One glance at Week 1's top-scoring quarterbacks serves as a perfect reminder of why we let the games play out before crowning winners, and also how volatile rankings can be from week to week.
That is, unless people actually expected Carson Palmer, Jake Locker and Derek Anderson(!) to crack the top 10 in the first week, and the comforting thing about people who claim that is that those people are clearly liars.
Week 2 is far from a guarantee to produce less batty results, but the usual suspects at least have a chance to return to form. Aaron Rodgers goes from facing a stalwart Seattle Seahawks defense to a mortal one in the New York Jets. Drew Brees couldn't find the end zone frequently enough to register as a top quarterback versus the Atlanta Falcons, but is a safe bet to right the ship against the Cleveland Browns.
Those two quarterbacks project to return to their usual place among the top weekly scorers, according to our staff. As for everyone else? Take a look below:
Consensus Writer Rankings
| Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | Peyton Manning | Denver Broncos | Kansas City |
| 2 | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints | @Cleveland |
| 3 | Andrew Luck | Indianapolis Colts | Philadelphia |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | NY Jets |
| 5 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit Lions | @Carolina |
| 6 | Colin Kaepernick | San Francisco 49ers | Chicago |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | @Cincinnati |
| 8 | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles | @Indianapolis |
| 9 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | @Minnesota |
| 10 | Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks | @San Diego |
| 11 | Jay Cutler | Chicago Bears | @San Francisco |
| 12 | Andy Dalton | Cincinnati Bengals | Atlanta |
| 13 | Jake Locker | Tennessee Titans | Dallas |
| 14 | Cam Newton | Carolina Panthers | Detroit |
| 15 | Tony Romo | Dallas Cowboys | @Tennessee |
| 16 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh Steelers | @Baltimore |
| 17 | Carson Palmer | Arizona Cardinals | @NY Giants |
| 18 | Robert Griffin III | Washington | Jacksonville |
| 19 | Ryan Tannehill | Miami Dolphins | @Buffalo |
| 20 | Philip Rivers | San Diego Chargers | Seattle |
| 21 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Houston Texans | @Oakland |
| 22 | Chad Henne | Jacksonville Jaguars | @Washington |
| 23 | Alex Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | @Denver |
| 24 | Geno Smith | New York Jets | @Green Bay |
| 25 | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens | Pittsburgh |
Individual Writer Rankings
| Rank | Daniel Kelley | Dan Ciarrocchi | John Daigle | Scott Kaliska |
| 1 | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | Andrew Luck | Peyton Manning |
| 2 | Drew Brees | Drew Brees | Peyton Manning | Drew Brees |
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers | Aaron Rodgers | Colin Kaepernick | Aaron Rodgers |
| 4 | Andrew Luck | Andrew Luck | Drew Brees | Andrew Luck |
| 5 | Matthew Stafford | Matt Ryan | Matthew Stafford | Nick Foles |
| 6 | Matt Ryan | Tom Brady | Jay Cutler | Tom Brady |
| 7 | Colin Kaepernick | Matthew Stafford | Aaron Rodgers | Colin Kaepernick |
| 8 | Russell Wilson | Nick Foles | Matt Ryan | Matt Ryan |
| 9 | Nick Foles | Russell Wilson | Andy Dalton | Matthew Stafford |
| 10 | Tom Brady | Colin Kaepernick | Russell Wilson | Russell Wilson |
| 11 | Jake Locker | Tony Romo | Carson Palmer | Jay Cutler |
| 12 | Robert Griffin III | Andy Dalton | Jake Locker | Tony Romo |
| 13 | Cam Newton | Jay Cutler | Ben Roethlisberger | Andy Dalton |
| 14 | Jay Cutler | Cam Newton | Nick Foles | Cam Newton |
| 15 | Tony Romo | Robert Griffin III | Tom Brady | Robert Griffin III |
| 16 | Ben Roethlisberger | Jake Locker | Cam Newton | Jake Locker |
| 17 | Andy Dalton | Ben Roethlisberger | Phillip Rivers | Carson Palmer |
| 18 | Carson Palmer | Ryan Tannehill | Chad Henne | Ben Roethlisberger |
| 19 | Chad Henne | Carson Palmer | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Ryan Tannehill |
| 20 | Ryan Tannehill | Philip Rivers | Joe Flacco | Geno Smith |
| 21 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Eli Manning | Tony Romo | Alex Smith |
| 22 | Alex Smith | Alex Smith | Geno Smith | Philip Rivers |
| 23 | Josh McCown | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Matt Cassel | Eli Manning |
| 24 | Philip Rivers | Joe Flacco | Robert Griffin III | Shaun Hill |
| 25 | Joe Flacco | Josh McCown | Ryan Tannehill | Ryan Fitzpatrick |