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Football > 2012 > Week 3 > Rankings

Week #3 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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Fantasy football projections are based on the following scoring system:
  • 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
1Drew Brees NOKC   22.9 / A Yes 23.1
2Cam Newton CARNYG Prob - Ankle 21.3 / B Yes 21.7
3Eli Manning NYG@CAR   15.6 / C Yes 20.7
4Aaron Rodgers GB@SEA Prob - Lower Body 22.4 / B Yes 19.8
5Robert Griffin III Profiled this Week WASCIN Out - Knee 21.9 / B Yes 19.6
6Tony Romo DALTB Prob - Ribs 18.7 / A Yes 19.1
7Matt Ryan ATL@SD Prob - Shoulder 20.2 / B Yes 19.1
8Matthew Stafford Profiled this Week DET@TEN   18.7 / A Yes 19.0
9Tom Brady NE@BAL Prob - Undisclosed 21.8 / A Yes 18.2
10Michael Vick Profiled this Week PHI@ARI   17.3 / A Yes 18.0
11Philip Rivers SDATL   14.8 / B Yes 17.6
12Ben Roethlisberger PIT@OAK   17.8 / B Yes 17.0
13Jay Cutler Profiled this Week CHISTL   13.8 / C Yes 16.9
14Alex Smith KC@MIN   13.0 / C Yes 15.9
15Andrew Luck Profiled this Week INDJAX   19.0 / A Yes 15.9
16Joe Flacco Profiled this Week BALNE   15.7 / C Yes 15.7
17Andy Dalton Profiled this Week CIN@WAS   17.2 / B Yes 15.5
18Ryan Fitzpatrick Profiled this Week TEN@CLE   15.1 / B Yes 15.3
19Peyton Manning DENHOU   20.3 / A Yes 15.2
20Matt Schaub HOU@DEN   14.7 / C Yes 15.1
21Josh Freeman News TB@DAL   16.7 / B Yes 14.6
22Carson Palmer ARIPIT Prob - Ribs 16.3 / C Yes 14.2
23Matt Cassel Profiled this Week MIN@NO   11.6 / C Yes 14.2
24Jake Locker TENDET Que - Shoulder 13.7 / C Yes 14.0
25Sam Bradford Profiled this Week STL@CHI   14.9 / B Yes 13.3
26Russell Wilson SEAGB   18.2 / C Yes 13.1
27Mark Sanchez NYJ@MIA   10.1 / C Yes 13.0
28Blaine Gabbert JAX@IND IR 10.2 / C Yes 11.8
29Christian Ponder MINSF Que - Elbow 13.3 / C Yes 11.4
30Ryan Tannehill MIANYJ   12.4 / C Yes 11.4
31Kevin Kolb BUFPHI IR 15.4 / B Yes 11.3
32Brandon Weeden News CLEBUF   12.3 / C Yes 9.2
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Please note that our projections are based on educated guesses. We review all the weekly matchups and available information and create weekly rankings. This is free fantasy football advice based upon our opinions and therefore we are not responsible for their total accuracy, but if you spot an error, such as an injured player being ranked, please let us know. Please post your lineup questions in our Forum and our staff will attempt to assist you with your starting lineups and provide even more free fantasy football help and tips.

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