Survival of the Fittest: Hitting the Playoffs with Momentum

Bam! You're going to make the playoffs! Only problem is, your team is starting to score less and less points the last few weeks. Or, you were undefeated for the first eight to 10 weeks of the season and now have one or two losses in the last few weeks.

Panic time or don't overreact?

It depends.

Panic time is valid if the players on your team are getting close to locking in their playoff spots or guaranteeing themselves a shot at the No. 1 pick. The problem is, when an NFL team is not fighting for the playoffs they start to play their backups more and more.

You made the playoffs by either riding your stars you drafted or by being extremely aggressive in free agent pick-ups. The time is not now to let up. Amping up the aggressiveness in your research and taking the bold move (I'm benching LT this week for Darren McFadden) is going to propel you with momentum to the playoffs or send you limping in.

The momentum of our players on the field will directly translate to fantasy victory or defeat.

Positive Momentum Players

Kurt Warner

Brian Westbrook

Donovan McNabb

Matt Forte

Anquan Boldin

Larry Fitzgerald

Peyton Manning

Joseph Addai

Reggie Wayne

Anthony Gonzalez

Drew Brees

Reggie Bush (if healthy)

Dominik Hixon

Tony Romo

Terrel Owens

Jamarcus Russell

Darren McFadden

Be aggressive and you will enter the playoffs with momentum!