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The defensive rankings reflect season to date average yards allowed per game.
| Player | Team | Week | Location | OPP | Opp Overall Def Rank | Opp Rush Def Rank | Opp Pass Def Rank |
| Aaron Rodgers | GB | 17 | at | ARI | 20 | 18 | 22 |
| Alex Smith | SF | 17 | at | STL | 29 | 27 | 24 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 17 | at | MIA | 19 | 12 | 23 |
| Brett Favre | MIN | 17 | | NYG | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| Carson Palmer | CIN | 17 | at | NYJ | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Chad Henne | MIA | 17 | | PIT | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Charlie Frye | OAK | 17 | | BAL | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Daunte Culpepper | DET | 17 | | CHI | 17 | 26 | 12 |
| David Garrard | JAC | 17 | at | CLE | 32 | 28 | 29 |
| Derek Anderson | CLE | 17 | | JAC | 22 | 16 | 27 |
| Donovan McNabb | PHI | 17 | at | DAL | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| Eli Manning | NYG | 17 | at | MIN | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| Jason Campbell | WAS | 17 | at | SD | 15 | 23 | 9 |
| Jay Cutler | CHI | 17 | at | DET | 31 | 24 | 32 |
| Joe Flacco | BAL | 17 | at | OAK | 27 | 29 | 15 |
| Josh Freeman | TB | 17 | | ATL | 23 | 17 | 28 |
| Keith Null | STL | 17 | | SF | 18 | 7 | 26 |
| Kurt Warner | ARI | 17 | | GB | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Kyle Orton | DEN | 17 | | KC | 30 | 31 | 19 |
| Mark Brunell | NO | 17 | at | CAR | 13 | 25 | 4 |
| Mark Sanchez | NYJ | 17 | | CIN | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Matt Cassel | KC | 17 | at | DEN | 5 | 19 | 2 |
| Matt Hasslebeck | SEA | 17 | | TEN | 28 | 10 | 31 |
| Matt Moore | CAR | 17 | | NO | 24 | 22 | 25 |
| Matt Ryan | ATL | 17 | at | TB | 26 | 30 | 11 |
| Matt Schaub | HOU | 17 | | NE | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Peyton Manning | IND | 17 | at | BUF | 21 | 32 | 3 |
| Philip Rivers | SD | 17 | | WAS | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | 17 | | IND | 16 | 21 | 18 |
| Tom Brady | NE | 17 | at | HOU | 14 | 13 | 17 |
| Tony Romo | DAL | 17 | | PHI | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| Vince Young | TEN | 17 | at | SEA | 25 | 14 | 30 |
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