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This is a computerized ranking system created by Charles Budd and Steve Maluk (known in the Forums as Buckychudd and Wesley Walker). Factors taken into account include past performance of players and opposing defenses. Players listed as “out” or “doubtful” are not included.
Given the fact only one week of the season has been played, week 1 performances will perhaps be weighted more heavily than is ideal. Be aware of this and lower your expectations for players such as Brandon Stokely. Likewise, rookies like Larry Fitzgerald who have never scored in the NFL will be undervalued in terms of touchdown probability – consider this as well when setting your lineup.
Point projections are based on the following scoring system: 1 point per 25 yards passing or 10 yards rushing/receiving; 6 points per TD; -1 per fumble; -2 per interception thrown.
QB: Las Vegas expects a high-scoring game in Philly this weekend. This makes Daunte Culpepper and, to a lesser extent, Donovan McNabb very good starts. Tom Brady’s week 2 numbers may not be as sweet as his week 1 performance, but don’t be fooled by his probable status – he will start and he should tear Arizona apart. Temper high hopes for Carson Palmer this week, however, against a Miami defense that’s its team’s only hope.
| QB | Opp | Pass Yds | Pass TDs | Int | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Fum | Pts |
| Daunte Culpepper MIN | PHI | 249.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 31.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 24.95 |
| Tom Brady* NE | ARI | 283.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 23.40 |
| *Probable (shoulder) | ||||||||
| Marc Bulger STL | ATL | 308.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.65 |
| Chad Pennington NYJ | SD | 227.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 21.07 |
| Peyton Manning IND | TEN | 296.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 20.89 |
| Donovan McNabb PHI | MIN | 252.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 19.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 19.94 |
| Jake Plummer DEN | JAX | 209.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 19.13 |
| Aaron Brooks NO | SF | 224.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 17.22 |
| Carson Palmer CIN | MIA | 257.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.75 |
| Steve McNair TEN | IND | 166.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 15.87 |
| Jeff Garcia CLE | DAL | 164.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.60 |
| Brett Favre GB | CHI | 183.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.29 |
| Brad Johnson TB | SEA | 239.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 14.59 |
| Vinny Testaverde DAL | CLE | 280.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 13.94 |
| Trent Green KC | CAR | 203.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.92 |
| Jake Delhomme CAR | KC | 230.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 13.91 |
| Matt Hasselbeck SEA | TB | 204.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.75 |
| Joey Harrington DET | HOU | 210.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 13.05 |
| Rich Gannon OAK | BUF | 231.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 12.08 |
| AJ Feeley MIA | CIN | 178.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.03 |
| David Carr HOU | DET | 204.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 11.34 |
| Michael Vick ATL | STL | 123.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 42.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 11.26 |
| Drew Brees SD | NYJ | 184.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 11.24 |
| Mark Brunell WAS | NYG | 161.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10.37 |
| Drew Bledsoe BUF | OAK | 182.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 9.99 |
RB: Chances are better than 50/50 that Shaun Alexander plays this weekend. Chances are much better than 50/50 that Travis Henry’s week 2 is better than his week 1, and that Quentin Griffin’s isn’t as good. Also look for Deuce McAllister to bounce back this week.
| RB | Opp | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Rec Yds | Rec TDs | Fum | Pts |
| Priest Holmes KC | CAR | 109.1 | 2.5 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.86 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson SD | NYJ | 130.6 | 1.0 | 31.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 22.58 |
| Clinton Portis WAS | NYG | 130.6 | 1.0 | 23.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 20.95 |
| Marshall Faulk STL | ATL | 107.4 | 1.0 | 28.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 19.93 |
| Ahman Green GB | CHI | 106.6 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 18.58 |
| Domanick Davis HOU | DET | 75.9 | 1.3 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 18.53 |
| Curtis Martin NYJ | SD | 129.8 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 18.52 |
| Shaun Alexander* SEA | TB | 94.1 | 0.7 | 18.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 16.69 |
| *Questionable (knee) | |||||||
| Tiki Barber NYG | WAS | 103.8 | 0.5 | 39.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 16.63 |
| Travis Henry* BUF | OAK | 115.2 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 16.47 |
| *Questionable (ankle) | |||||||
| Quentin Griffin DEN | JAX | 71.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 14.98 |
| Jamal Lewis BAL | PIT | 102.3 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 14.47 |
| Onterrio Smith MIN | PHI | 62.9 | 0.2 | 36.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 13.48 |
| Brian Westbrook PHI | MIN | 60.2 | 0.5 | 29.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.14 |
| Warrick Dunn ATL | STL | 64.6 | 0.5 | 22.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.53 |
| Deuce McAllister NO | SF | 81.7 | 0.4 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 12.34 |
| Edgerrin James IND | TEN | 74.3 | 0.5 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 11.64 |
| Kevan Barlow SF | NO | 79.6 | 0.3 | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.51 |
| Fred Taylor JAX | DEN | 75.7 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10.26 |
| Rudi Johnson CIN | MIA | 56.0 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9.99 |
| Thomas Jones CHI | GB | 41.6 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.05 |
| Chris Brown* TEN | IND | 105.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.94 |
| *Questionable (knee) | |||||||
| Kevin Jones DET | HOU | 45.2 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.34 |
| Corey Dillon NE | ARI | 76.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.03 |
| Moe Williams* MIN | PHI | 40.4 | 0.2 | 24.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.78 |
| *Questionable (ankle) | |||||||
| Dominic Rhodes IND | TEN | 28.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.76 |
| Kenny Watson CIN | MIA | 19.3 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.64 |
| Duce Staley PIT | BAL | 61.5 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.30 |
| Emmitt Smith ARI | NE | 31.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.18 |
| Jerome Bettis PIT | BAL | 31.2 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.82 |
| Ron Dayne NYG | WAS | 26.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.77 |
| Charlie Garner TB | SEA | 33.5 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.69 |
| T.J. Duckett ATL | STL | 39.9 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.51 |
| William Green CLE | DAL | 57.5 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.09 |
WR: Two men look like virtual locks to get into the endzone this week. Not surprisingly, those men are named Terrell and Randy. If week 1 was any indication of how the Giants’ and Colts’ secondaries will fare this year, Laveranues Coles and Derrick Mason could reap immediate benefits.
| WR | Opp | Rec Yds | Rec TDs | Fum | Pts |
| Randy Moss MIN | PHI | 84.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 16.27 |
| Torry Holt STL | ATL | 121.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 15.83 |
| Terrell Owens PHI | MIN | 78.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 15.52 |
| Chad Johnson CIN | MIA | 92.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 13.73 |
| Marvin Harrison IND | TEN | 83.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.05 |
| Isaac Bruce STL | ATL | 90.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 12.41 |
| Joe Horn NO | SF | 78.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.77 |
| Hines Ward PIT | BAL | 73.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.97 |
| Santana Moss NYJ | SD | 68.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.57 |
| Brandon Stokley IND | TEN | 51.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 9.19 |
| Deion Branch NE | ARI | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.18 |
| Darrell Jackson SEA | TB | 67.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.87 |
| Chris Chambers MIA | CIN | 56.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8.78 |
| Laveranues Coles WAS | NYG | 68.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 8.65 |
| Derrick Mason TEN | IND | 65.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 8.61 |
| Muhsin Muhammad CAR | KC | 62.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.49 |
| Peter Warrick* CIN | MIA | 62.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.47 |
| *Quetionable (shin) | |||||
| Eric Moulds BUF | OAK | 66.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.03 |
| Andre Johnson HOU | DET | 66.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.83 |
| Justin McCareins NYJ | SD | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.74 |
| Roy Williams DET | HOU | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.74 |
| Keyshawn Johnson DAL | CLE | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.72 |
| Reggie Wayne IND | TEN | 55.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.72 |
| Jimmy Smith JAX | DEN | 63.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.59 |
| David Givens NE | ARI | 53.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.52 |
| Terry Glenn DAL | CLE | 50.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.50 |
| Kevin Johnson BAL | PIT | 60.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.47 |
| Amani Toomer NYG | WAS | 58.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.25 |
| David Terrell CHI | GB | 69.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.13 |
| Larry Fitzgerald ARI | NE | 71.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.13 |
| Marcus Robinson MIN | PHI | 36.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.02 |
| Ike Hilliard NYG | WAS | 48.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.70 |
| Eddie Kennison KC | CAR | 54.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.65 |
| Marty Booker MIA | CIN | 52.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.60 |
| Rod Smith DEN | JAX | 60.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.45 |
| Reche Caldwell SD | NYJ | 35.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.39 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim DET | HOU | 35.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.33 |
| Kelly Campbell MIN | PHI | 37.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.29 |
| Javon Walker GB | CHI | 39.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.27 |
| Doug Gabriel OAK | BUF | 35.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.22 |
| Peerless Price ATL | STL | 53.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.22 |
| Rod Gardner WAS | NYG | 47.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.11 |
| Eric Parker SD | NYJ | 27.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.82 |
| David Patten NE | ARI | 42.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.79 |
| Michael Clayton TB | SEA | 57.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.78 |
TE: It will be interesting to see whether Boo Williams gets more looks for New Orleans this week. For now, Ernie Conwell looks like the better bet there. If you subscribe to the theory that bad offenses produce lucrative fantasy tight ends, then Randy McMichael and Eric Johnson should be two of the best this week.
| TE | Opp | Rec Yds | Rec TDs | Fum | Pts |
| Randy McMichael MIA | CIN | 50.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.16 |
| Tony Gonzalez KC | CAR | 43.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.00 |
| Daniel Graham NE | ARI | 39.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.84 |
| Eric Johnson SF | NO | 39.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.81 |
| Alge Crumpler ATL | STL | 45.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.78 |
| Jeremy Shockey NYG | WAS | 53.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.15 |
| Todd Heap BAL | PIT | 51.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.84 |
| Ernie Conwell NO | SF | 30.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.40 |
| Antonio Gates SD | NYJ | 47.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.24 |
| Dallas Clark IND | TEN | 46.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.14 |
| L.J. Smith PHI | MIN | 31.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.93 |
| Freddie Jones ARI | NE | 34.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.32 |
| Erron Kinney TEN | IND | 16.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.66 |
| Boo Williams NO | SF | 24.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.40 |
| Rickey Dudley TB | SEA | 33.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.38 |
| Chad Lewis PHI | MIN | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.37 |
| Itula Mili SEA | TB | 23.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.31 |
| Kellen Winslow CLE | DAL | 32.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.22 |
| Desmond Clark CHI | GB | 31.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.11 |
| Anthony Becht NYJ | SD | 17.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.81 |
| Marcus Pollard IND | TEN | 21.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.79 |
| Billy Miller* HOU | DET | 18.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.74 |
| *Probable (hamstring) | |||||
| Bubba Franks GB | CHI | 16.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.69 |
| Jeb Putzier DEN | JAX | 24.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.47 |
| Mark Campbell BUF | OAK | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.14 |
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