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Monday, December 24, 2012

How Did We Do?


Let’s check out how the Benchwarmers’ Studs, Duds and Sleepers faired in week 16.  (Point totals based on standard league scoring format)
Studs
Tom Brady – 14 Points (267 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TDS, 2 INTS)
Peyton Manning – 23 Points (339 Pass Yards, 3 Pass TDs, 1 INT)
Cam Newton – 20 Points (170 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD, 1 INT, 60 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD)
Adrian Peterson – 8 Points (86 Rush Yards)
Doug Martin – 11 Points (62 Rush Yards, 57 Receiving Yards)
Arian Foster – 0 Points (15 Rush Yards, 14 Receiving Yards, 1 Fumble Lost)
Demaryius Thomas – 16 Points (102 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD)
Andre Johnson – 9 Points (97 Receiving Yards)
Dez Bryant – 34 Points (224 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs)
Jason Witten – 6 Points (Receiving Yards)
Jimmy Graham – 8 Points (88 Receiving Yards)
Duds
Eli Manning –10 Points (150 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD)
Andy Dalton – 7 Points (278 Pass Yards, 2 INTs)
Ray Rice – 21 Points (107 Rush Yards, 51 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD)
Frank Gore – 2 Points (28 Rush Yards)
Anquan Boldin – 9 Points (93 Receiving Yards)
Wes Welker – 14 Points (88 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD)
Dennis Pitta – 5 Points (56 Receiving Yards)
Jermaine Gresham – 3 Points (38 Receiving Yards)
Sleepers
Nick Foles – 16 Points (345 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD, 1 INT, 10 Rush Yards)
Sam Bradford – 13 Points (196 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TDs, 1 INT)
Reggie Bush – 26 Points (65 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD, 42 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs)
Matt Forte – 14 Points (88 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD)
Stevan Ridley – 8 Points (84 Rush Yards)
Jeremy Maclin – 17 Points (116 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD)
Justin Blackmon – 13 Points (79 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD)
Reggie Wayne – 14 Points (81 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD)
Jermichael Finley –7 Points (70 Receiving Yards)
Heath Miller – 4 Points (45 Receiving Yards)
Of the 11 Studs, four had exceptional games (15+points), five put up average games (8-14 points), and two disappointed (7 points or less).
Of the 8 Duds, one had an exceptional game, three had average games, and four had disappointing games.
Of the 10 Sleepers, three had exceptional games, five had average games, and three had disappointing performances. 
All in all, the Benchwarmers hit 11 predictions on the head, were in the ballpark with 13 projections, and completely whiffed on six.
And what is the big takeaway from week 16?  The Seahawks are scary good right now, the Titans are embarassing, the Texans and Patriots are extremely vulnerable, and Peyton Manning deserves to be retroactively named last season’s MVP.  Seriously, he’s good.

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