As expected, the opening week saw a lot of firepower from the quarterback position. Many, but not allof the studsperformed as we expected, and some sleepers with nice matchups outdid expectations. Since we only have a one-game sample size, it's important not to overreact to what we saw last week, but it's inevitably going to happen. Moving forward, we'll have more stats that will help up with our projections, both for QBs and, more important, for defenses. For now, we have to combine impre sions from last week with some of the stuff we knew (or thought we knew)coming into the year As always this early, we use a mix of everything when putting together Xander Bogaerts Jersey our Week 2 fantasy QB rankings.Studs like Justin Herbert (vs. Cowboys), Ru sell Wilson (vs. Titans), Aaron Rodgers (vs. Lions), and Tom Brady (vs. Falcons) are always going to start, and it looks like they all could be in for explosive weeks againstdefenses that once again look susceptible to the pa sing game. Rodgers was really the only one of the four who really struggled last week, but he gets as good of a "get-right" matchup as he could hope for on Monday, so there's no need to consider benching him.WEEK 2 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | Lower down in our rankings, Mac Jones (@ Jets) has a nice matchup, but he's still just for the Superflex/two-QB crowd. Jameis Winston (@ Panthers) might have graduated to the starting tierafter his five-TD game. He faces the Panthers in Carolina, and although the Panthers' defense looked decent last week, it was against a rookie QB with a lot of young players around him. The Saints looked crisp despite Winston not needing to throw for many yards.The Jaguars' defense looked atrocious against the Texans' bland offense, so perhaps Teddy Bridgewater (vs. Jaguars) is also a viable play despite losing Jerry Jeudy (ankle) for a few weeks.WEEK 2 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | One of our favorite preseason sleeper QBs, Tua Tagovailoa, faces another tough matchup. It might be tough to start him this week once again, but brighter days are ahead. The same goes for Trevor Lawrence (vs. Broncos), who might have a decent day thanks to volume but is far too risky to really consider. On the flip side, Joe Burrow (@ Bears) showed no signs of rust against Minnesota, and the Bears looked especially vulnerable against the pa s. Burrow is on the start-sit bubble as a result.WEEK 2 FANTASY: | | Again, Pedro Martinez Jersey let's remember we still don't have a ton of information to go off of, as we've only seen one game from each team. The best you can do is take all available factors at your disposal and view Week 1 with a grain of salt to make your start/sit decisions.WEEK 2 DFS LINEUPS: | | Note: We'll be updating these QB rankings as needed throughout the week, so check back for the latest changes and analysis.MORE WEEK 2 DFS: | | Fantasy QB Rankings Week 2: Who to start at quarterbackRankings are based on standard, four-point pa sing TD scoring formats. RankPlayer1Kyler Murray, ARI vs. MIN2Lamar Jackson, BAL vs. KC3Patrick Mahomes, KC @ BAL4Tom Brady, TB vs. ATL5Ru sell Wilson, SEA vs. TEN6Aaron Rodgers, GB vs. DET7Jalen Hurts, PHI vs. SF.The jury has been out on Hurts as a pa ser, but he looked impre sive in Week 1 against the Falcons. He completed 77 percent of his throws and to sed three touchdowns to zero interceptions. DeVonta Smith looked good, so he might have a true No. 1 WR. Even if you took away his 62 rushing yards, this was an impre sive offensive showing. The 49ers allowed Jared Goff to score 29.9 fantasy points in Week 1. Of course, a lot Steven Wright Jersey of his points came in garbage time, but Hurts has a much safer floor and higher ceiling.8Justin Herbert, LAC vs. DAL.Herbert scored a mere 14.38 fantasy points in Week 1, but he was facing one of the premier defenses in the NFL. Dallas projects to have one of the worst pa sing defenses in football, and Herbert should reclaim a spot inside the top 10 in what could play out to be a shootout in Los Angeles.9Dak Prescott, DAL @ LAC.The Chargers' defense might be much improved this year, but Dak is a mainstay inside the top 10 regardle s of matchup. He has top overall QB potential every week, but we can expect the Cowboys to be more balanced on offense moving forward.10Baker Mayfield, CLE vs. HOU.Mayfield has was outside the top-20 QBs in Week 1, but the Browns' offense looked good. He pa sed for 321 yards, but Jarvis Landry, Kareem Hunt, and Nick Chubb combined for four rushing touchdowns. All it would've taken for Mayfield to have a top-12 finish was simply a touchdown or two. Since we know the Browns' offense is good, we can expect Mayfield to get more opportunities to throw touchdowns against a bad Texans defense, especially Odell Beckham Jr. (knee) returns.11Josh Allen, BUF @ MIA.Josh Allen finishing at QB19 Alex Verdugo Jersey (before Monday Night Football) is sure a surprising and disappointing development. He again plays one of the league's best defenses this week, so a top-five finish may elude him again. Of course, he could still make his way into the top five, but it's tough to project that happening. Still, his 51 pa sing attempts and nine rushing attempts show that he'll once again have a crazy amount of usage.12Kirk Cousins, MIN @ ARI.How many times does Cousins have to produce solid fantasy outings for people to respect him? Yes, he can be due for disastrous weeks on occasion, but he's going to be attempting a lot of pa ses behind a bad Minnesota defense, and he has weapons all over the field. He pa sed for 351 yards and two touchdowns and will be called upon again to throw it all over the yard against Arizona.13Teddy Bridgewater, DEN @ JAX.As usual, Bridgwater was effective and efficient (@ Giants) in Week 1. Although Jerry Jeudy (ankle) will mi s this game, the matchup with the Jaguars is too good to pa s up. The Jags allowed 37 points to the rebuilding Texans, and the Broncos have far better weapons at their disposal.14Matthew Stafford, LAR @ IND.Stafford was as advertised in his first game as a Ram (24.34 fantasy points), but we still respect Indy's defense despite it giving up four pa sing touchdowns to Ru sell Wilson. If the Colts' defense is exposed again, we'll have to adjust moving forward Nick Yorke Jersey . For now, we think it will round into shape. Stafford could surely finish inside the top 10 of QB again, but we like some of the guys ahead of him and their matchups.