1 Kurt Warner ARI  San Francisco Detroit St

Matchups arent everything, but they play a big part in winning a fantasy football league championship. Some quarterbacks have a great playoff schedule, some will be tested, and some should be on waivers by Wednesday. Lets look at how the quarterbacks rank over the next three weeks.1 Kurt Warner, ARI - San Francisco, Detroit, St. LouisWarner has some of the best weapons surrounding him in the NFL, and has a pretty good schedule for your playoff push. With two of his three games indoors, and the third in San Francisco, the weather shouldnt play much of a role, and anyone with both Detroit and St Louis on the calendar should put up good numbers. The biggest thing to watch is his head, since hes coming off a concussion.

All three of Arizonas opponents are allowing over 218 yards per game, putting them in the bottom half of the NFL, so I would feel safe with Warner as your top rated playoff QB.2. Aaron Rodgers, GB CHI, PIT, SEARodgers has the good fortune of playing at the Bears, who have been really bad this year, at the Steelers, who have struggled without Troy Polumalu, and at home against Seattle. Both the Bears and Seahawks have allowed over 20 touchdown passes this year, and the Steelers have been vulnerable the last few weeks Rodgers is a pretty safe call to start the next three weeks. Joe Flacco, BAL DET, CHI, PITWow, look at the Bears and Steelers show up again! And Detroit! Coincidence Probably not. The Ravens love to run the ball, but Ray Rice has emerged as a solid receiving threat as well. The Ravens are fighting to get into the playoffs, so all of these games matter.

Brett Favre, MIN CIN, CAR, CHIThat makes a Chicago Trifecta, with all three of the Bears opponents in the next three weeks making the top four on our list. Favre will get a lot of help by being indoors against Carolina and Chicago. If theyre fighting for home field advantage, theyll need to win these games to stay near the top of the NFC. My concern with Brees isnt that hell perform poorly, but that the Saints will try to keep him healthy; now that they have a two-game lead on Minnesota for the best record in the NFC, running the ball might be more popular in second halves down the stretch. The Dallas game could turn into a shootout with the Saints banged up secondary, and a home date with Tampa might lock up your championship.6. Peyton Manning, IND DEN, JAX, NYJIts really hard to put Manning outside of any top five list but..

Colts President Bill Polian confirmed that the Colts will rest any players that are tired or nicked up once home-field advantage for the playoffs is clinched. Polian cited a 1999 Week 17 game when the Colts lost LB Cornelius Bennett to a knee injury and proceeded to lose in the first round of the playoffs. Polian said that he doesnt believe in momentum and rust is a non-factor that can be addressed in practice. The Colts wont outright bench starters late in the year, but we dont get the feeling that going undefeated means all that much to them.7.