The fantasy football regular season has come to end! After a lot of close games over the weekend, the playoff schedule has been set.
In week 12, the Miami Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers managed to win a fantasy game they lost or tied in real life. Both teams punched their tickets to the post-season with their wins.
High score of the week goes to the San Diego Chargers, who scored 110 points against the Kansas City Chiefs in a last gasp effort to make the fantasy playoffs.
Low score falls to the New York Jets at 30 points. Already long gone from the fantasy playoff picture, the Jets certainly played like their season was over.
Closest Game of the Week: Green Bay Packers 77, Minnesota Vikings 76. A tie game in real-life produces the closest game of the week in the fantasy world. How huge was this win for the Packers? By winning, they clinched the NFC North title and the NFC's #3 overall seed in the fantasy playoffs. If they had lost, they would have missed the playoffs completely, the Detroit Lions would have won the division and the Carolina Panthers would have slid into an NFC Wild Card spot.
Fantasy Star of the Week: Josh Gordan, 29 points. Despite Gordan's career game, the Browns just couldn't get much fantasy or real-life traction against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The following teams have clinched Creative Misfortune playoff spots (weeks 13-16):
AFC Seeds
Division Champions ~
1. Denver Broncos (8-3, 1178 pts)
2. New England Patriots (8-3, 884 pts)
3. Cincinnati Bengals (8-3, 850 pts)
4. Indianapolis Colts (6-5, 802 pts)
Wild Cards ~
5. Kansas City Chiefs (7-4, 825 pts)
6. Miami Dolphins (6-5, 734 pts)
NFC Seeds
Division Champions ~
1. New Orleans Saints (9-2, 958 pts)
2. Seattle Seahawks (9-2, 883 pts)
3. Green Bay Packers (7-4, 904 pts)
4. Philadelphia Eagles (6-5, 877 points)
Wild Cards ~
5. Detroit Lions (7-4, 899 pts)
6. Chicago Bears (7-4, 874 pts)
Creative Misfortune Playoff Schedule:
Week 13 - Wild Card Games; Top Seeded teams play for "bye-week" advantage*
Week 14 - Divisional Games
Week 15 - Championship Games
Week 16 - Creative Misfortune Fantasy Bowl III
Wild Card Game Matchups - Week 13
AFC #6 Miami Dolphins (playing at New York Jets) at
AFC #3 Cincinnati Bengals (playing at San Diego)
AFC #5 Kansas City Chiefs (playing vs Denver) at
AFC #4 Indianapolis Colts (playing vs Tennessee)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing at Minnesota) at
NFC #3 Green Bay Packers (playing at Detroit)
NFC #5 Detroit Lions (playing vs Green Bay) at
NFC #4 Philadelphia Eagles (playing vs Arizona)
Top Seeds Playing for Bye-Week Advantage*
AFC #1 - Denver Broncos (playing at Kansas City)
AFC #2 - New England Patriots (playing at Houston)
NFC #1 - New Orleans Saints (playing at Seattle)
NFC #2 - Seattle Seahawks (playing vs New Orleans)
*Bye-week Advantage - To reflect the benefit gained by the top 2 seeds in each conference getting a bye week before they host Divisional Playoff games, the four teams who earn these bye weeks in the fantasy standings will play Week 13 to gain bonus points that will be added to their score in the Divisional Playoff round. For every 4 points they score in their Week 13 game, they will receive 1 bonus point in their Divisional round matchup.
For example, if the Denver Broncos scored 80 fantasy points in Week 13 against Kansas City, they would receive 20 bonus points (80/4) for their Divisional matchup. Conversely, if they had an off week and scored 42 fantasy points, they would only receive 10 bonus points (42/4, any fractional points rounded down).
Since there are no bye weeks between the Divisional games and the Championship games, bonus points will only be a factor in the Divisional playoff games.
Week 12 Game Results:
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 75, Atlanta Falcons 53
New Orleans' Key Performers: Drew Brees (19), Jimmy Graham (16), Pierre Thomas (12)
Atlanta's Key Performers: Steven Jackson (13), Matt Ryan (12), Harry Douglas (7)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Fantasy Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 88, Cleveland Browns 43
Pittsburgh's Key Performers: Defense (23), Ben Roethlisberger (16), Antonio Brown (15)
Cleveland's Key Performers: Josh Gordan (29), Davonne Bess (4), Billy Cundiff (3)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Fantasy Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 79, Detroit Lions 66
Tampa Bay's Key Performers: Tiquan Underwood (22), Defense (20), Mike Glennon (17)
Detroit's Key Performers: Matthew Stafford (15), Nate Burleson (13), Calvin Johnson (11)
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Fantasy Score: Green Bay Packers 77, Minnesota Vikings 76
Minnesota's Key Performers: Adrian Peterson (18), Blair Walsh (15), Christian Ponder (13)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Eddie Lacy (21), Jarrett Boykin (12), Scott Tolzien (11)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
Fantasy Score: Jacksonville Jaguars 65, Houston Texans 38
Jacksonville's Key Performers: Maurice Jones-Drew (20), Defense (11), Chad Henne (9)
Houston's Key Performers: Defense (10), Dennis Johnson (8), Randy Bullock (7)
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Fantasy Score: San Diego Chargers 110, Kansas City Chiefs 89
San Diego's Key Performers: Philip Rivers (27), Danny Woodhead (18), Ladarius Green (14)
Kansas City's Key Performers: Jamaal Charles (27), Alex Smith (21), Donnie Avery (15)
Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins
Fantasy Score: Miami Dolphins 65, Carolina Panthers 61
Carolina's Key Performers: Cam Newton (19), Graham Gano (10), Greg Olsen (9)
Miami's Key Performers: Mike Wallace (18), Ryan Tannehill (17), Caleb Sturgis (10)
Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams
Fantasy Score: St. Louis Rams 98, Chicago Bears 70
Chicago's Key Performers: Josh McCown (18), Brandon Marshall (17), Martellus Bennett (12)
St. Louis' Key Performers: Benny Cunningham (16), Tavon Austin (15), Zac Stacy (15)
New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens
Fantasy Score: Baltimore Ravens 77, New York Jets 30
New York's Key Performers: Bilal Powell (6), Defense (6), Greg Salas (4)
Baltimore's Key Performers: Jacoby Jones (16), Defense (16), Justin Tucker (15)
Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals
Fantasy Score: Arizona Cardinals 107, Indianapolis Colts 40
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Andrew Luck (13), Coby Fleener (11), Darrius Heyward-Bey (4)
Arizona's Key Performers: Carson Palmer (20), Jay Feely (18), Larry Fitzgerald (17)
Tennessee Titans at Oakland Raiders
Fantasy Score: Tennessee Titans 85, Oakland Raiders 63
Tennessee's Key Performers: Ryan Fitzpatrick (22), Kendall Wright (16), Justin Hunter (16)
Oakland's Key Performers: Sebastian Janikowski (15), Matt McGloin (12), Marcel Reece (11)
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Fantasy Score: Dallas Cowboys 72, New York Giants 71
Dallas' Key Performers: Jason Witten (15), Tony Romo (15), DeMarco Murray (12)
New York's Key Performers: Andre Brown (15), Eli Manning (14), Brandon Myers (9)
Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 104, Denver Broncos 82
Denver's Key Performers: Knowshon Moreno (28), Peyton Manning (12), Defense (11)
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (23), Julian Edelman (23), Rob Gronkowski (15)
San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins
Fantasy Score: San Francisco 49ers 86, Washington Redskins 31
San Francisco's Key Performers: Colin Kaepernick (23), Anquan Boldin (21), Defense (13)
Washington's Key Performers: Kai Forbath (6), Robert Griffin III (5), Alfred Morris (5)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings
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