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Quarterbacks
- Drew Brees at Tampa Bay
- Peyton Manning at NY Giants
- Aaron Rodgers vs. Washington
- Cam Newton at Buffalo
- Matt Ryan vs. St. Louis
- Michael Vick vs. San Diego
- Andrew Luck vs. Miami
- Tony Romo at Kansas City
- Carson Palmer vs. Detroit
- Jay Cutler vs. Minnesota
- Matthew Stafford at Arizona
- Andy Dalton vs. Pittsburgh
- Eli Manning vs. Denver
- Robert Griffin at Green Bay
- Colin Kaepernick at Seattle
- Russell Wilson vs. San Francisco
- Josh Freeman vs New Orleans
- Matt Schaub vs. Tennessee
- Philip Rivers at Philadelphia
- Joe Flacco vs. Cleveland
- Alex Smith vs. Dallas
- Terrelle Pryor vs. Jacksonville
- EJ Manuel vs Carolina
- Sam Bradford at Atlanta
- Jake Locker at Tennessee
Seems weird to put Peyton Manning at No. 2, but Drew Brees threw for 784 yards and eight touchdowns against Tampa Bay last year. Let’s go ahead and just say both are nice plays. Really there are 15 quarterbacks I’m fine with this week, and No. 16 and 17 are interesting considering they are Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson. Obviously when you took an NFC West quarterback you knew you were in for a handful of tough matchups. I can buy the argument that you don’t want to bench either of those guys, just know that there’s a higher potential than usual for some ugly numbers.
Running Backs
- Adrian Peterson at Chicago
- LeSean McCoy vs. San Diego
- Doug Martin vs. New Orleans
- Arian Foster vs. Tennessee
- Jamaal Charles vs. Dallas
- Steven Jackson vs. St. Louis
- Reggie Bush at Arizona
- DeMarco Murray at Kansas City
- Matt Forte vs. Minnesota
- CJ Spiller vs. Carolina
- Alfred Morris at Green Bay
- Ray Rice vs. Cleveland
- Marshawn Lynch vs. San Francisco
- DeAngelo Williams at Buffalo
- Trent Richardson at Baltimore
- Darren Sproles at Tampa Bay
- Darren McFadden vs. Jacksonville
- Maurice Jones Drew at Oakland
- Eddie Lacy vs. Washington
- Daryl Richardson at Atlanta
- David Wilson vs. Denver
- Frank Gore at Seattle
- Chris Johnson at Houston
- Lamar Miller at Indianapolis
- Rashard Mendenhall vs. Detroit
- Joique Bell at Arizona
- Fred Jackson vs. Carolina
- Pierre Thomas at Tampa Bay
- BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs. Pittsburgh
- Ryan Mathews at Philadelphia
- Ahmad Bradshaw vs. Miami
- Mark Ingram at Tampa Bay
- Ben Tate vs. Tennessee
- Giovani Bernard vs. Pittsburgh
- Bryce Brown vs. San Diego
- Daniel Thomas at Indianapolis
- Bernard Pierce vs. Cleveland
- Knowshon Moreno at NY Giants
- Montee Ball at NY Giants
- Donald Brown vs Miami
- Mike Tolbert at Buffalo
- Isaac Redman at Cincinnati
- Jonathan Dwyer at Cincinnati
- Ronnie Hillman at NY Giants
- Isaiah Pead at Atlanta
- Jacquizz Rodgers vs. St. Louis
- Danny Woodhead at Philadelphia
- Roy Helu at Green Bay
- Lance Dunbar at Tennessee
- Knile Davis vs. Dallas
- Ronnie Brown at Philadelphia
- Jackie Battle at Houston
- Kendall Hunter at Seattle
- Michael Bush vs. Minnesota
- Da’Rell Scott vs. Denver
- Alphonso Smith vs. Detroit
- Robert Turbin vs. San Francisco
- Cierre Wood vs. Tennessee
- Brandon Jacobs vs. Denver
- Felix Jones at Cincinnati
I’d like to punish David Wilson and Lamar Miller for their Week 1 disasters, but unfortunately we’re not left with a lot of good options. Running back is already turning rough, but for those of you who waited in your draft for DeAngelo Williams and Daryl Richardson, I think you’ll be plenty happy this week based on their matchups. I think there will be fantasy value in the Indianapolis, Denver and New Orleans backfields, but until we start playing Team RBs, that’s not a roulette game I want to play if I can avoid it.
Wide Receiver
- Calvin Johnson at Arizona
- AJ Green vs. Pittsburgh
- Brandon Marshall vs. Minnesota
- Dez Bryant at Kansas City
- Vincent Jackson vs. New Orleans
- Larry Fitzgerald vs. Detroit
- Demaryius Thomas at NY Giants
- Andre Johnson vs. Tennessee
- Victor Cruz vs. Denver
- Wes Welker at NY Giants
- Julio Jones vs. St. Louis
- Randall Cobb vs. Washington
- Reggie Wayne vs. Miami
- Jordy Nelson vs. Washington
- Marques Colston vs. Tampa Bay
- Anquan Boldin at Seattle
- Steve Smith at Buffalo
- Pierre Garcon at Green Bay
- James Jones vs. Washington
- Mike Williams vs. New Orleans
- Miles Austin at Kansas City
- Dwayne Bowe vs. Dallas
- DeSean Jackson vs. San Diego
- Hakeem Nicks vs. Denver
- Cecil Shorts at Oakland
- Eric Decker at NY Giants
- Torrey Smith vs. Cleveland
- Lance Moore at Tampa Bay
- Andre Roberts vs. Detroit
- Harry Douglas vs. St. Louis
- Michael Floyd vs. Detroit
- Mike Wallace at Indianapolis
- TY Hilton vs. Miami
- Stevie Johnson vs. Carolina
- Brian Hartline at Indianapolis
- Marlon Brown vs. Cleveland
- Denarius Moore vs. Jacksonville
- Roddy White vs. St. Louis
- Malcom Floyd at Philadelphia
- Antonio Brown at Cincinnati
- Alshon Jeffery vs. Minnesota
- Tavon Austin at Atlanta
- Golden Tate vs. San Francisco
- Nate Burleson at Arizona
- Robert Woods vs. Carolina
- Eddie Royal at Philadelphia
- Chris Givens at St. Louis
- DeAndre Hopkins vs. Tennessee
- Sidney Rice vs. San Francisco
- Darrius Heyward-Bey vs. Miami
- Greg Jennings at Chicago
- Vincent Brown at Philadelphia
- Emmanuel Sanders at Cincinnati
- Kenny Britt at Houston
- Kenny Stills at Tampa Bay
- Leonard Hankerson at Green Bay
- Davone Bess at Baltimore
- Reuben Randle vs. Denver
- Mohamed Sanu vs. Pittsburgh
- Donnie Avery vs. Dallas
It’s incredible how much deeper wide receiver is this year than running backs. By the 60th running back on my list I wanted to puke. When I got to 60 at receiver I wanted to keep going. Not that there are a ton of great starts out there, but I feel like Jerome Simpson and Brandon Gibson should at least get an honorable mention or something.
Tight Ends
- Jimmy Graham at Tampa Bay
- Jermichael Finley vs. Washington
- Tony Gonzalez vs. St. Louis
- Jason Witten at Kansas City
- Jared Cook at Atlanta
- Martellus Bennett vs. Minnesota
- Vernon Davis at Seattle
- Owen Daniels vs. Tennessee
- Julius Thomas at NY Giants
- Jordan Cameron at Baltimore
- Greg Olsen at Buffalo
- Brandon Myers vs. Denver
- Antonio Gates at Philadelphia
- Kyle Rudolph at Chicago
- Dallas Clark vs. Cleveland
- Scott Chandler vs. Carolina
- Coby Fleener vs. Miami
- Zach Miller vs. San Francisco
- Brent Celek vs. San Diego
- Tyler Eifert vs. Pittsburgh
- Fred Davis at Green Bay
- Jermaine Gresham vs. Pittsburgh
- Brandon Pettigrew at Arizona
- Delanie Walker at Houston
- Anthony Fasano vs. Dallas
Jermichael Finley at No. 2 may seem aggressive, but the Redskins allowed the most fantasy points to tight ends last year and had a touchdown scored on them already this season. I’d rank Dallas Clark higher, but then Ed Dickson would catch 10 passes after I gambled on him over Clark last week and lost. I’m interested to see what Jared Cook and Martellus Bennett do in Week 2 after their respective coming out parties with their new teams.
Kicker
- Matt Bryant vs. St. Louis
- Randy Bullock vs. Tennessee
- Dan Bailey at Kansas City
- Sebastian Janikowski vs. Jacksonville
- Matt Prater at NY Giants
- Mike Nugent vs. Pittsburgh
- Phil Dawson at Seattle
- Dan Carpenter vs. Carolina
- David Akers at Arizona
- Josh Brown vs. Denver
- Blair Walsh at Chicago
- Mason Crosby vs. Washington
- Greg Zuerlein at Atlanta
- Justin Tucker vs. Cleveland
- Adam Vinatieri vs. Miami
- Garrett Hartley at Tampa Bay
- Billy Cundiff at Baltimore
- Robbie Gould vs. Minnesota
- Josh Scobee at Oakland
- Rob Bironas at Houston
- Rian Lindell vs. New Orleans
- Ryan Succop vs. Dallas
- Jay Feely vs. Detroit
- Caleb Sturgis at Indianapolis
- Nick Novak at Philadelphia
Not gonna lie—I’m pretty happy to put Caleb Sturgis in my rankings this week. I might be a little high on Randy Bullock and low on Robbie Gould, but since I’m facing Bullock in one league and am a Bears fan, perhaps I’m subconsciously working on a couple of reverse jinxes.
Defense
- Bengals vs. Pittsburgh
- Texans vs. Tennessee
- Bears vs. Minnesota
- Ravens vs. Cleveland
- Panthers at Buffalo
- Broncos at NY Giants
- Seahawks vs. San Francisco
- 49ers at Seattle
- Eagles vs. San Diego
- Cowboys at Kansas City
- Titans at Houston
- Browns at Baltimore
- Falcons vs. St. Louis
- Bills vs. Carolina
- Dolphins at Indianapolis
- Steelers vs. Tennessee
- Jaguars at Oakland
- Vikings at Chicago
- Cardinals vs. Detroit
- Lions at Arizona
- Colts vs. Miami
- Saints at Tampa Bay
- Chiefs vs. Dallas
- Packers vs. Washington
- Giants vs. Denver
Not a ton of matchups I like from a defensive standpoint. Your best plug-n-play of the week is probably the Eagles, who gave up some points to the Redskins but were aggressive to the football in the opener at Washington. The Bengals defense should be fun to watch, assuming you’re not a Steelers fan. I legitimately feel sorry for Pittsburgh, and I only know one person who lives there and I don’t think she watches football.
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