Cruz Control - (w12 recap)

More than a Novelty

NY Giants wideout Victor Cruz

     The transformation of former UMass receiver Victor Cruz has been something to behold.  Going into the season Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham were the Giants receivers to own.  But through week 12 of our season, Cruz has been better than better than Nicks, Super Mario, and all but 8 other wide receivers; proving he has been much more than a trending fad.

     Week 12 turned out to be quite low scoring.  Led by Al Davis at just 102.  The win propels him into the catbird seat at 9-2-1 with two weeks left in the regular season.  Also winning this week: FormerlyKnownAsFavre, My Team -, Donkey Power and a huge win by Big Time Johnson.  His win, paired with a Fumbler loss keep the big J's chances of reaching the playoffs alive and currently puts him at #5.  With a loss the ConVicks, Suck for Luck and Fumblers have all locked their fate in the consolation round.

Donkey Power, My Team - and Big Time Johnson will now slug it out for the last two spots in the big dance. 

WEEK 12: Awards

Owner of the week: RIP Al Davis (102pts)

It may have been low for a typical owner of the week score, but in a week short on points, 102 was tops.  Team RIP has been a model of consistency through the weeks, scoring 90+ in 10 of 12 weeks, and is second in the league with 8 triple digit games.

Player of the week: Drew Brees, 36pts (Hunk Hoisters)

Brees was nothing short of awesome on Monday night against the Giants, putting up 363 yards passing and 5 total touchdowns.   Brees is now the 2nd overall player in fantasy after some guy named Rodgers.

[Honorable Mention: Tom Brady, 28pts]

Double-take Award: Beanie Wells, 26pts (Fumblers) 

The first ever two-time award winner of the double-take award goes to my not so good buddy Beanie.  I couldn't believe it when he ran for 130 yards in week 4, but 228 yards this week nearly made me spew  orange juice all over my monitor.  Sadly, the sheer power of numbers demands the verdict: Beanie is an above-average player.

[Honorable Mention: Vince Young, 22pts]

Coaching move of the week:  

Everybody did dumb stuff this week like starting a hobbled Andre Johnson over Brandon Marshall.  I don't just hand out this hardware for no reason people.  Amaze me with your coaching skills next weekend.      

Special Teams Award: Sebastian Janikowski, 23pts (RIP Al Davis)

The official kicker of the Fantasy Football BIG TIME Blog was a busy man Sunday.  Kicking and hitting on all 6 of his of his field goals and an extra point to boot.  Never has such an ugly face paired up with such a beautiful foot.

[Honorable Mention: Ravens D, 18pts] 

The Weekly Haha Award: Mike Wallace, 1pt (Hunk)

In a week where his team had 4 players score a combined 5 points, Wallace was the most disappointing. The Steelers stud has been great this year, but has certainly experienced a downtick lately.

[Dishonorable Mention: Frank Gore, 3pts]

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Did anyone see the Minus' very own Steve Johnson and his touchdown celebration this week?  I saw it live but didn't realize what he was doing until I saw it again.  See if you can figure it out.

 I certainly wouldn't have done it, but man was it funny.  Plaxico seemed to take it well though.

Week Recap, Thanksgiving Edition (w11)

Thanksgiving, BIG TIME Style

Not that funny, but it gets you in the spirit doesn't it? 

     Theres something great about tradition.  I'm not much for Peanuts cartoons normally, but when its late November, they should be a requirement.  As an Andre Johnson owner, I kind of feel like Charlie after Lucy team Suck for Luck traded him to me two hours before the Matt Schaub news was released.  Well played Troy.....  well played.

     It was a down week for scoring but for the second week in a row we have flip-flopped leaders.  The Hunk Hoisters are back in the driver's seat for now with a half game lead over his opponent, RIP Al Davis.  Despite Rob Gronkowski's attempts to score 60 points by himself on Monday night, team RIP fell short in a 110-84 loss.  Philly's ConVicks, BigTime Johnson, Donkey Power and Team Suck for Luck also came up with victories this week.  Donkey Power and yes, Team Suck for Luck are now the hottest teams in the league with 3 straight victories.  Formerly undefeated Team Minus has now lost 3 straight.

With 3 weeks left the playoff race continues to get interesting.  Incredibly enough, Team Suck for Luck and Philly's ConVicks are still mathematically in the playoff race if either can finish 7-7.  

WEEK 11: Awards

Owner of the week: The Hunk Hoisters (110pts)

It was no 139, but it got the job done and got him a win in the game of the week.  HH had serious bye issues to deal with, but certainly showed the depth of his team this week.

Player of the week: Matthew Stafford, 29pts (Hunk Hoisters)

Matt threw for 300+ yards and 5 touchdowns to redeem himself against the Panthers.  He's a top 5 quarterback this year in fantasy points.

[Honorable Mention: Ray Rice, 26pts]

Double-take Award: Nate Washington, 23pts (ConVicks) 

Great game for Washington.  The ConVicks were wise enough to hold on to him, but had him on the bench this week.

[Honorable Mention: Jay Cutler, 24pts]

Coaching move of the week:  Hunk Hoisters

Added Mike Williams (TB) from free agency who had 14 points in his WR3 spot.      

Special Teams Award: Patriots D, 22pts (CJ2YPC)

It wasn't enough to get Casey a win, but his patriots preyed upon Tyler Palko in his first career NFL start on Monday night.  

[Honorable Mention: 49ers D, 16pts] 

The Weekly Haha Award: Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker and Chris Johnson (0,0,2,2 respectively)

I feel like calling everyone out this week.  The playoffs are coming up soon and we can't have this out of our stars during crunchtime!

I always valued hilarity over tradition.

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There are some incredible games for once this Thanksgiving, so make sure you prime your lineup beforehand and enjoy them.  Enjoy your family, eat lots of turkey this weekend and make sure to watch a game or two.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Raiders & Cowboys & Bears, oh my! (W10 Recap)

TOTAL ANNIHILATION

The Bears All-world return man, Devin Hester.  

I'm not mincing words, and I'm not getting your hope up either.  Unless your team name is the Fumblers, I have nothing to say about your team or any of its players.  The Biggest Fumblers did it all this weekend including winning the game of the week and putting up a ridiculous 139.  Our lead story though was the unbelievable effort by the Bears defense and special teams.  Led by Devin Hester, the Bears D/ST put on a show of historic fantasy proportions.  Sacks, INT's, return touchdowns and pick-6's... Chicago did it all and embarrassed Detroit for 60 minutes.  RIP Al Davis did have a noteworthy performance as well.  With the Hoisters taking a loss, Al Davis moves to sole possession of first place in the BIG TIME.  Donkey Power, Suck for Luck and the newly-christened CJ2YPK also got the "W." in week 10.  (..See Casey, Chris Johnson took offense to your name-calling and he stepped it up.  All he needed was for his manager to light a fire under his butt.)

We had some crazy high scores and some painfully bad ones as well.  I anticipated some higher scores this week with everyone back from bye for the first time since week 4.  Week 11 we go back to one last week of byes, and we'll see if the scores take a hit for it.  Time to hand out some hardware to the Fumblers franchise:

WEEK 10: Awards

Owner of the week: The Biggest Fumblers (139pts)

It was domination for top to bottom by the Fumblers, as Raiders, Cowboys and Bears were running rampant.  It started off with Denarius Moore lighting up the Chargers on Thursday night, then continued with rookie-sensation DeMarco Murray.  Murray has looked awesome since his emergence into the Cowboys starting lineup and ran for 135 against Buffalo.  The final asteroid that broke the camel's back, however was that stalwart of a defense, the Chicago Bears.  Best of all the Fumblers got a meaningful win that keeps him just 1/2 game out of the playoffs.

Player of the week: Bears D*, 32pts (Fumblers)

I dont' think I ever remember a defense actually outscoring ALL other fantasy players in a week, but the Bears did it here.  4 interceptions and 3 touchdowns will do that though.  I'm picking up the vibe that this  Devin Hester fellow is the real deal.  That slippery bar of soap may slide himself all the way to Canton someday.

[Honorable Mention: Arian Foster, 30pts]

Double-take Award: Michael Bush, 28pts (FormerlyKnownAsFavre) & Denarius Moore 24pts (Fumblers) 

Michael Bush is good! Who knew?  The raiders seem set at tailback for a while, with McFadden & Bush.  Their wide receiver's also seem to be in good hands as the rookie Denarius Moore puts his name on the fantasy map.

[Honorable Mention: Laurent Robinson, 19pts]

Coaching move of the week:  The Biggest Fumblers

Hakeem Nicks played, Julio Jones played, but no.  Caleb wanted to start Denarius Moore and it got him the second highest total of the season with 139.  Even if he decides to start Nicks who had a solid 10 points, then the Fumblers loose by 2.      

Special Teams Award: Bears D, 32pts (Fumblers)

I'm pretty sure we've talked about these losers long enough.  The Fumblers kicker didn't do to bad either with 15 points.  The fumblers are now the proud owners of the #1 Defense and the #2 Kicker in fantasy football.

[Honorable Mention: John Kasay, 18pts] 

The Weekly Haha Award: Stevie Johnson, 0pts (My Team -)

The unofficial winner of the award was Matthew Stafford because he looked like a goober.  Stevie Johnson had infinitely less fantasy points though.  Although he left the game late with a shoulder injury, he played 3+ quarters with 2 catches for 8 yards.  

[Dishonorable Mention: Jets D, -1pts]

I'm calling you out Jets D; you may have gone against a powerful offense, but you cant go into the red like that if you are going to call yourself an elite defense.

Speaking of that elite Jets defense, they'll go up against the Broncos this Thursday in Thursday Night Football.  I can't wait to sit in my garage for 3 hours and listen to it on the radio.**

Predictions on our playoff race?  Let me know who you think the fortunate four are that get in.  

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* From this point on anyone's defense scoring over 19 points on me is kicked out of the league.

** Yeah I'm not doing that.  

Week 10 Preview

My two cents:

.01¢) These thursday games throw me for a loop a little bit.  On my days off I'll try to have the preview up prior to the thursday night game, but most of the time the preview will probably be up its normal time of Friday or Saturday. 

         People are extremely busy this time of year I know.  Try to at least keep your team current with a legit starting lineup each week though.  I'm not asking you to do any more than check your team for five minutes twice a week.  This was 90% of the reason that I wanted league dues; so that we could have ten active members that had some motivation to stay regularly involved.  Overall the league has been really good with that, possibly the best ever.  Inactivity has still been a small problem though. 

.02¢) Being built even as we speak is a BIG TIME Fantasy Football league bunker (that will probably second as a house for my family) with a basement serving as the venue for next year's draft party to which you are all invited Labor Day 2012!  ...should be a good time.

This weeks winners 

• Suck for Luck (over ConVicks)

The ConVicks make this close with Tebow and Gore and Jackson.  Ahmad Bradshaw will be out and his Jets defense will have a tough task trying to stop New England.  I like S4L's starting 9 this week and Matt Cassel has a favorable matchup versus Denver.  The RB and WR positions will win the day for team Suck for Luck.

• RIP Al Davis (over FormerlyKnownAsFavre)

Team Favre fires a major opening salvo with Michael Bush's 29 points, but I like what RIP is doing here with his dominant runningbacks paired with Eli and the two Giants receivers.  Favre needs a win here or he may be out of the playoff race.

• Hunk Hoisters (over The Biggest Fumblers)

Carson Palmer and Denarius Moore played Thursday night.  Palmer was good and Moore was great.  The Hoisters will have to overcome a 39 point lead in this matchup with only 2 additional players to start.  Call me cocky, but I like home team's chances here.  I think it will be about a two point win though, not the 136-120 victory that ESPN foresaw.

• My Team - (over Wright On)

Wright On's fantasy star Tom Brady has a tough matchup here in New York against the Jets.  The minus has favorable match ups across the board and could score his season high.  The minus avoids a loosing streak and improves to 7 wins while Wright On moves one game closer to Andrew Luck.

    BigTime Johnson           vs.         Donkey Power

There was no question here in the game of the week and Johnson and Donkey Power face off in a matchup to determine the frontrunner for the last playoff spot.  The winner of this could be in sole possession of fourth place with four games remaining.  Johnson has already gotten respectable output out of Phillip Rivers and 2 more points out of Vincent Jackson.  He still has stars Ray Rice and Wes Welker to go also.  Ryan Matthews has already gone for team DP, and still has plenty of firepower remaining as well.  The should be an awesome matchup, as 6 players will be playing in the Monday night game.  

Position Advantage:

QB: Donkey Power

RB: BigTime Johnson

WR: Donkey Power

TE: Donkey Power

K/Def: Big Time Johnson

Prediction: Donkey Power

DP wins late monday night thanks to Rodgers, the packers defense and that lovable Jordy Nelson.

  

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Good luck this week everyone.  There are no byes in week 10 so I'm looking for the scores to take off.

Vincent Jackson perplexes me (W9 Recap)

What have you done for me lately?

Chargers wideout Vincent Jackson scores 32 Sunday vs. Green Bay.  

Vincent Jackson may have had some less-than-satisfying performances this year, but his owners aren't complaining about it now.  V-Jax has exploded twice now, this time against the defending champs for 32 points.  More on Jackson later in this post, but the games this week were once again harmonious.  Its so nice to know that people are listening to my message.  For the second week in a row, the top five point scorers were all awarded with a victory.

The stars of My Team - had a lot of disappointing performances in the game of the week.  With super-rookie Cam Newton on bye, quarterback seemed to be the position of concern.  Andy Dalton filled that gap beautifully however with his first career 3 touchdown performance.  Ironically it was Fred Jackson and the rest of team - that  could never quite get going.  Suck for Luck beat team Favre and has now won 2 out of his last 3.  I was looking at SFL's roster today and I think he has the 3rd or 4th best team (when healthy).  Donkey Power had a strong win over the Fumblers (sans "Run All-day DMC").  RIP Al Davis had a convincing win over the ConVicks launching him into second place in the standings.  Our playoff race is officially heating up.  Donkey Power, BigTime Johnson and the Fumblers all seem to be eyeing that fourth and final playoff spot.  With 5 games remaining, its looking more and more like the Hoisters, Al Davis and "the minus" will be 3 of the 4 teams representing the lonely division in the BIG TIME postseason quest for the Golden Hunk championship trophy.

WEEK 9: Awards

Owner of the week: BigTime Johnson (122pts)

Congrats to top notch owner Ryan Johnson and his namesake destroyed team Wright On in a 122-55 drubbing.  Even team WO's bench managed to outscore the starters.  It has been a tough season for team Wright On, and even Tom Brady has appeared mortal the past 5 games.  If we've learned anything this season, its that team woes are best fixed with a name-change.  (CJ2YPC? The Brady Bunch?  KnoGain Morenos?)  But enough about Wright On.  Johnson got a much-needed win to stay in the playoff hunt and saw major improvement in his star quarterback Phillip Rivers.

Player of the week: Vincent Jackson, 32pts (BigTime Johnson)

Consistent? No.  But no one can deny the talent that Jackson has.  Johnson was able to double-up on three separate touchdown connections from Rivers to Jackson.  Jackson now has 94 points on the season.  That is good for 6th best at his position.  He also has 77 of those 94 points in three games.  I just don't get him.  When he's on, Jackson appears to be the best receiver in fantasy.  I'm not sure if i'd want to own him or not, but I'd rather not play against him in the playoffs.

[Honorable Mention: Aaron Rodgers, 30pts]

Double-take Award: Willis McGahee, 28pts (My Team -)

McGahee ran like he was a senior back at "the U," piling up 163 yards and 2 scores.  McGahee is now the unquestioned starter for the Broncos and has been drastically higher than his draft-day value.

[Honorable Mention: Julio Jones, 28pts]

Coaching move of the week: Suck for Luck

Late in the week team Suck for Luck added Eric Decker to play as a third receiver.  Decker grabbed a touchdown as was good for ten points and a win for Team SFL.  Decker also seems to have good value going forward as a possible red zone target for Tim Tebow.      

Special Teams Award: David Akers, 18pts (Fumblers)

It wasn't enough for a Fumbler win, but David Akers did more than his part hitting all extra points, and 4 for 4 on field goals including a 50-yarder.  Akers is the #3 fantasy kicker in the BIG TIME and is 17 for 19 on the season.

[Honorable Mention: Neil Rackers, 14pts] 

The Weekly Haha Award: DeSean Jackson, 0pts (ConVicks)

D-Jax was slightly more disappointing than V-Jax in week 9, gaining just 26 yards and loosing a fumble.    Worth nothing this week, and over his last 3 games Jackson has been quieter than a mouse peeing on cotton.  Jeremy Maclin seems to be the #1 target going forward. 

[Dishonorable Mention: Chiefs D, -1pts]

From this week forward, we'll have a Thursday night game, so make sure to get your lineup set by thursday afternoon.  This week, we've got Raiders/Chargers!!

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Game of the Week Special!! (w9)

**4/11/11 edit** Remaining matchups previewed below

Have you ever wondered about the conflict of interest while I'm doing all these previews, many of them with my own team involved?  Well I have as well.  To fix that, I'll be previewing the other 4 match-ups, but for the highly anticipated Hunk Hoisters vs. My Team - we have Rick, the owner of My Team - to preview the GOTW.

See... absolutely no conflict of interest.

I will yield the floor to Mr. My Team -

My Team - (6-0-2) vs. Hunk Hoisters (7-1)

The top teams face off this week to determine who will move into sole possession of #1 honors.  

Position: Quarterback

After a surprisingly poor performance versus the Rams, Drew Brees will continue to get the nod for the Hunk Hoisters and Tampa won't be able to keep him at Bay.  With the standout rookie Cam Newton on the shelf this week, The Minus is trying another rookie - Andy Dalton - and he is certainly no Cam Newton.

Advantage: Hunk Hoisters

Position: Running Back

Arian Foster will be ready to carry the load again this week with the Texans' depleted wide-receiving core on display and Cedric Benson should be well rested after a bye and brief 'vacation' - especially against a weak Titans run-defense.  For The Minus, a lot will be determined by the Jets-Bills matchup as he has the top running back for each team, and with teams that don't throw much, each could have a big day.

Advantage: Hunk Hoisters

Position: Wide Receiver

If any, HH's weakness is in the air.  Wallace is going up against a tough Raven's defense and Marshall has talent but not enough team to get him the ball.  Larry Fitzgerald hasn't put up the numbers he did in previous years but is going up against a weak Rams pass-defense.  The receiving core for The Minus is highly unpredictable.  Johnson has had some big outings but could easily wind up on Revis Island, Steve Breaston has been sub-par but is going up against a team even Tebow managed to defeat, and Heyward-Bey has a new quarterback to try and figure out but he is going up against a Broncos defense that allows a lot of, well, everything.

Advantage: The Minus

Position: Tight End

At the TE spot, HH has Finley who Rodgers hasn't managed to find nearly as much after his exploitation of the bears.  The colts have been solid against TEs so far this year but they haven't seen the ageless one roll through and they certainly haven't been able to stop anything else.

Advantage: The Minus

Position: D/ST/K

The Hunk Hoisters have a solid 49ers defense starting this week against a team prone to turnovers while the Minus' star Lions defense has a bye.  To replace the Lions, the Minus has picked up the Chiefs improving defense to face a lethargic Dolphins team.  The kicking game will be standard with Gostkowski and Bryant who rarely miss.

Advantage: Push

Prediction: Hunk Hoisters

This is going to be a tight matchup with HH handing The Minus his first loss.  Drew Brees will prove his sainthood and Foster will have his way with the browns proving too much for The Minus to overcome.

4 more winners this week...

• RIP Al Davis (over the ConVicks)

RIP has two MONSTER runningbacks going for him in the Monday night game and a favorable matchup for Eli Manning.  Philly has put together a competent lineup that should get him close, but no cigar.  Ahmad Bradshaw might not suit up this week.

• FormerlyKnownAsFavre (over Suck for Luck)

Team Suck for Luck, ironically enough, has quarterback issues.  Yes, I know help is coming, but for THIS season and particularly this week at Pittsburg isn't going to cut it.  Michael Vick has a chance to shine on Monday Night for team Favre.

• BigTime Johnson (over Wright On)

This is the week Vincent Jackson gets back on track.  I wish I could say the same thing for Chris Johnson.  Ryan Torain also has a tough matchup in this one, even if we could predict how many carries he Shannahan gives him.

• Donkey Power (over Biggest Fumblers)

Great matchup here between to borderline playoff teams.  Darren McFadden should get limited carries at best in this one and the almighty Peterson is on bye.  Add Caleb's best receiver Hakeem Nicks to the list of questionables and you've got a triple threat for failure.  The fumbler's bench is deep and should take the hit well enough to still compete.  This undermanned squad won't take down Aaron Rodgers and company, however. 

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Thanks to Rick for putting this up, great stuff.  If anyone else has something they want on the site, you can email it to me.  I will have the other four games predicted soon as well.

Vincent Jackson perplexes me (W9 Recap)

What have you done for me lately?

Chargers wideout Vincent Jackson scores 32 Sunday vs. Green Bay.  

Vincent Jackson may have had some less-than-satisfying performances this year, but his owners aren't complaining about it now.  V-Jax has exploded twice now, this time against the defending champs for 32 points.  More on Jackson later in this post, but the games this week were once again harmonious.  Its so nice to know that people are listening to my message.  For the second week in a row, the top five point scorers were all awarded with a victory.

The stars of My Team - had a lot of disappointing performances in the game of the week.  With super-rookie Cam Newton on bye, quarterback seemed to be the position of concern.  Andy Dalton filled that gap beautifully however with his first career 3 touchdown performance.  Ironically it was Fred Jackson and the rest of team - that  could never quite get going.  Suck for Luck beat team Favre and has now won 2 out of his last 3.  I was looking at SFL's roster today and I think he has the 3rd or 4th best team (when healthy).  Donkey Power had a strong win over the Fumblers (sans "Run All-day DMC").  RIP Al Davis had a convincing win over the ConVicks launching him into second place in the standings.  Our playoff race is officially heating up.  Donkey Power, BigTime Johnson and the Fumblers all seem to be eyeing that fourth and final playoff spot.  With 5 games remaining, its looking more and more like the Hoisters, Al Davis and "the minus" will be 3 of the 4 teams representing the lonely division in the BIG TIME postseason quest for the Golden Hunk championship trophy.

WEEK 9: Awards

Owner of the week: BigTime Johnson (122pts)

Congrats to top notch owner Ryan Johnson and his namesake destroyed team Wright On in a 122-55 drubbing.  Even team WO's bench managed to outscore the starters.  It has been a tough season for team Wright On, and even Tom Brady has appeared mortal the past 5 games.  If we've learned anything this season, its that team woes are best fixed with a name-change.  (CJ2YPC? The Brady Bunch?  KnoGain Morenos?)  But enough about Wright On.  Johnson got a much-needed win to stay in the playoff hunt and saw major improvement in his star quarterback Phillip Rivers.

Player of the week: Vincent Jackson, 32pts (BigTime Johnson)

Consistent? No.  But no one can deny the talent that Jackson has.  Johnson was able to double-up on three separate touchdown connections from Rivers to Jackson.  Jackson now has 94 points on the season.  That is good for 6th best at his position.  He also has 77 of those 94 points in three games.  When he's on, Jackson appears to be the best receiver in fantasy.  I'm don't know if i'd want to own him or not, but I'd rather not play against him in the playoffs.

[Honorable Mention: Aaron Rodgers, 30pts]

Double-take Award: Willis McGahee, 28pts (My Team -)

McGahee ran like he was a senior back at "the U," piling up 163 yards and 2 scores.  McGahee is now the unquestioned starter for the Broncos and has been drastically higher than his draft-day value.

[Honorable Mention: Julio Jones, 28pts]

Coaching move of the week: Suck for Luck

Late in the week team Suck for Luck added Eric Decker to play as a third receiver.  Decker grabbed a touchdown as was good for ten points and a win for Team SFL.  Decker also seems to have good value going forward as a possible red zone target for Tim Tebow.      

Special Teams Award: David Akers, 18pts (Fumblers)

It wasn't enough for a Fumbler win, but David Akers did more than his part hitting all extra points, and 4 for 4 on field goals including a 50-yarder.  Akers is the #3 fantasy kicker in the BIG TIME and is 17 for 19 on the season.

[Honorable Mention: Neil Rackers, 14pts] 

The Weekly Haha Award: DeSean Jackson, 0pts (ConVicks)

D-Jax was slightly more disappointing than V-Jax in week 9, gaining just 26 yards and loosing a fumble.    Worth nothing this week, Jackson has been quieter than a mouse peeing on cotton over his last 3 games. 

[Dishonorable Mention: Chiefs D, -1pts]

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