Fantasy Football Week 13 Rankings: The Most In-Depth QB Analysis in the Industry

Week 13 QB Player Rankings1. Aaron Rodgers (vs. SF)If he’s not passing it in, he’s running it in. He’s one of the best QBs in the game, both in real life and in the fantasy world and he rarely lets you down. In fact, he’s only had one game with less than 12 fantasy points this season (against the Jets) and none less than 17.2 at home. The Pack will have to throw it against the Niners, which can only mean good things for Aaron "it out" Rodgers owners this weekend.2. Michael Vick (vs. Hou)You might actually want to Pittsburgh Steelers jersey
consider Vick the 1A this week next to Rodgers. A matchup against the weakest defense in the league could mean another four TD passes and two more rushing for the old jailbird in Week 12, so saddle up this Thursday night…it could be a real fun game to watch.3. Drew Brees (at Cin)Believe it or not, Brees is now tied for the league lead in passing TDs with 23 and is just 48 yards behind Kyle Orton for the NFL's best in that category as well. The guy has been outstanding since his sluggish start, and even though last week was the first time since Week 4 that he threw for less than two TDs, he still made up for it with 352 passing yards on the day.4. Kyle Orton (at KC)It doesn’t really matter if the Donkeys are winning or losing, Orton will put up some pretty awesome fantasy numbers for you no matter the final score. The best part about Orton’s game at this point, however, is that awful Denver defense. The more points they allow (last in the league at 29.4/game), the more points Orton has to get. The Chiefs happen to be the fourth-highest scoring offense in the league…WOOHOO!!!5. Peyton Manning (vs. Dal)Manning should be able to have his way with this Dallas pass D, regardless of which receivers are healthy or not. Over the last six games, the Cowboys have given up an average of 311.5 passing yards and 2.7 TDs to opposing QBs, numbers that Manning shouldn’t have a problem reaching this weekend.6. Philip Rivers (vs. Oak)Rivers could have a field day in this one…or the Chargers could do what they did last week and dominate the game on defense and simply run the clock out with Tolbert the whole game. I’m betting on a slight mixture here, so look for around 250-275 yards and a TD or two. I realize Rivers went off (in a loss) against these same Raiders earlier in the year, but this is a different, smarter San Diego squad now.7. Jay Cutler (at Det)Cutler keeps finding a way to keep him within the good graces of the fantasy overlords. Every time you write him off, he ends up throwing four TDs out of nowhere while showing the discipline enough to be able to handle whatever defenses throw at him. Normally I would say this is the “let-down” game for the cocky kid, but against the Lions, it just can’t happen. In fact, in three games as a Bear, Cutler has averaged 263 yards and 3.3 TDs against these Lions while Chicago has put up almost 35 points a game. Sounds pretty good to me.8. Tom Brady (vs. NYJ)Brady is one of the best big-game players of our generation, so I expect nothing less than a stellar performance out of him in this one. My guess is that he’ll at least surpass the numbers he put up in the first game between these two (248 yards, two TDs).9. Eli Manning (vs. Was)Even after losing his WR1, WR2, WR4 and WR5, Eli found a way to put up his seventh straight multi-TD game last week. The Redskins pass defense is really, really bad, football jerseys
so it wouldn’t surprise me to see his streak continue. Don’t expect a ton of yards though as the Giants may run the ball all day long.10. Mark Sanchez (at NE)Sanchez went for 220 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions in their first meeting back in Week 2, a performance that also happened to be Sanchez’s first three-TD game of his career. New England’s pass D is among the worst in the league, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see about the same stats in this Monday Night showdown.11. Matt Cassel (vs. Den)Cassel is actually becoming somewhat dependable as a fantasy QB, though I’m not sure if it’s because he’s gotten better as a player or because Dwayne Bowe has become a monster. Whatever the case, he now has TD passes in seven straight games with multiple scores in six of them. He also only has four INTs on the year, if that matters in your league.12. Ryan Fitzpatrick (at Min)Fitzy continues to put together some nice fantasy games, and if Stevie J had caught that overtime bomb in the end zone against the Steelers, last week’s line would have looked even better. Playing in a dome against a middling Vikings defense should give Ryan an opportunity to continue the trend this Sunday.13. Joe Flacco (vs. Pit)Flacco has been one of the more consistent fantasy producers in the league lately as he has either put up 300-plus yards or passed for multiple touchdowns in each of his last six games. The only way you’re going to beat the Steelers is through the air, so expect Joe Cool to be tossing the pill around quite a bit this Sunday night.14. David Garrard (at Ten)Garrard is another nice surprise this year in the world of fantasy football, and though he might not win you your week, he’s been doing well enough to keep you afloat if your normal starters went down to injury. He’s thrown for two or more TDs in five of the last seven games, so if you’re up for playing the odds, this won’t be too bad of a week to do so against a middling Tennessee pass defense.15. Matt Schaub (at Phi)If Asante Samuel was going to be out of the lineup again for the Eagles, I’d put Schaub higher than this. That said, Schaub’s best games so far this year have come on the road, so combine that with the likelihood of Philly going up early and you could see Matty tossing the pill all over the place in this game.16. Matt Ryan (at TB)Ryan’s Week 9 performance Cowboys jersey
against the Bucs was good enough for a Falcons victory, but not quite enough to win a week for fantasy owners. Tampa actually has a pretty good pass defense, so with their rush "D" lacking as it is, expect Atlanta to grind this one out on the ground. If the matchup is tight, which it looks like it could be, Ryan might be needed to toss up a touchdown or two.Analysis brought to you bypyromaniac.com.Week 13 rankings for RBs, WRs and TEs.There are no teams with QBs on a bye this week.