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Football > 2012 > Week 17 > Rankings

Week #17 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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  • Pass Yards: 25/1pt
  • Pass TD: 4pts
  • Pass INT: -1pt
  • Rush/Rec Yards: 10/1pt
  • Rush/Rec TD: 6pts
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Cam Newton CAR@NO Prob - Ankle 21.3 / B Yes 23.2
2Drew Brees NOCAR   22.9 / A Yes 22.5
3Aaron Rodgers GB@MIN Prob - Lower Body 22.4 / B Yes 21.6
4Tom Brady News NEMIA Prob - Undisclosed 21.8 / A Yes 20.7
5Robert Griffin III News WASDAL Out - Knee 21.9 / B Yes 19.8
6Colin Kaepernick Profiled this Week SFARI   15.1 / C Yes 18.7
7Tony Romo DAL@WAS Prob - Ribs 18.7 / A Yes 17.4
8Andrew Luck Profiled this Week INDHOU   19.0 / A Yes 17.3
9Peyton Manning Profiled this Week DENKC   20.3 / A Yes 16.9
10Russell Wilson SEASTL   18.2 / C Yes 16.9
11Matt Ryan Profiled this Week ATLTB Prob - Shoulder 20.2 / B Yes 16.6
12Matthew Stafford DETCHI   18.7 / A Yes 16.3
13Michael Vick Profiled this Week News PHI@NYG   17.3 / A Yes 16.3
14Philip Rivers SDOAK   14.8 / B Yes 16.0
15Ben Roethlisberger PITCLE   17.8 / B Yes 15.7
16Jay Cutler Profiled this Week CHI@DET   13.8 / C Yes 15.7
17Andy Dalton CINBAL   17.2 / B Yes 15.5
18Matt Schaub HOU@IND   14.7 / C Yes 15.3
19Josh Freeman News TB@ATL   16.7 / B Yes 15.3
20Eli Manning NYGPHI   15.6 / C Yes 15.0
21Jake Locker TENJAX Que - Shoulder 13.7 / C Yes 15.0
22Terrelle Pryor OAK@SD   8.8 / F Yes 14.2
23Ryan Tannehill MIA@NE   12.4 / C Yes 13.9
24Ryan Fitzpatrick TENNYJ   15.1 / B Yes 13.6
25Joe Flacco BAL@CIN   15.7 / C Yes 13.5
26Chad Henne Profiled this Week JAX@TEN   12.9 / D Yes 13.4
27Sam Bradford Profiled this Week STL@SEA   14.9 / B Yes 12.9
28Christian Ponder MINGB Que - Elbow 13.3 / C Yes 12.0
29Thaddeus Lewis CLE@PIT   11.5 / N/A Yes 10.7
30Mark Sanchez NYJ@BUF   10.1 / C Yes 10.2
31Brady Quinn SEA@DEN   5.2 / F Yes 9.3
32Brian Hoyer CLE@SF   7.9 / C Yes 9.1
33Luke McCown NOTB   0.0 / N/A Never 5.3
34Brock Osweiler DENKC   0.0 / N/A Yes 3.9
35Drew Stanton ARIHOU   0.0 / N/A Never 2.5
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