Week 10 Fantasy Football Projections: Mark Sanchez and More QBs Set to Explode

Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger and Mark Sanchez are all quarterbacks that will have great days in Week 10 of fantasy football. Here is why each will explode for big games.

Matt Ryan

Atlanta has quietly won three straight games, and have set themselves up for a crucial NFC South tangle with the New Orleans Saints.

Michael Turner is paramount to the success of the Falcons in 2011. However, quarterback Matt Ryan is equally as important to the club. He hasn’t been on-point this season, throwing at least one interception in every game but two.

The game is going to be on Ryan’s shoulders. If he wants to be considered an elite quarterback he needs to step up in the big game.

12 touchdowns and nine interceptions in eight games won’t cut it from an elite quarterback. Expect Ryan to lead the Falcons to a confidence-building victory.

Ben Roethlisberger

The Pittsburgh Steelers have only lost to the Cincinnati Bengals on the road once when Ben Roethlisberger was the starting quarterback.

This isn’t the same Bengals team people expected before the season, but they haven’t defeated a team like the Steelers yet. They will finally get their opportunity to shut the naysayers up.

Cincinnati has defeated Cleveland, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Seattle and Tennessee – not exactly top-tier teams.

Cincinnati can stop the running game but can be exposed in the passing game. In steps Roethlisberger. Even though he had one crucial error in last week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, he is still one of the best QBs in the NFL. His 2,632 yards and 15 touchdowns suggest that he is playing at a very high level.

Roethlisberger leads the Steelers to a bounce-back victory.

Mark Sanchez

While people love to pin out Mark Sanchez’s red zone interception last week in Buffalo, he played a pretty complete game. He was accurate (20-28) and he was poised under pressure.

Buffalo is one of the best teams in terms of takeaways so one interception isn’t horrific. Tom Brady threw four interceptions against the Bills earlier in the season for crying out loud.

New England is the opponent for the Jets in Week 10. They carry the worst pass defense in the entire NFL.

Sanchez has had great games against the Patriots in his short career. He threw three touchdowns to no interceptions in two games last season including their upset victory in the postseason. He has the tools to dissect the Patriots defense, and I believe he will.