Week 4 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to play…

QBs

Deshaun Watson, Texans – Served notice that he’s for real, with 283 passing yards and 4 TDs, plus 24 rushing yards and a 5^th TD. We’ll forgive the INT.

Cam Newton, Panthers – So he’s not done yet, apparently, after torching the toothless Patriots defense for 316 passing yards and 3 TDs, plus an INT, with 44 rushing yards and a 4^th TD.

Andy Dalton, Bengals – Getting his mojo back with 286 passing yards and 4 TDs, plus 29 rushing yards and a fumble.

Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Passed for just 179 yards, but had 4 TDs, without a blemish.

Eli Manning, Giants – He lost again, but his 288-passing-yard, 22-rushing-yard, 3-TD outing without a turnover wasn’t half bad.

Jameis Winston, Bucs – Passed for 332 yards and 3 TDs, without a turnover.

RBs

Todd Gurley, Rams – Raced by the Cowboys with 121 rushing yards, and added 7 catches for 94 yards and a TD.

Le’Veon Bell, Steelers – Played up to his draft status with 144 rushing yards and 2 TDs, complemented by 4 receptions for 42 yards.

Lamar Miller, Texans – Rushed for 75 yards, caught 4 passes for 56 yards and scored both ways.

Zeke Elliott, Cowboys – Ran for 85 yards and a TD and caught 4 passes for 54 yards and a TD.

Bilal Powell, Jets – Rumbled for 163 yards and 1 TD, and added 27 yards on 4 receptions.

Leonard Fournette, Jaguars – Rushed for 86 yards and caught 4 passes for 59 yards and a TD.

WRs

Jordy Nelson, Packers – Turned 4 receptions into 75 yards and 2 TDs.

Devin Funchess, Panthers – Collected 7 passes for 70 yards and 2 TDs.

DeAndre Hopkins, Texans – His 10 catches for 107 yards and a TD were sweet for PPR leaguers.

Tyrell Williams, Chargers – Caught 5 passes for 115 yards and a TD.

TEs

Tyler Kroft, Bengals – Not Eifert, but his 6 catches for 68 yards and 2 TDs were impressive nevertheless.

Travis Kelce, Chiefs – Caught 7 passes for 111 yards and a TD.

Ks

Greg Zuerlein, Rams – Nailed all 7 of his FG attempts, from 28, 30, 33, 43, 44, 44 and 49 yards, plus 2 XPs.

D/STs

Texans – Collected 4 INTs, a fumble, 2 sacks and a TD on an interception return.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Matt Stafford, Lions – Just 209 passing yards without a TD.

Matt Ryan, Falcons – Passed for 242 yards and a TD, but his 2 INTs and 1 fumble negated the good stuff.

Jay Cutler, Dolphins – Continued to stink it up against poor secondaries, passing for ony 164 yards without a score, plus an INT.

RBs

Derrick Henry, Titans – Grounded with just 7 rushing yards.

Theo Riddick, Lions – Combined for 12 yards on the day.

Chris Thompson, Redskins – Totaled 27 yards but ruined them by fumbling.

Marshawn Lynch, Raiders – Continued his Least Mode ways with just 12 rushing yards.

Isaiah Crowell, Browns – Totaled 27 yards against the Bengals.

Ty Montgomery, Packers – Just 28 yards before getting injured.

Melvin Gordon, Chargers – Ran for only 22 yards and caught a 7-yard pass.

DeMarco Murray, Titans – He totaled just 35 yards rushing and receiving.

WRs

Taylor Gabriel, Falcons – Shut out, despite playing without Julio and Mohamed Sanu (who caught a 3 yarder) for much of the game.

Jamison Crowder, Redskins – He actually lost 7 yards on his only touch.

Amari Cooper, Raiders – Held to 9 yards on 2 catches. He’s not an elite receiver any more.

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos – Finished with an 11 yarder.

Sammy Watkins, Rams – Left Dallas with a 17 yarder. His teammate, Robert Woods, got 17 yards on 2 catches.

Marqise Lee, Jaguars – Only 18 yards on 2 catches.

Jermaine Kearse, Jets – The bloom is off this rose with 17 yards on 4 receptions.

DeSean Jackson, Bucs – Just 20 yards on a pair of catches.

Travis Benjamin, Chargers – Caught 2 passes for 21 yards.

Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos – Held to 27 yards on 4 receptions.

T.Y. Hilton, Colts – Handled 3 passes for 30 yards.

Brandin Cooks, Patriots – Back to being a wallflower, with 3 receptions for 38 yards.

Golden Tate, Lions – Just 29 yards on 3 receptions.

Doug Baldwin, Seahawks – Only 35 yards on 3 catches.

Jeremy Maclin, Ravens – Continues to disappoint, with 21 yards on 3 catches.

Julio Jones, Falcons – Caught 3 passes for 30 yards before leaving with an injury.

TEs

Jason Witten, Cowboys – Caught a 9-yard toss near the end of the game.

Coby Fleener, Saints – Just 21 yards on 2 catches.

Jordan Reed, Redskins – He took 3 catches to get to 21 yards on Monday night.