2017 NFL.com Fantasy Football (halfway)

My 17th year playing Fantasy Football has gotten off to a rough start for one of my three teams. It all boils down to several NFL players that are on my team not performing as they did last season. Carolina Panthers quarterback (QB) Cam Newton, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver (WR) Julio Jones, New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas, Chicago Bears running back (RB) Jordan Howard, and the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens defense have struggled.

Click below to view the halfway point of the 2017 NFL.com Fantasy season for the teams below.

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2017 Highland Executions (halfway)

1-6-0 

The Highland Executions (1-6-0) are coming off a 10-4-0 record and a 2016 division title, their 5th in team history (2000-2016). They were defeated in the 1st round of the 2016 NFL.com Fantasy Football playoffs and haven't been the same team since. The last season the Executions finished below .500 was in 2013. Their worst record in team history occurred in 2010 as they finished 4-10-0.

The Executions only win (thus far) is week 1, as they defeated their opponents 133.42 - 115.10 and played well with Carolina Panthers Quarterback (QB) Cam Newton as the starter.

QB 

Newton got off to great start, but slowed down after week 1. Miami Dolphins QB Jay Cutler (benched) was doing better in terms of fantasy points. The Executions never started Cutler over Newton until week 4, thus Newton decided to rack up 47.60 fantasy points to Cutler's 10.70. That seems to be the downfall of fantasy football. Executions started Newton for week 5 (put up another 40+ points) and has been the starter since. Cutler has played terrible in recent weeks and is currently out with a rib injury. The Executions picked up Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles (starter last season for the Executions) who will remain benched in favor of Newton.

RB

Week 1 starters for the running game were Detroit Lions running back (RB) Ameer Abdullah (who's been a disappointment) and Chicago Bears RB Jordan Howard, who's been good off and on. The duo continued to be starters until week 7 (bye) when Abdullah was replaced with Baltimore Ravens RB Javorius Allen heading into week 8. Allen has 15 more fantasy points than Abdullah. RB Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals (along with Abdullah) are benched. Mixon will get the start for week 8 in the flex position.

WR

The wide receiver (WR) position has been so-so thus far with a few disappointments. WR's Jeremy Maclin (Ravens), Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons), Amari Cooper (Raiders), and Sterling Shepard (N.Y. Giants) got the start for week 1. Since then, only Jones and Shepard are the starters. Until week 7, Cooper has struggled this season. Maclin hasn't produced much points since week 2. Benched at the start of the season were New England Patriots WR Danny Armendola, who made the starting position in week 5 after Patriots WR Julian Edelman suffered a season ending knee injury. Armendola has started since.

WR Josh Doctson of the Washington Redskins never started due to a disappointing season and was released in week 5.

Seattle Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett never started a game until week 7 and put up some decent points. Another surprising player that has put up some good points this season is Shepard, who is a flex starter, though, for week 8 he's benched due to a Giants bye.

Jones, Armendola, Cooper, and Lockett are the current starters.

TE 

If there was a position that couldn't get anything going, it would be the tight end (TE) position. Carolina Panthers TE Greg Olsen got the start while Redskins TE Jordan Reed was benched. Both are good TE's, but struggled last season, at least Reed did. Olsen broke his foot in week 3 and will miss 6-8 weeks. The Executions picked up Falcons TE Austin Hooper off waivers, who struggled to get 2 fantasy points. Reed (struggling) was benched in favor of Hooper. 

With Hooper out due to a bye and Reed hardly putting up points, the Executions released Reed and picked up Ravens TE Benjamin Watson, who for week 5 only put up a lousy 0.60 points. Executions took another gamble and started Hooper along with Watson at the flex position, which means you can start a WR or TE. Both scored a combined 10.20 points for week 6. Week 7 saw the duo come back down to earth with a combined 6.60 points.

K 

Ravens kicker (K) Justin Tucker is one of the best in the league and has been the starter since week 1. Green Bay Packers K Mason Crosby was the backup (benched) until week 7 when he was released. Crosby only started when Tucker had a bye week.

DEFENSE

The Arizona Cardinals defense hasn't been the best this season. In terms of fantasy points, the benched Green Bay Packers are ahead by 12 points. The Executions picked up the Pittsburgh Steelers defense off waivers (when they released Crosby) and will start for week 8. Steelers are 28 points higher than the Packers.

CONCLUSION... Tinkering with the lineup after loss after loss hasn't done any good for the Executions. Heading into week 8 the team has decided to continue with the WR foursome of Jones, Armendola, Cooper, and Lockett. At RB will be Allen and Howard. Joining the flex position (benching TE Watson) will be Bengals RB Mixon. Hooper and Tucker will remain the starters at their positions while the Steelers defense will get the start.

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2017 Highland GraveDiggers (halfway)

3-4-0

Last season the Highland GraveDiggers (3-4-0) were inches away from making the NFL.com Fantasy Football Playoffs for the 8th time in team history (2001-2016), but their final game of the season ended in a tie. If they would've won that game they would've made the playoffs with a 9-5-0 record and not settling for 8-5-1.

With a nasty taste in their mouth to start the 2017 season, the GraveDiggers slipped away with a 54.00 - 51.00 victory in week 1. The Philadelphia Eagles defense helped the team earn a win with 25.00 points. The team suffered two losses in a row, both not close. Weeks 2 & 3 saw the GraveDiggers score the same amount of points...70.00. With a 1-2-0 record and two losses under their belt, the team did some position changes by starting New York Giants wide receiver (WR) Odell Beckam, Jr., though, he only scored 6 points. The team pulled away with a victory to get things rolling at 2-2-0. The GraveDiggers got a win in week 5 by only 8 points. The team would fall in the next two games to finish 3-4-0 heading into week 8.

QB

Green Bay Packers quarterback (QB) Aaron Rodgers was the starter until his season ending injury in week 6 (might return toward the end of the season), which was a huge loss for the team. The GraveDiggers ended up losing that game 29.00 - 72.00. Los Angeles Chargers QB Phillip Rivers was the backup. The GraveDiggers released Rodgers prior to week 8 and picked up N.Y. Jets QB Josh McCown as a backup to Rivers, which Rivers is now the starter.

RB

Detroit Lions running back (RB) Ameer Abdullah and Indianapolis Colts RB Frank Gore remained the starters until week 6. Philadelphia Eagles RB LeGarrette Blount took the starting position at week 5 in the flex position (wide receiver/tight end/running back can play). He hadn't played until week 6 when the GraveDiggers were 3-3-0.

Abdullah has been a big disappointment and was benched in week 7 (bye) and will continue to be benched for Minnesota Vikings RB Jerick McKinnon. Weeks 6 & 7 saw Gore score very little points and since the GraveDiggers have lost 2 games in a row, the team decided to give Blount the starting position over Gore.

WR

The GraveDiggers were solid at the wide receiver (WR) position at the start of the season. Beckam had been out due to an injury and was back for week 2, but only scored 2 fantasy points. Luckily the GraveDiggers didn't start Beckam. Beckam put up some good numbers until week 5 when he was injured and needed season ending surgery. This was a loss for the GraveDiggers as they placed Oakland Raiders WR Amari Cooper in his spot. With Beckam out for the season, the GraveDiggers picked up Arizona Cardinals WR J.J. Nelson off waivers. The GraveDiggers have yet to start Nelson.

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Martavis Bryant, New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas, and Cooper remained the starters until week 6 when Bryant was benched due to poor play. The GraveDiggers replaced Bryant with New England Patriots WR Danny Amendola. The team released Bryant after week 7.

Prior to week 8 the GraveDiggers picked up Los Angeles Chargers WR Travis Benjamin (when they released Bryant) and Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten for extra measure. Both players are benched.

TE

Witten is the only TE on the GraveDiggers. The TE position isn't required in the league the GraveDiggers are in.

K

Philadelphia Eagles kicker (K) Caleb Sturgis was the starter while N.Y. Jets K Chandler Catanzaro was benched. Sturgis was injured (hip flexor) and placed on IR for week 2. The GraveDiggers went to the waivers and picked up a gold mine. The team picked up Tennessee Titans K Ryan Succop (#2 kicker in NFL.com fantasy football) for week 3 and started him over Catanzaro in week 7. Catanzaro had continued to outperform Succop every week (besides 2 weeks). Succop will continue to start.

DEFENSE 

The GraveDiggers have continued to start the Philadelphia Eagles defense over the Minnesota Vikings, which has been a toss-up situation. Both have been performing well this season.

CONCLUSION

The GraveDiggers are 3-4-0 and in 7th place out of 12 teams. They're 2nd in their division and two games back from taking 1st. They're still in good position to make the playoffs, but if they started today, they wouldn't be in the post season, as they're two spots out of the single wild card spot.

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2016 NFL.com Fantasy Football

My 16th year of playing NFL.com fantasy football has concluded and the Highland Executions (10-4-0) and the Highland LavaRockets (9-4-0) made the playoffs. The Executions bowed out in the first round, but clinched their 5th division title in their 16 year history. The LavaRockets won their 2nd division title in their 15 year history. The team lost in their NFL.com fantasy football league championship game. The Highland GraveDiggers (8-5-1) came up short from making the playoffs, and it was all due to a tie instead of a win.

Click below (logo) to view that teams 2016 NFL.com Fantasy Football results.

Highland Executions (10-4-0)

2016 Division Champions

Ranked: 2nd out of 12 teams (regular season)
* Ranked 1st out of 4 teams (division)

* 16th season

* 4th best record in team history

* Broke 4-year playoff drought

* Lost 1st round of playoffs 

  

Highland GraveDiggers (8-5-1)

Ranked: 6th out of 12 teams (regular season)

* 15th season

* 4th best record in team history

* Missed Playoffs

Highland LavaRockets (9-4-0)

2016 Division Champions

Ranked: 4th out of 12 teams (regular season)

Ranked: 1st out of 4 teams (division)

* 15th season

* Best record in team history

2016 Highland Executions

2000-2016

Highland Executions (10-4-0) had a great season by finishing 2nd in their league and clinching their division, making them 5-time division champions during their 16 year history. They've won 3 NFL.com league championships. The Executions finished their 2016 season having their 4th best record in team history along with breaking a 4-year playoff drought.

The Executions won their first four games to kick off their season. The team played exactly like they had during their first season (2000), in-which they finished 11-3-0 and won their division and league championship. Their best season was in 2007, as they finished 12-2-0 and won their division, but in shocking fashion, lost in the first round of the playoffs.

The Executions barely won their first two games to start the season. Their first by 4 points and their second by 3 points. Week 5 they lost their first game by an inch, 102-103. Their next two games they won by a landslide.

The team was on a 3-game win streak after a week 8 victory.

Week 9 saw the Executions take on the #1 team in the league. It was #2 vs. #1 and the Executions got slaughtered 63-93, which took them down to 7-2-0. The team bounced back with two straight wins, but came up short in week 12 with a 99-102 loss. The Executions came back with a week 13 win, but lost their final game of the season 71-80 and finished the season 10-4-0, but won their division, thus notching a spot in the playoffs. The Executions seemed to have a good lineup, thus nothing was changed heading into the 1st round of the playoffs. A victory meant heading into the league championship game.

The Executions got knocked on their cans during the 1st round and lost their game 78-93. Quarterback (QB) Derek Carr had a so-so game and running back Carlos Hyde had a weak game, only scoring 5 points. The team didn't have enough steam against their opponent.

The team headed to the 3rd place game and lost. All the Executions players notched up quite a bit of points, but the Broncos defense only scored 1 point, which hurt in the end. The Executions lost 113-120.

The team had a wonderful season, but a terrible playoff run. Last year the team finished 7-7-0.

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Oakland Raiders quarterback (QB) Derek Carr was the starter and lead the team in points during the season. Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston served as the back-up. He played 1 game (bye week). This was the first time the Executions drafted Carr.

The Executions had a perfect running game with Dallas Cowboys rookie running back (RB) Ezekiel Elliott (who had an awesome season) and San Francisco 49'rs RB Carlos Hyde. Both were starters for the entire season. Back-up RB's during both teams bye week were Justin Forsett (Baltimore Ravens), whom was on the team for the first 4 weeks (never used) until he was let go, thus the Executions released him, though, he was later picked up by the Detroit Lions, released again, and later picked up by the Denver Broncos. 2nd backup was 49'rs RB Shaun Draughn, who served as the starter for weeks 7, 9, and 10 (week 8 was a bye) due to Hyde being injured and out during the weeks above.

Prior to week 8 the team snatched Oakland Raiders RB DeAndre Washington off waivers, due to the 49'rs having a bye week (Draughn & Hyde). Washington was a disapointment for the team and was released the next week.

Sammy Watkins (Buffalo Bills), Donte Moncrief (Indianapolis Colts), and DeSean Jackson (Washington Redskins) all started at the wide receiver (WR) position at the start of the season.

Benched WR's were Ted Ginn (Carolina Panthers) and DeVante Parker (Miami Dolphins). Parker was the only player out of the two who was still on the team heading into week 15. Those positions stayed the same for the first 3 weeks, but Moncrief was let go due to having a major injury (out weeks 3 - 7) and Watkins was out for the season, at least at the time it looked like he was going to be out on IR and the Executions released Watkins. Heading into week 4 the starters were Ginn, Parker, and Jackson, which wasn't the best core of WR's. The team picked up WR's Danny Amendola (New England Patriots) and Victor Cruz (N.Y. Giants) and benched both. All three starting WR's had terrible games. None of the positions changed, until week 6 when Cruz was started, along with the returning tight end (TE) Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots). 

Week 8 Cincinnati Bengals WR Brandon LaFell was picked up off waivers to try and add depth to the WR position. Week 10 WR San Diego Charger Travis Benjamin was picked up, but never started a game.

For week 11, the Executions picked up WR Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs) off waivers. He was a huge boost for the team. Due to continued injuries, the team let WR Jackson go. The Executions scooped him back up off waivers for week 13. With the acquisition of Hill and LaFell, things started looking better for the team at the WR position for the last 4-5 weeks of the season.

The team started Miami Dolphins TE Jordan Cameron. Gronkowski and Cincinnati Bengals TE Tyler Eifert were both injured at the start of the season. The Executions had some negative vibes by starting Cameron, who in week 1 scored 0 points and the entire 2016 season had just 10 points. The team let him go after week 1 and picked up Atlanta Falcons TE  Jacob Tamme off waivers.

Tamme had a good week 2, but Gronkowski returned to the field for week 3 scoring 0 points. Week 4 he scored 1 point. Week 5 he picked up the pace with 10 points and week 6 he scored 22 points. Weeks 7, 8, and 9 looked promising at the TE position.

For the first 5 weeks of the season Eifert didn't play in any games and the Executions released him and picked up Detroit Lions TE Eric Ebron (week 9), but looking back, the Executions should've never released Eifert. Tamme was released during week 10, due to not putting up any points and struggling with an injury.

Gronkowski was yet again injured heading into week 11 and would be out for the entire season. With Eifert and Tamme gone, Ebron finished the season as the starter.

The Executions only drafted 1 kicker (K), which was part of the league lineup. The team felt very comfortable with K Blair Walsh of the Minnesota Vikings, who was marvelous last season. 

Walsh had a great week 1, but so-so for weeks 2 & 3, but he was struggling. The team picked up Kansas City Chiefs K Cairo Santos, who was a huge improvement over Walsh.

Week 5 the team picked up K Josh Lambo from the San Diego Chargers and he remained the starter for the rest of the season, with Santos the benched kicker. Santos had a better season than Lambo, but there wasn't much of a point difference between the two.

The Executions had two good K's, but the team had a solid defense with the Denver Broncos starting all season. Weeks 15 & 16 the teams defense struggled with 7 points scored in week 15 and 1 point for week 16.

Player of The Year: QB David Carr (Oakland Raiders)

Biggest Disappointment: WR DeVante Parker (Miami Dolphins)

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TEAM HISTORY (2000-2016)

Highland Executions (10-4-0)

Est. 2000

16th season

Overall Record: 126-111-1 (238 games)

Winning Percentage: .531 (53%)

Playoff Record (including Consolation games): 13-7-0

Playoff Winning Percentage: .650 (65%)

3-time NFL.com Fantasy League Champions (2000, 2005, 2011)

5-time NFL.com Fantasy League Division Champions (2000, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2016)

Best Record: 12-2-0 (2007)

Worst Record: 4-10-0 (2010)

Division Champions- 2000, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2016

NFL.com League Champions- 2000, 2005, 2011

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*2000* 
11-3-0 (Central Division & NFL.com League Champions)- NFL.com

*2001*
7-7-0 (Lost 2nd round of playoffs, finished 5/10 in league)- Yahoo.com
Note: In 2001 NFL.com became a pay only Fantasy League. I switched over to Yahoo.com

*2002*
4-10-0 (Missed playoffs, first time in team history, finished 8/10 in league)- Yahoo.com

*2003*
6-8-0 (Lost 2nd round of playoffs, finished 7/10 in league)- Yahoo.com

*2004*
6-8-0 (Lost 1st round of playoffs, finished 6/10 in league)- Yahoo.com
Note: 2005 NFL.com returned to being a free Fantasy League. I switched back

*2005*
8-6-0 (Central Division & NFL.com League Champions)- NFL.com

*2006*
8-6-0 (Lost in NFL.com League Championship game)- NFL.com

*2007*
12-2-0 (Central Division Champions, lost in first round of playoffs)- NFL.com
Note: Best record in team history

*2008*
6-7-1 (Missed playoffs, 2nd time in team history)- NFL.com

*2009*
8-6-0 (Missed playoffs, 2nd straight year)- NFL.com

*2010*
4-10-0 (Missed playoffs, 3rd straight year, finished 12/12 in league)- NFL.com
Note: Worst record in team history

*2011*
11-4-0 (Central Division Champions & NFL.com League Champions)- NFL.com

*2012*
5-9-0 (Missed playoffs)- NFL.com

*2013*
6-7-0 (Missed playoffs, 2nd straight year, finished 7/12 in league)- NFL.com

*2014*
7-7-0 (Missed playoffs, 3rd straight year, finished 5/10 consolation bracket)- NFL.com

*2015*
7-7-0 (Missed playoffs, 4th straight year, finished 5/10 consolation bracket)- NFL.com

*2016*
10-4-0 (Division Champions, lost in 3rd place game, finished 4/12 in league)- NFL.com
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2016 Highland GraveDiggers

2001 - 2016 

Highland GraveDiggers (8-5-1-0) started their 15th NFL.com Fantasy Football season in perfect fashion, but came up short and missed the playoffs, their 2nd straight year. The GraveDiggers are 2-time NFL.com Fantasy Football League Champions and 2-time division champions.

The team won their first two games, but the tide rolled in as the team would lose weeks 3, 4, and 5, which was rough, but with some roster changes, week 6 looked promising with a 93-90 victory. The team won another game in week 7 with a score of 64-50 and were 4-3-0 at the halfway mark of the season.

While the team was able to turn things around quickly, things changed in week 8. The team didn't win or lose a game, but received a dreaded 74-74 tie. Dreaded, meaning the tie would come back to haunt the 4-3-1 GraveDiggers as they headed to the playoffs in week 15, or so they thought.

A tie was better than a loss, but the GraveDiggers had to move on and they did with a week 9 victory, but a painful week 10 loss.

Week 12 rolled around and the GraveDiggers played the #1 team in the league, whom were 10-2-0. The team got a victory against them earlier in the season, but this time they came back with a 65-151 victory of their own. Four weeks later that #1 team would go on and win the league championship.

The GraveDiggers picked up a nice week 13 victory and won their final game of the season by beating the 4th place team in the league 65-63. We both had the same record (8-5-1) and 2nd place in our divisions. With 3 division leaders heading to the playoffs, the 4th team is basically the wild card team.

I had the season winning record against that team, which week 14 was our only meeting. They had more season points for than I did. 1,162.00 against my 1,097.00, so the other team made the playoffs by 65 points for.

The GraveDiggers headed to the consolation bracket and squeezed by their first game 66.00 to 65.00, but flopped in the 5th place game by 75.00 to 97.00

The team had a good season, but it would've been much better with a playoff run. Last season they finished 6-8-0 and missed the playoffs.
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At the start of the 2016 the GraveDiggers started Green Bay Packers quarterback (QB) Aaron Rodgers over Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford, which both put up big points for fantasy owners last season, and were no different this year.

The GraveDiggers started Stafford for weeks 6-9, and Rodgers still out performed Stafford, but in the long run it didn't hurt the team, but the GraveDiggers started Rodgers heading into week 10 and continued to start him for the rest of the season and into the consolation bracket, which was the right move, because from weeks 11-16, Stafford struggled point wise.

San Diego Chargers running back (RB) Danny Woodhead and Indianapolis Colts' Frank Gore were the starting RB's heading into week 1. Philadelphia Eagles RB Darren Sproles and Arizona Cardinals Chris Johnson were benched.

After week 2, Woodhead was injured and out for the season. It was a blow to the team, as Woodhead was the starting RB for the GraveDiggers. Sproles became a starter heading into week 3.

With Sproles being on a bye in week 4, (team released Chris Johnson due to lack of points) the GraveDiggers picked up Detroit Lions RB Dwayne Washington, but became a dud by scoring 0 points. He wouldn't score any points for fantasy owners until week 9. The GraveDiggers released him heading into week 5. They picked up Baltimore Ravens RB Terrance West, which was a plus, as he became the starter for the Ravens, as the team released Justin Forsett.

Gore and West strengthened the RB position. Sproles was in the starting position once again due to the Ravens (West) having a week 8 bye.

The two started for the rest of the season, but didn't have a great week 16 consolation bracket game. Gore scored 5 points and West scored 3 points. Sproles scored 10 points, but the team lost 75.00 - 97.00, so it wouldn't have made a difference.

The GraveDiggers made a bold move by starting two tight ends (TE) at the start of the season. The team started Carolina Panthers WR Ted Ginn over N.Y. Giants WR Victor Cruz, who put up some good numbers in week 2. From the get go, the team started TE Jordan Reed (Washington Redskins) and Panthers TE Greg Olsen. Reed started over Tennessee Titans TE Delanie Walker and Olsen started over injured TE (heading into the season) Tyler Eifert (Cincinnati Bengals). Benched was N.Y. Giants WR Dwayne Harris.

With a 2-3-0 record heading into week 6 and a 3-game winless streak, the players that were benched (Walker & Cruz) weren't doing any better point wise, infact, they were doing worse. The team released Eifert (due to being injured and not playing) and picked up Tampa Bay WR Adam Humphries off waivers.

The team got a 93.00-90.00 win in week 6. It didn't make a difference, but the team benched Ginn and started Sproles in the flex position (WR or RB could start) Sproles scored 3 points while Ginn scored 10, but it didn't make a difference with the win intact. The team was back at .500 at 3-3-0 and won again in week 7 to go 4-3-0 at the midway point of the season.

Due to two byes, Walker started while the team picked up St. Louis Rams WR Kenny Britt. That gave the team a boost with a week 7 victory, with him as a starter.

Due to another bye, Britt was benched and Olsen started, but scored 0 points. The team pulled out of week 8 with a 74-74 tie.

The GraveDiggers released Humphries (never started) and picked up Cincinnati Bengals WR Brandon LaFell, which was a step up. He was benched for week 8 and scored 0 points.

The trio of Olsen, Walker, and Ginn continued to give the GraveDiggers victories and the team was 5-3-1 heading into week 10.

The Tennessee Titans had a week 13 bye, thus Walker was benched and Britt started once again. The GraveDiggers snatched a 100-70 victory as Britt scored 10 points. Ginn put up 12, while Olsen put up 2. Olsen continued to struggle, but with him in the lineup, the team continued to add victories and he stayed as a starter.

The team was 7-5-1 heading into the final game of the season. Olsen was benched as Walker returned to the lineup from the bye week. Rodgers and Gore were the only two that put up big points and the GraveDiggers slid by with a 65-63 victory and grabbing the 4th place tie in the league.

Missing the playoffs was rough, but with Britt, Walker, and Ginn in the lineup, the team (yet again) hitched a 66.00-65.00 victory, but lost painfully the next week 75.00-97.00 and settled for 6th place out of 12 teams in the league.

The GraveDiggers were very strong at the kicking (K) position. The team drafted New England Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski and Green Bay Packers Matt Crosby. Gostkowski started the first 8 weeks of the season. The Patriots were on a bye week and Crosby started and continued to do so until week 11. Gostkowski returned to the starting position and finished off the season.

The Denver Broncos defense (D) started all 16 weeks (excluding bye week) with the Detroit Lions D taking over that week.

Player of The Year: QB Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers)
Biggest Disappointment: TE Jordan Reed (Washington Redskins)
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TEAM HISTORY (2001-2016)


Highland GraveDiggers (8-5-1)

Est. 2001
15th season

Overall Record:  114-108-2 (224 games)

Winning Percentage:  .513 (51%)

Playoff Record (including Consolation) 10-9-0

Playoff Winning Percentage:  .526 (53%)

2-time NFL.com Fantasy League Champions (2005, 2014)
2-time NFL.com Fantasy League Division Champions (2005, 2010)

Best Record: 9-5-0 (2005)

Worst Record: 4-10-0 (2008)

Division Champions- 2005, 2010

NFL.com League Champions- 2005, 2014

*2001*7-7-0 
(Lost 2nd round of playoffs, finished 6/10 in league)- Yahoo

*2002*
9-5-0 (Lost 2nd round of playoffs, finished 5/10 in league)- Yahoo

*2003*
8-6-0 (Lost 2nd round of playoffs, finished 4/10 in league)- Yahoo

*2004*
7-6-1 (Lost 2nd round of playoffs, finished 4/10 in league)- Yahoo

*2005*
9-5-0 (Western Division & NFL.com League Champions)- NFL.com
Note: 2005 NFL.com returned to being a free Fantasy League. I started playing on NFL.com

*2006*
9-5-0 (Missed playoffs, first time in team history)- NFL.com
Note: Best record in team history

*2007*
8-6-0 (Missed playoffs, 2nd straight year)- NFL.com

*2008*
4-10-0 (Missed playoffs, 3rd straight year)- NFL.com
Note: Worst record in team history

*2009*
6-8-0 (Missed playoffs, 4th straight year)- NFL.com

*2010*
8-6-0 (Division Champions, lost 3rd place game)- NFL.com

*2011*
5-9-0 (Missed playoffs, finished 8/12 in league)- NFL.com

*2012*
4-10-0 (Missed playoffs, 2nd straight year)- NFL.com

*2013*
8-6-0 (Lost 1st round of playoffs, finished 5/12 in league)- NFL.com

*2014*
8-6-0 (NFL.com League Champions, finished 4/10 in league)- NFL.com
Note: Most exciting playoff series in fantasy history, defeated two 12-2-0 teams, won both games by 6 points.

*2015*
6-8-0 (Missed playoffs, finished 6/10 consolation bracket)- NFL.com

*2016*
8-5-1 (Missed playoffs, 2nd straight year, finished 6/12 consolation bracket)- NFL.com
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