enough to put New Orleans' secondary to the test for the second week running.

Cutler compiled 312 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Bears last week and will be up against another struggling pass rush.

The Saints will go hard after Cutler, but will be hard-pressed to get much pressure on him without defensive end Will Smith. 

Rex Grossman, Washington Redskins

If there's a theme going in fantasy football this week, it's mid-level quarterbacks going against balky defensive backfields.

No one should expect "Sexy Rexy" to duplicate Cam Newton's 422-yard, two-touchdown performance against Arizona.

Then again, Grossman is a more experienced quarterback with a similarly so-so crop of wide receivers, and he'll have the advantage of playing at home in this one. What's more, Rex has played surprisingly well since assuming the starting job in Washington, with Sunday's 305-yard total against the Giants marking his third 300-yard performance in four games for the Redskins.

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