Fantasy Football Week 2 Rankings: QBs

Last week, we gave you Carson Palmer as a great option, and he flopped. But remember we also said Joe Flacco would be a QB1 (ranking him as the No. 10 QB for Week 1), and he didn't disappoint. This week, we're looking at a high-scoring game in Buffalo, when the Bills take on the Buccaneers. Both secondaries did nothing to stop the pass last week, with Tony Romo continuously going deep against Tampa Bay and Tom Brady completing 39 passes against Buffalo. Both of their QB2s could make great spot starts as you search for a Donovan McNabb replacement.

1. Peyton Manning, IND @ MIA
2. Aaron Rodgers, GB vs. CIN
3. Drew Brees, NO @ PHI
4. Tom Brady, NE @ NYJ
5. Kurt Warner, ARI @ JAC

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6. Matt Ryan, ATL vs. CAR
7. Tony Romo, DAL vs. NYG
8. Matt Schaub, HOU @ TEN
9. Trent Edwards, BUF vs. TB
10. Philip Rivers, SD vs. BAL
11. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT @ CHI
12. Eli Manning, NYG @ DAL
13. Byron Leftwich, TB @ BUF
14. Jason Campbell, WAS vs. STL
15. Jay Cutler, CHI vs. PIT
16. Joe Flacco, BAL @ SD
17. Brett Favre, MIN @ DET
18. David Garrard, JAC vs. ARI
19. Mark Sanchez, NYJ vs. NE
20. JaMarcus Russell, OAK @ KC
21. Carson Palmer, CIN @ GB
22. Brady Quinn, CLE @ DEN
23. Kerry Collins, TEN vs. HOU
24. Shaun Hill, SF vs. SEA
25. Kyle Orton, DEN vs. CLE
26. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA @ SF
27. Chad Pennington, MIA vs. IND
28. Jake Delhomme, CAR @ ATL
29. Brodie Croyle, KC vs. OAK
30. Marc Bulger, STL @ WAS
31. Matthew Stafford, DET vs. MIN
32. Kevin Kolb, PHI vs. NO
33. Matt Cassel, KC vs. OAK
34. Jeff Garcia, PHI vs. NO
35. Donovan McNabb, PHI vs. NO

• Donovan McNabb was on his way to an excellent game against the Panthers before he suffered his rib injury. As a result, I love Matt Ryan playing against Carolina at home. As our Knox Bardeen expected, Ryan showed great chemistry with new tight end Tony Gonzalez, and while Michael Turner and the running game struggled, Matty Ice showed he has the chops to be a fantasy QB1.

• Speaking of McNabb, he hasn't been ruled out officially, but I wouldn't expect to see him play. Jeff Garcia will be an intriguing option soon, but coming off the street I don't expect him to start. If you haven't seen Kevin Kolb play, take the advice of the people who have and don't roster him. The Saints could make Kolb look like Jake Delhomme this week.

• Pittsburgh looks to have become a passing team, which bumps up the value of Big Ben Roethelisberger. He faces a Bears secondary that did a good job of limiting Aaron Rodgers' numbers. That makes Roethlisberger a borderline starting QB this week.

• After being too high on Palmer last week, I'm probably way too low on him this week. I don't trust him against an excellent Packers secondary. He belongs on your bench this week, as does Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Hill, who face each other. Both are borderline QB2s this week, and I'd rather play Jason Campbell, JaMarcus Russell, or Byron Leftwich.