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We can read about football all week long, but sometimes it’s good to just appreciate some good old fashion GIF’s. Explaining Matt Forte’s run or Brandon Marshall’s catch doesn’t do it justice when you watch how dominant they really were. So without further ado, here’s a rundown of this week in GIF’s.
A look the fantasy week that was Source: SBNation
JONAS GRAY WINS THE DAY
For a select few clairvoyant fantasy managers, Jonas Gray was the gift that just kept on giving, and giving, and giving, and giving some more. With a insane 38 carry, 4 touchdown, 199 yard night, Gray joined the likes of Jerome “the galloping ghost” Harrison and Ruben Droughns as the most unlikely breakout RBs in recent memory. Gray is currently on fewer than 25% of rosters on both Yahoo and ESPN, and is the consensus #1 waiver pickup headed into Week 12.
Source: Grantland
A BENGAL BOUNTY
A week after bungling their way to a laughable Week 10, the Bengals torched the Saints to become the unexpected hot team of Week 11, producing a QB1 (Andy Dalton 16-22, 220 yds, 3 tds), RB1 (Jeremy Hill 27 rushes 1 catch for 166 total yards), WR1 (A.J. Green 6 catches 127 yards and a TD), and to top it off an unexpected TE1 (Jermaine Gresham 2 catches 13 yards 2 TDs).
The best defense the Saints played all day.
BELL CRACKS THE TITANS
Le’Veon Bell broke the spirit of the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football, turning his astronomical 35 touches into 222 total yards and a touchdown. By the end of the game, everyone in the stadium knew Bell was getting the ball, and nobody could stop him.
Source: SteelersDepot
MEETING EXPECTATIONS
Every active RB that had a preseason 1st RD grade (McCoy, Charles, Forte, Lacy, Lynch) answered the call in Week 11, all posting 100+ total yard days. While they were all impressive, Forte, Lacy, and Charles stood out the most.
HEIGHT SUPREMACY
9 of the top 10 scoring WRs in standard leagues were 6 ft. tall or larger in Week 11, as #TeamBigWR had a field day. Human Pterodactyl impersonators Mike Evans and Kelvin Benjamin continued to overachieve, Chicago’s twin towers imposed their will on Minnesota DBs, and a Texas sized “WR” stole the show.
Once a rarity, its becoming commonplace for more than one rookie WR to place in the weekly top 10. Kelvin Benjamin continued to see plenty of looks as he posted a 9-109-1 line. Source: SBNation
Source: SBNation
J.J. Watt not only caught Ryan Mallett’s first NFL TD, he both forced and recovered a fumble, recorded a sack, and had 3 tackles for loss. The #TeamBiggestWR All-Star now has 4 TD catches on the year. Source: Gawker
ROB GRONKOWSKI SMASHES COLTS
It was a down week for TEs as two largely unowned players (Coby Fleener and Jermaine Gresham) topped the scoreboard. While Fleener and Gresham may have had the most fantasy points, Rob Gronkowski was #1 in our hearts. Gronk was the #3 scoring TE in standard formats, and turned in one of the most brutally beautiful TD catches you’ll ever see.
Gronk made his 4 catches count, turning them into 71 yards and channeled TecmoBowl Bo Jackson on his TD catch. Source: SBNation
