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Fantasy Fox: QB-starter rankings for NFL Week 6

Published Oct. 8, 2014 11:00 a.m. ET

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Here are my Week 6 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 30, will have the best combination of total yards (passing/rushing) and total touchdowns for the NFL's sixth 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: New Orleans, Kansas City

TOP 30 QUARTERBACKS

1. Aaron Rodgers @ Miami
2. Philip Rivers @ Oakland
3. Jay Cutler @ Atlanta
4. Peyton Manning @ N.Y. Jets
5. Matt Ryan vs. Chicago
6. Andrew Luck @ Houston
7. Andy Dalton vs. Carolina
8. Ben Roethlisberger @ Cleveland
9. Joe Flacco @ Tampa Bay
10. Kirk Cousins @ Arizona
11. Russell Wilson vs. Dallas
12. Eli Manning @ Philadelphia
13. Cam Newton @ Cincinnati
14. Tom Brady @ Buffalo
15. Austin Davis vs. San Francisco
16. Ryan Tannehill vs. Green Bay
17. Matthew Stafford @ Minnesota
18. Colin Kaepernick @ St. Louis
19. Nick Foles vs. N.Y. Giants
20. Tony Romo @ Seattle
21. Carson Palmer vs. Washington
22. Mike Glennon vs. Baltimore
23. Charlie Whitehurst vs. Jacksonville
24. Teddy Bridgewater vs. Detroit
25. Blake Bortles @ Tennessee
26. Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. Indianapolis
27. Brian Hoyer vs. Pittsburgh
28. Derek Carr vs. San Diego
29. Kyle Orton vs. New England
30. Geno Smith vs. Denver

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.