Creative Misfortune's fantasy playoffs are in full swing! Wild Card matchup results are shown below and it certainly ended up being a weekend for Wild Cards as all the lower seeds advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs.
Creative Misfortune Upcoming Playoff Schedule:
Week 14 - Divisional Games
Week 15 - Championship Games
Week 16 - Creative Misfortune Fantasy Bowl III
High score of Wild Card weekend goes to the Detroit Lions, who scored 118 fantasy points in their Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers. The impressive display helped the Lions upset the Philadelphia Eagles in their fantasy Wild Card matchup.
Low score falls to the Green Bay Packers at 24 fantasy points. Completely manhandled in real-life by the Lions, the Packers struggled mightily on Thanksgiving Day and their fantasy season came to a screeching halt. The game did significant damage to their real playoff hopes, too.
Closest Game of the Week: Kansas City Chiefs 81, Indianapolis Colts 69. Despite losing to Denver in real life, Kansas City played well enough fantasy-wise to upset the AFC South champion Colts and advance to the Divisional round of Creative Misfortune's "If Real Football Used Fantasy Scoring..." playoffs.
Fantasy Star of the Week: Eric Decker, 41 points. With the Broncos playing for bye-week advantage, Eric Decker set a Denver record by hauling in 4 TD passes from Peyton Manning. Decker helped lead the Broncos to over 110 points as they gained an impressive 28-point bye week advantage for their divisional matchup next week against the Miami Dolphins, newcomers to the Creative Misfortune fantasy playoffs.
Wild Card Game Results - Week 13
AFC #6 Miami Dolphins (playing at New York Jets) at
AFC #3 Cincinnati Bengals (playing at San Diego Chargers)
Fantasy Score: Miami Dolphins 101, Cincinnati Bengals 66
Miami's Key Performers: Ryan Tannehill (21), Brian Hartline (18), Defense (17)
Cincinnati's Key Performers: A.J. Green (14), BenJarvus Green-Ellis (13), Defense (12)
AFC #5 Kansas City Chiefs (playing vs Denver Broncos) at
AFC #4 Indianapolis Colts (playing vs Tennessee Titans)
Fantasy Score: Kansas City Chiefs 81, Indianapolis Colts 69
Kansas City's Key Performers: Alex Smith (21), Jamaal Charles (17), Junior Hemingway (10)
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Adam Vinatieri (20), Donald Brown (12), Andrew Luck (10)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing at Minnesota Vikings) at
NFC #3 Green Bay Packers (playing at Detroit Lions)
Fantasy Score: Chicago Bears 93, Green Bay Packers 24
Chicago's Key Performers: Alshon Jeffrey (36), Josh McCown (22), Matt Forte (15)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Defense (8), James Jones (7), Mason Crosby (6)
NFC #5 Detroit Lions (playing vs Green Bay Packers) at
NFC #4 Philadelphia Eagles (playing vs Arizona Cardinals)
Fantasy Score: Detroit Lions 118, Philadelphia Eagles 77
Detroit's Key Performers: Reggie Bush (21), Matthew Stafford (19), Defense (19)
Philadelphia's Key Performers: Nick Foles (23), Zach Ertz (18), Defense (11)
Top Seeds Playing for Bye-Week Advantage*
AFC #1 - Denver Broncos (playing at Kansas City Chiefs)
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 114
Denver's Key Performers: Eric Decker (41), Peyton Manning (32), Knowshon Moreno (14)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 114/4 = 28.5 = +28 points
AFC #2 - New England Patriots (playing at Houston Texans)
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 88
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (20), Rob Gronkowski (18), Stephen Gostkowski (13)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 88/4 = 22.0 = +22 points
NFC #1 - New Orleans Saints (playing at Seattle Seahawks)
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 24
New Orleans' Key Performers: Jimmy Graham (10), Drew Brees (7), Darren Sproles (4)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 24/4 = 6.0 = +6 points
NFC #2 - Seattle Seahawks (playing vs New Orleans Saints)
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 96
Seattle's Key Performers: Russell Wilson (28), Zach Miller (14), Doug Baldwin (13)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 96/4 = 24.0 = +24 points
*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.
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.
Divisional Game Matchups - Week 14
AFC #6 Miami Dolphins (playing at Pittsburgh Steelers) at
AFC #1 Denver Broncos (BWA*: +28) (playing vs Tennessee Titans)
AFC #5 Kansas City Chiefs (playing at Washington Redskins) at
AFC #2 New England Patriots (BWA*: +22) (playing vs Cleveland Browns)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing vs Dallas Cowboys) at
NFC #1 New Orleans Saints (BWA*: +6) (playing vs Carolina Panthers)
NFC #5 Detroit Lions (playing at Philadelphia Eagles) at
NFC #2 Seattle Seahawks (BWA*: +24) (playing at San Francisco 49ers)
Creative Misfortune Fantasy Playoff Seeds
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)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings.
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