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Buffalo’s C.J. Spiller made the biggest move in the Week 3 Player Rankings as he continued to take advantage of Fred Jackson’s absense and vaulted into the Top 3 RBs following his 170 total yards and 2 TD performance against Kansas City.  Michael Bush of Chicago also will look pick up for an injured starter in Matt Forte, out with an ankle injury, as he makes his first appearance in the Top 15.

A host of QBs look to finally get back on track and return to 2011 form, including Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford as Drew Brees grabs the top spot in Week 3 against a porous Kansas City defense through two weeks.

As for the pass catchers, another injury at the expense of the New England Patriots in the form of reliable TE Aaron Hernandez prompted both the signing of veteran Kellen Winslow and the added attention back on Rob Gronkowski.

 

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QB
Rank Player Team Opponent
1 Drew Brees NO KC
2 Aaron Rodgers GB at SEA
3 Matt Ryan ATL at SD
4 Tom Brady NE at BAL
5 Robert Griffin III WAS CIN
6 Philip Rivers SD ATL
7 Tony Romo DAL TB
8 Matthew Stafford DET at TEN
9 Joe Flacco BAL NE
10 Peyton Manning DEN HOU
11 Michael Vick PHI at ARI
12 Alex Smith SF at MIN
13 Jay Cutler CHI STL
14 Matt Cassel KC at NO
15 Ben Roethlisberger PIT at OAK
16 Andrew Luck IND JAC
17 Matt Schaub HOU at DEN
18 Andy Dalton CIN at WAS
19 Mark Sanchez NYJ at MIA
20 Carson Palmer OAK PIT
RB
Rank Player Team Opponent
1 Arian Foster HOU at DEN
2 C.J. Spiller BUF at CLE
3 LeSean McCoy PHI at ARI
4 Ray Rice BAL NE
5 DeMarco Murray DAL TB
6 Reggie Bush MIA NYJ
7 Marshawn Lynch SEA GB
8 Trent Richardson CLE BUF
9 Frank Gore SF at MIN
10 Maurice Jones-Drew JAC at IND
11 Doug Martin TB at DAL
12 Adrian Peterson MIN SF
13 Michael Bush CHI STL
14 Chris Johnson TEN DET
15 Darren Sproles NO KC
16 Darren McFadden OAK PIT
17 Alfred Morris WAS CIN
18 Willis McGahee DEN HOU
19 Jamaal Charles KC at NO
20 Cedric Benson GB at SEA
21 Stevan Ridley NE at BAL
22 Ryan Mathews SD ATL
23 Shonn Greene NYJ at MIA
24 Steven Jackson STL at CHI
25 Ben Tate HOU at DEN
26 BenJarvus Green-Ellis CIN at WAS
27 Beanie Wells ARI PHI
28 Daryl Richardson STL at CHI
29 Pierre Thomas NO KC
30 Peyton Hillis KC at NO
31 Jonathan Dwyer PIT at OAK
32 Mikel Leshoure DET at TEN
33 Mark Ingram NO KC
34 Michael Turner ATL at SD
35 Isaac Redman PIT at OAK
36 Jacquizz Rodgers ATL at SD
37 Kevin Smith DET at TEN
38 Ryan Williams ARI PHI
39 LeGarrette Blount TB at DAL
40 Bilal Powell NYJ at MIA
41 Toby Gerhart MIN SF
42 Kendall Hunter SF at MIN
43 Roy Helu WAS CIN
44 Knowshon Moreno DEN HOU
45 Danny Woodhead NE at BAL
46 Phillip Tanner DAL TB
47 Daniel Thomas MIA NYJ
48 Bernard Scott CIN at WAS
49 Lamar Miller MIA NYJ
50 Robert Turbin SEA GB
WR
Rank Player Team Opponent
1 Calvin Johnson DET at TEN
2 Julio Jones ATL at SD
3 Brandon Marshall CHI STL
4 Roddy White ATL at SD
5 A.J. Green CIN at WAS
6 Andre Johnson HOU at DEN
7 Larry Fitzgerald ARI PHI
8 Mike Wallace PIT at OAK
9 Miles Austin DAL TB
10 Brandon Lloyd NE at BAL
11 Vincent Jackson TB DAL
12 Percy Harvin MIN SF
13 Steve Johnson BUF at CLE
14 Dez Bryant DAL TB
15 Reggie Wayne IND JAC
16 Marques Colston NO KC
17 Antonio Brown PIT at OAK
18 Dwayne Bowe KC at NO
19 Malcom Floyd SD ATL
20 Danny Amendola STL at CHI
21 Demaryius Thomas DEN HOU
22 DeSean Jackson PHI at ARI
23 Wes Welker NE at BAL
24 Jordy Nelson GB at SEA
25 Eric Decker DEN HOU
26 Torrey Smith BAL NE
27 Donnie Avery IND JAC
28 Anquan Boldin BAL NE
29 Robert Meachem SD ATL
30 Kenny Britt TEN DET
31 Laurent Robinson JAC at IND
32 Santonio Holmes NYJ at MIA
33 Lance Moore NO KC
34 Michael Crabtree SF at MIN
35 Darrius Heyward-Bey OAK PIT
36 Andrew Hawkins CIN at WAS
37 Nate Washington TEN DET
38 Leonard Hankerson WAS CIN
39 Greg Jennings GB at SEA
40 Denarius Moore OAK PIT
41 Justin Blackmon JAC at IND
42 Donald Jones BUF at CLE
43 Sidney Rice SEA GB
44 Kendall Wright TEN DET
45 Brian Hartline MIA NYJ
46 Alshon Jeffery CHI STL
47 Doug Baldwin SEA GB
48 Brandon Gibson STL at CHI
49 Greg Little CLE BUF
50 Randy Moss SF at MIN
TE
Rank Player Team Opponent
1 Rob Gronkowski NE at BAL
2 Vernon Davis SF at MIN
3 Jimmy Graham NO KC
4 Tony Gonzalez ATL at SD
5 Brandon Pettigrew DET at TEN
6 Brent Celek PHI at ARI
7 Dennis Pitta BAL NE
8 Antonio Gates SD ATL
9 Jermichael Finley GB at SEA
10 Jason Witten DAL TB
11 Fred Davis WAS CIN
12 Jared Cook TEN DET
13 Jermaine Gresham CIN at WAS
14 Jacob Tamme DEN HOU
15 Kyle Rudolph MIN SF
16 Coby Fleener IND JAC
17 Owen Daniels HOU DEN
18 Heath Miller PIT at OAK
19 Ed Dickson BAL NE
20 Anthony Fasano MIA NYJ
K
Rank Player Team Opponent
1 David Akers SF at MIN
2 Garrett Hartley NO KC
3 Mason Crosby GB at SEA
4 Dan Bailey DAL TB
5 Alex Henery PHI at ARI
6 Stephen Gostkowski NE at BAL
7 Nate Kaeding SD ATL
8 Robbie Gould CHI STL
9 Rob Bironas TEN DET
10 Sebastian Janikowski OAK PIT
11 Shayne Graham HOU at DEN
12 Matt Prater DEN HOU
13 Matt Bryant ATL at SD
14 Nick Folk NYJ at MIA
15 Blair Walsh MIN SF
16 Mike Nugent CIN at WAS
17 Rian Lindell BUF at CLE
18 Greg Zuerlein STL at CHI
19 Dan Carpenter MIA NYJ
20 Billy Cundiff WAS CIN
D
Rank Team Opponent
1 San Francisco 49ers at MIN
2 Pittsburgh Steelers at OAK
3 Green Bay Packers at SEA
4 Philadelphia Eagles at ARI
5 Houston Texans at DEN
6 New York Jets at MIA
7 Chicago Bears STL
8 Baltimore Ravens NE
9 Cincinnati Bengals at WAS
10 Buffalo Bills at CLE
11 New England Patriots at BAL
12 Atlanta Falcons at SD
13 Detroit Lions at TEN
14 Miami Dolphins NYJ
15 Denver Broncos HOU
16 Cleveland Browns BUF
17 Tennessee Titans DET
18 Jacksonville Jaguars at IND
19 Dallas Cowboys TB
20 Seattle Seahawks GB

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