Week 2 Ranks: Quarterbacks
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 2
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPNote: Rankings were updated Thursday to account for the latest news and to remove players from Wednesday's Packers/Bears game. Last update: Sunday, 1:30 a.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady | NE | Ari | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO | @Car | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Cam Newton | CAR | NO | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford | DET | @SF | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Matt Ryan | ATL | Den | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Eli Manning | NYG | TB | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Peyton Manning | DEN | @Atl | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Tony Romo | DAL | @Sea | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | @StL | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Michael Vick | PHI | Bal | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Philip Rivers | SD | Ten | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10.8 |
| 12 | Joe Flacco | BAL | @Phi | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Matt Schaub | HOU | @Jac | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13.8 |
| 15 | Josh Freeman | TB | @NYG | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Alex Smith | SF | Det | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16.3 |
| 17 | Andrew Luck | IND | Min | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Carson Palmer | OAK | @Mia | 15 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 19.3 |
| 19 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | KC | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Matt Cassel | KC | @Buf | 21 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | @Pit | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 21.3 |
| 22 | Christian Ponder | MIN | @Ind | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Andy Dalton | CIN | Cle | 24 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Jake Locker | TEN | @SD | NR | NR | 18 | NR | 24.0 |
| 25 | Blaine Gabbert | JAC | Hou | 23 | 22 | NR | NR | 24.3 |
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• Harris: The Hard Count
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• Daube: Trendspotting
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• Harris: Free-agent finds for Week 2
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Bell Injury Blog
• Saturday: Updates on Eagles WRs, many others
• Thursday: Mathews returning?
• Thursday: Bears-Packers injuries
• Tuesday: Jackson, Maclin, Jennings hurt
Insider 
• Karabell: Four Downs from Sunday's games
• Karabell: Sneaky pickups
• Karabell: Week 2 flex rankings
• Karabell: Week 2 rankings reaction
• numberFire: Top Eliminator picks
• Football Outsiders: Top matchups
• Goal-Line Grid: Week 1 data
• Karabell: 2012 season rankings update
• Joyner: Don't worry about Chris Johnson
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Video
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• Monday: Top waiver picks ![]()
Podcasts
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• Wed. Focus: Welker, Dwyer & Hard Justice ![]()
• Tues. Focus: MNF, injury update ![]()
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Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: Matthew Berry
• Friday, 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell (Injuries)
• Thursday, 3 p.m. ET: K.C. Joyner
• Thursday, 11 a.m. ET: Christopher Harris
• Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Tuesday 3 p.m. ET: Stephania Bell
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