Week 12 Fantasy Football Recap

Week 12 was most notable for:

Controversy. It all started with the 49ers choosing to go with Colin Kaepernick over the steady Alex Smith even after Smith had recovered from his concussion. On Thursday, the Lions-Texans game featured a Texans touchdown that should have, and would have been called back had lions coach Jim Schwartz not thrown his challenge flag negating the replay review. This mistake would prove costly as the Texans won 34-31 in overtime. Also in the game, Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh kicked Quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin while Suh. Surprisingly, this was not Suh's first Thanksgiving incident as he was suspended two games last year for stomping on a Packers' offensive lineman. Finally, starting corners Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman of the Seahawks and Eric Wright, of the Buccaneers, are facing four game suspensions for PEDs.

Studs:

Cam Newton, Tom Brady, Browns D, Pats D and Dez Bryant. Cam Newton managed to account for 4 tds and over 350 yards of offense in easily his best game of the season. Tom Brady was his usual brilliant self tossing for 323 yards and 3 tds as well as rushing for a td. The Browns defense managed 8 turnovers against the Steelers and held them to 14 points. The Patriots defense embarrassed the Jets returning fumbles for touchdowns on consecutive plays. Dez Bryant continued his strong play catching 8 passes for 142 yards and 2 tds.

Duds:

Matt Forte, Aaron Rodgers, Victor Cruz, Antonio Gates and Vernon Davis. Matt Forte managed only 42 rushing yards before exiting early in the second half with an ankle injury. He is quickly approaching Phillip Rivers territory as he has strung together several poor games. Aaron Rodgers only managed only managed 10 points in a game dominated by the Giants no doubt leaving many fans asking what happened to the magic from 2011. Victor Cruz had his fourth straight down week although he did manage to break 10 points for the first time in that span. Antonio Gates managed only two points for the second straight week in what has truly become a down season for the once dominant tight end. Davis, after a promising Monday night game where it looked like he had chemistry with Kaepernick found himself with zero catches for the second time this season.

Pleasant Surprise of the week:

Bryce Brown. In his first NFL start, Brown led all rbs in scoring. This came as a surprise because The Eagles starter, Lesean McCoy has been ineffective for much of the season.