2009 NFL Regular Season Fantasy Football Rankings: Week Eight
This week was all about Brett Favre and his return to Lambeau field. Favre played an almost flawless game against his former team, as he led the Vikings to victory with four touchdown passes.
Minnesota now has a commanding lead in the division and should steam-roll their way to a division title. What the Vikings need to do now is win home field advantage over the undefeated New Orleans Saints .
Below I have some observations from the eighth week of the regular season and how I see those points of interest playing out from a fantasy perspective.
2009 NFL Regular Season Week Eight
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Regular Season First Seven Weeks
Fantasy Football Regular Season Week Eight Notes
MJD and Chris Johnson Run Wild
Titans star-runner Chris Johnson and Jaguars star-runner Maurice Jones-Drew both had huge performances in this game.
Johnson totaled 24 carries for 228 yards rushing and two touchdowns. This was a big game for a running back that had not accomplished much for fantasy owners since his huge game against the Texans in Week Two.
Johnson ran his team to their first victory and looks primed to have a big second half of the fantasy football season.
Jones-Drew had 177 yards rushing on only eight carries. The two touchdown runs were of distances of 79 yards and 80 yards.
Drew is fast becoming a top-three pick for next year's fantasy football drafts as he is proving he can handle the feature duties in Jacksonville.
The only thing we need to see from Drew is if he can finish the season strong and hold up physically. If he continues to produce like he did today with only eight carries then he will do just fine.
Donovan McNabb has Great Game
Eagles Pro-Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb came out firing as he torched the Giants secondary for three touchdowns.
McNabb has been helped by emerging stars in receiver DeSean Jackson and tight end Brent Celek . Both pass catchers are having fabulous seasons and should be started every week.
Another receiver that is coming on lately is rookie Jeremy Maclin . Maclin may not be an every week starter, but he will have games like this week where he posts a big touchdown score.
All these weapons give McNabb the tools he needs to be an explosive fantasy football quarterback for your team.
Look for the Eagles to be the front runners for the division title as they make a strong run for a Super Bowl appearance.
49ers Impress On All Fronts
The 49ers may have dropped their third game in a row, but it is clear to see that this team is much improved over years past.
Quarterback Alex Smith is taking strides in becoming the quality quarterback the 49ers thought they drafted.
Smith's numbers wouldn't blow you away, but he did have 199 yards passing and found his favorite target, Vernon Davis , for a touchdown.
Michael Crabtree had another strong performance as he totaled six receptions for 81 yards receiving. At this time, Crabtree is worth starting in PPR fantasy football leagues as he is a reception beast.
Frank Gore got things going again with a nice 64-yard touchdown run early in the game. Look for Gore to continue to stay hot as we move ahead, as his ankle seems fully healthy.
The 49ers defense did a great job of applying pressure on Manning for the entire game. Manning was sacked only two times this entire season coming into this game. By game's end the 49ers sacked Manning three times and pressured him all day long.
Look for the 49ers to give the Cardinals all they can handle for the NFC Western Division title.
NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings writer Sean E. Douglas: fantasy-info.com
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