Well, if you believe in the demise of Peyton Manning, then you should believe in the rise of Broncos kicker Brandon McManus, who knocked down a pair of 50-yarders among his four field goals last week in Denver. He leads off our Week 2 fantasy football kicker rankings, which are packed with studs, sleepers and awesomeness. Get excited! 

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Fantasy football rankings, Week 2, Kickers

  1. Brandon McManus, Broncos at Chiefs

  2. Adam Vinatieri, Colts vs. Jets

  3. Dan Bailey, Cowboys at Eagles

  4. Cody Parkey, Eagles vs. Cowboys

  5. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots at Bills

  6. Justin Tucker, Ravens at Raiders

  7. Phil Dawson, 49ers at Steelers

  8. Steven Hauschka, Seahawks at Packers

  9. Matt Bryant, Falcons at Giants

  10. Mason Crosby, Packers vs. Seahawks

  11. Dan Carpenter, Bills vs. Patriots

  12. Josh Brown, Giants vs. Falcons

Best of the rest: 13. Andrew Franks, Dolphins at Jaguars 14. Zach Hocker, Saints vs. Buccaneers 15. Chandler Catanzaro, Cardinals at Bears 16. Mike Nugent, Bengals vs. Chargers 17. Greg Zuerlein, Rams at Redskins 18. Josh Scobee, Steelers vs. 49ers 19. Matt Prater, Lions at Vikings 20. Nick Folk, Jets at Colts 21. Graham Gano, Panthers vs. Texans 22. Robbie Gould, Bears vs. Cardinals 23. Cairo Santos, Chiefs vs. Broncos 24. Josh Lambo, Chargers at Bengals 25. Blair Walsh, Vikings vs. Lions 26. Randy Bullock, Texans at Panthers 27. Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders vs. Ravens 28. Ryan Succop, Titans at Browns 29. Kyle Brindza, Buccaneers at Saints 30. Travis Coons, Browns vs. Titans 31. Jason Myers, Jaguars vs. Dolphins 32. Dustin Hopkins, Redskins vs. Rams

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