Dez Bryant secured 6-of-7 targets for 114 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. He was tough at the goal line*and a little deeper as well...Tony Romo became the first player in NFL history to throw three touchdowns with no interceptions in four straight road games. In fact, he has a 15:0 TD:INT ratio over his previous five road games, as the Cowboys remain undefeated away from home (7-0) on the year...The Eagles punted down 11 points with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter...Those who banked on Philadelphia players during the critical Week 15 of the fantasy playoffs watched a team score 27 points with Mark Sanchez, LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin and Jordan Matthews account for zero touchdowns.
Not sure what to make of the Colts being life-and-death at home with a Texans team that was forced to start their No. 3 QB (Tom Savage) for most of Sunday’s game, although Indy officially became the first team to secure a playoff spot...All things considered, 77 yards on 13 targets (with no Andre Johnson) was a disappointing game from DeAndre Hopkins...Over the last four games, Reggie Wayne has totaled 70 yards on 27 targets (he also lost a fumble Sunday)...J.J. Watt had two sacks and drew a holding penalty on a play that negated a long Donte Moncrief TD all in the first half (he also swatted down a pass in yet another dominant performance).
Jamaal Charles entered having scored in eight straight games (totaling 11 over that span). He failed to hit pay dirt during the crucial Week 15, watching Knile Davis do so twice while getting just 53 yards from scrimmage during a terrific matchup at home against the Raiders. It’s clear Charles entered far from 100 percent, and he also took a big shot Sunday (which led to a goal-line score from Davis on the very next play)...Derek Carr has a 4:0 TD:INT ratio over the past two weeks, but he completed just 48.2 percent of his passes Sunday while getting 4.0 YPA and taking four sacks (while losing a fumble).
The 14-point favorite Ravens somehow entered halftime down against the Jaguars despite having a punt block returned for a touchdown within the first four minutes of Sunday’s game...Justin Forsett was a huge disappointment, as was the seemingly healthy Torrey Smith, who turned three targets into 16 yards...Baltimore has gone 24 straight games without allowing a 100-yard rusher.
I’m beginning to think Bill Belichick is unreliable when to comes to who you can predict will get touches...This Mike Wallace touchdown catch was legit...Pretty crazy this was a one-point game at halftime...Over seven games at home this season, Tom Brady has averaged 301.4 passing yards with a 19:3 TD:INT ratio while taking just five sacks.
Le’Veon Bell entered with five rushing touchdowns on 1,231 rushing yards. So naturally, when I’m facing him in Week 15 while starting Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown, Bell scores twice on the ground while rushing for 47 yards...Harry Douglas proved to be a fine replacement for Julio Jones owners, as he secured 10-of-14 targets for a game-high 131 yards...Roethlisberger completed 77.1 percent of his passes for 360 yards (while getting 10.3 YPA and taking just one sack) yet didn’t throw a TD. Big Ben has played four of his last five games on the road, but those considering him during the fantasy championship in Week 16, realize he’s gotten 8.9 YPA with a 20:3 TD:INT ratio while averaging a whopping 373.5 yards over six games at home this season.
I hate to be judgmental but yes, I do find this “weird.”*
The Washington secondary isn’t any good, but Odell Beckham Jr. hauled in 12-of-15 targets for 143 yards and three touchdowns. He also pulled down another nice TD catch that was negated by a questionable holding call.*The rookie can already run the total route tree, as he’s a threat deep and also at the goal line. ODB is the real deal.*He’s going to be worth a top-25 pick in drafts next year...There was one other contribution by Beckham, as he helped keep the Giants’ NFL-high 30th straight game with a turnover in tact when he muffed a punt with fewer than 15 seconds left on a meaningless play...DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon and Jordan Reed combined for 64 yards on 19 targets, which isn’t very good.
Over the last two games, the Bills’ defense has held Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers to a 0:4 TD:INT ratio, including holding Rodgers to the lowest QB Rating (34.3) of his career Sunday. To be fair, it didn’t help when Jordy Nelson dropped a wide open would-be 94-yard touchdown...Sammy Watkins hasn’t scored since October, when he’s totaled just 260 yards on 49 targets over six games.
Headlines of the Week: Harvard Business School Professor Goes To Battle Over $4 Worth Of Chinese Food...Customers Denied Diced Onions, Throw Snake At Tim Horton’s Employee...Korean Air Vice President Forces Plane Back To Gate Over Nuts...Creed Singer Scott Stapp Threatened To Kill President Obama, Believes He Is CIA Agent, Family Says In Panicked 911 Call...TV Viewers Angry That Man Didn’t Get Eaten Alive By Giant Snake.
When it comes to Jeremy Hill, I faced him, faced a team that benched him and benched him myself during the all-important Week 15, so it was a pretty emotional viewing experience. It’s quite clear he’s going to be ranked well ahead of Giovani Bernard in 2015 drafts...Over two games versus the Browns this season, Andy Dalton has gone 24-of-57 for 203 yards (3.6 YPA) with a 0:4 TD:INT ratio, although Cincy won 30-0 on Sunday...At their own 20 with a minute left in the first half, Marvin Lewis decided the best strategy to win was to run Hill twice up the middle. It didn’t result in a crushing fumble lost, but this was still extremely dumb...The last four Bengals shutouts have all occurred in Cleveland...Johnny Manziel had 22 passing yards and two picks at halftime. His 1.0 QBR tied for the lowest (with Brandon Weeden) among all QBs making their first start over the last five seasons. To put it mildly, Johnny Football was absolutely terrible (he was 0-of-4 with two interceptions on passes 15 yards or more downfield). Here are some of his “highlights.”*
Greg Olsen has just one touchdown over the past eight games. He also has 20 catches over the past two weeks and has the second-most fantasy points among tight ends this season...Mike Evans has secured just six of his past 19 targets over the last two contests, although three of them have resulted in scores.
I’m beginning to think Jake Locker might be injury prone...Eric Decker had an 81-yard touchdown cut short to 48 yards when he just barely stepped out of bounds (overturned on a review)...Decker led the Jets with 11 targets, and the next highest was Percy Harvin with three (and he had zero catches).
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Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate somehow managed just 91 yards on 13 targets at home against a Minnesota team that’s allowed a 91.5 QB Rating to opposing passers this season...Five of Teddy Bridgewater’s 10 interceptions this year have come against the Lions.
Songs of the Week: TV On The Radio: “Trouble” and “Winter.”*
Fullback Bruce Miller got more targets than Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis combined (and nearly three times as many yards), which kind of says it all...The personal foul penalty on the hit on Russell Wilson on third down that led to Seattle’s second touchdown was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen in my life...Seattle’s defense is absolutely dominant. The Seahawks have allowed an average of 6.8 points and 188 yards over the past four games...Wilson has a 6:5 TD:INT ratio at home and a 12:1 ratio on the road this season (he’s also ran for three of his five scores on the road). Wilson has lost zero of his nine fumbles this year...It would be surprising if the NFC Championship Game isn’t the Seahawks vs. Packers.
Longreads of the Week: “2014 Sportsman Of The Year: Madison Bumgarner.”*(he once dated someone named Madison Bumgarner!) and Livin’ Thing: An Oral History Of “Boogie Nights.”*
Julius Thomas hasn’t scored since Nov. 9 yet he still entered the week leading the NFL in TD receptions. That didn’t help his owners Sunday, as the hobbled tight end managed just 30 yards on two targets...After totaling 225 yards and three TDs over Weeks 12 and 13, Keenan Allen has totaled 21 yards and zero scores over Weeks 14 and 15...Peyton Manning averaged 41.2 pass attempts last year. He’s averaged 24.7 over the past three games, posting a 3:3 TD:TO ratio over that span. It’s unclear how badly he’s playing hurt, but thanks to a strong Broncos defense, the team has won all of those games by an average of 10.7 points.
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