Week 2 in the NFL proved to be a bloodbath with 55 players sustaining injuries that did not allow them to return to action. Unfortunately, the quarterback position wasn’t exempt from this. Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III sustained a dislocated ankle and missed out on an opportunity to reestablish himself as one of the premier players in fantasy football.
Fantasy football rankings, Week 3: Quarterbacks
The SB Nation fantasy staff looks forward to Week 3 and ranks the quarterbacks.
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But quarterbacks can't do it alone; they need their receiving weapons to thrive, and injuries to guys like A.J. Green, Eric Decker, DeSean Jackson and Jamaal Charles can have a profound ripple effect on the fantasy point totals for quarterbacks in Week 3. We can only hope that the third week of games ends without as much carnage, and with fewer owners having to sprint to the waiver wire and place claims on contingency plans.
Let’s take a look at how these quarterbacks stack up, per our experts:
Consensus Writer Rankings
| Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints | Minnesota |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | @Detroit |
| 3 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit Lions | Green Bay |
| 4 | Andrew Luck | Indianapolis Colts | @Jacksonville |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | Denver Broncos | @Seattle |
| 6 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | Tampa Bay |
| 7 | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles | Washington |
| 8 | Cam Newton | Carolina Panthers | Pittsburgh |
| 9 | Jay Cutler | Chicago Bears | @NY Jets |
| 10 | Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks | Denver |
| 11 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Oakland |
| 12 | Philip Rivers | San Diego Chargers | @Buffalo |
| 13 | Colin Kaepernick | San Francisco 49ers | @Arizona |
| 14 | Tony Romo | Dallas Cowboys | @St. Louis |
| 15 | Kirk Cousins | Washington | @Philadelphia |
| 16 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh Steelers | @Carolina |
| 17 | Andy Dalton | Cincinnati Bengals | Tennessee |
| 18 | Geno Smith | New York Jets | Chicago |
| 19 | Ryan Tannehill | Miami Dolphins | Kansas City |
| 20 | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens | @Cleveland |
| 21 | Josh McCown | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | @Atlanta |
| 22 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Houston Texans | @NY Giants |
| 23 | Brian Hoyer | Cleveland Browns | Baltimore |
| 24 | Alex Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | @Miami |
| 25 | Drew Stanton | Arizona Cardinals | San Francisco |
Individual Writer Rankings
| Rank | Daniel Kelley | Dan Ciarrocchi | John Daigle | Scott Kaliska |
| 1 | Drew Brees | Aaron Rodgers | Matthew Stafford | Drew Brees |
| 2 | Peyton Manning | Drew Brees | Andrew Luck | Aaron Rodgers |
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers | Andrew Luck | Drew Brees | Matthew Stafford |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford | Peyton Manning | Aaron Rodgers | Andrew Luck |
| 5 | Andrew Luck | Matthew Stafford | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning |
| 6 | Russell Wilson | Matt Ryan | Jay Cutler | Matt Ryan |
| 7 | Nick Foles | Nick Foles | Matt Ryan | Nick Foles |
| 8 | Tom Brady | Cam Newton | Kirk Cousins | Cam Newton |
| 9 | Cam Newton | Jay Cutler | Nick Foles | Russell Wilson |
| 10 | Philip Rivers | Tom Brady | Cam Newton | Jay Cutler |
| 11 | Matt Ryan | Philip Rivers | Phillip Rivers | Tom Brady |
| 12 | Colin Kaepernick | Tony Romo | Colin Kaepernick | Philip Rivers |
| 13 | Jay Cutler | Russell Wilson | Russell Wilson | Tony Romo |
| 14 | Tony Romo | Colin Kaepernick | Andy Dalton | Colin Kaepernick |
| 15 | Geno Smith | Kirk Cousins | Tom Brady | Andy Dalton |
| 16 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Ben Roethlisberger | Ben Roethlisberger | Kirk Cousins |
| 17 | Josh McCown | Andy Dalton | Joe Flacco | Ryan Tannehill |
| 18 | Ben Roethlisberger | Ryan Tannehill | Geno Smith | Ben Roethlisberger |
| 19 | Ryan Tannehill | Geno Smith | Drew Stanton | Geno Smith |
| 20 | Joe Flacco | Joe Flacco | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Joe Flacco |
| 21 | Eli Manning | Josh McCown | Ryan Tannehill | Alex Smith |
| 22 | EJ Manuel | Jake Locker | Brian Hoyer | Carson Palmer |
| 23 | Brian Hoyer | Alex Smith | Tony Romo | Josh McCown |
| 24 | Andy Dalton | Bryan Hoyer | E.J. Manuel | Jake Locker |
| 25 | Jake Locker | Carson Palmer | Matt Cassel | E.J. Manuel |
