{"averagePoints":15.9,"playerId":5529,"percentChange":-0.6,"averageDraftPosition":109.8,"percentOwned":0.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Rivers has declined an invitation to play in this weekend's Pro Bowl because he is still nursing a back injury, the ESPN.com reports.","spin":"Meanwhile, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger will also sit out the game as they bounce back from injuries. As a result, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Andrew Luck, Drew Brees, and Andy Dalton are the quarterbacks who will participate in Sunday's contest.","date":"Thu Jan 22"},"fullName":"Philip Rivers","lastPoints":5,"pointsSEASON":254,"seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Mike McCoy's short-passing offense didn't hold back Rivers on downfield throws, as his 120 fantasy points on vertical passes ranked third in the league. This helped Rivers reach at least 18 total fantasy points (a good gauge for whether a guy is top five) eight times last season. He's flaky for sure, finishing 21st in fantasy points in 2012 and sixth last year. But his numbers in year one with McCoy were a staggering improvement. And with second-year WR Keenan Allen emerging as a go-to receiver, you could do worse than Rivers as your starter in deep leagues.","seasonId":2014,"date":"Mon Jun 23"},"positionRank":12,"totalPoints":254}