Fantasy Football Playoffs Recap - Quarterfinals

The Fantasy Football Playoffs started with a wild and wacky weekend. There were numerous games played in snowy conditions and an NFL high 90 touchdowns were recorded on Sunday. Jeremy Ross provided 2 of them on special teams, and Dexter McCluster and Jacoby Jones each returned kickoffs. 5 defenses scored TDs as well. Of the top 100 point scorers, 36 were wide receivers, 30 quarterbacks, 20 running backs and just 13 tight ends. The Chicago Bears backup QB Josh McCown scored a league high 53.26 fantasy points passing for 4 TDs and rushing for a 5th. There is a good chance that 3 of the top 6 QBs this week were not even starting, including McCown, Andy Dalton and Jason Campbell. I have to admit, I benched Dalton for Ryan Tannehill in my matchup against my brother, I won by half a yard thanks to a Marques Colston TD that was overturned!

Offense	League Value
Completions	0.5
Passing Yards	50 yards per point
Passing Touchdowns	6
Interceptions	-2
Rushing Yards	20 yards per point 1 points at 100 yards 1.5 points at 150 yards 2 points at 200 yards
Rushing Touchdowns	6
Receptions	0.5
Reception Yards	20 yards per point
Reception Touchdowns	6
Return Touchdowns	6
2-Point Conversions	2
Fumbles Lost	-2
Offensive Fumble Return TD	6
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns	6

QB	Fan Pts	% Owned	Comp	Yds	TD	Int	Yds	TD	2PT	Lost
Josh McCown Chi	53.26	42%	27	348	4	0	16	1	1	0
Peyton Manning Den	51.39	100%	39	397	4	0	-1	0	0	0
Andrew Luck Ind	46.62	94%	29	326	4	0	32	0	0	0
Drew Brees NO	45.41	100%	30	313	4	0	3	0	0	0
Andy Dalton Cin	42.05	75%	24	275	3	0	11	1	0	0
Jason Campbell Cle	41.67	6%	29	391	3	0	27	0	0	0
Ben Roethlisberger Pit	34.88	76%	23	349	3	0	8	0	0	1
Tom Brady NE	34.41	99%	32	418	2	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Flacco Bal	34.00	55%	28	245	3	3	22	0	1	0
Ryan Tannehill Mia	32.80	26%	20	200	3	1	56	0	0	0
Philip Rivers SD	31.48	91%	21	249	3	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Cassel Min	26.10	1%	17	265	2	0	6	0	0	0
Tony Romo Dal	25.53	97%	11	104	3	0	-1	0	0	0
Matt McGloin Oak	24.90	4%	18	245	2	1	20	0	0	0
Geno Smith NYJ	24.88	9%	16	219	1	1	50	1	0	0
Carson Palmer Ari	24.83	46%	27	269	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Cam Newton Car	22.60	99%	22	160	1	0	48	0	0	0
Nick Foles Phi	22.23	86%	11	179	1	1	23	1	1	0
Matt Ryan Atl	22.12	91%	20	206	2	1	0	0	0	1
Alex Smith KC	22.09	66%	14	137	2	0	7	0	0	0
Chad Henne Jax	21.99	3%	12	117	2	0	33	0	0	0
Matt Flynn GB	20.56	5%	24	258	1	1	28	0	0	1
Eli Manning NYG	17.18	64%	20	259	1	2	0	0	0	0
Matt Schaub Hou	16.81	9%	17	198	1	1	7	0	0	0
Colin Kaepernick SF	16.55	94%	15	175	1	1	31	0	0	0

Reggie Bush injured himself during warmups, and that led to Joique Bell getting 23 carries, 127 total yards and a TD. He lost 2 fumbles in the snow. Shady McCoy killed it, rushing for 217 yards in the snow and scoring twice. His 28.05 fantasy points were the most amongst non QBs and more than 14 of the top 25 QBs! Jamaal Charles and Shane Vereen were the only other RBs to eclipse 20 points. Vereen rushed for just 9 yards, but that resulted in a TD on top of his 12 receptions for 153 yards! Hello PPR! Bobby Rainey took advantage of 1 long TD run and Shonn Greene vultured 2 scores from Chris Johnson. Lamar Miller suffered a concussion and Daniel Thomas took over for the Miami Dolphins rushing for 105 yards and found the endzone. DeMarco Murray did all the dirty work in a blowout loss to the Bears on Monday Night Football, but it was Joseph Randle who found the endzone. Same can be said for Giovani Bernard who rushed for 99 yards and took 4 receptions for another 49 but BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored twice. Adrian Peterson was carted off the field, but no ligament damage was found and he thinks he will go Week 15. Eddie Lacy was also injured and hopes to play against the Cowboys. Keep an eye on that! Jonathan Stewart is done for the season, leaving DeAngelo Williams with the carries between the 20s and Mike Tolbert with the goal line touches.

RB	Fan Pts	% Owned	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	2PT	Lost
LeSean McCoy Phi	28.05	100%	217	2	1	4	0	0	0
Jamaal Charles KC	23.45	100%	151	1	2	8	1	0	0
Shane Vereen NE	20.10	77%	9	1	12	153	0	0	0
Matt Forte Chi	19.25	100%	102	0	7	73	1	0	0
Marcel Reece Oak	16.05	12%	123	1	2	38	0	0	0
Ryan Mathews SD	15.25	87%	103	1	3	32	0	0	0
Bobby Rainey TB	14.65	68%	127	1	3	-4	0	0	0
Knowshon Moreno Den	14.45	97%	78	1	6	31	0	0	0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	14.40	60%	48	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shonn Greene Ten	14.30	12%	46	2	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Thomas Mia	12.95	12%	105	1	1	4	0	0	0
Danny Woodhead SD	12.70	85%	42	0	4	52	1	0	0
Joique Bell Det	12.35	66%	69	1	4	58	0	1	2
Eddie Lacy GB	12.00	98%	65	1	3	25	0	0	0
Montee Ball Den	11.85	61%	77	1	3	10	0	0	0
Andre Ellington Ari	10.15	58%	46	1	2	17	0	0	0
Chris Ivory NYJ	9.80	58%	76	1	0	0	0	0	0
DeMarco Murray Dal	9.75	98%	146	0	2	9	0	0	0
Marshawn Lynch Sea	9.60	100%	72	1	0	0	0	0	0
Giovani Bernard Cin	9.40	94%	99	0	4	49	0	0	0
Michael Bush Chi	9.25	7%	38	0	1	17	1	0	0
Knile Davis KC	8.85	2%	30	1	1	17	0	0	0
Joseph Randle Dal	8.65	5%	53	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zac Stacy StL	8.60	88%	25	1	3	-3	0	0	0
Chris Polk Phi	8.50	0%	50	1	0	0	0	0	0

Marques Colston doubled his TD total to 4 on the season with a huge game against what was thought to be a tough matchup with the Carolina Panthers. Andre Johnson managed to catch 13 passes for 154 yards but couldn't catch one in the endzone. Josh Gordon, Antonio Brown and Alshon Jeffery continue to prove to be the future of the wide receiver position. Justin Hunter needs to be added to your roster if you need depth at WR. The Indianapolis Colts exploded for 4 passing passing touchdowns and it wasn't T.Y. Hilton but Da'Rick Rogers and LaVon Brazill cashing in. Don't count on the Colts offense though. The Minnesota Vikings offense should operate like this: Run the ball with Adrian Peterson(should be healthy) and screen passes to Cordarrelle Patterson. That is all. We said Joe Flacco would have a nice playoffs, and Marlon Brown is going to help him do so. Pick him up! Do not forget that Wes Welker suffered a concussion and will not play on Thursday!

WR	Fan Pts	% Owned	Rec	Yds	TD	TD	2PT
Marques Colston NO	22.75	91%	9	125	2	0	0
Da'Rick Rogers Ind	20.35	2%	6	107	2	0	0
Josh Gordon Cle	18.75	96%	7	151	1	0	0
Larry Fitzgerald Ari	16.80	99%	12	96	1	0	0
Keenan Allen SD	16.45	87%	3	59	2	0	0
LaVon Brazill Ind	16.15	1%	3	53	2	0	0
Rod Streater Oak	16.00	20%	7	130	1	0	0
Cordarrelle Patterson Min	15.85	27%	5	141	1	0	0
Eric Decker Den	15.85	98%	8	117	1	0	0
Antonio Brown Pit	15.35	99%	5	137	1	0	0
Andre Johnson Hou	14.20	100%	13	154	0	0	0
Julian Edelman NE	14.20	72%	6	64	1	0	1
Marlon Brown Bal	14.10	10%	7	92	1	0	0
Demaryius Thomas Den	13.90	100%	7	88	1	0	0
Justin Hunter Ten	13.70	2%	4	114	1	0	0
A.J. Green Cin	12.60	100%	6	72	1	0	0
Alshon Jeffery Chi	12.35	96%	5	84	1	0	0
Jeremy Ross Det	12.00	0%	0	0	0	2	0
Jerricho Cotchery Pit	11.60	29%	5	62	1	0	0
Wes Welker Den	11.55	99%	5	61	1	0	0
Dwayne Bowe KC	11.45	89%	4	69	1	0	0
Steve Smith Car	11.45	91%	6	49	1	0	0
Brian Hartline Mia	11.05	61%	5	51	1	0	0
Vincent Jackson TB	11.00	99%	3	70	1	0	0
Emmanuel Sanders Pit	10.85	62%	4	57	1	0	0

Let's not forget why Charles Clay is having such a great season. Free agent signing Dustin Keller suffered a season ending knee injury during the preseason. Clay has quickly helped fans forget that ever happened and is really developing a nice chemistry with Tannehill. Garrett Graham has finally started to produce like Owen Daniels, but it seems Daniels is ready to return limiting Graham. Dennis Pitta returned for the Baltimore Ravens catching 6 passes and scoring, but lost a 2nd TD to Ed Dickson. It was Dickson's 1st TD this season! Rob Gronkowski is missing from the TE list because he suffered a season ending knee injury. There were numerous TDs scored by TEs but overall they performed well below expectations.

TE	Fan Pts	% Owned	Rec	Yds	TD	Lost
Charles Clay Mia	20.35	69%	7	97	2	0
Jimmy Graham NO	17.90	100%	6	58	2	0
Jordan Cameron Cle	16.55	93%	9	121	1	0
Garrett Graham Hou	13.65	37%	8	73	1	0
Andrew Quarless GB	12.30	1%	6	66	1	0
Dennis Pitta Bal	11.40	12%	6	48	1	0
Luke Willson Sea	11.00	0%	3	70	1	0
Jermaine Gresham Cin	10.55	30%	5	41	1	0
Julius Thomas Den	10.25	97%	5	35	1	0
Mychal Rivera Oak	9.55	1%	5	21	1	0
Gary Barnidge Cle	9.45	0%	2	49	1	0
Brandon Myers NYG	9.30	31%	4	26	1	0
Marcedes Lewis Jax	9.10	1%	2	42	1	0
Tony Gonzalez Atl	8.75	98%	3	25	1	0
Tim Wright TB	8.05	16%	2	21	1	0
Vernon Davis SF	8.05	99%	2	21	1	0
Logan Paulsen Was	7.70	1%	3	44	1	1
Ed Dickson Bal	7.40	3%	2	8	1	0
Jason Witten Dal	7.00	99%	1	10	1	0
Greg Olsen Car	6.00	95%	8	40	0	0
Martellus Bennett Chi	4.65	85%	5	43	0	0
Kellen Winslow NYJ	4.55	1%	3	61	0	0
Antonio Gates SD	4.50	95%	4	50	0	0
Jacob Tamme Den	4.35	5%	4	47	0	0
Heath Miller Pit	4.30	51%	3	56	0	0