I’m pleased to report that I finished #1 overall in Week 14 in the FantasyPros accuracy contest, so I extended my lead and am still ranked #1 on the season.
Congratulations to John Paulsen (The Scores Report) for taking home the honor as the most accurate expert in week 14. As the #1 expert in our competition for several months running, it’s fitting that he would step up his game as the playoffs arrived. As Bill Parcells once famously said, “Big players make big plays in big games” and it certainly seems like this quote can be adapted to describe Paulsen’s performance. In typical fashion, he delivered a solid set of advice across several key positions: WR (#2 rank), RB (#5 rank) and TE (#9 rank). For his WR picks, Paulsen rode the success of many of week 14’s top studs including DeSean Jackson (PHI), Deion Branch (NE) and Marques Colston (NO). Perhaps even more impressively, he also anticipated several of the week’s biggest underachievers. For instance, he had Dwayne Bowe (KC) slotted lower than most experts (WR #23) and Bowe’s disappearing act (just .3 points) helped solidify his high accuracy rating.
With his 1st place finish in week 14, it should come as no surprise that John Paulsen (The Scores Report) remains in the top position in the YTD standings. For those keeping score at home, this now makes it 10 weeks in a row that Paulsen has occupied the #1 overall spot. That’s a very impressive feat given the quality of competition that’s involved in the contest. Most importantly for Paulsen, he has now extended his lead in the competition and must only stay ahead of the pack for two more weeks in order to claim the crown as 2010’s Most Accurate Fantasy Football Expert.
Two weeks to go! Feet don’t fail me now!
Below you’ll find my first stab at the Week 15 rankings. Be sure to check back as they’ll certainly change as the news trickles in.
If you can’t see the rankings, it’s due to the heavy traffic at the FantasyPros site. I’ll have a set of text rankings up Sunday morning. If you are wondering specifically about Vincent Jackson with Malcom Floyd out. I have him at #13, so he’s a very good WR2 start this week.
Text rankings below…
Quarterbacks
1. Peyton Manning (IND vs. JAC)
2. Tom Brady (NE vs. GB)
3. Michael Vick (PHI @ NYG)
4. Drew Brees (NO @ BAL)
5. Philip Rivers (SD vs. SF)
6. Matt Ryan (ATL @ SEA)
7. Jon Kitna (DAL vs. WAS)
8. Josh Freeman (TB vs. DET)
9. Joe Flacco (BAL vs. NO)
10. Matt Schaub (HOU @ TEN)
11. Jason Campbell (OAK vs. DEN)
12. Kerry Collins (TEN vs. HOU)
13. Eli Manning (NYG vs. PHI)
14. David Garrard (JAC @ IND)
15. Ben Roethlisberger (PIT vs. NYJ)
16. Carson Palmer (CIN vs. CLE)
17. Jay Cutler (CHI @ MIN)
18. Matt Cassel (KC @ STL)
19. Sam Bradford (STL vs. KC)
20. Ryan Fitzpatrick (BUF @ MIA)
21. Drew Stanton (DET @ TB)
22. Matt Hasselbeck (SEA vs. ATL)
23. Chad Henne (MIA vs. BUF)
24. Matt Flynn (GB @ NE)
25. Rex Grossman (WAS @ DAL)
26. Alex Smith (SF @ SD)
27. Tim Tebow (DEN @ OAK)
28. Mark Sanchez (NYJ @ PIT)
29. Colt McCoy (CLE @ CIN)
30. Jimmy Clausen (CAR vs. ARI)
31. John Skelton (ARI @ CAR)
32. Joe Webb (MIN vs. CHI)
Running Backs
1. Darren McFadden (OAK vs. DEN)
2. Arian Foster (HOU @ TEN)
3. Michael Turner (ATL @ SEA)
4. Peyton Hillis (CLE @ CIN)
5. Chris Johnson (TEN vs. HOU)
6. Maurice Jones-Drew (JAC @ IND)
7. Ray Rice (BAL vs. NO)
8. Knowshon Moreno (DEN @ OAK)
9. Steven Jackson (STL vs. KC)
10. LeSean McCoy (PHI @ NYG)
11. Adrian Peterson (MIN vs. CHI)
12. Jamaal Charles (KC @ STL)
13. Jonathan Stewart (CAR vs. ARI)
14. Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG vs. PHI)
15. LeGarrette Blount (TB vs. DET)
16. Felix Jones (DAL vs. WAS)
17. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE vs. GB)
18. Matt Forte (CHI @ MIN)
19. Tim Hightower (ARI @ CAR)
20. Ryan Torain (WAS @ DAL)
21. Rashard Mendenhall (PIT vs. NYJ)
22. Cedric Benson (CIN vs. CLE)
23. Fred Jackson (BUF @ MIA)
24. Ronnie Brown (MIA vs. BUF)
25. Brandon Jacobs (NYG vs. PHI)
26. Mike Tolbert (SD vs. SF)
27. Brian Westbrook (SF @ SD)
28. Javarris James (IND vs. JAC)
29. Pierre Thomas (NO @ BAL)
30. Ryan Mathews (SD vs. SF)
31. LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ @ PIT)
32. Mike Goodson (CAR vs. ARI)
33. Ricky Williams (MIA vs. BUF)
34. Marshawn Lynch (SEA vs. ATL)
35. Darren Sproles (SD vs. SF)
36. Donald Brown (IND vs. JAC)
37. Jahvid Best (DET @ TB)
38. Tashard Choice (DAL vs. WAS)
39. Danny Woodhead (NE vs. GB)
40. Thomas Jones (KC @ STL)
41. Michael Bush (OAK vs. DEN)
42. Anthony Dixon (SF @ SD)
43. Maurice Morris (DET @ TB)
44. Brandon Jackson (GB @ NE)
45. Rashad Jennings (JAC @ IND)
46. Carnell “Cadillac” Williams (TB vs. DET)
47. Shonn Greene (NYJ @ PIT)
48. Reggie Bush (NO @ BAL)
49. Chris “Beanie” Wells (ARI @ CAR)
50. Willis McGahee (BAL vs. NO)
Wide Receivers
1. Roddy White (ATL @ SEA)
2. Andre Johnson (HOU @ TEN)
3. Reggie Wayne (IND vs. JAC)
4. Calvin Johnson (DET @ TB)
5. Hakeem Nicks (NYG vs. PHI)
6. Marques Colston (NO @ BAL)
7. Terrell Owens (CIN vs. CLE)
8. Kenny Britt (TEN vs. HOU)
9. DeSean Jackson (PHI @ NYG)
10. Wes Welker (NE vs. GB)
11. Miles Austin (DAL vs. WAS)
12. Greg Jennings (GB @ NE)
13. Vincent Jackson (SD vs. SF)
14. Steve Johnson (BUF @ MIA)
15. Deion Branch (NE vs. GB)
16. Mike Williams (TB vs. DET)
17. Pierre Garcon (IND vs. JAC)
18. Larry Fitzgerald (ARI @ CAR)
19. Jeremy Maclin (PHI @ NYG)
20. Brandon Marshall (MIA vs. BUF)
21. Santonio Holmes (NYJ @ PIT)
22. Anquan Boldin (BAL vs. NO)
23. Mike Williams (SEA vs. ATL)
24. Dwayne Bowe (KC @ STL)
25. Santana Moss (WAS @ DAL)
26. Brandon Lloyd (DEN @ OAK)
27. Mike Wallace (PIT vs. NYJ)
28. Austin Collie (IND vs. JAC)
29. Sidney Rice (MIN vs. CHI)
30. Davone Bess (MIA vs. BUF)
31. Mike Sims-Walker (JAC @ IND)
32. Chad Ochocinco (CIN vs. CLE)
33. Derrick Mason (BAL vs. NO)
34. Hines Ward (PIT vs. NYJ)
35. Louis Murphy (OAK vs. DEN)
36. Johnny Knox (CHI @ MIN)
37. Ben Obomanu (SEA vs. ATL)
38. Michael Crabtree (SF @ SD)
39. Mario Manningham (NYG vs. PHI)
40. Jacoby Ford (OAK vs. DEN)
41. Lance Moore (NO @ BAL)
42. Nate Washington (TEN vs. HOU)
43. Donald Driver (GB @ NE)
44. Brandon Gibson (STL vs. KC)
45. Percy Harvin (MIN vs. CHI)
46. Earl Bennett (CHI @ MIN)
47. David Nelson (BUF @ MIA)
48. Mike Thomas (JAC @ IND)
49. Robert Meachem (NO @ BAL)
50. Anthony Armstrong (WAS @ DAL)
51. Steve Smith (CAR vs. ARI)
52. Steve Breaston (ARI @ CAR)
53. Eddie Royal (DEN @ OAK)
54. Arrelious Benn (TB vs. DET)
55. Seyi Ajirotutu (SD vs. SF)
56. Michael Jenkins (ATL @ SEA)
57. Danny Amendola (STL vs. KC)
58. Sam Hurd (DAL vs. WAS)
59. Braylon Edwards (NYJ @ PIT)
60. Jacoby Jones (HOU @ TEN)
Tight Ends
1. Jason Witten (DAL vs. WAS)
2. Vernon Davis (SF @ SD)
3. Jacob Tamme (IND vs. JAC)
4. Tony Gonzalez (ATL @ SEA)
5. Marcedes Lewis (JAC @ IND)
6. Kellen Winslow (TB vs. DET)
7. Kevin Boss (NYG vs. PHI)
8. Zach Miller (OAK vs. DEN)
9. Owen Daniels (HOU @ TEN)
10. Rob Gronkowski (NE vs. GB)
11. Chris Cooley (WAS @ DAL)
12. Brandon Pettigrew (DET @ TB)
13. Aaron Hernandez (NE vs. GB)
14. Benjamin Watson (CLE @ CIN)
15. Dustin Keller (NYJ @ PIT)
16. Anthony Fasano (MIA vs. BUF)
17. Randy McMichael (SD vs. SF)
18. Jimmy Graham (NO @ BAL)
19. Greg Olsen (CHI @ MIN)
20. Tony Moeaki (KC @ STL)
21. Bo Scaife (TEN vs. HOU)
Kickers
1. Matt Bryant (ATL @ SEA)
2. Sebastian Janikowski (OAK vs. DEN)
3. Nate Kaeding (SD vs. SF)
4. Neil Rackers (HOU @ TEN)
5. Dan Carpenter (MIA vs. BUF)
6. David Akers (PHI @ NYG)
7. David Buehler (DAL vs. WAS)
8. Josh Brown (STL vs. KC)
9. Adam Vinatieri (IND vs. JAC)
10. Rob Bironas (TEN vs. HOU)
11. Shayne Graham (NE vs. GB)
12. Jay Feely (ARI @ CAR)
13. Josh Scobee (JAC @ IND)
14. Robbie Gould (CHI @ MIN)
15. Ryan Succop (KC @ STL)
16. Rian Lindell (BUF @ MIA)
17. Garrett Hartley (NO @ BAL)
18. Phil Dawson (CLE @ CIN)
19. Jeff Reed (SF @ SD)
20. Lawrence Tynes (NYG vs. PHI)
Defenses
1. Chicago Bears (CHI @ MIN)
2. New England Patriots (NE vs. GB)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT vs. NYJ)
4. Arizona Cardinals (ARI @ CAR)
5. Dallas Cowboys (DAL vs. WAS)
6. San Diego Chargers (SD vs. SF)
7. Oakland Raiders (OAK vs. DEN)
8. Miami Dolphins (MIA vs. BUF)
9. Carolina Panthers (CAR vs. ARI)
10. Atlanta Falcons (ATL @ SEA)
11. New York Jets (NYJ @ PIT)
12. Baltimore Ravens (BAL vs. NO)
13. Cleveland Browns (CLE @ CIN)
14. Philadelphia Eagles (PHI @ NYG)
15. New York Giants (NYG vs. PHI)
16. St. Louis Rams (STL vs. KC)
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB vs. DET)
18. Indianapolis Colts (IND vs. JAC)
19. Minnesota Vikings (MIN vs. CHI)
20. Cincinnati Bengals (CIN vs. CLE)
