This was a great week to start…
QBs
Kirk Cousins,
Redskins – Kept his surprising emergence in play with 365 yards and 4 TDs
though the air, without a turnover.
Drew Brees,
Saints – Passed for 412 yards and 3 TDs without a blemish.
Blake Bortles,
Jaguars – He tossed 2 INTs, but his 368-yard, 4-TD performance made up for
them.
RBs
Tim Hightower,
Saints – Rushed for 122 yards and 2 TDs, and caught 3 passes for 47 yards.
DeAngelo
Williams, Steelers – Rumbled for 100 yards and 2 TDs, and added 53 yards on 6
catches.
Frank Gore,
Colts – Ran for 85 yards and 2 TDs, and added 10 yards on 2 catches.
Jerick McKinnon,
Vikings – Rushed for 89 yards and 2 TDs.
WRs
Brandon
Marshall, Jets – Reeled in 8 passes for 115 yards and 2 TDs.
Allen Hurns,
Jaguars – Caught 8 balls for 106 yards and 2 TDs.
Julio Jones,
Falcons – Blitzed the Panthers with 9 receptions for 178 yards and a TD.
Allen Robinson,
Jaguars – Took 6 passes 151 yards, including a 90-yard TD.
DeAndre Hopkins,
Texans – Caught 7 passes for 117 yards and a score.
Brandin Cooks,
Saints – Amassed 123 yards and a TD on 5 balls.
Doug Baldwin,
Seahawks – Collected 8 passes for 118 yards and a TD.
TEs
Jordan Reed,
Redskins – Pulled down 9 passes for 129 yards and 2 TDs.
D/STs
Cardinals –
Generated 9 sacks, 1 INT, 3 fumbles and 2 TDs on fumble recoveries, while
holding the Packers to 8 points.
Texans – Amassed
1 sack, 1 INT, 3 fumble recoveries and a TD on a fumble recovery while holding
the Titans to 6 points.
This was a great week to
play against…
QBs
Ben
Roethlisberger, Steelers – Tossed 2 INTs with 0 TDs and just 215 yards.
Tyrod Taylor,
Bills – Passed for 179 yards and ran for 67, but didn’t score and tossed an INT.
Ryan Tannehill,
Dolphins – Passed for 329 yards and an INT without a score. Added 28 yards as a
rusher.
Eli Manning,
Giants – His 3 INTs offset his 1 TD, while he passed for 234 yards.
RBs
Antonio Andrews,
Titans – Ran for a whopping 1 yard, and lost a fumble.
James Starks,
Packers – Ran for 11 yards and also lost a fumble.
Christine
Michael, Seahawks – Rushed for 6 yards and had 14 yards on 2 catches.
WRs
Martavis Bryant,
Steelers – Disappeared along with his QB, finishing with a 6-yard reception.
Ted Ginn,
Panthers – Just a 9-yarder on the day.
Amari Cooper,
Raiders - Just 10 yards on 2 catches.
Donte Moncrief,
Colts – Left Miami with 15 yards on 2 receptions.
Randall Cobb,
Packers – Held to 15 yards on 3 receptions.
Brandon LaFell,
Patriots – Disappointed again with a 19-yarder on the day.
Stefon Diggs,
Vikings – Limited to 19 yards on 4 receptions.
Travis Benjamin,
Browns – Only 20 yards on 2 catches.
Anquan Boldin,
49ers – Went 27 yards with 5 passes.
Tavon Austin,
Rams – Had 12 rushing and 16 receiving yards.
Tyler Lockett,
Seahawks – Just 33 yards through the air.
Marvin Jones,
Bengals – Same for him.
TEs
Richard Rodgers,
Packers – Just a 2-yarder on the day.
Ben Watson,
Saints – His QB passed for 412 yards, yet he accounted for just 5 of them.
Antonio Gates,
Chargers – Only 11 yards on 2 receptions.
Jason Witten,
Cowboys – Caught a 12-yarder.
Julius Thomas,
Jaguars – Took 2 passes to get to 12 yards.
Will Tye, Giants
– Only 28 yards on 3 receptions.
Posts
Hey, there! I can say with certainty that that was the best week for me since the start of the season. I don't know if it was luck or that I'm finally getting a bit better at DFS but I nailed the picks this time! I saw that Cousins was mentioned on http://www.fantasysportsdaily.com as a potential surprise so I picked him. Apart from one of my WRs, who got injured, all my picks turned out to be great.
ReplyDeleteLadd - a note to thank you for my 3rd and best league championship. I followed your draft strategy with few exceptions - not a fan of Foster's injury history. Took D'Angelo Williams in late rounds and picked up Rawls early. Stashed both on bench and waited. CBSSports.com have me a D minus draft grade/the worst in a 16-team league. LOL! They apologized in Week 8 or so when I only had 1 loss. Your insight led to Hightower when Rawls went down. Got lucky in the playoffs - tied in divisional round but won tiebreaker on yardage. Won title game by 1 thanks to Jeremy Hill single digit night. I'm sure you get notes like this all the time but I wanted to let you know I enjoy and rely on your column to give me the edge in a very competitive league. Thank you again. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLadd - a note to thank you for my 3rd and best league championship. I followed your draft strategy with few exceptions - not a fan of Foster's injury history. Took D'Angelo Williams in late rounds and picked up Rawls early. Stashed both on bench and waited. CBSSports.com have me a D minus draft grade/the worst in a 16-team league. LOL! They apologized in Week 8 or so when I only had 1 loss. Your insight led to Hightower when Rawls went down. Got lucky in the playoffs - tied in divisional round but won tiebreaker on yardage. Won title game by 1 thanks to Jeremy Hill single digit night. I'm sure you get notes like this all the time but I wanted to let you know I enjoy and rely on your column to give me the edge in a very competitive league. Thank you again. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frank, and congrats! I'm glad I had a little something to do with your success this year. Enjoy the offseason.
Delete