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Football > 2012 > Week 6 > Rankings

Week #6 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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The following teams are on a bye this week:
Atlanta, Miami
Players not listed due to injury or suspension:
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Matt Ryan ATLOAK Prob - Shoulder 20.2 / B Yes 22.5
2Aaron Rodgers GB@HOU Prob - Lower Body 22.4 / B Yes 20.0
3Peyton Manning DEN@SD   20.3 / A Yes 19.9
4Tom Brady NE@SEA Prob - Undisclosed 21.8 / A Yes 18.3
5Michael Vick PHIDET   17.3 / A Yes 18.2
6Andy Dalton CIN@CLE   17.2 / B Yes 18.2
7Ben Roethlisberger PIT@TEN   17.8 / B Yes 18.1
8Matt Schaub HOUGB   14.7 / C Yes 17.9
9Eli Manning NYG@SF   15.6 / C Yes 17.5
10Robert Griffin III Profiled this Week WASMIN Out - Knee 21.9 / B Yes 17.2
11Kevin Kolb Profiled this Week BUFBUF IR 15.4 / B Yes 17.1
12Christian Ponder Profiled this Week MIN@WAS Que - Elbow 13.3 / C Yes 17.0
13Matthew Stafford DET@PHI   18.7 / A Yes 16.8
14Andrew Luck Profiled this Week IND@NYJ   19.0 / A Yes 16.8
15Philip Rivers SDDEN   14.8 / B Yes 16.5
16Joe Flacco BALDAL   15.7 / C Yes 16.5
17Alex Smith Profiled this Week KCNYG   13.0 / D Yes 16.2
18Tony Romo DAL@BAL Prob - Ribs 18.7 / B Yes 16.1
19Carson Palmer ARI@ATL Prob - Ribs 16.3 / C Yes 15.4
20Ryan Fitzpatrick Profiled this Week TEN@ARI   15.1 / C Yes 14.0
21Brandon Weeden News CLECIN   12.3 / C Yes 13.8
22Josh Freeman News TBKC   16.7 / B Yes 13.7
23Russell Wilson Profiled this Week SEANE   18.2 / C Yes 13.7
24Sam Bradford Profiled this Week STL@MIA   14.9 / B Yes 13.6
25Ryan Tannehill MIASTL   12.4 / C Yes 13.5
26Mark Sanchez Profiled this Week NYJIND   10.1 / C Yes 12.0
27Brady Quinn SEA@TB   5.2 / F Yes 12.0
28Matt Hasselbeck INDPIT   10.2 / C Yes 11.4
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