Fantasy Football Live: Week 8 (Archive)
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Player Trends
| Player | Adds/Drops | Buzz Score |
|---|---|---|
Owen DanielsIR (Hou - TE)  |
-319 |  |
Seattle (Sea - DEF)  |
+221 | |
| Atlanta (Atl - DEF) |
+202 | |
| Jay Feely (NYJ - K) |
-170 | |
| San Francisco (SF - DEF) |
+141 | |
| Fred Davis (Was - TE) |
+162 | |
Anthony GonzalezO (Ind - WR)  |
-157 | |
| Matt Stover (Ind - K) |
+142 | |
| Jamaal Charles (KC - RB) |
+144 | |
| Indianapolis (Ind - DEF) |
-104 | |
| Ryan Longwell (Min - K) |
-130 | |
| Lance MooreO (NO - WR) |
-142 | |
| Arizona (Ari - DEF) |
-99 | |
| Benjamin WatsonQ (NE - TE) |
+67 | |
| Matt Prater (Den - K) |
+82 | |
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Week 8 of Fantasy Football Live, a tough bye week, and we started with news that Calvin Johnson and Brian Westbrook were inactive. But Andre Johnson was expected to play for Houston. Vince Young and Alex Smith were starting for their teams at QB, but considered a reach for desperate owners.
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Studs and Duds
The gurus made their Studs, Duds, Sleepers and Hail Mary picks for Week 8 in our season-long experts competition.
Brandon Funston
Stud: Steven Jackson
Dud: LaDanian Tomlinson
Sleeper: Correll Buckhalter
Hail Mary: Kenny Britt
Brad Evans
Stud: Miles Austin
Dud: Frank Gore
Sleeper: Matthew Stafford
Hail Mary: James Jones
Chris Liss
Stud: Drew Brees
Dud: Thomas Jones
Sleeper: Mohamad Massaquoi
Hail Mary: Malcom Floyd
Scoring the Picks
Here's how the gurus rank after scoring their Week 7 picks.
Brad Evans, 244 points
Brandon Funston, 213 points
Chris Liss, 201 points
Pickups of the Week
The Toyota Tundra Pickups of the week are all owned in 50% or less of all Yahoo! Sports fantasy leagues.
Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit, 17% owned
Mike Hart, RB, Indianapolis, 1% owned
Malcom Floyd, WR, San Diego , 8% owned
Donald Lee, TE, Green Bay, 16% owned
James Jones, WR, Green Bay, 6% owned
Houston, DEF, 20% owned
Top Matchups
Brandon Funston's Top Matchups of the Week were:
Kyle Orton vs. Baltimore
Darren Sproles vs. Oakland
Mike Bell vs. Atlanta
Donnie Avery vs. Detroit
Austin Collie vs. San Francisco
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