October 30, 2009, 11:51 AM
Manning, Brees top Week 8 QB ranks
Week 8 quarterback rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. |  Berry |  Harris |  Karabell |  Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning | IND | SF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO | Atl | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Matt Schaub | HOU | @Buf | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | SD | Oak | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | Min | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Jay Cutler | CHI | Cle | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Tony Romo | DAL | Sea | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7.0 |
| 8 | David Garrard | JAC | @Ten | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Joe Flacco | BAL | Den | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Kurt Warner | ARI | Car | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Kyle Orton | DEN | @Bal | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Brett Favre | MIN | @GB | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @NO | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Donovan McNabb | PHI | NYG | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | @Dal | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Eli Manning | NYG | @Phi | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15.5 |
| 17 | Marc Bulger | STL | @Det | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17.3 |
| 18 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | Mia | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Vince Young | TEN | Jac | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | Hou | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21.5 |
| 21 | Alex Smith | SF | @Ind | 23 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Chad Henne | MIA | @NYJ | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22.5 |
| 23 | Matthew Stafford | DET | StL | 18 | 20 | NR | NR | 22.5 |
| 24 | Daunte Culpepper | DET | StL | NR | NR | 22 | 19 | 23.3 |
| 25 | Derek Anderson | CLE | @Chi | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23.3 |
Week 8 teams on bye: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs, Washington Redskins.
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 8 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 8 can be viewed by clicking here.
