By Zac Bellman
Special to the Tribune

QB rankings:

1. Philip Rivers (Chargers) at Washington – Completing an unreal 73.9 percent of his passes this year and faces a Redskins defense that gave up 38 straight points to the Broncos last week.
2. Drew Brees (Saints) at New York Jets – Brees has to like his chances against a Jets secondary that gave up five passing touchdowns to Andy Dalton and 15 on the season.
3. Tony Romo (Cowboys) vs. Minnesota – Romo was chased around by the Lions rough front four, but should find some more time against the Vikings to exploit their 29^th ranked pass defense.
4. Cam Newton (Panthers) vs. Atlanta – Newton is playing some great football with his arms and legs with 8 total scores in the last two weeks while refraining from turning the ball over.
5. Aaron Rodgers (Packers) vs. Chicago – After facing Minnesota’s 29^th ranked pass defense, it doesn’t get much harder as the Bears’ 28^th ranked pass defense comes to Green Bay.
6. Alex Smith (Chiefs) at Buffalo
7. Russell Wilson (Seahawks) vs. Tampa Bay
8. Terrelle Pryor (Raiders) vs. Philadelphia
9. Andrew Luck (Colts) at Houston
10. Andy Dalton (Bengals) at Miami
11. Jake Locker (Titans) at St. Louis
12. Robert Griffin III (Redskins) vs. San Diego
13. Jason Campbell (Browns) vs. Baltimore
14. Matt Ryan (Falcons) at Carolina
15. Josh McCown (Bears) at Green Bay

RB rankings:

1. Jamaal Charles (Chiefs) at Buffalo – Held out of some practice this week with knee soreness but he still should play and get close to his usual workload.
2. LeSean McCoy (Eagles) at Oakland – The quarterback situation in Philly is beginning to become a factor that is hurting McCoy’s production, but he’s still a must start getting 20+ touches every week.
3. Eddie Lacy (Packers) vs. Chicago – Lacy is starting to prove he can handle a 25-30 touch workload on a weekly basis, and Coach Mike McCarthy has a ton of confidence in him based on the 33 touches Lacy got last week.
4. Matt Forte (Bears) at Green Bay – The Bears will definitely try to slow the game down with Forte as opposed to getting in a shootout with Aaron Rodgers. This bodes well for Forte’s chances.
5. Marshawn Lynch (Seahawks) vs. Tampa Bay – The Seahawks held him back against the Rams with only nine touches, and his knees might be a concern so watch his status.
6. Adrian Peterson (Vikings) at Dallas
7. Fred Jackson (Bills) vs. Kansas City
8. DeMarco Murray (Cowboys) vs. Minnesota
9. Chris Johnson (Titans) at St. Louis
10. Alfred Morris (Redskins) vs. San Diego
11. Zac Stacy (Rams ) vs. Tennessee
12. Danny Woodhead (Chargers) at Washington
13. Stevan Ridley (Patriots) vs. Pittsburgh
14. Darren McFadden (Raiders) vs. Philadelphia
15. Trent Richardson (Colts) at Houston

WR rankings:

1. Jordy Nelson (Packers) vs. Chicago – With Megatron on bye this week, Nelson takes the top spot after catching a pair of touchdowns last week.
2. Dez Bryant (Cowboys) vs. Minnesota – Assuming everything is alright after Bryant’s sideline tirades, he and Tony Romo should find no problem exploiting the Minnesota secondary.
3. A.J. Green (Bengals) at Miami – Even though Marvin Jones stole the show last week, Green is still the most dangerous receiver on the Bengals and Andy Dalton is hot lately.
4. DeSean Jackson (Eagles) at Oakland – Despite the Eagles’ troubles keeping a quarterback healthy, Jackson has been seeing steady targets and should find holes against Oakland.
5. Pierre Garcon (Redskins) vs. San Diego – The yardage hasn’t been where fantasy owners would like it to be for Garcon, but he’s seeing an average of about 11 targets a game so high PPR value.
6. Jarrett Boykin (Packers) vs. Chicago
7. Brandon Marshall (Bears) vs. Green Bay
8. Andre Johnson (Texans) vs. Indianapolis
9. Antonio Brown (Steelers) at New England
10. Denarius Moore (Raiders) vs. Philadelphia
11. Terrance Williams (Cowboys) vs. Minnesota
12. Josh Gordon (Browns) vs. Baltimore
13. Marvin Jones (Bengals) at Miami
14. Golden Tate (Seahawks) vs. Tampa Bay
15. Kenny Stills (Saints) at New York Jets