Lineup Rankings: Week 14
Despite the cold weather, Corey Dillon is heating up and would like nothing more than to run all over his former team in Week 14. Lineup Rankings places the Pats RB near the top as he faces the Bengals.
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Need help making those tough lineup decisions? Lineup Rankings provide you with our best possible starters, based on overall Fantasy value and each player's upcoming matchup. These rankings are based on a performance scoring system that gives players bonuses for yards and six points for touchdowns. Players listed on the injury report are noted, and their availability for the upcoming game has been factored into their rank position. Players are excluded that have an upcoming bye week.
Beside each player's name, you will see their upcoming opponent as well a number in parentheses. That number means something different for each position. For quarterbacks, it is the total defensive ranking in the NFL of their opponent, based on total yards allowed. For running backs, that number is the rushing defense ranking of their opponent, based on rushing yards allowed per game. For example, by Corey Dillon's name it reads: vs. CIN (31). That means he is playing at home against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend and they are the 31st ranked rushing defense in the NFL. Finally, for receivers and tight ends, that number is their opponent's rank based on receiving yards allowed per game. Be sure to check back throughout the week as these rankings will be updated according to the latest news and injury information. You can look for more in-depth lineup analysis later this week: Start 'em & Sit 'em (Fridays) and the Fantasy Football Matchups (Saturdays).
| Quarterbacks | Running backs | |
| 1. Peyton Manning at HOU (29) | 1. L. Tomlinson vs. TB (22) | |
| 2. Daunte Culpepper vs. SEA (20) | 2. Shaun Alexander at MIN (23) | |
| 3. Donovan McNabb at WAS (2) | 3. Corey Dillon vs. CIN (31) | |
| 4. Brett Favre vs. DET (21) | 4. Edgerrin James at HOU (20) | |
| 5. Jake Delhomme * vs. STL (25) | 5. Tiki Barber at BAL (10) | |
| 6. Trent Green * at TEN (16) | 6. Curtis Martin at PIT (1) | |
| 7. Jake Plummer vs. MIA (7) | 7. Ahman Green vs. DET (21) | |
| 8. Drew Brees vs. TB (3) | 8. R. Droughns * vs. MIA (25) | |
| 9. Tom Brady * vs. CIN (23) | 9. Clinton Portis vs. PHI (14) | |
| 10. Aaron Brooks at DAL (24) | 10. Willis McGahee vs. CLE (29) | |
| 11. Byron Leftwich vs. CHI (17) | 11. Fred Taylor vs. CHI (27) | |
| 12. David Carr vs. IND (31) | 12. Julius Jones vs. NO (32) | |
| 13. Matt Hasselbeck at MIN (26) | 13. Brian Westbrook at WAS (3) | |
| 14. Vinny Testaverde vs. NO (32) | 14. Nick Goings vs. STL (28) | |
| 15. Michael Vick vs. OAK (28) | 15. Chris Brown ** vs. KC (12) | |
| 16. Steve McNair ** vs. KC (30) | 16. Rudi Johnson at NE (6) | |
| 17. Carson Palmer at NE (9) | 17. Domanick Davis vs. IND (18) | |
| 18. Kerry Collins at ATL (14) | 18. Deuce McAllister at DAL (13) | |
| 19. Drew Bledsoe vs. CLE (22) | 19. Onterrio Smith vs. SEA (15) | |
| 20. Joey Harrington at GB (27) | 20. Derrick Blaylock at TEN (17) | |
| 21. Kevin Jones at GB (9) | ||
| Wide receivers | 22. Steven Jackson ** at CAR (19) | |
| 1. Terrell Owens * at WAS (3) | 23. Chester Taylor vs. NYG (26) | |
| 2. Marvin Harrison at HOU (28) | 24. Michael Pittman * at SD (2) | |
| 3. Javon Walker vs. DET (21) | 25. Duce Staley vs. NYJ (7) | |
| 4. M. Muhammad vs. STL (16) | ||
| 5. Randy Moss vs. SEA (24) | ||
| 6. Torry Holt at CAR (20) | Tight ends | |
| 7. Joe Horn at DAL (25) | 1. Antonio Gates vs. TB (1) | |
| 8. Reggie Wayne at HOU (28) | 2. Tony Gonzalez at TEN (18) | |
| 9. Brandon Stokley at HOU (28) | 3. Alge Crumpler vs. OAK (26) | |
| 10. Andre Johnson vs. IND (29) | 4. Jason Witten vs. NO (32) | |
| 11. Derrick Mason vs. KC (31) | 5. Randy McMichael at DEN (8) | |
| 12. Isaac Bruce at CAR (20) | 6. Jeremy Shockey at BAL (6) | |
| 13. Chad Johnson at NE (15) | 7. Jermaine Wiggins vs. SEA (24) | |
| 14. Donald Driver vs. DET (21) | 8. Eric Johnson at ARI (10) | |
| 15. Drew Bennett vs. KC (31) | 9. Marcus Pollard at HOU (28) | |
| 16. Darrell Jackson at MIN (23) | 10. Daniel Graham ** vs. CIN (12) | |
| 17. Deion Branch vs. CIN (12) | 11. Todd Heap vs. NYG (5) | |
| 18. Jimmy Smith * vs. CHI (11) | 12. Bubba Franks vs. DET (21) | |
| 19. Chris Chambers * at DEN (8) | 13. L.J. Smith * at WAS (3) | |
| 20. Rod Smith vs. MIA (2) | 14. Erron Kinney vs. KC (31) | |
| 21. Nate Burleson vs. SEA (24) | 15. Boo Williams at DAL (25) | |
| 22. Eddie Kennison at TEN (16) | ||
| 23. Hines Ward vs. NYJ (7) | ||
| 24. Keyshawn Johnson vs. NO (32) | ||
| 25. Eric Moulds vs. CLE (13) | ||
| 26. Jerry Porter at ATL (22) | ||
| 27. Antonio Bryant at BUF (9) | ||
| 28. Roy Williams at GB (30) | ||
| 29. Lee Evans vs. CLE (13) | ||
| 30. Michael Clayton at SD (27) |
| Injury notations | ||
| * | Probable | 75 percent chance player will play |
| * * | Questionable | 50 percent chance player will play |
| * * * | Doubtful | 25 percent chance player will play |
