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Fantasy Fox: QB-starter rankings for NFL Week 11

Published Nov. 12, 2014 8:00 a.m. ET

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Here are my Week 11 QB rankings for standard-scoring leagues that reward four points per touchdown pass.

This countdown doesn't lean on a particular stat. It's merely an educated early guess of which signal-callers, 1 through 28, will have the best combination of total yards (passing/rushing) and total touchdowns for the NFL's 11th weekend.

Regardless of how these rankings shake out every week, it shouldn't supersede two important factors that go into regular lineup consideration:

1. Always play your healthy superstars.

2. Always ride your gut instinct over a certain guru's analysis (read: plausible deniability).

BYES: Baltimore, Dallas, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets

TOP 28 QUARTERBACKS

1. Peyton Manning @ St. Louis

2. Andrew Luck vs. New England

3. Aaron Rodgers vs. Philadelphia

4. Tom Brady @ Indianapolis

5. Drew Brees vs. Cincinnati

6. Philip Rivers vs. Oakland

7. Matthew Stafford @ Arizona

8. Matt Ryan @ Carolina

9. Ben Roethlisberger @ Tennessee

10. Cam Newton vs. Atlanta

11. Colin Kaepernick @ N.Y. Giants

12. Teddy Bridgewater @ Chicago

13. Russell Wilson @ Kansas City

14. Mark Sanchez @ Green Bay

15. Andy Dalton @ New Orleans

16. Alex Smith vs. Seattle

17. Jay Cutler vs. Minnesota

18. Josh McCown @ Washington

19. Robert Griffin III vs. Tampa Bay

20. Derek Carr @ San Diego

21. Drew Stanton vs. Detroit

22. Eli Manning vs. San Francisco

23. Kyle Orton @ Miami

24. Ryan Mallett @ Cleveland

25. Ryan Tannehill vs. Buffalo

26. Austin Davis vs. Denver

27. Brian Hoyer vs. Houston

28. Zach Mettenberger vs. Pittsburgh

Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @FOX_JayClemons.