Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wes Welker and 2 Huge Disappointments

Week 8 of the NFL season brought some disappointment for fantasy owners who started the following players. We saw some shocking moments this week and they have led to some embarrassingly poor performances.

Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans

The consistent disappointment, Chris Johnson has been doing very poorly this season. This week, he was projected to run for 81 yards, 30 yards receiving and a touchdown for 17 points.

It was natural to think that he'd tear it up against the Indianapolis Colts, but he went for only 34 yards rushing and 17 yards receiving.

Johnson's four points was a huge letdown for fantasy owners it what has become a nightmare season for him.

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Drew Brees was set to explode in Week 8 against the winless St. Louis Rams. He was projected to throw for 325 yards, three touchdowns and a total of 23 points.

It was not to be, however, as Brees had a terrible day and the Saints lost to the Rams.

Brees went for only 269 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He scored a mere 10 points and was outscored by a lot of other players. 

That's a pretty bad day for someone projected the most points in fantasy this week and who was the consensus No. 1 quarterback.

Wes Welker, New England Patriots

Wes Welker was the No. 1 fantasy wide receiver coming into today, but he won't be for long.  Welker was projected for 86 yards and a touchdown today, but he came up short on both fronts.

Welker has only 23 yards on four receptions so far tonight (8:20 left in the fourth quarter). He has done very poorly, and it's worth mentioning that the reason is because Tom Brady has had a very disappointing game too.