Despite the remarkable number of close games in week 5 (and a decent number of blowouts), only the St. Louis Rams managed to win a fantasy game they lost in real life.
High score of the week goes to the Denver Broncos, who scored 126 points against the Arizona Cardinals. Three other teams also eclipsed the century mark in fantasy points this week: San Diego Chargers (106), New England Patriots (104), and the Green Bay Packers (103).
Low score falls to the New York Jets at 8 points. You read that correctly. The Jets only managed to generate 8 fantasy points total as a team this week. How many players on your fantasy rosters scored more than 8 points by themselves? In the four years Creative Misfortune has been running the "If Real football Used Fantasy Scoring..." feature, no team has ever scored so few points in a game. The closest came back in week 2 of the 2011 season when the Detroit Lions held the Kansas City Chiefs to just 9 fantasy points overall as a team. No matter how you slice it, New York's performance on Sunday against the San Diego Chargers was an epic fail.
Though nobody can compare to the ineptness of the New York Jets, the Minnesota Vikings deserve mention here for being the only team, other than the Jets, unable to score more fantasy points (34) than the real number of points (42) the Green Bay Packers scored against them.
Closest Game of the Week: New Orleans Saints 83, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75. The Saints survived a real overtime scare at home in New Orleans, but they coasted to a solid 8-point fantasy victory in the virtual world. Despite their real-life upset of the Steelers last week, the Buccaneers remain winless in the fantasy world.
Fantasy Star of the Week: Russell Wilson, 34 points; Demaryius Thomas, 34 points. Russell Wilson continues to defy his critics who refer to him as a "system quarterback". System quarterbacks can't run the ball nearly as well as Wilson. And Demaryius Thomas, where have you been all season? Fantasy players everywhere rejoice at the onslaught of points from this highly drafted wide receiver. Let's hope Peyton Manning continues to find him as we get into the meat of the fantasy football schedule.
Week 5 Game Results:
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Fantasy Score: Green Bay Packers 103, Minnesota Vikings 34
Minnesota's Key Performers: Christian Ponder (11), Matt Asiata (5), Adam Thielen (5)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Eddie Lacy (24), Defense (22), Aaron Rodgers (18)
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
Fantasy Score: Carolina Panthers 86, Chicago Bears 72
Chicago's Key Performers: Jay Cutler (21), Matt Forte (20), Alshon Jeffrey (15)
Carolina's Key Performers: Greg Olsen (19), Defense (17), Cam Newton (14)
Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts
Fantasy Score: Indianapolis Colts 79, Baltimore Ravens 55
Baltimore's Key Performers: Justin Forsett (15), Jason Tucker (9), Defense (9)
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Andrew Luck (19), Defense (14), Dwayne Allen (11)
Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys
Fantasy Score: Dallas Cowboys 79, Houston Texans 56
Houston's Key Performers: Arian Foster (28), Defense (7), DeAndre Hopkins (6)
Dallas' Key Performers: Tony Romo (18), DeMarco Murray (16), Dez Bryant (14)
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions
Fantasy Score: Buffalo Bills 70, Detroit Lions 48
Buffalo's Key Performers: Kyle Orton (14), Fred Jackson (11), Defense (11)
Detroit's Key Performers: Golden Tate (19), Defense (11), Matthew Stafford (10)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 64, Jacksonville Jaguars 36
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Defense (15), Ben Roethlisberger (12), Le'Veon Bell (11)
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Josh Scobee (10), Defense (7), Allen Robinson (5)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 83, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75
Tampa Bay's Key Performers: Mike Glennon (15), Vincent Jackson (14), Bobby Rainey (10)
New Orleans' Key Performers: Pierre Thomas (22), Drew Brees (16), Khiry Robinson (14)
Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants
Fantasy Score: New York Giants 76, Atlanta Falcons 62
Atlanta's Key Performers: Matt Ryan (14), Antone Smith (14), Steven Jackson (12)
New York's Key Performers: Eli Manning (16), Josh Brown (15), Andre Williams (13)
Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans
Fantasy Score: Cleveland Browns 87, Tennessee Titans 68
Cleveland's Key Performers: Brian Hoyer (21), Travis Benjamin (16), Ben Tate (12)
Tennessee's Key Performers: Kendall Wright (20), Jake Locker (16), Justin Hunter (15)
St. Louis Rams at Philadelphia Eagles
Fantasy Score: St. Louis Rams 87, Philadelphia Eagles 82
St. Louis' Key Performers: Austin Davis (26), Brian Quick (20), Benjamin Cunningham (12)
Philadelphia's Key Performers: Defense (20), Jeremy Maclin (13), Nick Foles (13)
Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 126, Arizona Cardinals 43
Arizona's Key Performers: Andre Ellington (26), Chandler Catanzaro (9), Larry Fitzgerald (5)
Denver's Key Performers: Demaryius Thomas (34), Peyton Manning (31), Julius Thomas (18)
New York Jets at San Diego Chargers
Fantasy Score: San Diego Chargers 106, New York Jets 8
New York's Key Performers: Chris Ivory (4), Jeremy Kerley (2), Defense (1)
San Diego's Key Performers: Branden Oliver (29), Philip Rivers (21), Antonio Gates (18)
Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers
Fantasy Score: San Francisco 49ers 71, Kansas City Chiefs 52
Kansas City's Key Performers: Alex Smith (13), Jamaal Charles (8), Travis Kelce (7)
San Francisco's Key Performers: Phil Dawson (20), Colin Kaepernick (13), Frank Gore (10)
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 104, Cincinnati Bengals 52
Cincinnati's Key Performers: Andy Dalton (17), Mohamed Sanu (13), A.J. Green (12)
New England's Key Performers: Stephen Gostkowski (21), Tom Brady (20), Stevan Ridley (17)
Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 82, Washington Redskins 65
Seattle's Key Performers: Russell Wilson (34), Marshawn Lynch (17), Steven Hauschka (11)
Washington's Key Performers: DeSean Jackson (21), Kirk Cousins (19), Andre Roberts (8)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings
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