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Fantasy Football Projections and Ratings: 2011 Week 17
| Sure Fire Freak | |||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 1 | Cam Newton 239 yds 1.1 TDs | 24.4 | @ | Could be a shoot-out with two of the highest scoring QBs of the year. A must start against a very beatable New Orleans pass defense. | |||
| 2 | Tom Brady 302 yds 2.9 TDs | 24.3 | vs | Brady had a 31 point day vs Buffalo in week 3. This time he gets home field advantage. He's playing for home field advantage throughout the playoffs, but could still sit down early if they get out to a big lead. | |||
| 3 | Drew Brees 308 yds 2.7 TDs | 23.5 | vs | Awesome season with 5,000+ yards and 41 touchdowns through 16 games and gets a solid matchup to finish the season. | |||
| 4 | Michael Vick 237 yds 1.0 TDs | 23.0 | vs | This game doesn't matter to either party, but it is a division rivalry and the Eagles want to finish on a high note. First time around, Vick tallied 237 passing yards, 1 TD, and 54 rushing yards. | |||
| 5 | Matthew Stafford 298 yds 2.4 TDs | 21.9 | @ | Went for 276 and a TD the first time facing the Packers, but coughed up 3 picks. If he plays the full game, could benefit from facing some backup players. | |||
| Solid Freakin Start | |||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 6 | Matt Ryan 262 yds 2.2 TDs | 19.8 | vs | Will finish strong against the Bucs. He saw them in week 3 and passed for 330 yards and 1 TD. | |||
| 7 | Tony Romo 275 yds 2.1 TDs | 19.7 | @ | Keep an eye on the status of the hand. If he's healthy then he's a great play vs the Giants. He had his best point total of the year against them and Dallas needs this win to advance. | |||
| 8 | Eli Manning 283 yds 2.1 TDs | 19.7 | vs | The wheels have fallen off the last two games but it's do or die this week. Average matchup against Dallas. | |||
| 9 | Tim Tebow 151 yds 0.7 TDs | 18.9 | vs | Tebow will need the magic this week to get into the playoffs. He beat KC once this year and picked up 16 points along the way. | |||
| 10 | Philip Rivers 270 yds 1.9 TDs | 18.6 | @ | Threw for 274 yards and 2 TDs last time vs Oakland. They'll be fighting to spoil Oakland's playoff chances. | |||
| 11 | Ryan Fitzpatrick 264 yds 1.7 TDs | 18.3 | @ | Last time around he threw for 369 yards and 2 passing TDs vs the Patriots. Of course, he's only thrown for 300 yards 1 more time since then. | |||
| Freaky Potential | |||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 12 | Joe Webb 185 yds 1.4 TDs | 16.5 | vs | Webb is a solid option and Chicago is struggling. Opposing QBs are averaging 270 yards and 1.47 TDs per game on Chicago. | |||
| 13 | Josh Freeman 252 yds 1.1 TDs | 16.5 | @ | Has played Atlanta 3 times dating back to last season and has averaged 15.7 fantasy points per game. | |||
| 14 | Carson Palmer 227 yds 1.6 TDs | 15.7 | vs | He's not playing great but has played very well against San Diego in their last two meetings. | |||
| 15 | Mark Sanchez 211 yds 1.3 TDs | 14.9 | @ | The Jets need some help getting into the playoffs, but have to get a Win to have any shot at all. They beat Miami last time and Sanchez threw for 201 passing yards, 1 TD, and added 1 rushing score. | |||
| Freakin Longshot | |||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 16 | Joe Flacco 210 yds 1.2 TDs | 13.7 | @ | Put up 18 on Cincy back in week 11 but QB's are only averaging 14.9 points, 235 yards and 1.33 scores against Cincy. | |||
| 17 | Rex Grossman 222 yds 1.1 TDs | 13.3 | @ | Struggled against Philly early in the year, he threw 4 picks which was enough to cost him the starting job. John Beck took over the following week. | |||
| 18 | Matt Hasselbeck 215 yds 1.0 TDs | 13.1 | @ | The Titans still have a remote chance to get a wild card spot so they need a win. Houston won't make it any easier. Last time around, Hass only managed 104 passing yards and 1 TD. | |||
| 19 | Josh McCown 194 yds 1.1 TDs | 12.9 | @ | ||||
| 20 | Andy Dalton 200 yds 0.9 TDs | 12.4 | vs | Brutal matchup against the 2nd best pass defense in the league of the Baltimore Ravens. QBs are only averaging 11.7 points per game. | |||
| 21 | Tarvaris Jackson 193 yds 0.9 TDs | 12.1 | @ | ||||
| 22 | Kyle Orton 199 yds 0.9 TDs | 11.9 | @ | Orton has a shot to eliminate his old team from the playoffs with a win in Denver. With the Chiefs already on the outside, I'm sure they'll all be highly motivated to help him do it. | |||
| 23 | Matt Moore 184 yds 0.9 TDs | 11.6 | vs | Saw his first real action of the season against the Jets in week 6. Notched 204 passing yards, but couldn't find the end zone. | |||
| 24 | Dan Orlovsky 187 yds 1.0 TDs | 11.5 | @ | ||||
| 25 | Alex Smith 177 yds 0.8 TDs | 11.4 | @ | Not a good fantasy QB this year but they are winning games. St. Louis is surprisingly ranked 6th at stopping opposing QBs. | |||
| 26 | T.J. Yates 185 yds 0.8 TDs | 11.4 | vs | ||||
| 27 | Ben Roethlisberger 179 yds 0.9 TDs | 11.3 | @ | Didn't play week 16, so monitor his status as game-time approaches. Very bad matchup with Cleveland holding opposing QBs to 12.3 points per game. | |||
| 28 | Matt Flynn 150 yds 1.1 TDs | 10.7 | vs | ||||
| 29 | Kevin Kolb 174 yds 0.8 TDs | 10.7 | vs | Missed the last 3 (concussion), so you'll have to track him throughout the week to see if he ends the year on the bench. | |||
| 30 | John Skelton 171 yds 0.8 TDs | 10.7 | vs | Tough matchup but he is putting up decent fantasy numbers the last 3 games. | |||
| 31 | Seneca Wallace 174 yds 0.7 TDs | 10.1 | vs | ||||
| No Fr$#kin Way | |||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 32 | Blaine Gabbert 150 yds 0.6 TDs | 9.4 | vs | Above average matchup, but there are better options. | |||
| 33 | Kellen Clemens 186 yds 0.3 TDs | 8.8 | vs | ||||
| 34 | Charlie Batch 130 yds 0.8 TDs | 8.3 | @ | ||||
 | Ruled Out This Week | ||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| - | Aaron Rodgers | 0.0 | vs | Ruled out and will sit the last game of the year! | |||
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