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Fantasy Football Projections and Ratings: 2012 Week 4

The Freaks showcase their fantasy football projections and ratings (good, bad, and ugly) for the week. Players that have been ruled out for the week are listed at the bottom.

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	Sure Fire Freak
Rank	Player / Projection	Points	Matchup	Comment
1	Aaron Rodgers 321 yds 2.7 TDs	27.1	vs	What happened to the reigning MVP? Nice matchup against a soft New Orleans secondary whose allowing 274 yards and a score per game.
2	Drew Brees 327 yds 2.7 TDs	24.1	@	We'll see if Green Bay's secondary has really improved and if Brees can get things back on track.
3	Robert Griffin III 245 yds 1.3 TDs	23.7	@	The Bucs held Cam Newton to 16 points and Romo to 11, making this matchup more interesting than it appears on the surface.
4	Matt Ryan 267 yds 2.7 TDs	22.4	vs
5	Tom Brady 303 yds 2.3 TDs	21.7	@	Brady hasn't scored 20 points in 5 straight (including playoffs). Bills could be the remedy. He averaged 28 points against them last year.
6	Peyton Manning 265 yds 2.7 TDs	21.5	vs	Had his best game of the year against a tough Texans defense. Bodes well for this divisional matchup against 28th ranked Raiders.
7	Cam Newton 265 yds 1.1 TDs	21.4	@	Atlanta's D is playing well against opposing QBs, but Newton put up 20 and 22 points on them in each of their games last year.
	Solid Freakin Start
Rank	Player / Projection	Points	Matchup	Comment
8	Michael Vick 260 yds 1.2 TDs	19.6	vs	Left owners uneasy after a beatdown by a surprising Cardinals defense. Onto the Giants who held him to 10 fantasy points last time they met.
9	Eli Manning 281 yds 2.0 TDs	19.5	@	If it wasn't for his 3 TDs in the 2nd half a game ago his number would be horrible and gets a very tough matchup in Philly.
10	Philip Rivers 268 yds 2.0 TDs	18.9	@
11	Joe Flacco 246 yds 2.1 TDs	18.6	vs
12	Tony Romo 251 yds 2.0 TDs	18.4	vs
13	Ryan Fitzpatrick 235 yds 1.9 TDs	18.2	vs	Scored 23 fantasy points in both meetings with New England in 2011. He's playing well early and worth a start in this one.
14	Josh Freeman 223 yds 1.7 TDs	17.7	vs	The Cowboys made him look awful. Should find redemption against the Redskins 32nd rank pass defense.
15	Jake Locker 244 yds 1.4 TDs	17.6	@
16	Andy Dalton 247 yds 1.6 TDs	17.1	@	Two huge games in a row with 3 TD passes in each game, but can he keep things rolling against the top 10 pass D of Jacksonville.
17	Matthew Stafford 228 yds 1.9 TDs	17.0	vs
	Freaky Potential
Rank	Player / Projection	Points	Matchup	Comment
18	Carson Palmer 242 yds 1.7 TDs	16.9	@
19	Matt Schaub 227 yds 1.7 TDs	16.0	vs
20	Christian Ponder 223 yds 1.4 TDs	15.6	@	He's playing great and gets an easier matchup this week against the division rival Detroit Lions.
21	Mark Sanchez 208 yds 1.3 TDs	14.8	vs	5 of the last 6 QBs to face San Fran scored 20 points or more. This is a matchup where you can take a chance on him.
22	Shaun Hill 201 yds 1.5 TDs	14.6	vs
23	Alex Smith 217 yds 1.1 TDs	14.3	@	He doesn't make many mistakes and that will be key against a very solid Jets defense.
24	Kevin Kolb 209 yds 1.3 TDs	14.1	vs
25	Matt Cassel 206 yds 1.2 TDs	14.0	vs
	Freakin Longshot
Rank	Player / Projection	Points	Matchup	Comment
26	Jay Cutler 216 yds 1.1 TDs	13.9	@
27	Russell Wilson 180 yds 0.8 TDs	13.5	@
28	Sam Bradford 218 yds 1.0 TDs	13.3	vs	They held Aaron Rodgers to 152 yards and 0 TDs. That's all you need to know.
29	Brandon Weeden 223 yds 0.2 TDs	10.4	@
30	Blaine Gabbert 195 yds 0.4 TDs	10.3	vs
31	Ryan Tannehill 178 yds 0.5 TDs	10.2	@
	No Fr$#kin Way
Rank	Player / Projection	Points	Matchup	Comment
32	Tim Tebow 4 yds 0.0 TDs	1.5	vs
	Ruled Out This Week
Rank	Player / Projection	Points	Matchup	Comment