Fantasy Football

Today I’ll rank the QBs for this weekend’s matchups, and follow up tomorrow with my Week 1 RB rankings and Saturday with my Week 1 WR rankings.

Manning owners couldn’t ask for a better Week 1 matchup.

1. P. Manning (IND) vs NO: All the makings of a shootout
2. D. Brees (NO) at IND: See Peyton Manning
3. T. Brady (NE) at NYJ: Anything less than 3 TDs would disappoint
4. M. Bulger (STL) vs CAR: Should approach 300 yards and get 2 scores
5. C. Palmer (CIN) vs BAL: Hopefully 2 TDs will make up for the lack of yards he’ll likely get
6. D. McNabb (PHI) at GB: I can’t envision a poor performance here
7. M. Leinart (ARI) at SF: Should be a high scoring game on Monday night
8. M. Hasselbeck (SEA) vs TB: Expect Hasselbeck to get at least 2 TDs as Seattle is solid at home
9. B. Roethlisberger (PIT) at CLE: Steelers should put it to the Browns and Ben will be a big reason why
10. P. Rivers (SD) vs CHI: At least he gets the tough Bears D at home
11. T. Romo (DAL) vs NYG: Dallas should be able to put up points on Giants at home
12. J. Kitna (DET) at OAK: Raiders secondary is tough, but Roy Williams or Calvin Johnson should make at least one big play
13. J. Cutler (DEN) at BUF: It is either going to be real good or real bad
14. E. Manning (NYG) at DAL: Should be playing from behind to help pad stats
15. M. Schaub (HOU) vs KC: I see a good start for the new Texans QB
16. A. Smith (SF) vs ARI: I’m not convinced yet but he has a good matchup
17. V. Young (TEN) at JAX: I don’t see him making 200 yards passing or getting 2 TDs so he better be great on the ground
18. B. Favre (GB) vs PHI: Should be trailing late and will probably get 300 yards, might not throw more than 1 TD
19. J. Delhomme (CAR) at STL: Steve Smith should be good for 1 TD and it could be a long one
20. J. Garcia (TB) at SEA: Seahawks should put Tampa away early and Garcia will likely be forced to chuck it 30-40 times, good yardage and 2-3 INTs should follow
21. D. Garrard (JAX) vs TEN: Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew should do most of the damage in this one, but Garrard could get some yards on the ground
22. S. McNair (BAL) at CIN: If Cincy can get some early points, Baltimore could be forced to the air more
23. J.P. Losman (BUF) vs DEN: This has all the makings of disaster
24. C. Pennington (NYJ) vs NE: I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t finish the game
25. C. Frye (CLE) vs PIT: At least if you were forced to start him you know he’d be playing from behind
26. R. Grossman (CHI) at SD: He has a chance to turn the ball over more than 5 times
27. T. Green (MIA) at WAS: This final score may consist of all FGs
28. J. Campbell (WAS) vs MIA: See Trent Green
29. J. Harrington (ATL) at MIN: He wasn’t good in Detroit, he wasn’t good in Miami, and he won’t be good in Atlanta
30. D. Huard (KC) at HOU: If you get points for handoffs you should start Huard
31. J. McCown (OAK) vs DET: The only good news is he gets Detroit
32. T. Jackson (MIN) vs ATL: If you are forced to start Jackson for any reason you should forfeit your game and your season

Feel free to email me at Joseph.Badalucco@451press.net with any questions you might have regarding your own team.