A wild weekend of games and high scoring produced some interesting and unexpected results this week.
In week 8, the Philadelphia Eagles were the only team who managed to win a fantasy game they lost in real life.
High score of the week goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who scored a season-high 150 fantasy points against the Indianapolis Colts, who nearly broke the century mark themselves by scoring 94 points. Other teams of note this week that scored 100 points or more: New England Patriots (124), New Orleans Saints (115), Buffalo Bills (105), and the Denver Broncos (101).
Low score falls to the St. Louis Rams at 29 points, who were unable to score enough fantasy points to beat the real 34 points the Kansas City Chiefs scored against them. The New York Jets also failed to score more fantasy points (37) than the real number of points scored against them (43) by the Buffalo Bills.
Closest Game of the Week: Philadelphia Eagles 88, Arizona Cardinals 86. The Eagles may have lost by a few points in real life, but they managed to steal a win on the fantasy scoreboard. It will be interesting to see what impact this stolen victory will have on the Eagle's fantasy playoff hopes, especially since the Dallas Cowboys stumbled on Monday night.
Fantasy Star of the Week: Ben Roethlisberger, 44 points. After struggling to generate fantasy points more often than not this season, Big Ben exploded on Sunday against the Colts to the tune of 522 yards and six touchdowns. I'd say those are Peyton Manning-like numbers, but Peyton hasn't scored that many points in a single game since last season.
The following teams have been eliminated from post-season play (weeks 13-16):
New York Jets
Week 8 Game Results:
San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 101, San Diego Chargers 57
San Diego's Key Performers: Philip Rivers (19), Antonio Gates (17), Keenan Allen (13)
Denver's Key Performers: Emmanuel Sanders (30), Peyton Manning (23), Juwan Thompson (14)
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 60, Carolina Panthers 44
Seattle's Key Performers: Russell Wilson (12), Defense (11), Steven Hauschka (9)
Carolina's Key Performers: Graham Gano (10), Kelvin Benjamin (9), Defense (9)
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Fantasy Score: Cincinnati Bengals 70, Baltimore Ravens 61
Baltimore's Key Performers: Lorenzo Taliaferro (18), Jason Tucker (15), Justin Forsett (9)
Cincinnati's Key Performers: Andy Dalton (19), Mohamed Sanu (14), Giovani Bernard (10)
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
Fantasy Score: Miami Dolphins 80, Jacksonville Jaguars 57
Miami's Key Performers: Defense (28), Ryan Tannehill (13), Caleb Sturgis (10)
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Allen Robinson (14), Denard Robinson (11), Blake Bortles (10)
St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs
Fantasy Score: Kansas City Chiefs 89, St. Louis Rams 29
St. Louis' Key Performers: Austin Davis (8), Lance Kendricks (6), Kenny Britt (5)
Kansas City's Key Performers: Jamaal Charles (23), Defense (19), Knile Davis (16)
Chicago Bears at New England Patriots
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 124, Chicago Bears 69
Chicago's Key Performers: Matt Forte (24), Jay Cutler (21), Martellus Bennett (15)
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (34), Rob Gronkowski (32), Brandon LaFell (18)
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Fantasy Score: Buffalo Bills 105, New York Jets 37
Buffalo's Key Performers: Kyle Orton (25), Sammie Watkins (21), Defense (15)
New York's Key Performers: Cvhris Ivory (16), Bilal Powell (8), Nick Folk (7)
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
Fantasy Score: Houston Texans 92, Tennessee Titans 58
Houston's Key Performers: Arian Foster (35), Ryan Fitzpatrick (14), Randy Bullock (13)
Tennessee's Key Performers: Zach Mettenberger (15), Delanie Walker (9), Justin Hunter (9)
Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fantasy Score: Minnesota Vikings 74, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43
Minnesota's Key Performers: Defense (19), Teddy Bridgewater (13), Greg Jennings (9)
Tampa Bay's Key Performers: Patrick Murray (10), Mike Glennon (9), Mike Evans (7)
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals
Fantasy Score: Philadelphia Eagles 88, Arizona Cardinals 86
Philadelphia's Key Performers: Jeremy Maclin (30), Nick Foles (21), Cody Parkey (10)
Arizona's Key Performers: Larry Fitzgerald (22), Carson Palmer (21), John Brown (17)
Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns
Fantasy Score: Cleveland Browns 78, Oakland Raiders 65
Oakland's Key Performers: Derek Carr (15), Andre Holmes (12), Sebastian Janikowski (8)
Cleveland's Key Performers: Brian Hoyer (15), Andrew Hawkins (14), Defense (13)
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 150, Indianapolis Colts 94
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Andre Luck (26), T.Y. Hilton (21), Donte Moncrief (17)
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Ben Roethlisberger (44), Antonio Brown (25), Martavis Bryant (20)
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 115, Green Bay Packers 82
Green Bay's Key Performers: Aaron Rodgers (24), Randall Cobb (18), Eddie Lacy (17)
New Orleans' Key Performers: Drew Brees (24), Mark Ingram (23), Brandin Cooks (21)
Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons
Fantasy Score: Detroit Lions 80, Atlanta Falcons 58
Detroit's Key Performers: Golden Tate (21), Matthew Stafford (19), Theo Riddick (13)
Atlanta's Key Performers: Matt Ryan (15), Steven Jackson (12), Roddy White (6)
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Fantasy Score: Washington Redskins 75, Dallas Cowboys 72
Washington's Key Performers: Colt McCoy (16), Alfred Morris (14), DeSean Jackson (13)
Dallas' Key Performers: DeMarco Murray (20), Jason Witten (13), Tony Romo (12)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings
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