It's a deep quarterback crop this year, which means there are plenty of QBs you can rely on each week. To figure out which one to play, follow my rankings. Only two teams are on bye, and the two QBs that are off probably weren't going to start for you anyway. I only list the top 20, because unless you play in a two-QB league, you likely won't need to worry about anyone else.
Byes: Miami Dolphins & Oakland Raiders
Last Update: Oct. 2
Other Rankings: QB, RB, WR, TE, DEF
| Rank & Player | Opponent | Notes |
| 1. Peyton Manning, DEN | ARI | Welcome back to the top of the rankings Mr. Manning. |
| 2. Andrew Luck, IND | BAL | Luck is having a monster year so far. Keep playing him. |
| 3. Drew Brees, NO | TB | Brees is better at home and has a good matchup. |
| 4. Aaron Rodgers, GB | MIN | Rodgers is coming off a nice week and is always worth starting. |
| 5. Phillip Rivers, SD | NYJ | Rivers has been on fire this season and has a solid matchup. |
| 6. Matt Stafford, DET | BUF | Even without Calvin Johnson (for the most part) last week, Stafford played well. |
| 7. Matt Ryan, ATL | @NYG | Aside from one tough week against the Bengals, Ryan has given you no reason to sit him. |
| 8. Jay Cutler, CHI | @CAR | Cutler has been playing well this season. I'm not that high on the Panthers pass defense. |
| 9. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT | @JAC | This is a great matchup for Big Ben. |
| 10. Colin Kaepernick, SF | KC | Kaepernick has been great on the ground this year, making him worth starting. |
| 11. Nick Foles, PHI | STL | Foles was terrible last week, but he should be better. |
| 12. Russell Wilson, SEA | @WAS | Wilson could go off against the Redskins, but the Seahawks could be up by too much too early. |
| 13. Cam Newton, CAR | CHI | This is a good matchup, but Newton hasn't put up great stats this season. |
| 14. Tony Romo, DAL | HOU | You can get by with starting Romo. |
| 15. Eli Manning, NYG | ATL | Eli is a fast riser because he's looked great lately. |
| 16. Andy Dalton, CIN | @NE | Dalton isn't a terrible fantasy QB, but if you're starting him, something has gone wrong for your team. |
| 17. Carson Palmer, ARI | KC | I'm not sure if Palmer plays, but even if he does he should stay on your bench. |
| 18. Joe Flacco, BAL | @IND | Flacco has a decent matchup, but he really shouldn't be starting for you. |
| 19. Tom Brady, NE | CIN | Brady's been terrible, so don't start him. But don't cut him either. |
| 20. Alex Smith, KC | @SF | Smith is a backup and playing the 49ers won't help. |
| 21. Kirk Cousins, WAS | SEA | The only reason Cousins made this list is so I can ask that we stop with the 'Cousins-is-better-than-RGIII-garbage' now. |