After eight weeks of the fantasy season gone, the playoff picture is as muddled as ever with most of the division races tightening up over the weekend.
In week 8, both the statistically great, but win-challenged San Diego Chargers and the Carolina Panthers managed to win a fantasy game they lost in real life.
High score of the week goes to the Detroit Lions, who scored 118 points against the Tebow-led Denver Broncos.
Low score falls to the Washington Redskins at 27 points, who, surprisingly, were able to score more fantasy points than the real number of points (23) the Buffalo Bills scored against them.
The Denver Broncos, however, were not so fortunate. Despite not scoring the fewest fantasy points this week, their 40 points proved to be less than the 45 real points Detroit humbled them with.
Closest Game of the Week: Carolina Panthers 77, Minnesota Vikings 72. Somehow I don't think a fantasy victory over the Vikings will help the Panthers get through their bye week after they lost a chance at victory in the real game in the closing seconds.
Fantasy Stars of the Week: LeSean McCoy, 31 points. So much for that great Dallas rush defense.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
With 4 weeks remaining in the Creative Misfortune fantasy regular season, no teams have yet clinched a fantasy playoff spot (weeks 13-16).
However, the following teams have been eliminated from post-season play (weeks 13-16):
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
Week 8 Game Results:
Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers
Fantasy Score: Carolina Panthers 77, Minnesota Vikings 72
Minnesota's Key Performers: Adrian Peterson (27), Christian Ponder (13), Percy Harvin (10)
Carolina's Key Performers: Cam Newton (24), Steve Smith (17), Greg Olsen (15)
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans
Fantasy Score: Tennessee Titans 83, Indianapolis Colts 53
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Curtis Painter (13), Donald Brown (9), Dallas Clark (7)
Tennessee's Key Performers: Defense (18), Nate Washington (15), Rob Bironas (13)
Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers
Fantasy Score: San Francisco 49ers 71, Cleveland Browns 42
Cleveland's Key Performers: Colt McCoy (12), Josh Cribbs (11), Phil Dawson (6)
San Francisco's Key Performers: Frank Gore (19), Alex Smith (13), Defense (12)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
Fantasy Score: Houston Texans 66, Jacksonville Jaguars 37
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Maurice Jones-Drew (13), Jason Hill (6), Defense (5)
Houston's Key Performers: Matt Schaub (17), Arian Foster (18), Kevin Walter (7)
New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams
Fantasy Score: St. Louis Rams 82, New Orleans Saints 58
New Orleans' Key Performers: Lance Moore (13), Drew Brees (10), Pierre Thomas (9)
St. Louis' Key Performers: Steven Jackson (30), Defense (18), Brandon Lloyd (11)
Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens
Fantasy Score: Baltimore Ravens 82, Arizona Cardinals 61
Arizona's Key Performers: Beanie Wells (14), Jay Feely (10), Larry Fitzgerald (9)
Baltimore's Key Performers: Ray Rice (27), Anquan Boldin (14), Billy Cundiff (13)
Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks
Fantasy Score: Cincinnati Bengals 79, Seattle Seahawks 57
Cincinnati's Key Performers: Defense (24) , A.J. Green (12), Mike Nugent (11)
Seattle's Key Performers: Tarvaris Jackson (10), Sydney Rice (10), Ben Obomanu (10)
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Fantasy Score: Philadelphia Eagles 111, Dallas Cowboys 41
Dallas' Key Performers: Laurent Robinson (16), Tony Romo (10), DeMarco Murray (7)
Philadelphia's Key Performers: LeSean McCoy (31), Michael Vick (24), Brent Celek (15)
Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos
Fantasy Score: Detroit Lions 118, Denver Broncos 40
Detroit's Key Performers: Defense (29), Mathew Stafford (24), Calvin Johnson (18)
Denver's Key Performers: Eric Decker (13), Tim Tebow (12), Knowshon Moreno (6)
Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills
Fantasy Score: Buffalo Bills 96, Washington Redskins 27
Washington's Key Performers: Fred Davis (9), John Beck (5), Defense (5)
Buffalo's Key Performers: Defense (25), Fred Jackson (19), Scott Chandler (15)
Miami Dolphins at New York Giants
Fantasy Score: New York Giants 84, Miami Dolphins 45
Miami's Key Performers: Matt Moore (12), Reggie Bush (11), Steve Slaton (6)
New York's Key Performers: Eli Manning (21), Victor Cruz (15), Mario Manningham (12)
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 80, New England Patriots 52
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (15), Deion Branch (9), Rob Gronkowski (9)
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Ben Roethlisberger (20), Antonio Brown (12), Shaun Suisham (10)
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Fantasy Score: San Diego Chargers 82, Kansas City Chiefs 70
San Diego's Key Performers: Nick Novak (14), Curtis Brinkley (10), Philip Rivers (10)
Kansas City's Key Performers: John Baldwin (14), Jackie Battle (13), Ryan Succop (12)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings.
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