Hopefully everyone got what they really wanted this year...a fantasy football championship! I guess I wasn't a good boy this year though, as Santa couldn't even bring me a third place finish. Oh well, there's always next year!
With their victory over the Dolphins yesterday, the Patriots are now one win from reaching that undefeated mark. One game!!! Tom Brady is two touchdowns from breaking Peyton Manning's single season record of 49, while Randy Moss is two scores from breaking Jerry Rice's single season record of 22 grabs. If all of these records are broken in that last game, that will be pretty badass, I must say.
Willie Parker (RB-PIT): 1 carry, -1 yards, 1 broken leg
For all of you that made your league's championship game this weekend, tonight begins your last match of the season, so good luck! Hopefully we can answer some last minute questions to get you that trophy.
Nothing's more devastating in fantasy football than watching your stud player sit out a late-season game because his coach chose to rest him up for the playoffs. It's as if they have no idea there are fantasy championships on the line, or that - unimaginable as it seems - they don't really care. Peyton Manning sat out most of the week 16 game in '05, and many owners still have yet to forgive him.
Wow...I must say that last weekend did not exactly go according to plan. I promised everyone that my picks would be near perfect, but I guess I pulled an Anthony Smith in that regard, posting my worst record of the season. However, I can't be completely to blame, as bad weather conditions in certain venues ruined the fantasy production of several players, such as Derek Anderson, while other players just seemed to take a vacation (Antonio Gates). I will take credit for a few picks though, such as suggesting Adrian Peterson would rebound with a big game and that Kurt Warner would also have a big day against the Saints. Kellen Clemens and Chris Redman also helped the cause with pretty poor performances (although I doubt anyone considered starting them in the first place). Anyways, with that anomaly of a week out of my (and hopefully the NFL's) system, let's get to the studs and duds of week 16...most likely the championship week in your league (hopefully you're still in contention!)
If you're not interested in my personal fantasy football situation, skip this post. Brandon's got some info you can actually use in his waiver wire report for week 16. I find it easiest to get a handle on a fantasy situation I'm in when I explain it to someone else, and hey, what luck - I've got a blog on fantasy football! Crazy how these things work out sometimes. Details on my finals matchup after the jump.
I can't speak for everyone else out there, but the poor play of numerous fantasy stars (i.e. Antonio Gates) combined with the unexpected play of a few others (Anthony Gonzalez, Aaron Stecker, etc) has knocked me out of both of my semi-final games this past weekend. The best I can hope for now is a couple of third place finishes...not quite what I was hoping for going into the season, but the great part about fantasy football is that there's always next year.
...and the big question is, do the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrate? Or do they sink further into depression as the only winless team in NFL history? In other news, the Patriots won again (although not in the blow-out fashion that all the analysts expected) to move to 14-0. Only two more wins to reach that undefeated mark (fingers crossed)!
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