QB Rankings for Week 15

Aaron Rodgers may be 'no Brett Favre' but that doesn't mean he's played badly for a first year starter. Last week he had 295 and a pair of TDs against the Texans in a loss, has been one of the hotter Fantasy QBs over the last three weeks and faces a middling defense which has given up 21 TDs this season. Even if he didn't put up big yards, he's likely to hit his WRs or Donald Lee for at least a few touchdowns.

Maybe Peyton Manning will suffer from a big case of Dominic Rhodes as the Lions attract good performances from opposing running backs but this is a team that throws the ball and I think Manning will do so regardless of how easy Rhodes finds it. The fact that it could be Rhodes and a host of nobodies could lead the team to throw in order to avoid running Rhodes into the ground.

If you are going to beat the Vikings you're going to have to throw. And if you're the Arizona Cardinals, possessing three outstanding wide receivers with Kurt Warner slinging the rock you were going to do that anyway. You may say 'Andrew, the Vikes held off the Lions' pass game last week....' Actually in all likelyhood you wouldn't get past the word 'Lions' - but even if you were to lose your mind and compare Warner with Culpepper, there are too many weapons to stop for the Vikes defense - an average defense overall. The biggest question is again, can the Cards' oline hold against yet another sack-machine defense.

The Chargers have had some real problems in the offensive line and occasionally Philip Rivers has lacked the time and weapons to suceed but Vincent Jackson has stepped up this season and I expect Tomlinson to have a good day and therefore keep the defense honest. Now, I don't expect a ton of points from the Wr core save for Jackson but I think Rivers will have a very good day against a defense that cannot generate a pass rush or turn over the ball. Rivers should have a nice little fantasy explosion for you Sunday.

Donovan McNabb continues to play well since Turkey Day and face a slowly bleeding to death Cleveland Browns. Now the Browns' defense has actually been playing like they still give a damn, but it's still not enough. And while Westbrook will have a good day, he'll get a ton of yards through the air anyway and that translates to some good yards for McNabb. They'll get the ball to Curtis, Brown and Jackson as well.

Back with more rankings in an hour or so....

Quarterback

1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers at Jaguars
2. Peyton Manning, Colts vs. Lions
3. Kurt Warner, Cardinals vs. Vikings
4. Philip Rivers, Chargers at Chiefs
5. Donovan McNabb, Eagles vs. Browns
6. Matt Cassel, Patriots at Raiders
7. Jay Cutler, Broncos at Panthers
8. Tony Romo, Cowboys vs. Giants
9. Seneca Wallace, Seahawks at Rams
10. Matt Ryan, Falcons vs. Buccaneers
11. Tyler Thigpen, Chiefs vs. Chargers
12. Shaun Hill, 49ers at Dolphins
13. Matt Schaub, Texans vs. Titans
14. Brett Favre, Jets vs. Bills
    
15. Jason Campbell, Redskins at Bengals
16. Jeff Garcia, Buccaneers at Falcons
17. Kerry Collins, Titans at Texans
18. Chad Pennington, Dolphins vs. 49ers
19. Jake Delhomme, Panthers vs. Broncos
20. Eli Manning, Giants at Cowboys
    
21. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers at Ravens
22. Tarvaris Jackson Vikings at Cardinals
23. David Garrard, Jaguars vs. Packers
24. J.P. Losman, Bills at Jets
25. Marc Bulger, Rams vs. Seahawks
26. Dan Orlovsky, Lions at Colts
27. Joe Flacco, Ravens vs. Steelers
28. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bengals vs. Redskins
29. JaMarcus Russell, Raiders vs. Patriots
    
30. Ken Dorsey, Browns at Eagles