Fantasy Football Week 5 Cheat Sheet, Rankings Guide and Waiver Projections

Quarterbacks are usually second-rate citizens in Fantasy Football.

If you have any quarterback on your roster other than Cam Newton, you know that the No. 15 quarterback in the rankings may produce as much as the No. 3 quarterback in any given week.

However, QBs are the lead story going into Week 5, because Newton (concussion protocol) may not be in the lineup for the Carolina Panthers, and a quarterback named Tom Brady returns from his Roger Goodell-ordered vacation for the New England Patriots.

Brady’s return shoots him to the top of many quarterback rankings. While he doesn’t quite get there on our list—he is third behind Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers—we expect Brady to have a big impact against the Cleveland Browns.

If the Pats had not fallen apart in Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills, it might seem likely that they would have allowed Brady to hand the ball off to LeGarrette Blount and let the running game dictate the pace of the game.

But Bill Belichick was visibly agitated during the loss to Buffalo and will push his players in practice this week. The message will be sent in a clear and concise manner, and every player on the team will hear it.

Look for the Patriots to get their offense in gear against the winless Browns, and there may be little let-up in this game as Belichick sends a message to his team…and the rest of the league.

Running Backs

The Pittsburgh Steelers are feeling a lot better about themselves heading into Week 5 than they did just days ago.

That’s because Le’Veon Bell is back, and he played like a superstar in Week 4 when the Steelers hosted the Kansas City Chiefs. Bell returned from his suspension and he looked like one of the best running backs in the NFL as he picked up 144 yards on the ground and caught five passes.

The Steelers look unstoppable on offense as long as their Big Three of Roethlisberger, Bell and Antonio Brown remain healthy. There are other teams that have strong QB-RB-WR combinations, but none of them are in a class with the Steelers.

Pittsburgh appears to have another solid matchup this week as they host the New York Jets, who are reeling after back-to-back losses to the Chiefs and the Seattle Seahawks.

NFL teams usually have a way of bouncing back after a couple of less-than-stellar …

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