Another playoff fantasy football challenge is upon us as drafts are going on throughout this week, in preparation for the beginning of the post season on Saturday. While I put together player rankings for each position to get you set for the wild-card round, I've gone ahead and put together a cheat sheet for all players in the entire playoffs. While many of you will likely play on ESPN, NFL.com or other maj ...

Eli Manning vs. Falcons - While the Saints vs. Lions will receive a tone of hype as being the game with the most potential for a high score points feast, the Giants should be in a touchdown scoring slug-fest of their own against the Falcons. The Giants are on a role and with Eli Manning having arguably his best season as a pro, he should be a lock for over 350 yards passing and three touchdowns against an A ...

Cam Newton @ Saints - With Cam Newton finishing the season just as strong as he started it, the debate amongst fantasy annalists and owners, should be a fun one this off-season as we question whether Newton should be the top-ranked quarterback for the 2012 season. While Newton has a clear edge over his competition in the running game, my season-ending conclusion would be to rank him third or fourth next yea ...

Philip Rivers @ Lions - It appears Philip Rivers is finally healthy, or at least he's playing like the guy we remember from a year ago. While the past few weeks haven't presented the matchups that would allow Rivers to post huge numbers, this weeks' game against the Lions could be one of the wilder offensive performances on both sides of the football, we've seen all year. Because the Lions lack a running ga ...

Ben Roethlisberger @ 49ers - If you were to ask me if Ben Roethlisberger should be trusted against the 49ers before Sunday, I would have answered told you to look for other options. That still may be a good idea, as Big Ben's ankle is clearly hurting and unlike his acting performance against the Titans, Roethlisberger was in pain as he led his team to victory against the Browns. What changes my mind about R ...

Eli Manning @ Cowboys - Another week, another high scoring back and forth contest for Eli Manning and the Giants offense. While New York's schedule down the stretch hasn't worked out well in terms of wins and losses, fantasy owners are loving that Manning continues to find himself in matchups where he finds himself throwing for over 350 yards and three scores a game. Maybe Manning isn't one of the elite NFL ...

Matt Ryan @ Texans - It's unfortunate that Matt Schaub nor Matt Leinart will be on the field for the Texans, because this matchup had the makings for a shootout. That said, Ryan has been on a hot streak of late as he's thrown for no less few than 262 yards in each of his past three games and at least 32 passing attempts in each game as well. I still knock the Falcons for not taking more shots down the field ...

Jay Cutler vs. Chargers - While Jay Cutler has been playing well of late, his numbers in the stat box haven't been what you would expect from a quarterback that showed so much promise for fantasy in his time with Denver. As we all know, the Bears offensive line for pass protection can be suspect, and Cutler's receiving core remains as one of the worst in football. Audio: Jay Culter Is An Option To Start Thi ...

Tim Tebow @ Chiefs - This time a week ago fantasy owners had to wonder if Tim Tebow would play well enough against the Raiders to even finish the game, let alone be a viable fantasy option. While the media seemed to rip Tebow up one side and down the other all week, he found a way to lead his team to a road victory against the Raiders. Tebow won't have the typical stat line we're used to seeing from a top t ...

Josh Freeman @ Saints - Just three short weeks ago, the Buccaneers played a great game against the Saints and won down in Tampa. Freeman threw for over 300 yards on the game, and I'm sure this will be a spirited contest as the Saints are fresh off a loss to the Rams. It remains to be seen whether LeGarrette Blount will return this week, but if he should miss the game, or fails to put in a full week of pract ...