The fantasy playoff picture is starting to gain some clarity after 10 weeks of action. With only two weeks remaining, every point could mean the difference between getting invited to the postseason dance and sitting at home with 19 other losers not good enough to play beyond the first 12 weeks of the season.
In week 10, only the New York Giants managed to win a fantasy game they lost in real life. The 49ers, 8-1 in real life, are just barely above .500 in the fantasy standings.
High score of the week goes to the suddenly explosive Dallas Cowboys, who scored 117 points against the Buffalo Bills.
Low score falls to the Buffalo Bills at 24 points, who were unable to score enough fantasy points to beat the real 44 points the Dallas Cowboys scored against them. Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Minnesota Vikings also failed to score more fantasy points than the real number of points scored against them by the Texans and packers, respectively.
Closest Game of the Week: New Orleans Saints 81, Atlanta Falcons 77. The only overtime game all week results in the closest fantasy game of the week. New Orleans outlasted Atlanta and clinched the NFC South title to become the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
Fantasy Stars of the Week: Chicago Bears Defense, 36 points. The Bears D becomes the first defense to capture the highest "individual" score of the season.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
With 2 weeks remaining in the Creative Misfortune fantasy regular season, the following teams have clinched a fantasy playoff spot (weeks 13-16):
New Orleans Saints (clinched NFC South title; can be seeded no lower than 3rd)
The following teams have been eliminated from post-season play (weeks 13-16):
Miami Dolphins
Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams
Denver Broncos
Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
Week 10 Game Results:
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
Fantasy Score: Oakland Raiders 95, San Diego Chargers 58
Oakland's Key Performers: Michael Bush (29), Denarius Moore (24), Carson Palmer (15)
San Diego's Key Performers: Vincent Brown (15), Philip Rivers (14), Mike Tolbert (6)
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 54, Kansas City Chiefs 33
Denver's Key Performers: Tim Tebow (16), Eric Decker (11), Lance Ball (9)
Kansas City's Key Performers: Matt Cassel (8), Dexter McCluster (8), Jackie Battle (6)
Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins
Fantasy Score: Miami Dolphins 61, Washington Redskins 41
Washington's Key Performers: Leonard Hankerson (10), Graham Gano (8), Defense (6)
Miami's Key Performers: Reggie Bush (16), Defense (11), Brandon Marshall (9)
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Fantasy Score: Chicago Bears 79, Detroit Lions 42
Detroit's Key Performers: Mathew Stafford (9), Jason Hanson (7), Nate Burleson (7)
Chicago's Key Performers: Defense (36), Robbie Gould (15), Matt Forte (12)
Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles
Fantasy Score: Arizona Cardinals 80, Philadelphia Eagles 51
Arizona's Key Performers: Larry Fitzgerald (26), John Skelton (21), Early Doucet (8)
Philadelphia's Key Performers: LeSean McCoy (15), DCefense (14), Michael Vick (8)
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 81, Atlanta Falcons 77
New Orleans' Key Performers: Drew Brees (20), John Kasay (17), Jimmy Graham (14)
Atlanta's Key Performers: Matt Ryan (20), Tony Gonzalez (13), Harry Douglas (13)
St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns
Fantasy Score: Cleveland Browns 57, St. Louis Rams 50
St. Louis' Key Performers: Steven Jackson (12), Brandon Lloyd (10), Sam Bradford (8)
Cleveland's Key Performers: Phil Dawson (13), Chris Ogbonnaya (10), Greg Little (9)
Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fantasy Score: Houston Texans 99, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34
Houston's Key Performers: Arian Foster (30), Matt Schaub (17), Defense (16)
Tampa Bay's Key Performers: Preston Parker (7), Kregg Lumpkin (6), Josh Freeman (6)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 69, Cincinnati Bengals 54
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Rashard Mendenhall (18), Ben Roethlisberger (11), Mike Wallace (8)
Cincinnati's Key Performers: Andy Dalton (10), A.J. Green (9), Jermaine Gresham (8)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts
Fantasy Score: Jacksonville Jaguars 59, Indianapolis Colts 30
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Maurice Jones-Drew (19), Defense (18), Jarrett Dillard (9)
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Jacob Tamme (7), Donald Brown (6), Defense (5)
New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
Fantasy Score: New York Giants 73, San Francisco 49ers 62
New York's Key Performers: Eli Manning (16), Mario Manningham (13), Hakeem Nicks (10)
San Francisco's Key Performers: David Akers (15), Alex Smith (15), Kendall Hunter (10)
Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys
Fantasy Score: Dallas Cowboys 117, Buffalo Bills 24
Buffalo's Key Performers: Fred Jackson (9), David Nelson (9), Ryan Fitzpatrick (5)
Dallas' Key Performers: Tony Romo (22), DeMarco Murray (22), Laurent Robinson (19)
Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 60, Baltimore Ravens 54
Baltimore's Key Performers: Ed Dickson (19), Joe Flacco (12), Ray Rice (11)
Seattle's Key Performers: Marshawn Lynch (21), Steven Hauschka (16), Tarvaris Jackson (8)
Tennessee Titans at Carolina Panthers
Fantasy Score: Tennessee Titans 92, Carolina Panthers 32
Tennessee's Key Performers: Chris Johnson (23), Defense (22), Damian Williams (16)
Carolina's Key Performers: Cam Newton (11), Legedu Naanee (7), Jonathan Stewart (4)
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 105, New York Jets 55
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (25), Rob Gronkowski (23), Defense (18)
New York's Key Performers: Mark Sanchez (19), Plaxico Burress (9), Santonio Holmes (9)
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Fantasy Score: Green Bay Packers 96, Minnesota Vikings 31
Minnesota's Key Performers: Adrian Peterson (11), Christian Ponder (6), Percy Harvin (6)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Aaron Rodgers (28), Jordy Nelson (18), Defense (15)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings.
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