Week 16 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs

Peyton Manning, Broncos – Continued his mastery with 400 passing yards and 4 TDs with nary a blemish.

Andy Dalton, Bengals – Passed for 366 yards and 4 TDs without a turnover.

RBs

LeSean McCoy, Eagles – Carried my team to a championship with 133 rushing yards and 2 TDs, plus 6 catches for 29 yards for good measure.

Eddie Lacy, Packers – Rumbled for 84 yards and 2 TDs and caught 2 passes for 6 yards before re-injuring his ankle.

DeMarco Murray, Cowboys – Rushed for 96 yards and a TD and took 3 passes for 15 yards and a second TD.

Donald Brown, Colts – Ran for 79 yards and a TD and caught 2 passes for 31 yards and another TD.

Joique Bell, Lions – Combined for 91 rushing yards and a TD plus 10 passes for 63 yards.

WRs

Eric Decker, Broncos – Reeled in 10 passes and 131 yards and 2 TDs.

A.J. Green, Bengals – Caught 7 passes for 97 yards and 2 TDs.

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos – Pulled down 8 receptions for 123 yards and a score.

Pierre Garcon, Redskins – Took 11 passes 144 yards, including a TD.

Roddy White, Falcons – Caught a dozen passes for 141 yards and a TD.

DSTs

Patriots – Collected 4 sacks, 4 turnovers, 2 TDs on fumble and INT returns and held the Ravens to 7 points.

Bills – Registered 7 sacks and 2 turnovers and pitched a shutout.

Bengals – Accumulated 4 sacks, 4 turnovers and an INT return TD.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Matt Stafford, Lions – Passed for 222 yards with 2 INTs and no TDs.

Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins – Froze in upstate New York with just 82 passing yards.  And that’s it.

Alex Smith, Chiefs – Passed for only 153 yards, with no TDs, 2 INTs, a fumble and 47 rushing yards.

Mike Glennon, Bucs – Just 158 yards passing without a score, plus a fumble.

Carson Palmer, Cardinals – Played hurt, but probably shouldn’t have, passing for just 178 yards and a TD, with 4 INTs.

Philip Rivers, Chargers – Threw for 201 yards and a TD, but lost 2 turnovers.

RBs

Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas, Dolphins – 8 and 9 total yards, respectively.  Are you kidding me?

Pierre Thomas, Saints – Ran for 8 yards and only got 7 yards on 5 receptions.

Darren Sproles, Saints – Just 2 rushing and 18 receiving yards on 3 catches.

Dennis Johnson, Texans – Managed just 29 rushing yards in his opportunity to start.

Montee Ball, Broncos – Rushed for just 32 yards.

Andre Brown, Giants – Ran for 40 yards and caught 2 passes for 14 yards, and lost a fumble.

Reggie Bush, Lions – Marginalized after losing a fumble, rushing for just 34 yards and taking 2 passes 10 yards.

Matt Forte, Bears – Just 29 rushing and 25 receiving yards on 4 receptions.

Adrian Peterson, Vikings – Only 45 yards rushing (and a 2-yard catch).

WRs

Rod Streater, Raiders – Caught a 2-yard pass.

Miles Austin, Cowboys – Caught an 8-yarder.

Andre Caldwell, Broncos – Couldn’t do it again, catching just 2 passes for 12 yards.

Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals – Limited by the Seahawks to 3 receptions for 18 yards.

Kendall Wright, Titans – Caught 4 balls for 22 yards.

DeSean Jackson, Eagles – Only 29 yards on 4 receptions, and ran for 12 yards.

Greg Jennings, Vikings – His 4 receptions only amounted to 27 yards.

Steve Smith, Panthers – Just one 44-yard catch before leaving injured.

Jordy Nelson, Packers – Only 46 yards on 3 receptions.

TEs

Vernon Davis, 49ers – Blanked on MNF.

Jason Witten, Cowboys – Only 13 yards on 2 balls.