Week 8 Recap

5 Weeks until playoffs begin, 8 weeks in total left.  No one has been eliminated from contention yet, but if you're close I'm sure you know.  I'm gonna keep this write-up somewhat short and sweet and just provide the info you all may be looking for.  It'll be good though, promise.

So one thing that really stood out in week 8 was injuries.  Some are calling it Red Sunday (after some Game of Thrones thing, nerds), some are calling it Bloody Sunday, I am also calling it bloody Sunday.  Well in case you don't know (and don't have any sudden holes in your lineup), let me tell you.  There were around 55 injuries on Sunday (enough to field a whole NFL team), including a ton of actually fantasy relevant (IE on your squad) players.  I'm going to, for fun, include a list of those players now:

• Leveon Bell - MCL (IR)
• Khiry Robinson - Leg
• Larry Donnell - Neck
• Keenan Allen - Kidney (?!!?!?) (IR)
• Eddie Royal - Knee
• Kendall wright - MCL
• Jason verret - Leg
• Desmond trufant - Back
• Matt Forte - MCL
• Jadeveon Clowney - Back
• Joe Haden - Concussion
• Steve smith - Achilles (IR)
• Nate Washington - Knee
• Orleans Darkwa - Back
• Mike Evans - Leg
• Stevie Johnson - Shoulder
• TJ Clemmings - Stinger
• Brandon Marshall - Toe/Ankle
• King Dunlap - Ankle
• Corey Liuget - Foot
• Chris Watt - Ankle
• Ladarius Green - Ankle
• Patrick Robinson - Concussion
• Ryan Fitzpatrick - Thumb
• Geno Smith - Shoulder
• Rey Maualuga - Calf
• Andre Smith - Concussion
• William Gholston - Knee
• LJ McCray - Knee
• Garrett Celek - Concussion
• Mike Davis - Hand
• Donte Whitner - Concussion
• Ricardo Lockette - Concussion
• Duane Brown - Concussion
• Cameron Wake - Achilles
• Juwan James - Toe
• Davante Parker - Foot
• Robert Alford - Groin
• Geoff Schwartz - Ankle
• Jeremy Zuttah - Shoulder
• Damian Swann - ?
• Quinten Rollins - Shoulder
• Sam Shields - Shoulder
• Calvin Johnson - Ankle
• Reggie Bush - ACL
• Josh McCown - Rib
• Everson Griffen - Shoulder
• Clay Matthews - Ankle
• Khalil Mack - Groin
• Kurtis Drummond - Concussion
• Mike Mitchell - Concussion Protocol
• Brandon Oliver - Toe (IR)

I don't think that's everyone, but I did go ahead and highlight the ones that I believe are on teams.  And Lockette cause that was nasty.

Take this as you will, but especially in the case of Jake.... I'm sorry dude, that's brutal.

Since we're getting close.  

If the playoffs were to begin today:

1. Greenbowl Packers (6-2) [1290 PF 1025 PA]

2. Dog Dont Mind (6-2) [1114 PF 905 PA]

3. Mr Rodgers Neighborhood (5-3) [966 PF 946 PA]

4. Fortecai and Diggsby (5-3) [1139 PF 1044 PA]

5. The Gingers (4-4) [982 PF 947 PA]

6. Katy Grube Fart Sniffers (4-4)  [960 PF 1004 PA]

For those of us below:

POWER RANKINGS

GAME OF THE WEEK:

G. Meyer beats J. Yorke  149-133

VS

I'm not gonna harp harder on the injuries that befell Jake's team.  I won't remind him of Bell hurting his MCL or Allen lacerating his kidney, or even of Steve Smith tearing his achilles.  Instead, I'd just like to point out WTF happened between these two QBs.  I mean, where in the hell do Brees and Manning get the balls to just go off for 50+ pts while playing each other in our league?   That's mean for both teams as their days are essentially negated.  But in the end, much like Brees did beat out Manning in both Fantasy points and RL points, Gary beat Jake.  It was tough, Jake had what looked to be one of the most loaded teams, but he's now in the 3-5 hole, one that's not impossible to dig out of, but also isn't easy.  Good luck to both you 3-5'rs.  You can still make it.