In week 6, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and the Cincinnati Bengals all managed to win a fantasy game they lost (or tied!) in real life.
High score of the week goes to the baltimore Ravens, who scored 118 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Other teams scoring more than the century mark were the New England Patriots (Welcome back, Tom Brady; 109 points) and the Chicago Bears (Running the ball to open up the passing game; 104 points).
Low score falls to the New York Giants at 28 points. They managed to score more fantasy points (28) than the real number of points scored against them by the Philadelphia Eagles (27), but just barely.
Closest Game of the Week: Oakland Raiders 85, San Diego Chargers 84. The Raiders managed to steal their first victory of the fantasy football season, not by outright victory, but by tiebreaker. Both the Chargers and Raiders finished the game with 84 fantasy points, but because the Raiders scored more individual touchdowns (8) than the Chargers (7), they gain a 1-point victory based on Creative Misfortune's tiebreaking rules. It doesn't matter how the Raiders get thewin, they just need to win, Baby.
Fantasy Star of the Week: Cam Newton, 33 points. You thought Joe Flacco and his 5 touchdown passes would be the star of the week, but Cam Newton is the surprisingly best player in the NFL this week. 3 total touchdowns, over 100 yards rushing and almost 300 yards passing allowed Cam Newton to lead the Panthers to a rare NFL tie on the road in Cincinnati.
Week 6 Game Results:
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Fantasy Score: Indianapolis Colts 97, Houston Texans 69
Indianapolis' Key Performers: T.Y. Hilton (28), Andrew Luck (23), Ahmad Bradshaw (11)
Houston's Key Performers: Arian Foster (25), Andre Johnson (13), Ryan Fitzpatrick (10)
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Fantasy Score: Chicago Bears 104, Atlanta Falcons 56
Chicago's Key Performers: Matt Forte (27), Jay Cutler (22), Alshon Jeffrey (13)
Atlanta's Key Performers: Matt Ryan (12), Antone Smith (12), Matt Bryant (11)
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 109, Buffalo Bills 65
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (30), Brandon LaFell (21),Stephen Gostkowski (16)
Buffalo's Key Performers: Kyle Orton (17), Robert Woods (15), Chris Hogan (13)
Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals
Fantasy Score: Cincinnati Bengals 94, Carolina Panthers 86
Carolina's Key Performers: Cam Newton (33), Graham Gano (13), Greg Olsen (12)
Cincinnati's Key Performers: Giovani Bernard (21), Mohamed Sanu (18), Andy Dalton (18)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Fantasy Score: Cleveland Browns 81, Pittsburgh Steelers 49
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Antonio Brown (11), Ben Roethlisberger (11), Le'Veon Bell (10)
Cleveland's Key Performers: Ben Tate (19), Jordan Cameron (16), Brian Hoyer (12)
Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins
Fantasy Score: Green Bay Packers 90, Miami Dolphins 71
Green Bay's Key Performers: Aaron Rodgers (25), Jordy Nelson (16), Randall Cobb (11)
Miami's Key Performers: Ryan Tannehill (17), Lamar Miller (13), Jarvis Landry (13)
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Fantasy Score: Detroit Lions 71, Minnesota Vikings 29
Detroit's Key Performers: Defense (21), Joique Bell (15), Theo Riddick (13)
Minnesota's Key Performers: Jerick McKinnon (8), Defense (5), Blair Walsh (4)
Denver Broncos at New York Jets
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 95, New York Jets 44
Denver's Key Performers: Peyton Manning (21), Demaryius Thomas (18), Julius Thomas (17)
New York's Key Performers: Geno Smith (14), Jace Amaro (12), Eric Decker (11)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Fantasy Score: Jacksonville Jaguars 65, Tennessee Titans 59
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Blake Bortles (18), Clay Harbor (15), Cecil Shorts III (8)
Tennessee's Key Performers: Defense (13), Ryan Succop (11), Charlie Whitehurst (9)
Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fantasy Score: Baltimore Ravens 118, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 60
Baltimore's Key Performers: Joe Flacco (32), Steve Smith (17), Torrey Smith (17)
Tampa Bay's Key Performers: Mike Glennon (18), Louis Murphy (13), Mike Evans (11)
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
Fantasy Score: Oakland Raiders 85, San Diego Chargers 84
San Diego's Key Performers: Philip Rivers (25), Branden Oliver (18), Malcolm Floyd (16)
Oakland's Key Performers: Derek Carr (25), Andre Holmes (24), Brice Butler (12)
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals
Fantasy Score: Arizona Cardinals 86, Washington Redskins 71
Washington's Key Performers: DeSean Jackson (17), Kirk Cousins (16), Pierre Garcon (9)
Arizona's Key Performers: Carson Palmer (18), Defense (16), Larry Fitzgerald (15)
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
Fantasy Score: Dallas Cowboys 81, Seattle Seahawks 48
Dallas' Key Performers: DeMarco Murray (20), Tony Romo (16), Dan Bailey (15)
Seattle's Key Performers: Steven Hauschka (12), Russell Wilson (10), Defense (9)
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Fantasy Score: Philadelphia Eagles 87, New York Giants 28
New York's Key Performers: Eli Manning (6), Andre Williams (5), Ruben Randle (5)
Philadelphia's Key Performers: Defense (20), LeSean McCoy (14), Nick Foles (13)
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
Fantasy Score: San Francisco 49ers 97, St. Louis Rams 41
San Francisco's Key Performers: Colin Kaepernick (28), Anquan Boldin (15), Defense (14)
St. Louis' Key Performers: Austin Davis (11), Benjamin Cunningham (9), Lance Kendricks (8)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings
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