The fantasy football season is finally upon us and with it brings four months of horrendous sit/start decisions, odd waiver claims, overzealous Week 1 rookie starters and whole bunch of agonizing excitement.
In an effort to curb the idiocy that always comes with fantasy football, take a gander at our weekly rankings, headlined by a pair of Broncos occupying the top spots at their respective positions.
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Quarterback
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent |
1 | Peyton Manning | DEN | vs. IND |
2 | Drew Brees | NO | at ATL |
3 | Matt Ryan | ATL | vs. NO |
4 | Matthew Stafford | DET | vs. NYG |
5 | Andrew Luck | IND | at DEN |
6 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | at SEA |
7 | Russell Wilson | SEA | vs. GB |
8 | Nick Foles | PHI | vs. JAC |
9 | Philip Rivers | SD | at ARI |
10 | Cam Newton | CAR | at TB |
11 | Tom Brady | NE | at MIA |
12 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | at DAL |
13 | Jay Cutler | CHI | vs. BUF |
14 | Andy Dalton | CIN | at BA |
15 | Tony Romo | DAL | vs. SF |
16 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | vs. CLE |
17 | Carson Palmer | ARI | vs. SD |
18 | Robert Griffin III | WAS | at HOU |
19 | Joe Flacco | BAL | vs. CIN |
20 | Jake Locker | TEN | at KC |
21 | Eli Manning | NYG | at DET |
22 | Shaun Hill | STL | vs. MIN |
23 | Alex Smith | KC | vs. TEN |
24 | Josh McCown | TB | vs. CAR |
25 | Matt Cassel | MIN | at STL |
*All rankings assume 12-team standard-scoring league with the following positions: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, Flex, TE, K, D & 6 Bench
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