FANTASY FOOTBALL IN-SEASON FEATURES
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Playoff Fantasy Player Rankings: Wildcard Week
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John Tuvey
January 3, 2012
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SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
Cincinnati (9-7) at Houston (10-6) - 4:30 PM ET |
Atlanta (10-6) at NY Giants (9-7) - 1:00 PM ET |
Detroit (10-6) at New Orleans (13-3) - 8:00 PM ET |
Pittsburgh (12-4) at Denver (8-8) - 4:30 PM ET |
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WEEKLY RANKINGS
(Wildcard week only) |
| Rank |
QUARTERBACKS |
Team |
Opp |
| 1 |
Drew Brees |
NOS |
DET |
| 2 |
Matthew Stafford |
DET |
@NOS |
| 3 |
Matt Ryan |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 4 |
Eli Manning |
NYG |
ATL |
| 5 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 6 |
Tim Tebow |
DEN |
PIT |
| 7 |
Andy Dalton |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 8 |
T.J. Yates |
HOU |
CIN |
| Rank |
RUNNING BACKS |
Team |
Opp |
| 1 |
Arian Foster |
HOU |
CIN |
| 2 |
Darren Sproles |
NOS |
DET |
| 3 |
Michael Turner |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 4 |
Kevin Smith |
DET |
@NOS |
| 5 |
Pierre Thomas |
NOS |
DET |
| 6 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
NYG |
ATL |
| 7 |
Isaac Redman |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 8 |
Cedric Benson |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 9 |
Chris Ivory |
NOS |
DET |
| 10 |
Brandon Jacobs |
NYG |
ATL |
| 11 |
Maurice Morris |
DET |
@NOS |
| 12 |
Willis McGahee |
DEN |
PIT |
| 13 |
Ben Tate |
HOU |
CIN |
| 14 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 15 |
Lance Ball |
DEN |
PIT |
| 16 |
John Clay |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 17 |
Bernard Scott |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 18 |
Danny Ware |
NYG |
ATL |
| 19 |
Jason Snelling |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 20 |
Derrick Ward |
HOU |
CIN |
| 21 |
Brian Leonard |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 22 |
Jeremiah Johnson |
DEN |
PIT |
| Rank |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
Team |
Opp |
| 1 |
Roddy White |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 2 |
Calvin Johnson |
DET |
@NOS |
| 3 |
Victor Cruz |
NYG |
ATL |
| 4 |
Marques Colston |
NOS |
DET |
| 5 |
Julio Jones |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 6 |
Hakeem Nicks |
NYG |
ATL |
| 7 |
Mike Wallace |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 8 |
A.J. Green |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 9 |
Antonio Brown |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 10 |
Andre Johnson |
HOU |
CIN |
| 11 |
Nate Burleson |
DET |
@NOS |
| 12 |
Robert Meachem |
NOS |
DET |
| 13 |
Mario Manningham |
NYG |
ATL |
| 14 |
Devery Henderson |
NOS |
DET |
| 15 |
Demaryius Thomas |
DEN |
PIT |
| 16 |
Titus Young |
DET |
@NOS |
| 17 |
Harry Douglas |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 18 |
Kevin Walter |
HOU |
CIN |
| 19 |
Jerome Simpson |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 20 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 21 |
Jacoby Jones |
HOU |
CIN |
| 22 |
Adrian Arrington |
NOS |
DET |
| 23 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 24 |
Eric Decker |
DEN |
PIT |
| 25 |
Eddie Royal |
DEN |
PIT |
| 26 |
Hines Ward |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 27 |
Andrew Hawkins |
CIN |
@HOU |
| Rank |
TIGHT ENDS |
Team |
Opp |
| 1 |
Jimmy Graham |
NOS |
DET |
| 2 |
Tony Gonzalez |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 3 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
DET |
@NOS |
| 4 |
Jermaine Gresham |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 5 |
Owen Daniels |
HOU |
CIN |
| 6 |
Jake Ballard |
NYG |
ATL |
| 7 |
Joel Dreessen |
HOU |
CIN |
| 8 |
Heath Miller |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 9 |
Tony Scheffler |
DET |
@NOS |
| 10 |
Daniel Fells |
DEN |
PIT |
| 11 |
Bear Pascoe |
NYG |
ATL |
| 12 |
Donald Lee |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 13 |
Travis Beckum |
NYG |
ATL |
| Rank |
KICKERS |
Team |
Opp |
| 1 |
John Kasay |
NOS |
DET |
| 2 |
Mike Nugent |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 3 |
Jason Hanson |
DET |
@NOS |
| 4 |
Neil Rackers |
HOU |
CIN |
| 5 |
Matt Bryant |
ATL |
@NYG |
| 6 |
Shaun Suisham |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 7 |
Lawrence Tynes |
NYG |
ATL |
| 8 |
Matt Prater |
DEN |
PIT |
| Rank |
TEAM DEFENSES |
Team |
Opp |
| 1 |
Steelers |
PIT |
@DEN |
| 2 |
Bengals |
CIN |
@HOU |
| 3 |
Giants |
NYG |
ATL |
| 4 |
Lions |
DET |
@NOS |
| 5 |
Texans |
HOU |
CIN |
| 6 |
Saints |
NOS |
DET |
| 7 |
Broncos |
DEN |
PIT |
| 8 |
Falcons |
ATL |
@NYG |
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DRAFT AND HOLD RANKINGS
(Entire playoff run) |
| Rank |
QUARTERBACKS |
Team |
| 1 |
Drew Brees |
NOS |
| 2 |
Tom Brady |
NEP |
| 3 |
Aaron Rodgers |
GBP |
| 4 |
Eli Manning |
NYG |
| 5 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
PIT |
| 6 |
Joe Flacco |
BAL |
| 7 |
Matt Ryan |
ATL |
| 8 |
Matthew Stafford |
DET |
| 9 |
Alex Smith |
SFO |
| 10 |
T.J. Yates |
HOU |
| 11 |
Andy Dalton |
CIN |
| 12 |
Tim Tebow |
DEN |
| Rank |
RUNNING BACKS |
Team |
| 1 |
Darren Sproles |
NOS |
| 2 |
Ray Rice |
BAL |
| 3 |
Arian Foster |
HOU |
| 4 |
Pierre Thomas |
NOS |
| 5 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
NYG |
| 6 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
NEP |
| 7 |
Ryan Grant |
GBP |
| 8 |
Chris Ivory |
NOS |
| 9 |
Isaac Redman |
PIT |
| 10 |
Brandon Jacobs |
NYG |
| 11 |
Cedric Benson |
CIN |
| 12 |
Kevin Smith |
DET |
| 13 |
Frank Gore |
SFO |
| 14 |
Michael Turner |
ATL |
| 15 |
Willis McGahee |
DEN |
| 16 |
James Starks |
GBP |
| 17 |
Ben Tate |
HOU |
| 18 |
Stevan Ridley |
NEP |
| 19 |
Ricky Williams |
BAL |
| 20 |
Maurice Morris |
DET |
| 21 |
Kendall Hunter |
SFO |
| 22 |
John Clay |
PIT |
| 23 |
Lance Ball |
DEN |
| 24 |
Bernard Scott |
CIN |
| 25 |
John Kuhn |
GBP |
| 26 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
ATL |
| 27 |
Jason Snelling |
ATL |
| 28 |
Danny Wodhead |
NEP |
| 29 |
Brandon Saine |
GBP |
| 30 |
Derrick Ward |
HOU |
| 31 |
Danny Ware |
NYG |
| 32 |
Anthony Dixon |
SFO |
| 33 |
Brian Leonard |
CIN |
| 34 |
Jeremiah Johnson |
DEN |
| Rank |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
Team |
| 1 |
Wes Welker |
NEP |
| 2 |
Marques Colston |
NOS |
| 3 |
Victor Cruz |
NYG |
| 4 |
Greg Jennings |
GBP |
| 5 |
Hakeem Nicks |
NYG |
| 6 |
Jordy Nelson |
GBP |
| 7 |
Robert Meachem |
NOS |
| 8 |
Deion Branch |
NEP |
| 9 |
Antonio Brown |
PIT |
| 10 |
Mike Wallace |
PIT |
| 11 |
Mario Manningham |
NYG |
| 12 |
James Jones |
GBP |
| 13 |
Roddy White |
ATL |
| 14 |
Donald Driver |
GBP |
| 15 |
Devery Henderson |
NOS |
| 16 |
Calvin Johnson |
DET |
| 17 |
Andre Johnson |
HOU |
| 18 |
A.J. Green |
CIN |
| 19 |
Torrey Smith |
BAL |
| 20 |
Demaryius Thomas |
DEN |
| 21 |
Anquan Boldin |
BAL |
| 22 |
Julio Jones |
ATL |
| 23 |
Michael Crabtree |
SFO |
| 24 |
Nate Burleson |
DET |
| 25 |
Lance Moore |
NOS |
| 26 |
Kevin Walter |
HOU |
| 27 |
Randall Cobb |
GBP |
| 28 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
PIT |
| 29 |
Jerome Simpson |
CIN |
| 30 |
Chad Ochocinco |
NEP |
| 31 |
Eric Decker |
DEN |
| 32 |
Titus Young |
DET |
| 33 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
PIT |
| 34 |
Jacoby Jones |
HOU |
| 35 |
Hines Ward |
PIT |
| 36 |
Kyle Williams |
SFO |
| 37 |
Harry Douglas |
ATL |
| 38 |
Ted Ginn |
SFO |
| 39 |
Andrew Hawkins |
CIN |
| 40 |
Eddie Royal |
DEN |
| Rank |
TIGHT ENDS |
Team |
| 1 |
Rob Gronkowski |
NEP |
| 2 |
Jimmy Graham |
NOS |
| 3 |
Aaron Hernandez |
NEP |
| 4 |
Jermichael Finley |
GBP |
| 5 |
Jake Ballard |
NYG |
| 6 |
Owen Daniels |
HOU |
| 7 |
Jermaine Gresham |
CIN |
| 8 |
Ed Dickson |
BAL |
| 9 |
Heath Miller |
PIT |
| 10 |
Tony Gonzalez |
ATL |
| 11 |
Vernon Davis |
SFO |
| 12 |
Joel Dreessen |
HOU |
| 13 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
DET |
| 14 |
Dennis Pitta |
BAL |
| 15 |
Tony Scheffler |
DET |
| 16 |
Daniel Fells |
DEN |
| 17 |
Bear Pascoe |
NYG |
| 18 |
Donald Lee |
CIN |
| 19 |
Travis Beckum |
NYG |
| 20 |
Tom Crabtree |
GBP |
| Rank |
KICKERS |
Team |
| 1 |
Stephen Gostkowski |
NEP |
| 2 |
John Kasay |
NOS |
| 3 |
Mason Crosby |
GBP |
| 4 |
Shaun Suisham |
PIT |
| 5 |
Neil Rackers |
HOU |
| 6 |
Billy Cundiff |
BAL |
| 7 |
Lawrence Tynes |
NYG |
| 8 |
David Akers |
SFO |
| 9 |
Mike Nugent |
CIN |
| 10 |
Matt Bryant |
ATL |
| 11 |
Jason Hanson |
DET |
| 12 |
Matt Prater |
DEN |
| Rank |
TEAM DEFENSES |
Team |
| 1 |
Steelers |
PIT |
| 2 |
Packers |
GBP |
| 3 |
Patriots |
NEP |
| 4 |
Ravens |
BAL |
| 5 |
Saints |
NOS |
| 6 |
Giants |
NYG |
| 7 |
49ers |
SFO |
| 8 |
Texans |
HOU |
| 9 |
Bengals |
CIN |
| 10 |
Lions |
DET |
| 11 |
Broncos |
DEN |
| 12 |
Falcons |
ATL |
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