The struggling Aaron Rodgers is still in the QB1 tier despite a tough matchup on paper against the Bears on Thursday night. Fortunately, Rodgers is one of only a handful of “stars” with a bad matchup this week, along with Russell Wilson at Arizona. Let’s take a look at the full QB fantasy football rankings for Week 7 to help you navigate some injuries and bye weeks.
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Tom Brady, Patriots at Steelers. Brady will pick apart the Steelers 29th-ranked pass defense en route to another 300-yard and/or three-TD game.
Matt Ryan, Falcons vs. Chargers.
Philip Rivers, Chargers at Falcons.
Derek Carr, Raiders at Jaguars.
Drew Brees, Saints at Chiefs. Brees is putting up monster numbers this season – at home, that is. In two road games (both outdoors), Brees has thrown for just 470 yards and three TDs. The Chiefs have an above-average pass defense that is tied for the league lead in INTs, so Brees isn’t a lock for huge numbers again. Still, his floor is fairly high, and his upside is among the highest in the league, so he has to be ranked as a QB1.
Andy Dalton, Bengals vs. Browns. With multiple touchdowns in back-to-back games, Dalton is finally starting to get it going, but he’s ranked this high because every QB gets it going against the Browns. Cleveland has allowed multiple touchdowns to a quarterback in every game this year, including three scores in each of the past four games.
Russell Wilson, Seahawks at Cardinals.
Matthew Stafford, Lions vs. Redskins.
Andrew Luck, Colts at Titans. Luck had his third-straight multi-TD game last week, adding 57 yards on the ground. You can’t expect that many rushing yards every week, but it speaks to his relatively high floor and ultra-high ceiling. Even in this tough matchup, Luck should be started.
Aaron Rodgers, Packers vs. Bears. Last week was Rodgers’ first “bad” fantasy performance of the season, and while he hasn’t lived up to his lofty draft position, he’s still been plenty valuable. The Bears have quietly been solid against QBs this year (18 fantasy points per game allowed), but with Green Bay completely depleted in the running game, we expect Rodgers to be throwing early and often. He’s still worth a start.
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Blake Bortles, Jaguars vs. Raiders. Bortles’ up-and-down season continued last week with his one-TD, two-turnover performance in Chicago. That was the “down”; here comes the “up.” Oakland is allowing the most passing yards and is tied for the seventh-most passing touchdowns. Bortles shouldn’t have a problem moving the ball with his plethora of receiving weapons.
Kirk Cousins, Redskins at Lions. Detroit allows the most FPPG to quarterbacks (29.8), so Cousins, who has had multiple TDs in three of six games this year, should be able to do some damage. His penchant for turnovers (at least one INT in all but one game, three fumbles this year) and Washington’s expected ability to run the ball at will are the only reasons he’s not ranked higher.
Best of the Rest
- Marcus Mariota, Titans vs. Colts 14. Jameis Winston, Buccaneers at 49ers 15. Joe Flacco, Ravens at Jets 16. Alex Smith, Chiefs vs. Saints 17. Brian Hoyer, Bears at Packers 18. Carson Palmer, Cardinals vs. Seahawks 19. Colin Kaepernick, 49ers vs. Buccaneers 20. Eli Manning, Giants vs. Rams (in London) 21. Tyrod Taylor, Bills at Dolphins 22. Sam Bradford, Vikings at Eagles 23. Trevor Siemian, Broncos vs. Texans 24. Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins vs. Bills 25. Case Keenum, Rams vs. Giants (in London) 26. Carson Wentz, Eagles vs. Vikings 27. Landry Jones, Steelers vs. Patriots 28. Geno Smith, Jets vs. Ravens 29. Brock Osweiler, Texans at Broncos 30. Cody Kessler, Browns at Bengals
