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Week 16 Rankings: Quarterbacks

Updated: December 24, 2008, 2:15 PM ET

By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com

These rankings are intended to rate how players will perform in Week 16 of the NFL season only and does not account for future matchups or season-long performance. 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 16 can be viewed by clicking here.

Rankings were updated Friday to remove players from the Thursday Colts/Jaguars game, as well as to adjust for the latest injury news and emerging trends.

Week 16 quarterback rankings
Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Berry	Harris	Kuselias	Karabell	Average
1	Drew Brees	Saints	@Det	1	2	1	1	1.3
2	Matt Cassel	Patriots	Ari	2	4	2	4	3.0
3	Kurt Warner	Cardinals	@NE	7	1	3	2	3.3
4	Aaron Rodgers	Packers	@Chi	6	3	5	3	4.3
5	Jay Cutler	Broncos	Buf	11	5	4	5	6.3
6	Matt Schaub	Texans	@Oak	4	6	9	8	6.8
7	Donovan McNabb	Eagles	@Was	10	7	7	7	7.8
8	Tyler Thigpen	Chiefs	Mia	3	10	8	10	7.8
9	Philip Rivers	Chargers	@TB	13	8	6	6	8.3
10	Shaun Hill	49ers	@StL	9	9	12	12	10.5
11	Matt Ryan	Falcons	@Min	8	15	13	9	11.3
12	Brett Favre	Jets	@Sea	5	18	11	13	11.8
13	Tony Romo	Cowboys	Bal	15	11	10	16	13.0
14	Chad Pennington	Dolphins	@KC	17	12	14	11	13.5
15	Eli Manning	Giants	Car	14	14	15	17	15.0
16	Jeff Garcia	Buccaneers	SD	19	16	16	14	16.3
17	Kyle Orton	Bears	GB	12	20	21	15	17.0
18	Ben Roethlisberger	Steelers	@Ten	22	13	17	22	18.5
19	Seneca Wallace	Seahawks	NYJ	18	17	18	21	18.5
20	Dan Orlovsky	Lions	NO	16	19	19	23	19.3
21	Jake Delhomme	Panthers	@NYG	20	21	20	20	20.3
22	Jason Campbell	Redskins	Phi	NR	22	NR	18	23.0
23	Tarvaris Jackson	Vikings	Atl	21	25	22	25	23.3
24	Marc Bulger	Rams	SF	NR	NR	23	19	23.5
25	Joe Flacco	Ravens	@Dal	23	23	25	NR	24.3