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Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Tony Romo and a look around the league in Week 16

Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Tony Romo and a look around the league in Week 16

Andrew Luck might very well be listed as the No. 1 QB by most entering 2015, but he finished with 109 yards and a 0:2 TD:INT ratio in the fantasy championship before getting benched in a game that had an O/U of 55+ points. It was actually fitting for Week 16, when many fantasy “stars” struggled, as the finals became something of a battle of attrition...Give DeMarco Murray credit for playing through pain, even if he gained just 58 yards on 22 carries (he at least scored)...The fake punt called by Indy was brilliant. The execution, not so much...With T.Y. Hilton inactive and Reggie Wayne one step from retirement, Donte Moncrief looked like a great sleeper in Week 16. Instead, he totaled five yards on three targets (which was still better than Dwayne Allen, who pulled down zero of his three targets)...Tony Romo threw four touchdowns on 20 attempts (Brandon Weeden added another on one throw), completing a remarkable 90.0 percent of his passes while getting 10.9 YPA. Romo has an 18:1 TD:INT ratio over seven games ON THE ROAD this season, and Dallas held the Colts to one rushing yard Sunday. The Cowboys are no joke and are a threat to come out of the NFC.

Mike Evans has had a great rookie season, on pace to finish with 12 touchdowns. He’s also failed to reach 50 receiving yards in any of his past five games...Josh McCown had nearly as many sacks (seven) as he did completions (12), while Doug Martin and Charles Sims combined for 16 rushing yards on 14 carries...Eddie Lacy’s 44-yard TD run was his longest carry of the season.

Before leaving with an injury, Johnny Manziel managed just 4.0 YPA, once again looking overmatched...Jonathan Stewart has averaged 52.9 rushing yards throughout his career. Over the past four games, he’s averaged 109.3...Kelvin Benjamin is a candidate to win Rookie of the Year, but it’s worth mentioning he’s gotten just 7.1 YPT this season, including 47 yards on 12 targets Sunday...Greg Olsen entered as the No. 3 scoring fantasy tight end yet managed just one catch for 21 yards in the fantasy championship week. Meanwhile, one of the biggest tight end busts, Jordan Cameron, caught an 81-yard touchdown.

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The Lions still somehow won, but facing a Chicago defense that’s allowed the most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season, Matthew Stafford got 6.2 YPA while throwing two picks with no TDs and produced a 53.7 QB Rating. Stafford has a 6:6 TD:INT ratio over seven road games this season...Who would you take first next year, Calvin Johnson or Odell Beckham Jr.? I’d lean toward the latter...Well this wasn’t very nice...Alshon Jeffery had 72 yards and a score, but it required 15 targets, and he had a handful of horrible drops...This Joique Bell touchdown run was one of the best of the season...Through 16 weeks, Matt Forte has fewer than 1,000 rushing yards and a modest six TDs on the ground, but thanks to 94 catches, 785 receiving yards and four TD receptions, he’s been a top-five fantasy commodity.

These Jimmy Kimmel back-and-forth pranks are pretty great.

Tom Brady led the Patriots with seven carries...Facing a Jets front seven that’s allowed the third-lowest YPC (3.5) in the NFL while missing Julian Edelman, it was surprising Shane Vereen saw just two targets...Percy Harvin left with an injury. Do yourself a favor and ignore him at draft tables next year....The 12-3 Patriots beat the 3-12 Jets twice this year by a combined three points...Would love to hear an explanation why the Jets didn’t let Brandon Bolden score after he got a first down with 1:55 left in the fourth quarter with no timeouts left in a one point game. Baffling.

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After helping many teams reach the playoffs, it’s safe to say Jamaal Charles has been the biggest fantasy disappointment when it’s mattered most...Le’Veon Bell has 110 rushing yards on 40 carries over the past two games, although that’s also come with three TD runs...The Chiefs still don’t have a touchdown to a wide receiver this season. In fact, Antonio Brown entered with more catches, yards, TDs and first downs than the Kansas City wide receivers combined.

This Jenga move is pretty legit.

The six-win Saints entered having the chance to secure the division title, with the possibility to rest their players in Week 17. Instead, they are now officially eliminated from the playoffs...After beating the Packers 44-23, New Orleans has lost five straight games at home...Jimmy Graham scored, but he also got 5.3 YPT and lost a fumble at the goal line. He’s been a major disappointment while once again playing through an injury...The last play of this game was pretty fitting.

Lamar Miller has seven rushing touchdowns while getting 4.7 YPC on 197 carries. Meanwhile, Matt Asiata has nine rushing touchdowns on 3.3 YPC over 145 carries...Minnesota scored 14 points in an 11-second span late in the fourth quarter, which was brutal for me (I not only have the Vikings’ UNDER but I also had the Dolphins in a four-team money-line parlay with the Patriots, Packers and Lions. Miami’s unlikely comeback win almost made up for the debacle in which I witnessed in person that was the 49ers blowing a 28-7 halftime lead. Almost.) Here’s an attempt at an onside kick via a punt...Ryan Tannehill threw for the most yards (396) in the NFL this week, completing 74.5 percent of his passes with a career-high four scores.

Headlines of the Week: First-Time Flyer Opens Emergency Exit On Plane To ‘Get Some Air’...School Punishes Blind Child By Taking Away Cane And Replacing It With A Pool Noodle...Cat Breaks Into Fish Store, Goes Through Over $1,000 Worth Of Seafood...Goodwill Workers Find Cremated Remains In Donation..More Than Half Of Medical Advice On ‘Dr. Oz’ Lacks Proof Or Contradicts Best Available Science...Woman Finds Husband Cheating With Her Twin Sister, Strands Them Naked In Parking Lot...Jim Harbaugh Destroys 10-Year-Old During Laser Tag At His Bachelor Party.

Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins combined for just 103 yards on 25 targets, while Case Keenum got 4.4 YPA without a touchdown during a game in which the Texans beat a 9-5 Ravens team by 12 points...Justin Forsett has been the No. 8 ranked fantasy back this year, ahead of LeSean McCoy by a comfortable margin, yet he’s gained just 67 yards on 26 carries with no scores over the past two games...Here’s a pretty sick Arian Foster touchdown pass...The announcers actually questioned John Harbaugh going for two down 25-13, saying “now it takes away the ability to kick a FG and go for two.” You can’t make this stuff up.

Here’s Colin Kaepernick running for the second longest touchdown by a quarterback in NFL history.

The Rams had allowed a total of 12 points over their past three games. Facing a 5-9 Giants team at home, they gave up 37 points Sunday...Over his last five games, Odell Beckham Jr. has 657 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, including yet another impressive one Sunday. The rookie totaled 357 yards over the three games before this span, and he scored two times in the game before that. ODB has reached 130 yards in three consecutive games, and his streak of eight games with at least 90 receiving yards is just one short of the NFL record (set by Michael Irvin in 1995). Beckham’s case to be taken in the first round in 2015 is growing stronger.

Police Blotter: Police Tase Chocolate-Crazed Monkey In France...Man Fakes Heart Attack To Steal Barbie Car From Walmart...Man Without Use Of Arms Facing Gun Charge Released ...Fugitive Killer Mocks Judges From Caribbean.

C.J. Spiller’s return resulted in four carries for minus-four yards...Sammy Watkins scored for the first time since October, as Kyle Orton threw more touchdowns Sunday than he did during his previous three games combined...The Raiders have won each of their past three home games, beating two teams that combined for a 23-9 record last season before defeating an 8-6 Buffalo squad Sunday.

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The Seahawks have the most penalties in the NFL, while their opponents have committed the fewest, yet once again they look like the favorite to be the No. 1 seed in the NFC...It required 19 targets for Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd to total 74 yards...Seattle’s 596 yards was a franchise record, as they beat a team that entered 11-3 by 29 points on the road while missing three field goals...Ryan Lindley owns the longest passing attempt streak to start a career without a TD pass in NFL history...This Russell Wilson touchdown run was ridiculous...Marshawn Lynch sat out the beginning of the game while dealing with an illness, but he more than made up for it with this career-long run.

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