Week 2 Fantasy Power Rankings

Matt Ryan and Robert Griffin III were the top two scorers in Week 1, and neither was in my top 25 last week, so things are certainly going to look different this week.

Also, things will be different in the terms of how I rank them. I am taking away the differential percentage I used last week because, frankly, it takes entirely too much time to calculate and doesn't offer enough in return to make the time spent calculating the figure worthwhile.

I will also be adjusting the match-up rating (MR) to reflect the average of the teams each player has faced this season. For Week 1, it won't tell us much, especially at the quarterback position. That's because, for example, the quarterback who scored the most in Week 1 (Ryan), obviously faced the team that allowed the most points to a quarterback (Chiefs). As the season goes on, however, the rankings will become much more indicative of a player's success and how difficult it was to achieve it.

Remember, these are slightly different to traditional power rankings, but work in pretty much the same way. Basically, the team with the best record doesn't always hold the top spot. Same here - the player with the most points doesn't always take the top spot.

TP = Total points scored this season; MR = Average rank (vs. position) of defenses faced; PR = Positional ranking

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Matt Mullin is a sports producer at philly.com. You can reach him by e-mail at mmullin@philly.com. Follow Matt on Twitter: @matt_mullin