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Below you will find our Week 12 quarterback rankings, to help determine your QB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).
Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some QB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 12, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 12.
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Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings - Quarterbacks
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Carson Palmer ARI at SF | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers GB vs. CHI | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Drew Brees NO at HOU | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cam Newton CAR at DAL | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Tom Brady NE at DEN | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Andy Dalton CIN vs. STL | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Eli Manning NYG at WAS | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Blake Bortles JAC vs. SD | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Derek Carr OAK at TEN | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Ben Roethlisberger PIT at SEA | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | Russell Wilson SEA vs. PIT | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Philip Rivers SD at JAC | 13 | 10 |
| 13 | Brian Hoyer HOU vs. NO | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | Jay Cutler CHI at GB | 14 | 17 |
| 15 | Jameis Winston TB at IND | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | Matt Ryan ATL vs. MIN | 19 | 16 |
| 17 | Marcus Mariota TEN vs. OAK | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | Brock Osweiler DEN vs. NE | 18 | 25 |
| 19 | Matthew Stafford DET vs. PHI | 22 | 18 |
| 20 | Ryan Fitzpatrick NYJ vs. MIA | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | Ryan Tannehill MIA at NYJ | 26 | 21 |
| 22 | Alex Smith KC vs. BUF | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | Kirk Cousins WAS vs. NYG | 23 | 28 |
| 24 | Josh McCown CLE vs. BAL | 27 | 23 |
| 25 | Tyrod Taylor BUF at KC | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | Mark Sanchez PHI at DET | 25 | 27 |
| 27 | Sam Bradford PHI at DET | 26 | |
| 28 | Teddy Bridgewater MIN at ATL | 28 | |
| 29 | Johnny Manziel CLE vs. BAL | 35 | 29 |
| 30 | Matt Hasselbeck IND vs. TB | 29 | |
| 31 | T.J. Yates HOU vs. NO | 36 | 30 |
| 32 | Blaine Gabbert SF vs. ARI | 30 | |
| 33 | Nick Foles STL at CIN | 31 | |
| 34 | Matt Schaub BAL at CLE | 32 | |
| 35 | Case Keenum STL at CIN | 33 | |
| 36 | Jimmy Clausen BAL at CLE | 34 |
Week 12 Quarterback (QB) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
One QB I am not shying away from despite a tough matchup? That would be Andy Dalton, who has proven himself several times over this season.
After playing really in really tough games vs Seattle and @Arizona, I’m not too worried about Dalton. He did have one misstep against the Texans but with his performance in that Arizona game he proved he wasn’t reverting back to the old Andy Dalton. I have him at QB6 this week.
Similarly, a lot of people have cooled on Derek Carr after a really bad game last week against the Lions. His consensus rank is QB14, and I have him at QB9. My thinking is the Lions have somehow become a really good defense lately. Carr is another QB that has played well in other tough matchups, I’m not too worried about him here vs the Titans
On the negative side we have Matt Ryan. After a fine start to the season, Ryan now has nine touchdowns and eight interceptions over his last six games. Ryan has not thrown more than 17 interceptions in a season, but it seems highly likely that changes this season.
In particular, Ryan has eight interceptions at home against just two on the road. In this game at home vs a strong Vikings team, it seems like a good week to avoid Ryan. I have him at QB19.
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