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Start/Bench List: Week 1
John Tuvey Updated: September 9, 2011	Print

Start/Bench List by Position

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Start/Bench Codes (SBC)
S1: Start 'em Tier One (Stud / Great matchup)	U: Upside player (Possible sleeper)
S2: Start 'em Tier Two (Solid matchup)	X: Unclear situation / Could go either way
S3: Start 'em Tier Three (Borderline / Barely)	B: Bench 'em (Bad Matchup / Too much risk)

NOTE: This is not a ranking, simply a list of each SBC in no particular order.

QUARTERBACKS
Player	Opp	SBC
Philip Rivers	MIN	S1
Michael Vick	@STL	S1
Matt Ryan	@CHI	S2
Tom Brady	@MIA	S2
Josh Freeman	DET	S2
Matt Schaub	IND	S2
Drew Brees	@GBP	S2
Aaron Rodgers	NOS	S2
Kevin Kolb	CAR	S3
Kyle Orton	OAK	S3
Sam Bradford	PHI	S3
Matthew Stafford	@TBB	S3
Colt McCoy	CIN	S3
Rex Grossman	NYG	S3
Alex Smith	SEA	S3
Kerry Collins	@HOU	S3
Eli Manning	@WAS	S3
Mark Sanchez	DAL	S3
Tony Romo	@NYJ	S3
Matt Hasselbeck	@JAC	S3
Ben Roethlisberger	@BAL	S3
Jay Cutler	ATL	S3
Chad Henne	NEP	S3
Luke McCown	TEN	B
Ryan Fitzpatrick	@KCC	B
Jason Campbell	@DEN	B
Matt Cassel	BUF	B
Cam Newton	@ARI	B
Joe Flacco	PIT	B
Donovan McNabb	@SDC	B
Tarvaris Jackson	@SFO	B
Andy Dalton	@CLE	B
TIGHT ENDS
Player	Opp	SBC
Antonio Gates	MIN	S1
Jimmy Graham	@GBP	S2
Lance Kendricks	PHI	S2
Owen Daniels	IND	S2
Jason Witten	@NYJ	S2
Dallas Clark	@HOU	S2
Vernon Davis	SEA	S2
Jared Cook	@JAC	S2
Jermichael Finley	NOS	S2
Tony Gonzalez	@CHI	S3
Evan Moore	CIN	S3
Aaron Hernandez Rob Gronkowski	@MIA	S3
Jermaine Gresham	@CLE	S3
Greg Olsen	@ARI	S3
Marcedes Lewis	TEN	S3
Kellen Winslow	DET	S3
Brandon Pettigrew	@TBB	S3
Chris Cooley	NYG	X
Ben Watson	CIN	B
Ed Dickson	PIT	B
Dustin Keller	DAL	B
Brent Celek	@STL	B
Heath Miller	@BAL	B
Anthony Fasano	NEP	B
Vishante Shiancoe	@SDC	B
Zach Miller	@SFO	B
Jake O'Connell Leonard Pope	BUF	B

RUNNING BACKS
Player	Opp	SBC
Jamaal Charles	BUF	S1
Darren McFadden	@DEN	S1
LeGarrette Blount	DET	S1
Chris Johnson	@JAC	S1
Ahmad Bradshaw Brandon Jacobs	@WAS	S2
Michael Turner	@CHI	S2
Michael Bush	@DEN	S2
Cedric Benson	@CLE	S2
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	@MIA	S2
Shonn Greene	DAL	S2
LeSean McCoy	@STL	S2
DeAngelo Williams	@ARI	S2
Peyton Hillis	CIN	S2
Maurice Jones-Drew	TEN	S2
Adrian Peterson	@SDC	S2
Steven Jackson	PHI	S2
Frank Gore	SEA	S2
Rashard Mendenhall	@BAL	S2
Tim Hightower	NYG	S3
Thomas Jones	BUF	S3
Matt Forte	ATL	S3
Jahvid Best	@TBB	S3
Fred Jackson	@KCC	S3
Reggie Bush	NEP	S3
Ray Rice	PIT	S3
Felix Jones	@NYJ	S3
Chris Wells	CAR	S3
Joseph Addai	@HOU	S3
Jonathan Stewart	@ARI	S3
Mike Tolbert	MIN	S3
Ryan Mathews	MIN	S3
Willis McGahee	OAK	S3
Knowshon Moreno	OAK	S3
Mark Ingram	@GBP	S3
Arian Foster	IND	X
Ben Tate Derrick Ward	IND	X
Stevan Ridley Shane Vereen	@MIA	B
Danny Woodhead	@MIA	B
C.J. Spiller	@KCC	B
Pierre Thomas	@GBP	B
Chester Taylor	CAR	B
LaDainian Tomlinson	DAL	B
Daniel Thomas	NEP	B
Ryan Grant James Starks	NOS	B
Delone Carter	@HOU	B
Jerome Harrison Keiland Williams	@TBB	B
Deji Karim	TEN	B
Leon Washington Justin Forsett	@SFO	B
Marshawn Lynch	@SFO	B
Roy Helu Ryan Torain	NYG	B
TEAM DEFENSES
Player	Opp	SBC
Cardinals	CAR	S2
Giants	@WAS	S2
Patriots	@MIA	S2
Eagles	@STL	S2
Texans	IND	S2
Jets	DAL	S2
Chargers	MIN	S2
Bears	ATL	S3
Buccaneers	DET	S3
Seahawks	@SFO	S3
Rams	PHI	S3
Chiefs	BUF	S3
Falcons	@CHI	S3
Steelers	@BAL	S3
Ravens	PIT	S3
Packers	NOS	S3
Browns	CIN	S3
Bills	@KCC	S3
49ers	SEA	S3
Titans	@JAC	S3
Broncos	OAK	S3
Redskins	NYG	S3
Dolphins	NEP	B
Bengals	@CLE	B
Colts	@HOU	B
Panthers	@ARI	B
Saints	@GBP	B
Cowboys	@NYJ	B
Vikings	@SDC	B
Lions	@TBB	B
Jaguars	TEN	B
Raiders	@DEN	B

WIDE RECEIVERS
Player	Opp	SBC
Calvin Johnson	@TBB	S1
Vincent Jackson	MIN	S1
Larry Fitzgerald	CAR	S1
Santonio Holmes	DAL	S1
Hakeem Nicks	@WAS	S2
Roddy White	@CHI	S2
Anquan Boldin	PIT	S2
Wes Welker	@MIA	S2
Andre Johnson	IND	S2
Greg Jennings	NOS	S2
DeSean Jackson	@STL	S2
Reggie Wayne	@HOU	S2
Mike Williams	DET	S2
Brandon Marshall	NEP	S2
Dwayne Bowe	BUF	S3
Mario Manningham	@WAS	S3
Johnny Knox Earl Bennett	ATL	S3
Steve Johnson	@KCC	S3
Julio Jones	@CHI	S3
Brandon Lloyd	OAK	S3
Greg Little	CIN	S3
Lee Evans	PIT	S3
Danny Amendola	PHI	S3
Chad Ochocinco	@MIA	S3
Plaxico Burress	DAL	S3
Jeremy Maclin	@STL	S3
Miles Austin Dez Bryant	@NYJ	S3
Pierre Garçon	@HOU	S3
Marques Colston	@GBP	S3
Malcom Floyd	MIN	S3
Mike Thomas	TEN	S3
Percy Harvin	@SDC	S3
Josh Morgan Braylon Edwards	SEA	S3
Kenny Britt	@JAC	S3
Mike Wallace	@BAL	S3
Santana Moss	NYG	S3
Nate Burleson	@TBB	S3
Davonne Bess	NEP	S3
Mike Williams	@SFO	S3
Austin Collie Anthony Gonzalez Blair White	@HOU	B
Michael Crabtree	SEA	B
Sidney Rice	@SFO	B
Victor Cruz	@WAS	B
Roy Williams Devin Hester	ATL	B
Donald Jones	@KCC	B
Harry Douglas	@CHI	B
Eddie Royal Eric Decker	OAK	B
Brian Robiskie	CIN	B
Donald Driver Jordy Nelson James Jones	NOS	B
Jacoby Ford Denarius Moore	@DEN	B
Mike Sims-Walker Brandon Gibson	PHI	B
Jordan Shipley Jerome Simpson Andre Caldwell	@CLE	B
Robert Meachem Lance Moore	@GBP	B
A.J. Green	@CLE	B
Deion Branch	@MIA	B
Jacoby Jones Kevin Walter	IND	B
Andre Roberts	CAR	B
Steve Smith	@ARI	B
Jason Hill Cecil Shorts	TEN	B
Emmanuel Sanders Antonio Brown	@BAL	B
Arrelious Benn Dezmond Briscoe Sammie Stroughter	DET	B
Bernard Berrian	@SDC	B
Hines Ward	@BAL	B
Nate Washington	@JAC	B
Jabar Gaffney	NYG	B
Steve Breaston	BUF	B

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