Only four teams remain in Creative Misfortune's fantasy playoffs!
How much of an impact did gaining a first round bye and the Bye-Week Advantage give San Diego, Indianapolis, New Orleans and Green Bay? See the divisional matchup results below to find out.
Creative Misfortune Playoff Schedule:
Week 15 - Championship Games
Week 16 - Creative Misfortune Fantasy Bowl I
Divisional Game Results - Week 14
AFC #4 Pittsburgh Steelers (playing vs Cincinnati Bengals) at
AFC #1 San Diego Chargers (BWA*: +12) (playing vs Kansas City Chiefs)
Fantasy Score: San Diego Chargers 98, Pittsburgh Steelers 77
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Defense (25), Hines Ward (11), Shaun Suisham (11)
San Diego's Key Performers: Malcolm Floyd (17), Defense (14), Philip Rivers (13), Bye-Week Advantage (12)
AFC #3 New England Patriots (playing at Chicago Bears) at
AFC #2 Indianapolis Colts (BWA*: +21) (playing at Tennessee Titans)
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 116, Indianapolis Colts 110
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (22), Deion Branch (21), Defense (20)
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Pierre Garcon (21), Bye-Week Advantage (21), Peyton Manning (20), Adam Vinatieri (12)
NFC #5 Atlanta Falcons (playing at Carolina Panthers) at
NFC #1 New Orleans Saints (BWA*: +23) (playing vs St. Louis Rams)
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 105, Atlanta Falcons 82
Atlanta's Key Performers: Michael Turner (30), Defense (13), Matt Ryan (11)
New Orleans' Key Performers: Bye-Week Advantage (23), Defense (19), Drew Brees (16), Marques Colston (16)
NFC #3 New York Giants (playing at Minnesota Vikings) at
NFC #2 Green Bay Packers (BWA*: +23) (playing at Detroit Lions)
Fantasy Score: New York Giants 77, Green Bay Packers 57
New York's Key Performers: Brandon Jacobs (17), Ahmad Bradshaw (17), Defense (13)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Bye-Week Advantage (23), Defense (10), Matt Flynn (6), Greg Jennings (5)
Championship Game Matchups - Week 15
AFC #3 New England Patriots (playing vs Green Bay Packers) at
AFC #1 San Diego Chargers (playing vs San Francisco 49ers)
NFC #3 New York Giants (playing vs Philadelphia Eagles) at
NFC #1 New Orleans Saints (playing at Baltimore Ravens)
Creative Misfortune Fantasy Playoffs - Seeds and Prior Results
Wild Card Game Results - Week 13
AFC #6 Baltimore Ravens (playing vs Pittsburgh Steelers) at
AFC #3 New England Patriots (playing vs New York Jets)
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 119, Baltimore Ravens 56
Baltimore's Key Performers: Anquan Boldin (17), Joe Flacco (13), Defense (9)
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (29), BenJarvus Green-Ellis (19), Wes Welker (14)
AFC #5 New York Jets (playing at New England Patriots) at
AFC #4 Pittsburgh Steelers (playing at Baltimore Ravens)
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 59, New York Jets 27
New York's Key Performers: Santonio Holmes (7), Shonne Greene (6), LaDainian Tomlinson (5)
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Ben Roethlisberger (12), Defense (10), Isaac Redman (9)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing at Detroit Lions) at
NFC #3 New York Giants (playing vs Washington Redskins)
Fantasy Score: New York Giants 87, Chicago Bears 71
Chicago's Key Performers: Matt Forte (15), Jay Cutler (12), Chester Taylor (12)
New York's Key Performers: Brandon Jacobs (22), Ahmad Bradshaw (21), Defense (20)
NFC #5 Atlanta Falcons (playing at Tampa Bay Buccaneers) at
NFC #4 San Francisco 49ers (playing at Green Bay Packers)
Fantasy Score: Atlanta Falcons 67, San Francisco 53
Atlanta's Key Performers: Michael Turner (14), Matt Ryan (12), Defense (9)
San Francisco's Key Performers: Vernon Davis (18), Jeff Reed (10), Troy Smith (9)
Top Seeds Playing for Bye-Week Advantage*
AFC #1 - San Diego Chargers (playing vs Oakland Raiders)
Fantasy Score: San Diego Chargers 50
San Diego's Key Performers: Antonio Gates (13), Philip Rivers (13), Malcom Floyd (7)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 50/4 = 12.5 = +12 points
AFC #2 - Indianapolis Colts (playing vs Dallas Cowboys)
Fantasy Score: Indianapolis Colts 86
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Reggie Wayne (26), Peyton Manning (14), Javarris James (14)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 86/4 = 21.5 = +21 points
NFC #1 - New Orleans Saints (playing at Cincinnati Bengals)
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 93
New Orleans' Key Performers: Chris Ivory (23), Drew Brees (18), Robert Meachem (16)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 93/4 = 23.25 = +23 points
NFC #2 - Green Bay Packers (playing vs San Francisco 49ers)
Fantasy Score: Green Bay Packers 95
Green Bay's Key Performers: Aaron Rodgers (26), Greg Jennings (24), Donald Driver (13)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 95/4 = 23.75 = +23 points
*Bye-week Advantage - To reflect the benefit gained by the top 2 seeds in each conference getting a bye week before they host Divisional Playoff games, the four teams who earn these bye weeks in the fantasy standings will play Week 13 to gain bonus points that will be added to their score in the Divisional Playoff round. For every 4 points they score in their Week 13 game, they will receive 1 bonus point in their Divisional round matchup.
For example, if Indianapolis scores 80 fantasy points in Week 13 against Dallas, they would receive 20 bonus points (80/4) for their Divisional matchup. Conversely, if they had an off week and scored 22 fantasy points, they would only receive 5 bonus points (22/4, any fractional points rounded down).
Since there are no bye weeks between the Divisional games and the Championship Games, bonus points will only be a factor in the Divisional playoff games.
AFC Seeds
Division Champions ~
1. San Diego Chargers (9-2, 905 pts)
2. Indianapolis Colts (8-3, 876 pts)
3. New England Patriots (8-3, 855 pts)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3, 791 pts)
Wild Cards ~
5. New York Jets (8-3, 817 pts)
6. Baltimore Ravens (8-3, 786 pts)
NFC Seeds
Division Champions ~
1. New Orleans Saints (10-1, 814 pts)
2. Green Bay Packers (8-3, 859 pts)
3. New York Giants (7-4, 879 pts)
4. San Francisco 49ers (5-6, 651 points)
Wild Cards ~
5. Atlanta Falcons (7-4, 822 pts)
6. Chicago Bears (7-4, 729 pts)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings. After a few surprising upsets in week 14, who will be the Creative Elite?
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