Matt Ryan continues to scorch opposing pass defenses. He’s now passed for 23 touchdowns and 2,980 yards in the 2016 season. For the season, he has only failed to throw for multiple touchdowns twice and failed to top 300 passing yards in four out of his nine starts. He easily leads all fantasy quarterbacks this season in scoring. He has a few tough matchups down the stretch but this season he has looked matchup proof. The schedule is tailored for a fantasy playoff bonanza. As long as Ryan and his skill position players stay healthy, he should remain the top scoring fantasy quarterback and lead many teams to their fantasy title game.
Fantasy football rankings, Week 10: Quarterbacks
The SB Nation fantasy team reveals which quarterbacks rank in the top 25 heading into Week 10.
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Jameis Winston took a massive hit in Week 9 against Atlanta. He was unable to finish the game and remains day-to-day with a knee injury. The extended week off before their next game should help his recovery. Ryan Fitzpatrick suffered a knee sprain in Week 9 and could possibly miss Week 10. Bryce Petty would get his first start, if Fitzpatrick can’t go. Tony Romo has returned to practice but it looks like Dak Prescott will continue to start. Stranger things have happened but Prescott will need to show signs of struggle to be replaced.
Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Oakland are on bye for Week 10. That means we’ll be without Tyrod Taylor, Matthew Stafford, Andrew Luck, and Derek Carr this week. Those four quarterbacks are all starter quality and have put up pretty good numbers in 2016. Some capable bye week replacements would be Joe Flacco and Trevor Siemian. They face pass defenses that have struggled to slow down fantasy quarterbacks.
My sleeper this week is Jay Cutler. He looked pretty sharp against Minnesota in Week 8, after missing the previous five games with a thumb injury. The bye week should have given him more time to reacquaint himself with the offense. Cutler faces Tampa Bay on the road but Tampa hasn’t won a home game this season. He should carve their defense up quite easily. I think Cutler will throw for 240 yards and two touchdowns.
Quarterbacks, Week 10
(ZS: Zach Senvisky, JM: Jason Marcum, SK: Scott Kaliska, JG: Jeff Goldberg, KB: Kyle Bennett, DG: Derek Gordon)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | ZS | JM | SK | JG | KB | DG |
| 1 | Tom Brady | NE | vs. SEA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @ TEN | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @ PHI | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | SD | vs. MIA | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Cam Newton | CAR | vs. KC | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Drew Brees | NO | vs. DEN | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Russell Wilson | SEA | @ NE | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | vs. GB | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Eli Manning | NYG | vs. CIN | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Carson Palmer | ARI | vs. SF | 5 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | vs. DAL | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Jameis Winston | TB | vs. CHI | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| 13 | Andy Dalton | CIN | @ NYG | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 14 | Dak Prescott | DAL | @ PIT | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 15 | Kirk Cousins | WAS | vs. MIN | 18 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Joe Flacco | BAL | vs. CLE | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Blake Bortles | JAC | vs. HOU | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| 18 | Carson Wentz | PHI | vs. ATL | 17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Trevor Siemian | DEN | @ NO | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
| 20 | Jay Cutler | CHI | @ TB | 20 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| 21 | Alex Smith | KC | @ CAR | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| 22 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | @ SD | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| 23 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | vs. LA | -- | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| 24 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | @ ARI | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | -- |
| 25 | Sam Bradford | MIN | @ WAS | 25 | 25 | -- | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| -- | Brock Osweiler | HOU | @ JAC | 23 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Case Keenum | LA | @ NYJ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 |
