Week 12 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs

Matt Stafford, Lions – Made his owners thankful while passing for 337 yards and 5 TDs without a turnover.

Russell Wilson, Seahawks – Had his first 5-TD game with 345 yards passing and 14 rushing.

Philip Rivers, Chargers – Bounced back nicely with 300 yards and 4 TDs, without a blemish.

Tyrod Taylor, Bills – Passed for 291 yards and 3 TDs and ran for 46 yards, but coughed up a fumble.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jets – Accumulated 277 passing yards and 4 TDs, plus 21 rushing yards and no turnovers.

Derek Carr, Raiders – Also had a nice rebound with 330 yards and 3 TDs, though he lost a fumble.

Tom Brady, Patriots – Lost his undefeated bid while passing for 280 yards and 3 TDs without a turnover against the vaunted Broncos defense.

RBs

Adrian Peterson, Vikings – Rumbled for 158 yards and 2 TDs, and added 29 yards on 2 receptions.

C.J. Anderson, Broncos – The Monday night hero raced for 113 yards and 2 TDs, and caught 4 balls for 40 more.

Eddie Lacy, Packers – Ran for 105 yards and caught 4 passes for 34 yards and a TD, though he lost a fumble.

DeAngelo Williams, Steelers – Ran for 29 yards and a TD and caught 7 passes for 88 yards.

WRs

Doug Baldwin, Seahawks – Had a career day with 145 yards and 3 TDs on 6 receptions.

Calvin Johnson, Lions – Caught 8 passes for 93 yards and a TD trifecta.

Sammy Watkins, Bills – Finally produced with 6 catches for 158 yards and 2 TDs.

T.Y. Hilton, Colts – Scored twice on 6 receptions for 95 yards.

Markus Wheaton, Steelers – Had a career game with 9 receptions for 201 yards and a TD.

Brandon Marshall, Jets – Caught 9 passes for 131 yards and 2 TDs.

Jeremy Maclin, Chiefs – Collected 9 passes for 160 yards and a TD.

A.J. Green, Bengals – Reeled in 6 passes for 61 yards and 2 TDs.

Jarvis Landry, Dolphins – Amassed 13 receptions for 165 yards and a TD.

Odell Beckham, Jr., Giants – Had 9 receptions for 142 yards and a TD.

Seth Roberts, Raiders – Nobody owns him, but he had a career game with 6 receptions for 113 yards and 2 TDs.

TEs

Antonio Gates, Chargers – Took 4 passes 53 yards and scored twice.

Julius Thomas, Jaguars – Caught 9 passes for 116 yards and a TD.

D/STs

Panthers – Had 2 sacks, 3 INTs and scored TDs on 2 of those picks while holding the Cowboys to 14 points.

Bengals – Accumulated 1 sack, 3 INTs, a defensive TD on an INT return and held the Rams to 7 points.

Ravens -- Sacked Cleveland's QBs twice and scored on a punt return and a blocked kick as time expired.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Tony Romo, Cowboys – Was awful – passing for 106 yards, 0 TDs and 3 INTs – before getting knocked out for the season.

Drew Brees, Saints – Held without a TD while passing for 228 yards and an INT.

RBs

Lamar Miller, Dolphins – Had 2 rushing and 11 receiving yards.

Chris Johnson, Cardinals – Ran for just 17 yards and blanked in the receiving game.

LeGarrette Blount, Patriots – Stuffed by the Broncos for 27 rushing yards.

DeMarco Murray, Eagles – Limited to 30 rushing yards.

Darren Sproles, Eagles – Combined for 25 yards.

Todd Gurley, Rams – Totaled 30 yards rushing and receiving.

Frank Gore, Colts – Just 24 rushing and 13 receiving yards.

Rashad Jennings, Giants – Ran for 14 and caught 2 passes for 14 more.

Matt Forte, Bears – Returned to rush for 44 yards plus a 9-yard reception.

WRs

James Jones, Packers – Laid an egg on Thanksgiving.

Mike Wallace, Vikings – Blanked for second consecutive game.

Rashard Matthews, Dolphins – Nada in New York.

Malcom Floyd, Chargers – Returned to the field to catch a 12-yarder.

Michael Floyd, Cardinals – Stuck with a 14-yarder.

Davante Adams, Packers – Caught only 2 of the passes thrown his way, for 14 yards.

Kendall Wright, Titans – Just 19 yards on 2 balls.

Andre Johnson, Colts – Caught a 22-yarder.
Dez Bryant, Cowboys – Only 26 yards on 2 catches.

Stefon Diggs, Vikings – Just 31 yards on 4 catches.

Brandin Cooks, Saints – Just 35 yards on 5 passes.

DeAndre Hopkins, Texans – Shockingly limited to 36 yards on 5 balls.

Brandon LaFell, Patriots – He got 36 yards on 4 balls.

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos – He did the same with one catch.

Allen Hurns, Jaguars – Only 42 yards on 4 receptions before leaving with an injury.

Antonio Brown, Steelers – Consider yourself lucky when he gets just 51 yards on 6 passes.