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Fantasy Playoff Player Rankings - Week 14
John Tuvey & David Dorey
December 4, 2008

These player rankings track player value for the typical fantasy playoffs - weeks 14 through 16.

QUARTERBACKS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Kurt Warner	ARI	7
2	Peyton Manning	IND	4
3	Drew Brees	NOS	9
4	Jay Cutler	DEN	8
5	Tony Romo	DAL	10
6	Aaron Rodgers	GBP	8
7	Philip Rivers	SDC	9
8	Matt Ryan	ATL	7
9	Eli Manning	NYG	4
10	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	6
11	Matt Cassel	NEP	4
12	Brett Favre	NYJ	5
13	Tyler Thigpen	KCC	6
14	Chad Pennington	MIA	4
15	Donovan McNabb	PHI	7
16	David Garrard	JAC	7
17	Jeff Garcia	TBB	10
18	Jake Delhomme	CAR	9
19	Shaun Hill	SFO	9
20	Trent Edwards	BUF	6
21	Jason Campbell	WAS	10
22	Kyle Orton	CHI	8
23	Joe Flacco	BAL	2
24	Gus Frerotte	MIN	8
25	Kerry Collins	TEN	6
26	Matt Schaub	HOU	2
27	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	4
28	JaMarcus Russell	OAK	5
29	Daunte Culpepper	DET	4
30	Marc Bulger	STL	5

TIGHT ENDS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Tony Gonzalez	KCC	6
2	Antonio Gates	SDC	9
3	Dallas Clark	IND	4
4	Kevin Boss	NYG	4
5	Dustin Keller	NYJ	5
6	Jason Witten	DAL	10
7	Chris Cooley	WAS	10
8	Owen Daniels	HOU	2
9	Tony Scheffler	DEN	8
10	Bo Scaife	TEN	6
11	Vernon Davis	SFO	9
12	Vishante Shiancoe	MIN	8
13	Billy Miller	NOS	9
14	Heath Miller	PIT	6
15	Alex Smith	TBB	10
16	Martellus Bennett	DAL	10
17	Zach Miller	OAK	5
18	John Carlson	SEA	4
19	Daniel Graham	DEN	8
20	Todd Heap	BAL	2
21	Jeremy Shockey	NOS	9
22	Jerramy Stevens	TBB	10
23	Ben Watson	NEP	4
24	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	7
25	Robert Royal	BUF	6

KICKERS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Neil Rackers	ARI	7
2	Nate Kaeding	SDC	9
3	Rob Bironas	TEN	6
4	Matt Bryant	TBB	10
5	Mason Crosby	GBP	8
6	Ryan Longwell	MIN	8
7	Jason Elam	ATL	7
8	Stephen Gostkowski	NEP	4
9	John Kasay	CAR	9
10	Matt Prater	DEN	8
11	Carney/Tynes	NYG	4
12	Feely/Nugent	NYJ	5
13	Adam Vinatieri	IND	4
14	Robbie Gould	CHI	8
15	Phil Dawson	CLE	5
16	Nick Folk	DAL	10
17	Rian Lindell	BUF	6
18	David Akers	PHI	7
19	Shaun Suisham	WAS	10
20	Jeff Reed	PIT	6
21	Garrett Hartley	NOS	9
22	Dan Carpenter	MIA	4
23	Matt Stover	BAL	2
24	Joe Nedney	SFO	9
25	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	5
26	Josh Scobee	JAC	7
27	Josh Brown	STL	5
28	Connor Barth	KC	6
29	Olindo Mare	SEA	4
30	Kris Brown	HOU	2
31	Jason Hanson	DET	4
32	Shayne Graham	CIN	10

RUNNING BACKS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	8
2	Michael Turner	ATL	7
3	Matt Forte	CHI	8
4	Clinton Portis	WAS	10
5	Marion Barber	DAL	10
6	Frank Gore	SFO	9
7	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	4
8	Thomas Jones	NYJ	5
9	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	7
10	Ladainian Tomlinson	SDC	9
11	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	9
12	Joseph Addai	IND	4
13	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	6
14	Ryan Grant	GBP	8
15	Chris Johnson	TEN	6
16	Brian Westbrook	PHI	7
17	Larry Johnson	KCC	6
18	Kevin Smith	DET	4
19	Warrick Dunn	TBB	10
20	Ronnie Brown	MIA	4
21	Peyton Hillis	DEN	8
22	Steve Slaton	HOU	2
23	Reggie Bush	NOS	9
24	Jamal Lewis	CLE	5
25	Tim Hightower	ARI	7
26	LenDale White	TEN	6
27	Willie Parker	PIT	6
28	Steven Jackson	STL	5
29	Pierre Thomas	NOS	9
30	Justin Fargas	OAK	5
31	Derrick Ward	NYG	4
32	Darren McFadden	OAK	5
33	Kevin Faulk	NEP	4
34	Willis McGahee	BAL	2
35	Leon Washington	NYJ	5
36	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NEP	4
37	Ricky Williams	MIA	4
38	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	9
39	Mewelde Moore	PIT	6
40	Fred Taylor	JAC	7
41	Carnell Williams	TBB	10
42	Cedric Benson	CIN	10
43	Antonio Pittman	STL	5
44	Chester Taylor	MIN	8
45	Maurice Morris	SEA	4
46	Dominic Rhodes	IND	4
47	Selvin Young	DEN	8
48	Jerious Norwood	ATL	7
49	Deuce McAllister	NOS	9
50	J.J. Arrington	ARI	7
51	Le'Ron McClain	BAL	2
52	Jerome Harrison	CLE	5
53	Julius Jones	SEA	4
54	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	4
55	Jamaal Charles	KCC	6
56	Sammy Morris	NEP	4
57	Lorenzo Booker	PHI	7
58	Ray Rice	BAL	2

TEAM DEFENSES

Rank	Player	Bye
1	New York Jets	5
2	Baltimore Ravens	2
3	Minnesota Vikings	8
4	New York Giants	4
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10
6	Green Bay Packers	8
7	Tennessee Titans	6
8	Dallas Cowboys	10
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	6
10	Miami Dolphins	4
11	Chicago Bears	8
12	Philadelphia Eagles	7
13	Seattle Seahawks	4
14	Carolina Panthers	9
15	Arizona Cardinals	7
16	Buffalo Bills	6
17	Jacksonville Jaguars	7
18	Atlanta Falcons	7
19	New Orleans Saints	9
20	New England Patriots	4
21	Indianapolis Colts	4
22	San Diego Chargers	9
23	San Francisco 49ers	9
24	Oakland Raiders	5
25	Cleveland Browns	5
26	Washington Redskins	10
27	Houston Texans	2
28	Denver Broncos	8
29	Kansas City Chiefs	6
30	Detroit Lions	4
31	St. Louis Rams	5
32	Cincinnati Bengals	10

WIDE RECEIVERS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Anquan Boldin	ARI	7
2	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	7
3	Reggie Wayne	IND	4
4	Randy Moss	NEP	4
5	Terrell Owens	DAL	10
6	Andre Johnson	HOU	2
7	Roddy White	ATL	7
8	Steve Smith	CAR	9
9	Calvin Johnson	DET	4
10	Brandon Marshall	DEN	8
11	Greg Jennings	GBP	8
12	Dwayne Bowe	KCC	6
13	Marques Colston	NOS	9
14	Wes Welker	NEP	4
15	Vincent Jackson	SDC	9
16	Lance Moore	NOS	9
17	Hines Ward	PIT	6
18	Santana Moss	WAS	10
19	Kevin Walter	HOU	2
20	Eddie Royal	DEN	8
21	Braylon Edwards	CLE	5
22	Laveranues Coles	NYJ	5
23	Lee Evans	BUF	6
24	Ted Ginn Jr.	MIA	4
25	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	CIN	10
26	Donald Driver	GBP	8
27	Santonio Holmes	PIT	6
28	Chad Johnson	CIN	10
29	Donnie Avery	STL	5
30	Antonio Bryant	TBB	10
31	Anthony Gonzalez	IND	4
32	Steve Breaston	ARI	7
33	Domenik Hixon	NYG	4
34	Jerricho Cotchery	NYJ	5
35	Bernard Berrian	MIN	8
36	Derrick Mason	BAL	2
37	Matt Jones	JAC	7
38	Michael Jenkins	ATL	7
39	Marvin Harrison	IND	4
40	DeSean Jackson	PHI	7
41	Torry Holt	STL	5
42	Roy Williams	DAL	10
43	Justin Gage	TEN	6
44	Kevin Curtis	PHI	7
45	Mark Bradley	KCC	6
46	Koren Robinson	SEA	4
47	Amani Toomer	NYG	4
48	Antwaan Randle El	WAS	10
49	Isaac Bruce	SFO	9
50	Nate Washington	PIT	6
51	Muhsin Muhammad	CAR	9
52	Steve Smith	NYG	4
53	Devin Hester	CHI	8
54	Chris Chambers	SDC	9
55	Jason Hill	SFO	9
56	Ike Hilliard	TBB	10
57	Mark Clayton	BAL	2
58	Malcolm Floyd	SDC	9
59	Devery Henderson	NOS	9
60	Jabar Gaffney	NEP	4

COMMENTS (page 1 of 1)

Dan

Posted Dec 4, 2008 2:41pm EST

So if you were in a ten man league with that didn't start until the playoffs and only allowed 2 RBs per team you wouldn't draft Slaton or Jackson and you'd pin you fantasy hopes on Larry Johnson, Kevin Smith or Warrick Dunn? That's not a rhetorical question by the way.

Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:42pm EST

It seems to me that this should be a speculative list, at least for the playoffs. At this point, it no longer matters who is leading the league statistically, but it is who will best serve their teams in the coming three weeks. Perhaps ranking the players by ease of schedule, injury, and weather. That would be useful... not this rehashed season long stat ranking... just my opinion.

Scott

Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:03pm EST

I think it would be more helpful to include the previous week's ranking instead of the player's bye week...

Scott

Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:01pm EST

Seems like the rankings are only the slightest tweak from last week's version, otherwise we'd see a drop for Addai (timeshare, and wasted matchup last week), MJD (timeshare, and pathetic team showing on MNF) and bumps for DWill (clear #1 and on fire) & ChrisJ (great upcoming matchups). Same could be said for Jennings & Berrian (merit bump based on performance & schedule) and VJax, Avery, Holmes (merit drops)

Scott

Posted Dec 4, 2008 11:44am EST

The Steelers, who are the #1 ranked D in the NFL is #9 here???? Dallas, Green Bay, Minnesota and the Jets are better???? Pleeeease!!

Jay

Posted Dec 4, 2008 11:20am EST

Isn't it a little late in the year to still be ranked based on your expectation ( S. Holmes)

Posted Dec 4, 2008 9:20am EST

slaton at 22, even after a S1?

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