Week 8 QB Rankings – Start & Sit Advice. Week 8 QB Rankings are based on weekly matchups and the highest projected potential fantasy football point outcomes among all fantasy football QB in week 8. Use these week 8 QB Rankings to help you decide which QB to start and which QB to sit on your fantasy football in week 8.
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Week 8 QB Rankings – player profiles and stat projections will be updated throughout the week
Week 8 — QB Rankings — RB Rankings — WR Rankings — TE Rankings — D Rankings — Waiver Pickups — Matchup Picks — Player Injury Updates
1. Drew Brees – NO = @StL
2. Tom Brady – NE = @Pit
3. Ben Roethlisberger – Pit = NE
4. Michael Vick – Phi = Dal
5. Cam Newton – Car = Min
6. Philip Rivers – SD = @KC
7. Tim Tebow – Den = Det — 64% —– Tebow continued to show his inaccurate passing arm as he completed just 13 of his 27 passing attempts. However his bread and butter for fantasy football teams also entered the picture last week, as he tallied 8 rushing attempts for 65 yards. And whenever you have a QB who can net a fantasy football lineup 5 plus points just on rushing yards alone, that QB needs to be owned in nearly all fantasy football leagues.
8. Eli Manning – NYG = Mia
9. Ryan Fitzpatrick – Buf = Was
10. Matthew Stafford – Det = @Den —– injury ?
11. Joe Flacco – Bal = Ari
12. Tony Romo – Dal = @Phi
13. Matt Schaub – Hou = Jac —– injury ?
14. Andy Dalton – Cin = @Sea — 20% —– Fresh off the bye week, I fully expect the Bengals offense to take advantage of what has been a very weak Seattle Seahawks defense this week. A healthy AJ Green should have no problem getting open in the Seattle secondary, and Dalton should continue to get him the ball. 200-250 passing yards and 1-2 touchdowns is easily within reach for Dalton in this game.
15. Matt Cassel – KC = SD — 41% —– Cassel was downright awful last week against a so-so Oakland Raiders defense, and a matchup against a San Diego Chargers defense does not look all that inviting this week either. However the Chargers pass defense has not been great either this season, so Cassel should make for a solid gamble start in fantasy football lineups this week if needed.
16. Matt Hasselbeck – Ten = Ind —– injury ? — 66% —– In a blowout game last week for the Titans, Hasselbeck had his worst game of the season by far, and was even replaced by rookie Jake Locker in garbage time. However there really is no reason for the Titans to bench Hasselbeck right now, as he has actually played very well so far this season. Add in a matchup against a terrible Colts defense that just got shredded by Drew Brees and the Saints passing attack last week, and Hasselbeck could be one of the top scoring fantasy football QBs in week 8.
17. Kevin Kolb – Ari = @Bal
18. Alex Smith – SF = Cle
19. Christian Ponder – Min = @Car — 9% —– In his first NFL start last week, Ponder looked more poised and composed than most spectators could have imagined. He tallied a solid 212 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns, while displaying the best air attack that the Vikings offense has had all season. Yes he did also throw 2 interceptions, but that should have been expected anyway against a tough Green Bay Packers defense. A matchup against a weak Carolina Panthers defense this week could have Ponder once again topping the 200 passing yard plateau, and a touchdown or two is definitely within reach as well.
20. Sam Bradford – StL = NO —– injury ?
21. Colt McCoy – Cle = @SF
22. Tarvaris Jackson – Sea = Cin —– injury ?
23. Blaine Gabbert – Jac = @Hou
24. John Beck – Was = @Buf
25. Curtis Painter – Ind = @Ten
26. Matt Moore – Mia = @NYG
27. Shaun Hill – Det = @Den —– if Stafford is out
28. AJ Feeley – StL = NO —– if Bradford is out
29. Charlie Whitehurst – Sea = Cin —– if Jackson is out
30. Jake Locker – Ten = Ind
31. Rex Grossman – Was = @Buf
32. Donovan McNabb – Min = @Car
33. Kyle Orton – Den = Det
Peyton Manning – Ind = injured will not play
BYE WEEK
Aaron Rodgers – GB = bye
Matt Ryan – Atl = bye
Josh Freeman – TB = bye
Jay Cutler – Chi = bye
Mark Sanchez – NYJ = bye
Carson Palmer – Oak = bye
Kyle Boller – Oak = bye