The Atlanta Falcons limped through the regular season last year, and lost one of their best playmakers in tight end Tony Gonzalez to retirement, but the team still has plenty to offer fantasy owners. The Falcons check in at No. 8 on the 2014 fantasy power rankings.
Atlanta offers fantasy owners 18.3 percent more value compared to the average NFL team and 67 percent of the value compared to the NFL’s best team.
Quarterback Matt Ryan was a tail-end QB1 in fantasy leagues last season despite losing his best weapons — wideout Julio Jones — in Week 5. Ryan still managed to throw for over 4,500 yards on the season but had a poor TD-INT ratio of 26-17. With Jones in the lineup from Weeks 1-5, however, Ryan was a top six fantasy quarterback, throwing for 1,649 yards, 10 touchdowns, and three interceptions. In other words, Ryan was on pace for 5,277 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. You can draft Ryan with confidence this season.
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2014 Fantasy Power Rankings
32 – Oakland
31 – NY Jets
30 – Carolina
29 – St. Louis
28 – Jacksonville
27 – Tampa Bay
26 – Cleveland
25 – Seattle
24 – NY Giants
23 – Indianapolis
22 – Houston
21 – Buffalo
20 – Miami
19 – San Francisco
18 – Kansas City
17 – Arizona
16 – Baltimore
15 – Tennessee
14 – San Diego
13 – Pittsburgh
12 – Cincinnati
11 – Minnesota
10 – Philadelphia
9 – Washington
8 – Atlanta
7 – Green Bay
6 – Detroit
5 – New England
4 – New Orleans
3 – Dallas
2 – Chicago
1 – Denver