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Welcome to the Week 9 update of the Faketeams Fantasy Football Eliminator Challenge!
Week 8 saw incredible games and incredible fantasy football performances. Let’s take a look at how our entries did in Week 8:
| Team | QB | RB | RB | WR | WR | TE | DST | K | Total |
| Punk is Dead | Jameis Winston, TB | Ezekiel Elliott, Dal | Jacquizz Rodgers, TB | T.Y. Hilton, Ind | Doug Baldwin, Sea | Kyle Rudolph, Min | Tennessee Titans | Cairo Santos, KC | Season: 753 Avg: 94.13 |
| Week 8 Points | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 69 |
| Team | QB | RB | RB | WR | WR | TE | DST | K | Total |
| Tcepnt | Jameis Winston, TB | Matt Forte, NYJ | Devontae Booker, Den | Julio Jones, Atl | Ty Montgomery, GB | Jimmy Graham, Sea | New York Jets | Matt Bryant, Atl | Season: 669 Avg: 83.63 |
| Week 8 Points | 18 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 67 |
Punk is Dead scored the most points in Week 8. This was a close one, the final score was 69-67. This challenge is beginning to take its toll as the average score week by week is falling. Jameis Winston(18), Ezekiel Elliott(14) and Jacquizz Rodgers(12) led the way for the winning team this week. Punk is Dead eked out the victory in part because Tcepnt started Ty Montgomery. The Packers RB/WR was inactive in Week 8. Punk is Dead remains the leader in season total. The selections will only get more and more difficult from here.
Under the rules of this contest, myself and Tcepnt are picking Week 9 without 64 possible options each. rk1101. who missed Week 8, will be without 56 options should he rejoin us in Week 9. The choices have gotten more challenging. Ray Guilfoyle, who joined us for Week 2, and justin.j.gallant, who joined us for Week 6, will have the 8 players they chose removed from the available player pool should they rejoin us this week. A reminder of players that are ineligible to select for Week 9 are:
| Team | Position and Players | |||||
| Punk is Dead | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K |
| Week 1 | Derek Carr, Oak | Mark Ingram, NO | Julio Jones, Atl | Jason Witten, Dal | Houston Texans | Mason Crosby, GB |
| Spencer Ware, KC | Michael Crabtree, Oak | |||||
| Week 2 | Eli Manning, NYG | DeAngelo Williams, Pit | Allen Robinson, Jax | Delanie Walker, Ten | Baltimore Ravens | Matt Prater, Det |
| DeMarco Murray, Ten | Willie Snead, NO | |||||
| Week 3 | Aaron Rodgers, GB | Melvin Gordon, SD | Jarvis Landry, Mia | Dwayne Allen, Ind | Carolina Panthers | Dan Bailey, Dal |
| Charles Sims, TB | Marvin Jones, Det | |||||
| Week 4 | Kirk Cousins, Was | David Johnson, Ari | Alshon Jeffery, Chi | Greg Olsen, Car | Arizona Cardinals | Dustin Hopkins, Was |
| LeGarrette Blount, NE | Demaryius Thomas, Den | |||||
| Week 5 | Ben Roesthlisberger, Pit | C.J. Anderson, Den | Jordy Nelson, GB | Zach Ertz, Phi | Minnesota Vikings | Adam Vinatieri, Ind |
| Frank Gore, Ind | Jordan Matthews, Phi | |||||
| Week 6 | Tom Brady, NE | LeSean McCoy, Buf | Larry Fitzgerald, Ari | Jimmy Graham, Sea | Buffalo Bills | Justin Tucker, Bal |
| Christine Michael, Sea | Amari Cooper, Oak | |||||
| Week 7 | Matt Ryan, Atl | Terrance West, Bal | Odell Beckham Jr., NYG | Travis Kelce, KC | Denver Broncos | Matt Bryant, Atl |
| James White, NE | A.J. Green, Cin | |||||
| Week 8 | Jameis Winston, TB | Ezekiel Elliott, Dal | T.Y. Hilton, Ind | Kyle Rudolph, Min | Tennessee Titans | Cairo Santos, KC |
| Jacquizz Rodgers, TB | Doug Baldwin, Sea | |||||
| Tcepnt | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K |
| Week 1 | Derek Carr, Oak | Christine Michael, SEA | Antonio Brown, Pit | Jared Cook, GB | Cleveland Browns | Dan Bailey, Dal |
| Spencer Ware, KC | Amari Cooper, Oak | |||||
| Week 2 | Andy Dalton, Cin | DeAngelo Williams, Pit | Odell Beckham Jr., NYG | C.J. Uzomah, Cin | Carolina Panthers | Dan Carpenter, Buf |
| Danny Woodhead, SD | Tyrell Williams, SD | |||||
| Week 3 | Phillip Rivers, SD | Melvin Gordon, SD | Jarvis Landry, Mia | Greg Olsen, Car | Houston Texans | Nick Novak, Hou |
| Theo Riddick, Det | Travis Benjamin, SD | |||||
| Week 4 | Cam Newton, Car | Ezekiel Elliot, Dal | DeAndre Hopkins, Hou | Hunter Henry, SD | Buffalo Bills | Will Lutz, NO |
| Jordan Howard, Chi | Terrelle Pryor, Cle | |||||
| Week 5 | Tom Brady, NE | Jerrick McKinnon, Min | T.Y. Hilton, Ind | Kyle Rudolph, Min | Minnesota Vikings | Stephen Gostkowski, NE |
| Terrence West, Bal | Eddie Royal, Chi | |||||
| Week 6 | Colin Kaepernick, SF | Le'Veon Bell, Pit | A.J. Green, Cin | Lance Kendricks, Stl | Baltimore Ravens | Connor Barth, Chi |
| DeMarco Murray, Ten | Kelvin Benjamin, Car | |||||
| Week 7 | Blake Bortles, Jax | Tevin Coleman, Atl | Mike Evans, TB | Rob Gronkowski, NE | Denver Broncos | Cairo Santos, KC |
| Jacquizz Rodgers, TB | Allen Robinson, Jax | |||||
| Week 8 | Jameis Winston, TB | Matt Forte, NYJ | Julio Jones, Atl | Jimmy Graham, Sea | New York Jets | Matt Bryant, Atl |
| Devontae Booker, Den | Ty Montgomery, GB | |||||
| rk1101 | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K |
| Week 1 | Matthew Stafford, Det | Rashad Jennings, NYG | Sammy Watkins, Buf | Dwayne Allen, Ind | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Travis Coons, FA |
| Ryan Mathews, Phi | Marvin Jones, Det | |||||
| Week 2 | Joe Flacco, Bal | C.J. Anderson, Den | Odell Beckham Jr., NYG | Gary Barnidge, Cle | Seattle Seahawks | Roberto Aguayo, TB |
| Danny Woodhead, SD | Doug Baldwin, Sea | |||||
| Week 3 | Matt Ryan, Atl | DeAngelo Williams, Pit | Jarvis Landry, Mia | Dennis Pitta, Bal | Miami Dolphins | Josh Lambo, SD |
| Charles Sims, TB | Michael Thomas, NO | |||||
| Week 4 | Kirk Cousins, Was | LeGarrette Blount, NE | T.Y. Hilton, Ind | Kyle Rudolph, Min | New England Patriots | Blair Walsh, Min |
| Carlos Hyde, SF | DeSean Jackson, Was | |||||
| Week 5 | Andy Dalton, Cin | Jordan Howard, Chi | A.J. Green, Cin | Hunter Henry, SD | Buffalo Bills | Adam Vinatieri, Ind |
| Terrence West, Bal | Jordy Nelson, GB | |||||
| Week 6 | Russell Wilson, Sea | LeSean McCoy, Buf | Larry Fitzgerald, Ari | Jimmy Graham, Sea | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stephen Gostkowski, NE |
| Lamar Miller, Hou | Kelvin Benjamin, Car | |||||
| Week 7 | Brian Hoyer, Chi | DeMarco Murray, Ten | Amari Cooper, Oak | Travis Kelce, KC | Denver Broncos | Mason Crosby, GB |
| Jacquizz Rodgers, TB | Alshon Jeffrey, Chi | |||||
| Ray Guilfoyle | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K |
| Week 2 | Blake Bortles, Jax | Ezekiel Elliot, Dal | Allen Robinson, Jax | Delanie Walker, Ten | Seattle Seahawks | Matt Prater, Det |
| Thomas Rawls, Sea | Tajae Sharpe, Ten | |||||
| justin.j.gallant | QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K |
| Week 6 | Drew Brees, NO | LeSean McCoy, Buf | Antonio Brown, Pit | Jimmy Graham, Sea | Arizona Cardinals | Connor Barth, Chi |
| DeMarco Murray, Ten | Larry Fitzgerald, Ari | |||||
For those new to the challenge, here are a few ground rules. The format is basic enough; construct a lineup using the following roster setup: 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 1DST, & 1K. We will use standard ESPN scoring which is can be found here. There isn’t even a salary cap when setting the lineup!
What makes this challenge… challenging is that you can only select each player ONCE per season! That means if you pick Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, you CANNOT choose him again Weeks 2-17. Matchups play a HUGE part in this game, but so do injuries. Wait too long on using Le’Veon Bell and he could suffer an injury that leaves him unusable in your available player pool the rest of the season. We are using 2RBs and 2WRs per week to make it even more difficult.
For those joining us in Week 9, you have the entire pool of players at your disposal! We will have new winners each week! In addition to that, we will also have a season long total and a weekly average leaderboard.
Can you pick the best lineups all season long? Join the fun in the comments below and may the best faketeamer win!
Please post your lineups in the comments below. I will update this weekly with the leaderboard and you will put next week’s lineup in that post! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below as well. Thanks for the read and please share this post to grow this challenge and the faketeams community!
*Ty Montgomery will remain a WR only option should any entries choose him going forward*