Results From Week 8 Bold Predictions

Well the results are in from my Week 8 Bold Predictions, and they aren't pretty. I counted 15 "clear losses" and only 9 "clear wins" among my predictions, with 2 as pushes.

Among the lowlights:

• Jonathan Stewart looked downright pathetic in a great matchup at St. Louis, though it should be noted that it seemed like Stewart had 2 men in the backfield on at least half of his carries. Perhaps it wasn't that DeAngelo Williams was playing badly; it could be that the offensive line simply isn't getting it done this year for the Panthers, and they don't have a pass offense that can get into scoring position a lot. Keep that in mind going forward, no matter who's starting at RB.

• Marshawn Lynch totaled 7 yards--seven freaking yards--against the Raiders! I realized going into the game that Seattle is a terrible road team, but there is no way to explain such a feeble game against a team that had been allowing more than 5 YPC.

• Randy Moss, in a revenge game, recorded one reception for 8 yards. I knew Belichick would try to take Moss out of the game but I can't believe this stat line. It might have helped if Moss had not quit on that long pass play after he drew the pass interference call. You all saw that, right? Unreal.

• I said that James Jones would lead the Packers in receiving. OOPS! He didn't catch a single pass.

• I thought Stump The Schaub would throw for 300 yards, and he went for just 201 and 1 TD.
  

• Donovan McNabb didn't throw for 2 TD's--again--and he even got himself benched with 6 minutes to go in a game where the Redskins had the ball and were down by just 6 points. McNabb is nowhere near QB1 consideration even in the best of matchups, as I have sadly learned.

Among the highlights:

• Brandon Lloyd put up another monster game.

• Kitna may not have thrown for 2 TD's like I predicted, but 379 yards passing and a TD more than qualified as a great game for him, especially in leagues that don't penalize for turnovers (and 2 of his interceptions were on drops by his WR's).

• Jamaal Charles put up more than 20 fantasy points without even scoring a TD. Yeah, he's pretty good.

• Stafford didn't throw for 300 yards like I predicted, but owners were still thrilled with his 200+ yards and 4 TD's.
  

• Josh Freeman put up more than 20 fantasy points, and Mike Williams had over 100 yards and a long score.
  

• Seattle Mike Williams barely got his name on the stat sheet, and before Asomugha's ankle injury he was getting shut out.

• Andre Johnson did go for over 100 yards and a TD.

• In possibly my most correct forecast, Jacob Moons Over My Tamme recorded 6 catches for 64 yards and a TD; I had actually projected 6 catches for 70 yards and a TD. It's good to be on the field with Peyton Manning, folks.
  

The two predictions that were pushes were Davone Bess and Ryan Torain. I said Bess would be a PPR stud with at least 6 catches for 75 yards; he actually had 7 catches, but for 53 yards. And Torain only rushed for 10 yards before going down with a first half injury at Detroit, but he scored a TD and had almost 9 fantasy points when he went down.

I'll try and do better next week!