Wild Card Round Summary

ATL @ ARI

Summary: A slugfest that ended up with Arizona being able to score more, and Ryan looking fairly solid, but more like a rookie QB playing in his first playoff game than the cool veteran he played the part of for most of the year.

Sneaky Fantasy Play: Edgerrin James. He posted a decent 8.2 points, but had a goal line carry stolen by Tim Hightower, which ended up making him the worst starting RB to use of the 8 who went this weekend. It also made no sense how the Cardinals only used him for 16 carries when he was obviously running very well...he completed disappeared during the middle of the game.

Don't Use: I didn't list anyone, and all the major players came through. Warner, Boldin, Fitzgerald, White, and Turner all posted good yardage with at least 1 TD.

IND @ SD

Summary: I messed up here. Indy kept getting buried deep in their own territory at the start of literally every drive, and the game came down to the rushing attacks, of which San Diego was far superior. Chalk this one up to the Chargers punter.

Sneaky Fantasy Play: Joseph Addai. SD's defense has turned it up several gears over the end of the regular season, and Addai wasn't overly productive with his touches, but 13.2 fantasy points got it done.

Don't Use: LaDainian Tomlinson. A TD gave him a respectable 8.5 points, but he left hurt after only 5 carries while Sproles showed what LT could have done had he been healthy.

BAL @ MIA

Summary: Baltimore took care of business with a truly dominating defensive performance.

Sneaky Fantasy Play: LeRon McClain. A solid 11.5 point day on 19 carries, and it was almost much better. Flacco missed him open in the flat on the last drive on a playaction pass that would have been his 2nd TD.

Don't Use: Ronnie Brown/Ricky Williams. Brown actually posted 12.2 points, which was solid. Surprisingly enough, he was on the field far more often despite splitting carries with Ricky during the 2nd half of the season.

PHI @ MIN

Summary: Minnesota made this a bit closer than it should have been, but Philly took care of business in the end, making nice halftime adjustments to completely shut down the Minnesota offense in the 2nd half.

Sneaky Fantasy Play: Visanthe Shiancoe. 7 yards? I suck.

Don't Use: Tavaris Jackson. 164 yards and a pick. He sucked.


Conclusion: 3/4 on the Summaries, 2/4 on the Sneaky Plays, and 3/4 on the Don't Uses. Solid, but could be better. I'll do the same again this week.