A stunning week of upsets in the NFL produced some surprising results in the fantasy world.
In week 10, the Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins all managed to win a fantasy game they lost in real life.
High score of the week goes to the New Orleans Saints, who scored 119 points against the Dallas Cowboys.
Low score falls to the Atlanta Falcons at 34 points. However, only the Dallas Cowboys were unable to score enough fantasy points (36) to beat the real 49 points the New Orleans Saints scored against them.
Closest Game of the Week: Arizona Cardinals 71, Houston Texans 67. With both teams fighting for a spot in the fantasy playoffs, Arizona took the victory in this matchup, although still remains on the outside looking in at the NFC playoffs.
Fantasy Stars of the Week: Drew Brees, 31 points. Enough cannot be said about how impressive Drew Brees has been this season. If Peyton Manning were not on such a tear, Brees would easily be the fantasy MVP of the league.
Curious note of the week: If the fantasy season ended today, the Houston Texans would be the AFC's 6th seed, having a 5-4 fantasy record, despite only being 2-7 in real life.
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):
NFC
No NFC teams have clinched a fantasy playoff spot yet... In fact, every team in the NFC East still has a shot at both the division title or a wild-card spot, although it is very likely that both NFC wild cards will come out of the NFC North division.
AFC
New England Patriots (clinched AFC East title; Can be seeded no lower than 4th)
Cincinnati Bengals (clinched AFC North title; Can be seeded no lower than 4th)
Denver Broncos (clinched at least a wild-card spot)
Kansas City Chiefs (clinched at least a wild-card spot)
The following teams have been eliminated from post-season play (weeks 13-16):
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Minnesota Vikings
St. Louis Rams
Buffalo Bills
Oakland Raiders
Week 10 Game Results:
Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings
Fantasy Score: Washington Redskins 87, Minnesota Vikings 76
Washington's Key Performers: Robert Griffin III (27), Pierre Garcon (17), Alfred Morris (13)
Minnesota's Key Performers: Adrian Peterson (19), John Carlson (15), Christian Ponder (13)
Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 109, Atlanta Falcons 34
Seattle's Key Performers: Marshawn Lynch (21), Russell Wilson (21), Steven Hauschka (19)
Atlanta's Key Performers: Matt Ryan (11), Darius Johnson (7), Matt Bryant (6)
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Fantasy Score: Detroit Lions 73, Chicago Bears 64
Detroit's Key Performers: Calvin Johnson (20), Matthew Stafford (18), Reggie Bush (10)
Chicago's Key Performers: Brandon Marshall (25), Jay Cutler (12), Alshon Jeffrey (11)
St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts
Fantasy Score: St. Louis Rams 103, Indianapolis Colts 51
St. Louis' Key Performers: Defense (29), Tavon Austin (25), Kellen Clemens (15)
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Andrew Luck (13), T.Y. Hilton (13), Donald Brown (12)
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Fantasy Score: Philadelphia Eagles 94, Green Bay Packers 49
Philadelphia's Key Performers: Riley Cooper (22), Nick Foles (22), LeSean McCoy (15)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Jarrett Boykin (11), Brandon Bostick (10), Eddie Lacy (8)
Oakland Raiders at New York Giants
Fantasy Score: New York Giants 64, Oakland Raiders 47
Oakland's Key Performers: Defense (14), Rashad Jennings (9), Sebastian Janikowski (8)
New York's Key Performers: Andre Brown (17), Defense (16), Ruden Randle (11)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Fantasy Score: Jacksonville Jaguars 61, Tennessee Titans 43
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Defense (16), Maurice Jones-Drew (13), Josh Scobee (10)
Tennessee's Key Performers: Delanie Walker (12), Rob Bironas (9), Kendall Wright (7)
Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 69, Buffalo Bills 40
Buffalo's Key Performers: EJ Manuel (9), Chris Gragg (8), Fred Jackson (5)
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Le'Veon Bell (14), Shaun Suisham (11), Antonio Brown (10)
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
Fantasy Score: Cincinnati Bengals 74, Baltimore Ravens 55
Cincinnati's Key Performers: A.J. Green (21), Andy Dalton (14), Giovani Bernard (14)
Baltimore's Key Performers: Defense (12), Torrey Smith (10), Justin Tucker (9)
Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
Fantasy Score: Carolina Panthers 50, San Francisco 49ers 42
Carolina's Key Performers: Defense (14), DeAngelo Williams (10), Steve Smith (6)
San Francisco's Key Performers: Phil Dawson (12), Defense (12), Frank Gore (10)
Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals
Fantasy Score: Arizona Cardinals 71, Houston Texans 67
Houston's Key Performers: Case Keenum (19), Andre Johnson (15), Randy Bullock (6)
Arizona's Key Performers: Carson Palmer (13), Andre Roberts (13), Defense (12)
Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 97, San Diego Chargers 53
Denver's Key Performers: Demaryius Thomas (28), Peyton Manning (27), Julius Thomas (15)
San Diego's Key Performers: Philip Rivers (12), Ryan mathews (11), Danny Woodhead (9)
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 119, Dallas Cowboys 36
Dallas' Key Performers: DeMarco Murray (14), Tony Romo (9), Terrance Williams (8)
New Orleans' Key Performers: Drew Brees (31), Pierre Thomas (22), Mark Ingram (21)
Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fantasy Score: Miami Dolphins 58, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 47
Miami's Key Performers: Rishard Matthews (24), Ryan Tannehill (15), Caleb Sturgis (8)
Tampa Bay's Key Performers: Bobby Rainey (11), Rian Lindell (8), Mike Glennon (7)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings
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